Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 232 I Admit I Like You. (Part One)

Catching Carla completely off guard, Johnny suddenly pinched her waist. This caused her to let out a

soft groan due to the pain.

Overhearing the sound of her voice, Marcus abruptly stopped in his tracks.

"Johnny, if you're planning on fooling around, go take her back to your room. Have some decency, will

you? There are people here watching."

"I understand," Johnny shrugged, acting so disappointed. Her voice actually got his engine running that

he had a hard time trying to resist the temptation. He shot her a big smile and said, "Well, I guess I'll be

taking my leave now, Marcus." Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

After saying that, Johnny sensually caressed her face. Then, he grabbed her by the arm and led her

out of the room as she was dragging her feet.

Carla was scampering close behind him, with her face red-flushed. It was apparent how flustered she

was as she received the unsolicited glances of so many pairs of eyes.

"Make sure not to look back." Johnny guided her, holding her delicate waist and whispered under his

breath, "Marcus is quite skeptical and very perceptive. If he realizes something seems off, make no

doubt about it, you're going to get yourself in an awful lot of trouble."

Carla had no other choice but to play along and went along with him downstairs. He shoved her into his

car a bit hastily, got into the driver's seat in an instant, and flung the door shut, putting the pedal to the

metal. The car immediately accelerated down the highway, making Carla feel as though they had been

moving at breakneck speed.

"Johnny, pull over!"

Johnny glared at Carla and snuffled, then he finally pulled over to the side of the road. Upon coming to

a halt, he turned to look at Carla, taking his hands off of the steering wheel. "If I'm completely being

honest, I truly admire your bravery," he smiled smugly. "How could you just sneak around and get into

NF all by yourself like it was nobody's business? Do you even realize some unthinkable things would

have befallen you if I didn't happen to be there?"

"Yes. I sincerely appreciate your kindness, Mr. Johnny," she responded, albeit quite apathetically.

Unzipping the black backpack she had been keeping handy and inspecting its contents, she then

proceeded to place it on the backseat and glanced in front of her.

"Would you mind doing me just one more favor? Johnny, you've been scheming things along with

Marcus all this time. I'll let you off the hook despite everything that you've done if you lend me a hand in

locating Terence."

Johnny responded, seemingly disparaging, "Can't you just use your head, stupid woman? A month has

already passed since Terence had gone missing. There's a good chance that he has died off

somewhere by now. I think it would be best for you to just stop wasting your time." Hearing his words,

Carla shrugged it off in dissent and utter not a single word. "Oh, what? Do you plan to aimlessly die for

your love or some other foolish reason like that?" Johnny remarked, shooting her an intense stare.

Carla simply lowered her gaze, biting her lip quite hard. Then, she reached for the double fish bracelet

she had on her wrist and rubbed it tenderly.

"I guess you could say that. If he had really gotten killed, I would gladly lie right next to him in the

grave. There's nothing in this world can ever tear us apart, not even death itself!" Carla exclaimed in a

relatively low but somehow resolute voice.

Clenching his jaw, Johnny suddenly grabbed her arm and tugged her closer. "Why would you go to

such lengths? Tell me, what is it about Terence that makes him so great that you're even prepared to

risk all that you have for him? Why can't you just simply accept the truth and move on?!

Carla, I'm more than willing to offer you my love, money, and everything that I've got, that is if you'd

want it."

Johnny had his eyebrows deeply knit due to the way she was behaving. No matter how hard he tried,

he just couldn't lie to himself at all. The truth was that ever since the first time he laid his eyes on her,

this girl had taken his breath away instantly.

On their second meeting, he could barely even take his eyes away from her. And finally, the third time

he saw her again, he could tell as clear as day that he had already fallen so madly in love with her.

He couldn't get her out of his mind anymore, not even in his dreams, ever since that fateful day.

And in particular, whenever he would go and hang out with other women, he wouldn't be able to focus

his attention on them. It appeared as if he had already lost interest in other girls.

"Hah! Do you honestly think that you're actually in love with me? Or could it be that you're just

completely basking in the feeling of competing with Terence all the time?" A much too disdainful smile

crept on Carla's face. She got away from his clutch and leaned back on her seat feeling so dejected.

Infuriated by her remarks, Johnny scowled at her in silence without saying anything back.

"Tell me the truth. You really fancy me, don't you?" Carla went straight to the point and asked him

bluntly.

Johnny just quietly sat still and shifted his gaze away with a bit of a bashful quickness. His reaction only

helped to prove that her guess was indeed true.

"See that? You really do like me, but you don't even have the guts to say it right in front of me. I had no

idea you were this much of a scaredy-cat, Mr. Johnny." Carla scornfully sneered, stroking her throbbing

wrist. What she intended to do was to pressure him into spilling the beans.

Carefully, Johnny turned to look at her directly, letting out a heavy sigh. He couldn't do a thing but raise

the white flag. "Okay. I'll admit it. You're not quite like the other girls... You stand out among the rest.

You hold a special space inside my heart," he replied, trying to dodge her question somehow.

"And?" Carla urged him to continue. Resting her chin on her hands, she had eyes completely fixated on

him, waiting for him to answer.

Johnny took one big gulp. His palms were beginning to sweat a little and his heart started racing upon

hearing her remarks.

He had always been such a ladies' man and had always been a master of flirting with the girls. Never in

his wildest dreams would he have imagined that he'd end up feeling so nervous in front of a woman.

"Well," he forced an awkward cough to clear his throat. "Yes, I...I truly do adore you with all my heart."

Johnny, who was desperately trying to avoid getting in her line of sight, tightly gripped the stirring

wheel.

He liked her so much. Truth be told, he had always been crazy about her. That was the main reason

why he concurred with Marcus' plot to get rid of Terence. To put it plainly, he wanted to make her his no

matter what.