Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 332

Terence was taken aback by what Carla just said and he stumbled on the doorsteps.

'Since when have I become a cousin to Carla?' he thought to himself.

Not just Terence was caught by a surprise, Nathan and Rainer who were following behind Terence also felt amused when they heard her. They turned away their heads to hold back a chuckle. Their faces turned red as they used all their efforts to control their laughter.

But Carla shouted toward the door again, "Cousin, why don't you come inside?"

Of course, Carla had a reason behind what she had done. She was in company with members of the Hua family.

She was fully aware that Nola and Vicky had been loyal to Noah and would invariably take his side. The consequences of the two of them coming to know about her real relationship with Terence were clear in Carla's mind.

Hence, Carla applied her presence of mind and decided to cover up the truth for the time being.

"Oh! So, he's your cousin. That explains,"

Nola heaved a sigh of relief. She was initially on the alert. She always felt a little uncomfortable and skeptical about Carla's relationship with Terence, but the way Carla addressed Terence finally let her guard down.

Vicky shared a glance with Nola that revealed that even she had the same opinion about Carla and Terrence. Even she showed her relief as she then warmly nodded toward Terence, who was stepping in. "Please take a seat. I'll get you some tea," Vicky greeted Terence, reaching out her hand to show him the way. Then Nola and Vicky walked into the kitchen.

Carla was seated on the sofa munching on a cake. She casually wiped her hand across her mouth before standing up to greet Terence with a big grin.

Terence smiled back. In fact, he meant to smile but it came out as a twitch on his lips.

He looked around the room and noticed the friendly rustic look as he stepped toward the sofa placed in front of the French window. He found that the room was quite Carla's style.

When Terence approached Carla, Carla quietly pointed to the sofa on the other side; he noticed and spun around accordingly.

Nola and Vicky were still in the kitchen, just on the other side of the wall. They could come out at any minute. Carla had to be cautious not to give things away.

Settling down on the sofa, Terence faced Carla and said under his breath, "How come I become your cousin? Why not ex-boyfriend?"

Carla took a bite of cake before she explained to him with a secret smile, "It would sound complicated if I say ex-boyfriend. I'd rather prefer to call you cousin. It gives a familial feel."

Then, Vicky came up to them with a cup of tea in her hand and set it on the top of the table in front of Terence. "We've just moved in so we've got only some tea in here. I hope you don't mind," she said to Terence.

"Not to worry. I'm good with tea. Thanks," Terence replied, flashing a gleaming smile.

Vicky blinked and instantly looked away from his face. 'Holy cow! He's so beautiful, especially when he smiles, ' Vicky thought to herself and she could feel her heartbeat quicken.

Terence glanced over the teacup, and then looked up at Carla. "Carla, this is the first time I dropped by. Wouldn't you show me around the house?" he asked with a crooked smile.

"Why not?"

Carla answered as she stood up. Immediately, Vicky came up to her and said, "Miss Carla, you'd better not walk too much. Your leg is not properly healed yet. I could show him around if you don't mind."

Upon hearing that, Carla dropped her head to her side to hide a chuckle. She marked Vicky's enthusiasm and knew in an instant that she was apparently dazzled by Terence, the man who was just a little younger than Vicky. Carla blamed Terence in her mind that he shouldn't have used his charm on Vicky, even though unintentionally.

"Don't bother, Vicky. Since it's very rare for him to come to visit, I think I'd rather do it myself. We could also make small talks while we are walking," Carla replied. With that, she turned around and led the way up the steps.

Terence quickened his pace to catch up with her. He reached out to hold her by her arm, wearing a rare solemn face.

As soon as they were upstairs and got out of others' eye sights, Terence slid his hand from her arm to her waist.

"Cousin, what do you want?"

Carla gave a glance at his hand which was coiled around her waist and asked with a teasing tone.

Terence smirked and pushed her back against the wall to face him. He rested his hand on the wall, his arm framing her face from one side. He looked down into her eyes and said in a low voice, "Why are you so nervous? You know what I want to do. I want to do something terrible. We've done it before anyway."

"Have we?"

Carla stared at him with a wide-eyed smile.