Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 86

Terence questioned himself, 'Am I psychotic? Have I gone insane?'

He placed several cameras in Carla's home for the sake of her own safety. However, it was also one of the worst things he could have ever done to himself since he created his own nightmare.

Every second that he watched her on the screen was agonizing. It made him just want to be with her even more. He wanted to play with her hair, touch her, hold her and never let her go. Every time he saw her, she looked more beautiful than before. These feelings were consuming him. 'This is too much for me to handle. It's pure torture!' he thought, almost got insane.

Carla's words brought him back to reality,"Stop being so cheesy. Please call me by my real name, Carla. That nickname stays with us in the past."

When Terence called her "babe", she felt an uneasy feeling in her stomach and a sense of sharp pain in her heart. Memories and feelings of the days they lived together came rushing back to Carla. It was only a few weeks. But to her, it felt like years.

His voice just brought back an excessive amount of unnecessary feelings that were too much for her to handle. It torn her nearly healed wounds opened. Cold and brutal, Carla had no other choice but draw this line between them.

Hearing her words were like a slap in the face. Terrence kept silent for a short while. He wanted to be intimate with Carla, but he also knew at the current situation, the more he pushed her, the further she would run away from him. He had some more important things to finish before he could finally take her.

Terence went into silent for a while. He sighed in acceptance and mumbled,"Very well. It's your decision, Carla. The reason for my call was to tell you that the engagement will take place at the beginning of next month. I think it is fair for you to know this from me."

As Carla heard the news, her throat immediately dried up. She reached out for the glass of water on the table and took a sip but there was a huge bubble in her throat that was preventing her from swallowing.

Her hands were shaking so badly that she had to put the glass of water down.

Terence didn't get a response from her and asked,"Carla? Are you still there? I have prepared myself for whatever you have to say to me. Please be honest, Carla. Don't hold anything back. I don't know what else should I say to you. I have my own reasons for doing what I'm doing. I know you don't want to know anything about this engagement or my explanation, but maybe it was something you needed to hear. Say something, Carla. Please."

Terence's voice sounded sad and became hoarse. He tried to hide his sigh by covering the speaker with his hand.

"What do you expect me to say, Terence? Do you want me to say congratulations and that I am happy for you? Or, how about this? Oh my god! Your fiancee must be an amazing woman to win your heart over anyone else! Look at you two! You are perfect for each other! You both come from a wealthy and powerful background. Isn't that great?" Carla exaggerated when she spoke just to cover the pain in her voice.

Only she knew that it was hurting deep inside her heart. A long and deep silence followed her words.

Later, Carla gripped the phone slightly tighter and said,"Everything I said to you from the beginning has happened. You knew very well that your family would never accept me even if they saw how much we loved each other. They wouldn't care because they only want what's best for your well-being. I was never born into a rich family but she is. I think this was probably the best decision you could have ever made." She sighed and continued,"Terence. Can't you see? Being with her, there would be nothing to worry about. You two have so much in common and she is just perfect for you. I am not."

Terence remained silent. Carla could hear that his breathing was getting heavier on the other side of the line.

She waited for a response but there was only silence. A bubble formed in her throat as she said,"I have to go. If you have nothing else to say, then good luck with everything and goodbye." Still, he didn't say anything back. Carla decided to hang up the phone and try to process everything that just happened.