Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 256 Didn't Cherish Him Until Too Late

These men seemed to have disappeared overnight without a trace.

Marcus investigated but he found nothing. What was worse was he couldn't possibly look for them

openly without attracting too much attention.

He kept on wondering who would dare to do this to him in JA City.

'Is it... Is it Grandpa?

Yes, it must be him! Grandpa is the only one who could do this to me!' Marcus concluded.

Last time, it was also Grandpa who sent his people to protect Carla. He must have done it again this

time!

'Why does the old man always turn against me?

If it's just father, I would have already achieved my goals. It seems that as long as the old man is still

alive, I could never do whatever needs to be done.

I would rather give this a shot than feel inferior to others for the rest of my life!

What if the old man suddenly die of a heart attack?

If that should happen, I would become unopposed by anyone!'

Marcus suddenly burst out laughing while thinking about the death of his grandfather.

'Ruthlessness is truly the mark of a great man!' he told himself.

It was already midnight when Carla and Terence got home.

While helping Terence remove his makeup, Carla said, "Look at yourself. Why didn't you just remain

calm? I'm already an adult. Didn't you really think that I could protect myself for just a few more

minutes?

Terence was sitting on the couch with one hand holding her waist. He stared at the woman who was

cleaning his face and replied, "I trust you completely. However, I'm just afraid that other men will take

advantage of you when I'm not around."

"Are you kidding me? The only man who would take advantage of me is you!" Carla said while giving

him a stern look. What had happened today was really a challenge for her because they actually had

sex inside the cinema...

She still couldn't believe it until now. The man was really bold enough to make it happen inside a public

place!

While holding her wrist with one hand and her waist with the other hand, Terence smiled mischievously

at her, "So my dearest Carla got embarrassed? It's just the beginning, honey. This won't be the last

time that I would try to have sex with you whenever and wherever I can. You would get used to it

eventually. What do you say about that?"

"Shame on you!"

Carla was speechless. Then she suddenly realized what a perverted man he was.

"You tell me. It would be such a pity we don't try anything new in our sex life during our whole lifetime,

eh?" Terence flirted with Carla who was too shy to reply to him and kept on staring at her on purpose.

Then he got up and walked towards the bathroom.

While rubbing her flushed face, Carla couldn't help but think about the possibility that Terence would

just initiate sex everywhere and anytime.

She shook her head to banish those thoughts. 'It turns out that evil thoughts could spread like wildfire.

Keep your head on, Carla!' she told herself.

After a few days of rehabilitation, Terence finally recovered and became as energetic as before.

He would stay in his study with Rainer and Nathan every day to discuss something. Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Carla would only see him when they got up every morning, when they had lunch in the afternoon, and

when it was time to prepare for bed at nine or ten o'clock at night.

She had no idea what they were busy with all day.

She decided not to ask him about it either. She was fully aware that Terence had a lot on his plate so

she only wanted to stay beside him quietly. As for the other things, she simply didn't care about it.

Three days later.

Carla answered a phone call from Race who told her that Nicholas was in the hospital.

He told her that Nicholas was so sick that he was now in a coma.

After consulting with Terence, Carla decided to visit Nicholas in the hospital.

When she arrived at the hospital, Edmund was already waiting outside the ward. Marcus and Rhys

were there too.

Moreover, there was also a middle-aged officer who was talking with Edmund. Judging from his

uniform, he must be a high ranking officer in the military.

When he noticed that Carla was walking towards them, Race approached her.

He said softly, "Miss Carla, Mr. Nicholas still hasn't woken up. The doctors and the experts are all

holding a consultation to figure out what's wrong. Please wait for a moment..."

While nodding her head, Carla raised a question, "Race, do you know what happened? I simply don't

understand. Grandpa looked very well lately. Why did he get sick all of a sudden?"

"Well, Mr. Nicholas is old. He was very well yesterday but when he was answering a few calls that

afternoon, he suddenly said that he wasn't feeling very well. That night, he fainted so we sent him to

the hospital as soon as possible..."

Race heaved a heavy sigh. At that moment, they saw the doctors come out from the ward.

Edmund and the officer walked towards the doctors and consulted them about Nicholas' condition.

Marcus and Rhys followed them.

Carla listened to them from a distance. She decided not to follow them.

According to what the doctors said, Nicholas' sickness developed so fast that it was difficult for them to

tell if he could get through it. They advised them to prepare for the worst thing that could happen.

"That's impossible! How could Grandpa's condition get worse in such a short time? Race, do you know

what happened last night?"

Carla got anxious when she heard what the doctors said. She grabbed Race's arm to lean on him for

support.

Race grabbed her hand and consoled her, "Don't worry, Miss Carla. This is not the first time that Mr.

Nicholas got himself in this kind of situation. He went through this a lot of times before and he always

managed to go through it.

We should believe that God would bless him."

When she noticed that the nurse walked out of the room, Carla went inside immediately. There she saw

the white-faced Nicholas lying on the bed with an oxygen hose attached to him.

"Grandpa... Grandpa?"

She called his name gently but it was clear that Nicholas couldn't hear her. It made Carla so sad that

tears filled her eyes.

At that exact moment, she heard Edmund rebuke someone using a low voice in the living room next to

the ward.

"Marcus, tell me what the hell is this? What the hell did you do now?"

Edmund was so furious that he spoke to Marcus rudely. He threw a file at Marcus and shouted at him,

"You're a son of the Ans! It would make sense if someone else did this but why the hell would you do

this to your own family? You bastard! You transferred the mineral assets to your name in secret! How

dare you! Do you know that that's illegal? You know the law but you still violated it!

You really piss me off! How could I have a son like you?!" Edmund was exasperated at his failure in

raising a good son.

All assets of the Ans, which belonged to the AJ Group, were managed strictly. No one was allowed to

keep the power for his own gain.

It was comprehensible for others to try to covet the Ans' assets. However, Marcus was not allowed to

do it because he was a member of the family.

He just stole the assets that were entrusted in his care! Just like what the old Chinese saying said, "A

thief in the family is difficult to detect."

"I swear, If something happens to your grandfather, you'll pay for it dearly!" Edmund spat at him with

fury.

It seemed that Edmund was now beginning to understand why the three branches of the An Family

supported Terence without hesitation.

It was not only because of his status as the legitimate child but also because he was the perfect person

to manage the AJ Group to help it succeed.

While thinking of their childhood, Edmund always felt like he owed Marcus so he supported him at

everything that he did. Every time others spoke highly of Terence, Edmund would think that Marcus

was outstanding too so he would unconsciously ignore Terence's achievements.

Terence was the heir of the AJ Group ever since he was born so Edmund thought that Terence was the

least of his children that he should worry about.

However, it was already too late for him to regret how bad he treated Terence. He didn't realize how

important Terence was to him until he lost him.

Terence was very generous and always kind to his brothers, though they didn't share the same feeling.

As their father, Edmund would always choose to turn a blind eye on Marcus and because of that,

Marcus became what he was today.

"Father, did you know that I did what I did because of you and grandpa? You're the one who made me

do it! I'm the eldest son of our family so I should be the one to inherit AJ Group. Why did you make

Terence the heir?

You forced me to do those things! I had no choice. I needed to protect what should be mine."

Marcus gnashed his teeth in anger while turning away from his father.

He was unwilling to accept the truth. As the eldest brother, why should he follow Terence's orders?

The heir of the AJ Group was like the king in ancient times. If he could take the position, no one would

threaten him or dare oppose him. It was because of that that Marcus decided to take action.

"You jerk, can't you understand anything? Are you blind or are you not right in the head?" Edmund

suddenly slapped him..

Marcus covered his slapped cheek and lowered his head. Then he said mockingly, "Slap me anytime

you like, father. If you beat me to death, you still have another son who can manage AJ Group well..."

"You!"

Edmund was almost out of breath and he was also trembling with anger. He pointed to Marcus and

said, "No wonder your grandpa ended up in the hospital because of you! You ungrateful bastard! Now

tell me the truth, Did you... Did you kill Terence because he found out what you did?"