Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 44

When Carla heard Edmund's request, she removed her hand from Terence's grip. She walked out of the room to wait outside.

"Terence, you have always been against me ever since you were young. I guess you haven't changed at all. Megan's father and I already agreed on a marriage between you two. Why are you hanging out with this woman now? Do you want to embarrass me in front of Megan's father?"

Edmund questioned Terence as he pounded the table.

"Listen to me. If you're only looking for fun, I can turn a blind eye. If you insist on marrying someone else, I can also give you that. But it must only be to someone from the Hua family. Please keep that in mind!"

Terence lowered his head and murmured, "Dad, why don't you just let Marcus marry Megan, or Rhys? It doesn't have to be me, you know."

"How dare you!" Edmund choked.

It was an open secret between the Ans.

Marcus and Rhys were Edmund's bastards. They had been born from other women before Edmund got married. Nicholas was a very proud man who valued his family very much. He never acknowledged Edmund's two bastards.

The only one that Nicholas acknowledged as the son of the Ans, was Terence.

Theoretically, Terence was the only true-born son of the Ans.

He was the only one who can marry a daughter from a prestigious family. Marcus and Rhys could never do so because of their circumstances.

"How many times do I have to tell you? I'm the only one who gets to decide who I will marry. Like grandpa, I don't care whether or not my wife comes from a prestigious family. As long as she is properly and legally married to me, she is welcome into our home. I don't even care if she's a beggar's daughter,"

Terence said coldly. When he was finished, he turned and left the room without looking back.

Back then, Edmund had refused to marry anyone. He was afraid that if he got married, his time with different women would end. He had been involved in several love affairs and had even produced two sons accidentally. The birth of his two sons out of wedlock did not prevent him from continuing with his Casanova lifestyle. It was never his intention to marry.

Nicholas was the one who forced him into one. That was the reason why Edmund eventually married Terence's mother.

However, Edmund never liked his wife, which in turn, made him care little about Terence.

As soon as Terence was out of the room, he saw Carla wandering around outside.

Carla noticed him immediately and walked towards him. "Did your father give you a hard time?"

"Of course not. We are father and son. We are not enemies." Terence smiled to reassure her. He then put his arm around her waist. "Let's go. Don't let it bother you. Sean is waiting for us."

Carla didn't move. She was looking at the ground, biting her lip. "Here's the thing, Terence.

Your father must have misunderstood us. I think it's better if you stop accompanying me from now on. I know that you are a very busy man. Sean and I can take care of ourselves. We can go around this city on our own."

Terence's face darkened at once.

"What are you talking about, Carla? How can I leave you and Sean alone?"

Carla stepped backward to give her and Terence some distance. "Terence, you don't have to be like this. It was never my intention to bother you in the first place. I don't want us to be a burden to you any longer.

I did not even know that Sean sent you that e-mail. Now... Since we are staying at your house, you've already fulfilled your responsibility of looking after us. We may as well not bring you any more trouble."

Carla strode away from him with her head down. She didn't want to see if her statement made Terence angry.

Terence stared at Carla's back blankly. Slowly, he clenched his fists.

Carla returned to Sean. He had just finished diving. He told her about his experience excitedly, "Carla, you really should have joined me. The underwater world was fantastic! There are soft things down there. They are fully natural and colorful sponges. So beautiful!"

Sean couldn't stop talking. He was swinging Carla's arms excitedly.

"That's great, Sean. Now please get your clothes and go get changed. Let's see if we can have any fun somewhere else."

Sean nodded and rushed to the locker room to change his clothes with Nathan.

After Sean came out, Carla took his arm.

"Carla, where is Terence? We should wait for him and go together!" Sean stopped and asked after he had noticed that Terence was not with them.