But when
the moment she opened the door, Carla felt a bit dizzy.
In a room full of loud music and flickering lights, she found it difficult to focus in such a ruckus.
When her eyes had finally adjusted to her surroundings, she saw a couple, sitting down on the red couch inside.
The man, whom she thought she knew well, now was holding a girl, not very beautiful but seemed very smart. Looking at him, Carla felt like she didn't recognize him anymore.
Terence smiled as he gripped the girl's hand in his while she placed her other hand on his right thigh.
The Terence she knew would never let any other woman touch him. From the looks of it, it seemed he was enjoying it now. The girl whispered something into his ear and he gave her a grin.
It felt all familiar to Carla.
He used to look and smile at her in that way but now he was doing it to someone else. She could hear her heart crack into tiny little pieces.
Her gaze went dark. As if she was possessed by some entity, Carla walked sharply towards them before she could even realize it.
The next thing she knew, she grabbed the girl by the shoulder and yanked her out of Terence's embrace with all the strength she could muster.
Inside the noisy room and the flashing lights, Carla felt her heartbeat ringing up to her ears.
Terence could only stare at Carla and their eyes met. His eyes glittered and immediately shifted away.
He quickly stood up and held the girl, dusting off the dust from her dress. He asked in concern, "Rena, are you alright?"
The girl named Rena nodded and glared at Carla. She replied to Terence, not ripping her eyes off Carla, "Yeah, I'm fine."
Carla could only stare in pain as she watched how Terence cared for the other woman.
She felt she had lost control of herself.
She needed to do something! She couldn't think straight anymore.
Carla's heart pounded along with the pounding sounds of the room. When she noticed the black plug on the wall, she pulled it off without any hesitation.
The lights stopped flashing and the music faded away. Silence filled up the room.
Everyone stopped laughing and dancing. All eyes were laid towards Carla's direction.
"Terence, we need to talk!" Carla spoke out, trying her best to suppress her disappointment and anger. She tried hard to sound natural as if nothing happened.
"Well, if you insist, we can talk here!"
Terence replied, crossing his legs. He quickly grabbed his glass of beer and took a sip.
Meanwhile, Theo cleared his throat and gestured to the other people on the sofa that it was already time for them to leave.
"Terence, do I also need to leave too?" Rena asked in an innocent voice.
Terence looked at her with soft eyes. "No need. Please sit by my side."
Upon hearing his words, Rena gave a satisfied smile. She interlocked her fingers with his and leaned her head on his shoulder.
Her face was radiating and was full of love.
"Terence, enough with the mind games! Let her go,"
Carla said firmly, trying not to crack into sobs. Her tears started to well up but she tried her best not to cry in front of them. She reached out again, wanting to pull them apart.
Before Carla could touch them, Terence suddenly grabbed her hand and said angrily, "Stop it, Carla! What are you doing here?"
"T-Terence, I... I came here to explain my side.
It was all lies made by Noah. I never did anything with him."
Carla took a deep breath to calm herself down. If she managed to clear up the misunderstanding between the two of them, everything would come back to normal.
"The reason why I hesitated is that I had completely forgotten about that little mole on my back. The time when Noah found out about that mole was when he applied ointment on my back in BH City.
Terence, please believe me! I'll never sleep with Noah!"
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