Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 310 It's Time To Come Back

Noah's voice poured out from the phone, "Carla, it's time for you to come back, right?" Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

His tone was warm but somehow, Carla felt burdensome when hearing his question. When she

remained silent, he continued, "I have prepared everything here. Our engagement banquet will be held

at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning."

No matter how gentle Noah's words were, Carla felt like they were a death warrant, making her break

out in a cold sweat. His voice that used to bring her comfort was now giving her anxiety.

For the past days, she felt so happy being with Terence that she almost forgot that she was going to be

engaged to Noah.

"Noah, I haven't been feeling well recently. Can I...can we...postpone the engagement for a few more

days?"

Carla uneasily asked while biting her lips.

It was Noah's turn to be silent for a while.

And then he said, "Carla, you know that our family is well-known. Once the news is released, it cannot

be changed overnight, otherwise, it will cause unnecessary gossips."

Noah paused for a while, waiting for her reaction. When she didn't, he continued in a gentle tone, "I

know you don't want to be separated from Terence, but our engagement is only a ceremony. We're only

going to do it for formalities' sake."

Finally, he said, "Once our engagement is finished, you just need to stay here to accompany our

mother for a few days. Then, no one would be on your way in going back to Terence."

Carla slowly closed her eyes. After a long time, she could only say, "I know."

Noah took it as Carla's acceptance of the whole situation so he became relieved for a bit. Then he said,

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to pick you up."

"No, I don't need it, Noah. I'll be back by myself early tomorrow morning," Carla immediately said.

Contrary to what she had just said, she couldn't even get up from the bed at that moment because of

what happened last night. How could she even go back to HA City?

She could only lie on the bed and wait for the pain to recover a little until the next day. Then, she would

have a chance to be able to go back to HA City.

"Okay, the engagement will be held at 10 o'clock. Don't be late," Noah said, emphasizing the time once

more. Then, he hung up the phone.

Carla's heart uncontrollably beat quickly. Her mobile phone slipped out from her palm. Ignoring it, she

leaned on the bed while she began to massage her aching temples.

At that moment, every fiber of her being was in a real turmoil. She had no idea what she could do.

How could she tell Terence that she was going to get engaged to Noah? She didn't want to hurt

Terence. She didn't have any courage to face his disappointment.

But she thought, 'If I don't tell Terence today, the news will reach him one way or another after our

engagement party tomorrow.

It would be too late by then to explain my side, especially if it came from a stranger or anyone else but

me.

I should tell him today...'

Meanwhile, Terence was busy in the kitchen.

He was cooking with his white sleeves rolled up. Numerous cooking pots and pans were in front of him

while he continued to slice up the ingredients. He looked at that time and turned his usually elegant

demeanor to a more approachable and down-to-earth one.

Sophie was helping him do some trivial things.

"Mr. Terence! Mr. Terence!"

Rainer shouted as he ran quickly from the outside.

"What's the matter?" Terence asked after seeing how disheveled Rainer looked. Terence was tasting

the soup with a spoon at that moment so he put down the spoon and shifted his attention to Rainer.

"Mr. Terence, you'd better come out. I have important news!"

Rainer exclaimed after noticing that Sophie was also in the kitchen. It wouldn't be appropriate to tell

Terence such a piece of critical news within Sophie's earshot. Moreover, there was stewing soup in the

kitchen which posed a danger. So he thought that it was not a good place to tell Terence that in case he

would lose control.

Terence frowned but his interests perked up. He wiped his hands with the towel and then walked

outside.

"What's the matter?" Terence asked again once they were outside.

Rainer appeared to be nervous. He couldn't even breathe properly. He was actually afraid that Terence

would do something extreme after hearing the news. Hesitating for a while, he stuttered, "Mr. Terence,

a piece of news came from HA City. There will be an...an engagement banquet in the Hua family."

"Engagement banquet? Tell me more," Terence stated.

Terence's frown deepened. He felt a little anxious when he noticed that Rainer was unusually nervous.

"Mr. Terence... The Hua family hid the matter very well. We sent someone to investigate but a lot of

people in the Hua family didn't provide us with enough information. Either they had no idea or they

didn't want to spill anything about it. But fortunately, we have people who work for us in the Hua Group.

After a meeting, he heard some shareholders said that...that they were going to Mr. Noah's

engagement banquet tomorrow!"

Rainer said anxiously, wiping the cold sweat on his forehead.

"Noah's engagement banquet? Who is he going to be engaged to?" Terence asked, slightly narrowing

his eyes.

Rainer didn't have the courage to say the name out loud. He quietly bowed his head and pointed

upstairs.

Terence looked to where he was pointing at and immediately seized his collar. He then exclaimed, "Tell

me! Who?"

Rainer had been sort of expecting this kind of reaction. He hesitated for a while but then finally said,

"Miss...Miss Carla..." Rainer stuttered while he closed his eyes, waiting for whatever Terence might do

to him.

"Impossible! She's at home right now! How could she possibly be engaged to Noah! And why did she

agree to this engagement? No! She wouldn't agree with that!" Terence screamed really fast. His words

seemed to pour out non-stop.

He pushed Rainer away and walked toward the elevator.

Rainer immediately followed him and tried to comfort him, "Mr. Terence, calm down. The engagement

banquet hasn't taken place.

So we still have time to change that. Don't be angry. Calm down. Calm down..."

But before Rainer could finish his words, the elevator door closed with a thud.

Soon, Terence was walking to his room.

He pushed the bedroom door open and saw Carla lying asleep on the bed. He really wanted to ask her

about the engagement but he didn't wake her up.

What Rainer told him just then came up to him...

To be honest, he couldn't believe it! He couldn't believe that Carla would get engaged to Noah!

They had gotten through a lot of difficulties together. And right now, they could finally see the beautiful

future that they would have. He couldn't believe that Carla would give up all of that!

On the other hand, Carla was too tired because she barely slept last night. So while she was thinking

about a lot of things just now, she unconsciously fell asleep.

But still, she could only sleep lightly. So when she heard the sound of the door opening, she instantly

woke up.

It took her a while to comprehend who was at the door. "Terence?" she called in a low voice.

She stared at him while he stood at the door of the bedroom with a complicated expression on his

handsome face.

"Carla," Terence answered. He tried to hide his frown but he failed so he just said, "Are you hungry?

The meal will be ready soon."

Carla sat up from the bed stiffly. Then, she leaned on the head of the bed and stretched out a hand

toward him. She stated, "Terence, there's something that I need to tell you."

Terence's brows furrowed a little. He turned around and took a glass of water for her.

"Have a cup of water first. We haven't finished preparing all the dishes yet. Let's talk about it after

eating," Terence said while he looked at her.

He placed the cup on the table next to her. Without a pause, he turned and walked towards the door.

Carla thought that he was just in a hurry to cook, so she didn't think about it too much. Once again, she

leaned on the head of the bed and sighed.

She actually wanted to tell him about the engagement. But since he interrupted her, she didn't have

enough courage to talk about it anymore.

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Meanwhile, there was also a commotion happening in HA City.

"Noah? Why did you come here in such a hurry? What happened?" Andrea asked.

She was looking at the picture of her deceased husband which was displayed in the room when Noah

came in. She cast a glance at Noah and was curious about why he came here without telling her in

advance.

It hadn't been long since Allen passed away. Andrea had yet to be used to the life that she now led on

without her husband. So every day, she would look at Allen's picture for a long time.

After all, she had lived with Allen for several decades. And then suddenly, he went into another world

and left her all alone. It was really hard for her to adapt to such a lonely life.

"Mother, I came here to invite you to go to JA City," Noah stated his purpose right away.

He and Carla were going to hold the engagement banquet tomorrow, but Carla hadn't come back yet.

So he was worried that she would change her decision.

Although Carla had promised that she would come back tomorrow morning and he agreed with that, he

still thought that it would be a little late and risky if she came back tomorrow.

Andrea shifted her focus from the picture. She looked at Noah and said, "Are you afraid that Callie

won't come back?"

"Yes," Noah answered.

He then expressed the worries in his heart, "To be honest, Callie isn't very familiar and intimate with the

Hua family yet. Although she promised to get engaged before Father died, it's still her decision whether

she would come back or not. If she finally decides not to come back, how will this engagement banquet

be carried out?"

Noah's worries were not without reason. Walls have ears. Even though he had tried everything in his

power to keep this engagement a secret, he was worried that Terence would still know about it.

He thought, 'If Terence found out that I'll be engaged to Carla, he would definitely stop her from coming

back.'

So Noah thought that he should figure out a way to make Carla come back before the engagement

banquet.

And the only thing he could think of was to make Andrea personally pick up Carla.

After all, Andrea was her biological mother.

If Andrea went to pick up Carla in person, Noah thought Terence would have no way to stop Carla from

coming back.