Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 304 I Want Your Life

Carla cast a glance at Terence. Then, she raised her chin and turned to the woman who was trying to

seduce Terence with her eyes. After looking at the women for quite some time, she turned to Terence

and asked him deliberately, "She's inviting you for a drink. Why aren't you going to respond to her?"

But Terence didn't even look at that woman. He said with a frown, "I don't have time for that."

They both didn't notice that the woman had strode over to them. "Mr. Terence, I'm Julissa Zou,

Chairman Zou's daughter. We have met before. Do you still remember me?" the woman then candidly

introduced herself. She knew that Terence didn't even take a glance at her. She felt a little upset but

she refused to give up.

Carla pulled at Terence clothes lightly, prompting him to greet her at least in order to show courtesy.

Upon noticing Carla's gesture, Terence finally looked at the woman. He raised his lips to show a small

smile and then stated, "Miss Julissa! Yes, I remember you. But my girlfriend is not feeling well right

now, so I need to accompany her."

"Well... In that case, I'll just wait for you then," Julissa Zou said. The disappointment was apparent in

her voice. She didn't wait for them to respond and just left. But before she could do so, she made sure

to look at Carla from head to toe, jealousy pouring out from her eyes.

"Wow, did you notice how upset she was?" Carla said sarcastically when she saw that Julissa Zou left

being very disappointed.

Terence held her waist with one hand, leaned closer to her and stated, "Don't be jealous. Sometimes,

we just need to exchange courtesies with people who we don't like for etiquette."

With Terence's identity and position, it was inevitable for him to interact with some women in public.

What happened just now was a perfect example of basic etiquette for him.

After a short while, Rainer came towards them and immediately bent down. He reported, "Mr. Terence,

Mr. Rhys is inviting you over."

"Okay, I see," Terence responded. Then he whispered to Carla, "Wait for me here. I'll come back soon."

He turned to Rainer and said, "Rainer, stay here. Take good care of her."

After Terence left, Carla remained in her seat for a while, feeling a little bored.

When she finally had it, she stood up and took the crutch beside her. Then, she walked towards the

door in front of her and said, "Rainer, let's go outside to watch the stars!"

Rainer immediately came to help her and they went outside together.

"Miss Carla, slow down. Stay here and wait for me, please. I'm going to get a chair for you," Rainer

said. He thought that it would be inconvenient for her to stand there. Since it was windy on the deck, he

also thought of getting a coat for her.

"Okay, thank you," Carla answered.

Carla stood on the deck alone, watching the waves as they rolled their way towards the shore while the

stars shining upon them. However, no matter how majestic the scenery looked, she didn't appreciate

them that much. Because she thought that she could also watch a scene like that at the Seaview Villa.

What amazed her though was the faint view of the city on the other side, with its countless bright lights

like fireflies in the sea. She felt that their reflection on the water was really magnificent. Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

"What's wrong with your leg?" a question interrupted her indulgence with the beautiful scenery.

Carla looked back to see Johnny approaching her. He was looking at her crutch curiously.

"I got into a car accident and became disabled," Carla answered casually.

She then leaned on the railing with both hands as she continued to watch the night view of the city in

the distance.

Stunned by her words, Johnny asked, "Do you mean to say that your leg could never go back to

normal forever? You can't walk like normal forever?"

"Yes, no matter what treatment I go through, I'll just become a cripple," Carla responded quite

straightforwardly. She then turned to Johnny who looked like was in deep thought. She then burst into

laughter and stated, "But, you don't need to sympathize with me. A lame foot is better than not having a

foot."

After considering his words for a while, Johnny said, "I know a foreign doctor who is good at

orthopedics. I can invite him to JA City so he can take a look at your condition."

Carla stopped laughing and then she paused for a while. She asked, "Johnny, why are you still so

concerned about me?"

She watched his reaction before continuing, "You should know that we are not friends. You could even

say that we're in completely opposites sides right now. And we both know that it's not going to change

in the future. So I don't think you need to waste your kindness on me."

Johnny turned his back to avoid the sea breeze and lit a cigarette. Then, he looked at the vast sea and

asked, "If your leg couldn't be cured, do you think Terence would still marry you?"

It was his turn to watch Carla's reactions before continuing, "Even if he was still willing to marry you, it

would be the biggest joke when the news about this spread out. How do you think people would react

when they find out that the heir of the Ans married a lame woman?"

Carla didn't how to respond to him for a while. She just wanted to tease him at first, but she didn't

expect that he would take her words seriously.

She knew then that this man wasn't funny at all.

"I don't need your concern," she finally said.

In fact, she never liked it when others showed concern to her for no reason. She also didn't like

accepting others' help and owing others anything.

As soon as she finished her words, she felt a little warmer than before. She looked down and found

that Johnny had taken off his coat and put it on her shoulder.

She was wearing a one-shoulder dress that night and the sea breeze was indeed cold. But she thought

it was inappropriate to wear another man's coat.

When she was about to open her mouth to refuse Johnny, she heard a sarcastic voice behind her.

"Mr. Terence, did you see that? I've already told you again and again but you didn't believe me!" the

voice reverberated through the deck.

Then, with the same sarcastic tone, the person continued to say, "Now, you can see it by yourself. Your

girlfriend is with another man! Wow, this man is so considerate! It's so cold outside but he was still

willing to put his coat on her!"

Carla turned around to see Julissa Zou, who invited Terence to have a drink just then. This woman had

her hand on Terence's arm which looked like she just dragged Terence right there.

Terence looked at Carla who was standing with Johnny. Carla could see that he was beginning to

become upset.

He took Julissa Zou's hand off him and adjusted the wrinkled sleeve.

And then he walked towards Carla.

Johnny brazenly threw his cigarette butt into the sea and turned to look at Terence who was coming

towards them. He deliberately put his hand closer to Carla which was originally on the railing.

So it seemed like he was holding her waist.

But the reality was that his hand was just behind Carla.

Johnny then spoke, "Mr. Terence, you have a lot of women. How about giving her to me? I'll pay you

whatever you want as long as you give her to me."

Johnny looked at Terence impassively and then turned to the woman who forced Terence in there.

Ironically enough, Terence seemed calm when he was finally in front of them.

However, that changed in a second when he suddenly grabbed Johnny's shirt collar.

He stated firmly, "I want your life as payment. Can you afford that?"

Johnny leaned back a little but he wasn't mad because of Terence's statement. He responded, "Really?

Okay, sure! I'll give you a chance to have my life. If I win, she will belong to me. Deal?"

Carla stared at them while she was becoming more and more enraged with their conversation. She

took off the coat and threw it to Johnny.

She shouted, "Stop!"

Then, she glared at Johnny and said, "Johnny, I think I've made it clear to you. I don't need your

concern! I didn't need it before! I don't need it today! And I certainly won't need it in the future! As for

whom I belong to, both of you don't have the right to make that decision for me!"

Who she chose to be with should be by her own will. It should be her choice and her choice only.

"Right, we both can't make that decision for you. But can you give me a chance to compete with him

and show you that it's me who actually deserves you?"

Johnny stated while he adjusted his collar, looking straight into Carla.

"Terence, how about making a bet with me? Let's both jump down from here. If I can swim to the other

side faster than you, I win!" Johnny said as he turned to Terence.

He then continued, "If I win, you need to give me a chance to compete fairly with you. After all, you

haven't gotten married yet. I can still pursue her. Are you brave enough to make a bet with me?"

Johnny looked at Terence with defiant eyes, waiting for his answer.