After Andrea left, Carla picked up her chopsticks and forced herself to eat some more.
Before, she would definitely have enjoyed the meal.
But now that she was in a strange place with unfamiliar people, she had lost her appetite despite the fact that her hosts were treating her well.
She, however, did finish the meal like it was a duty she had to perform. She then tried the dress on and found that it was the perfect size for her.
Carla knew that she couldn't whine about her situation since it was her own decision to come back here.
She had made her own choice and this meant that she couldn't complain about it even if everyone else did. There was no way out of it and she had to go through it no matter how tough it threatened to be.
It was deep into the night, but Carla couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about what Terence had told her and what Rainer had said.
Terence had wanted her to give up her inheritance from the Hua family.
Carla had understood Terence's intentions and she knew that he didn't care a cent about the Hua family.
At first, she hadn't cared about it either.
But as time passed, she changed her mind. Why would she give up her inheritance?
She hadn't asked for it; the Hua family had forced her to take it. But now that she had it, why would she even think of throwing it away?
She could definitely take advantage of that and take charge of Hua Group shares. And when the right time came, she could come up with some excuse and cancel the engagement with Noah.
She could then marry Terence as the daughter of the Hua family.
Although Terence didn't care if she was rich, Carla still thought that being rich wouldn't do her any harm.
There was nothing bad with being the daughter of the Hua family.
The An family was at the top of the list of rich families in JA City. If she could be the daughter of the Hua family, she would be a good match for Terence. That would save her and Terence from a lot of trouble, mostly of persuading people around them that they made a perfect couple.
If everything would only end up as she wished, then all the difficulties she had lived through would automatically disappear into the past.
Carla felt better as she thought this. A bright future might not be as easily accessible as she wished, but as long as she firmly held on to the idea, she believed that she would realize it someday.
After all, she was Carla and whining was not her style.
She was brave enough to earn what she deserved. And that was exactly what she was going to do.
It was as if sleep was eluding her only to help her figure all of this out. Once she had, it wasn't long before she became drowsy.
It was two o'clock in the morning by the time she finally fell asleep.
But despite this, she got only four hours of restless sleep before she had to wake up.
She changed into a stunning dress, had breakfast, got her makeup done by a professional artist, and left with Noah.
"Sweetheart, you are so beautiful!"
Noah complimented her as he helped her into the car.
Carla whipped out a small mirror from her bag and examined her face. She touched the leather decoration on her hair and wrinkled her nose as she replied, "I look like a witch."
"Even if you were a witch, you would be the most beautiful and the kindest one," said Noah, trying his best to hold back his laughter while his eyes were fixed on Carla.
Carla was gorgeous today. That was for sure. She was wearing a short light blue dress with little shining diamonds splattered across the chest and the waist of her dress. Her hair had been prettily curled, making her look more mature and charming. But the smile on her face told everyone that she was just a fun-loving, naughty girl.
"Oh, I almost forgot! This is the guest list for our engagement banquet. I've marked the important ones. You can take a look and be prepared,"
Noah said as he passed her a document.
The Hua family was big. They had filtered through the guests for the engagement banquet several times but there were still a lot of guests coming.
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