Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 233 I Admit I Like You. (Part Two)

But of course, Carla would never find out about his real intention.

"Thank you. I really appreciate that." A cunning smile slipped into her lips. "Now that you've confessed,

what do you say we make a deal just between the two of us?" "If," she stopped in her tracks for a

second before continuing, "Even after going through so much, I still end up empty-handed, unable to

find Terence, and I were to come back safe and sound to JA City, then I'll wholeheartedly agree to

becoming your girlfriend.

But before that, I would like for you to promise me that you'll take me to the location where Terence

could have gone missing."

"Are you being serious right now? Are you sure about that?" Johnny's eyes dilated while they were

glued to Carla.

"Yes. You can take my word for it." Carla bobbed her head along with so much certainty.

The idea wasn't really a spur of the moment type. Of his own volition, Johnny had just professed his

love for her. The look he had on his face seemed so genuine, giving her a reason to think that they

might just be able to work something out.

Johnny paused for a while and had his eyes glued to her face. After coming to his senses, he shook his

head. "No, there's no way you can make me take you there. Do you think I can just go ahead and let

you face those ferocious beasts, wretched ambushers and trappers, not to mention those gun-wielding

hunters? I can't risk you getting killed in that god-forsaken place." Carla's proposal had truly been so

enticing, but the risk was just much too great that he couldn't bear to take it.

Twirling her fingers right through her blonde hair, Carla suddenly beamed him a smile.

Resting one hand over his shoulder, she desperately tried to convince him. "Johnny, let me tell you

something. Once I've made up my mind on being someone's girlfriend, I'll never turn my back on him

and I'll remain totally devoted up until my dying breath. Meaning to say, I won't ever cheat on Terence if

he is still alive out there somewhere. But, on the off-chance that even after I've given it my best to look Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

for him but still end up finding nothing, I just might probably drop the thought of finding him for good

and move on with my life.

And if one of these days, I eventually become your actual girlfriend, you can rest assured that I'll be

faithful to you and that I'll never ever have any second thoughts."

With his eyebrows deeply furrowed, he seriously considered the possibility. "But... I still sincerely don't

want you to go out there and put your life in harm's way..."

Heaving out a heavy sigh, Carla tittered at his stubbornness. Johnny was still dead set on standing in

her way. She was ruffling her hair under so much distress. All she wanted to do was to coax him into

lending her a helping hand. That being said, she wasn't really expecting for him to actually be

concerned about her well-being. It managed to touch her, even if just a little.

However, knowing that Johnny had been colluding with Marcus for so long was able to freeze up her

heart up again in the blink of an eye.

"Johnny, so would you be willing to help me or not?"

Carla's patience was already wearing thin.

Since he still wasn't giving her a favorable answer, she hiked up her trouser legs, brought out a dagger

she had hidden in her boots, proceeding to press it against her chest. "A lot of people have been

insisting that Terence was already gone, but I just can't believe it without laying my eyes on his body. I

believe that would be way better that staying at home and weeping in JA City."

Pursing his lips, Johnny gave the dagger a good hard look but he didn't say anything. He thought that

she wouldn't have in her to take her own life. A faint, sorrowful smile crept up onto her face. "So, I

guess you still aren't going to help me in the end," Carla mumbled. "It seems to me, you've already

made up your mind. Then, I might as well just end it all right here right now."

With that, she had her eyes wide shut, grated her teeth, and positioned the dagger in front of her chest,

preparing to drive it right into her heart.

"Have you lost your mind?" Johnny exclaimed as he grabbed her arm right away. "Okay, okay. I give in.

I'll tell you where it was. But you have to swear that you're only going to look around and you won't do

anything else when you get there.

Her eyes visibly lightened up after hearing those words. She grabbed his wrist, burning with so much

anticipation. "I promise, Johnny. I just can't accept that Terence is already gone unless I actually see

his body with my very own eyes!"

For a second, Johnny kept his mouth shut before getting the car started up.

"It seems to me that he has treated you quite well, hasn't he?"

Johnny finally opened his mouth, getting rid of the deafening silence.

Peering out through the window, Carla inspected the area. This place felt like the loneliest and most

isolated in the whole world. She couldn't have ever thought of going here if it weren't for Johnny.

"Yes, he truly has," she answered truthfully.

The car's hydraulics bounced around as they drove along the mountainside's bumpy road. Johnny shot

a warmhearted glance at the beautiful girl sitting beside him on the passenger seat.

"I'll treasure you dearly and take good care of you. I'll be sure to treat you much better than he ever

did."

"No, you won't be capable of doing that," she casually blurted out. "Nobody else ever will be."

"Why do you think so?" Johnny pried, with his eyebrows heavily furrowed.

"For what reason should I have to tell you that?" Carla replied, shaking her head. The two of them,

Carla and Terence, shared some pretty little secrets, a few things which she wouldn't want to share

with anyone else.

Johnny abruptly stepped on the brakes. "Tell me right now, or else I'll turn the car around."

"What did you just say?" Carla was taken aback out of surprise, but mostly annoyance. Where did he

get the nerve to threaten her like that?

'Okay then, ' she braced herself, 'Time is of the essence. I can't afford to lose any more time. I have to

get there as soon as I possibly can.

If he insists that he wants to know, then it would be best for me to tell it straight to his face right

now.'