Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 332 What Do You Want

Terence was taken aback by what Carla just said and he stumbled on the doorsteps.

'Since when have I become a cousin to Carla?' he thought to himself.

Not just Terence was caught by a surprise, Nathan and Rainer who were following behind Terence also

felt amused when they heard her. They turned away their heads to hold back a chuckle. Their faces

turned red as they used all their efforts to control their laughter.

But Carla shouted toward the door again, "Cousin, why don't you come inside?"

Of course, Carla had a reason behind what she had done. She was in company with members of the

Hua family.

She was fully aware that Nola and Vicky had been loyal to Noah and would invariably take his side.

The consequences of the two of them coming to know about her real relationship with Terence were

clear in Carla's mind.

Hence, Carla applied her presence of mind and decided to cover up the truth for the time being.

"Oh! So, he's your cousin. That explains,"

Nola heaved a sigh of relief. She was initially on the alert. She always felt a little uncomfortable and

skeptical about Carla's relationship with Terence, but the way Carla addressed Terence finally let her

guard down.

Vicky shared a glance with Nola that revealed that even she had the same opinion about Carla and

Terrence. Even she showed her relief as she then warmly nodded toward Terence, who was stepping

in. "Please take a seat. I'll get you some tea," Vicky greeted Terence, reaching out her hand to show

him the way. Then Nola and Vicky walked into the kitchen.

Carla was seated on the sofa munching on a cake. She casually wiped her hand across her mouth

before standing up to greet Terence with a big grin.

Terence smiled back. In fact, he meant to smile but it came out as a twitch on his lips.

He looked around the room and noticed the friendly rustic look as he stepped toward the sofa placed in

front of the French window. He found that the room was quite Carla's style.

When Terence approached Carla, Carla quietly pointed to the sofa on the other side; he noticed and

spun around accordingly.

Nola and Vicky were still in the kitchen, just on the other side of the wall. They could come out at any

minute. Carla had to be cautious not to give things away.

Settling down on the sofa, Terence faced Carla and said under his breath, "How come I become your

cousin? Why not ex-boyfriend?"

Carla took a bite of cake before she explained to him with a secret smile, "It would sound complicated if

I say ex-boyfriend. I'd rather prefer to call you cousin. It gives a familial feel."

Then, Vicky came up to them with a cup of tea in her hand and set it on the top of the table in front of

Terence. "We've just moved in so we've got only some tea in here. I hope you don't mind," she said to

Terence.

"Not to worry. I'm good with tea. Thanks," Terence replied, flashing a gleaming smile.

Vicky blinked and instantly looked away from his face. 'Holy cow! He's so beautiful, especially when he

smiles, ' Vicky thought to herself and she could feel her heartbeat quicken.

Terence glanced over the teacup, and then looked up at Carla. "Carla, this is the first time I dropped by.

Wouldn't you show me around the house?" he asked with a crooked smile.

"Why not?"

Carla answered as she stood up. Immediately, Vicky came up to her and said, "Miss Carla, you'd better

not walk too much. Your leg is not properly healed yet. I could show him around if you don't mind."

Upon hearing that, Carla dropped her head to her side to hide a chuckle. She marked Vicky's

enthusiasm and knew in an instant that she was apparently dazzled by Terence, the man who was just

a little younger than Vicky. Carla blamed Terence in her mind that he shouldn't have used his charm on

Vicky, even though unintentionally.

"Don't bother, Vicky. Since it's very rare for him to come to visit, I think I'd rather do it myself. We could

also make small talks while we are walking," Carla replied. With that, she turned around and led the

way up the steps.

Terence quickened his pace to catch up with her. He reached out to hold her by her arm, wearing a rare

solemn face.

As soon as they were upstairs and got out of others' eye sights, Terence slid his hand from her arm to

her waist.

"Cousin, what do you want?"

Carla gave a glance at his hand which was coiled around her waist and asked with a teasing tone.

Terence smirked and pushed her back against the wall to face him. He rested his hand on the wall, his

arm framing her face from one side. He looked down into her eyes and said in a low voice, "Why are

you so nervous? You know what I want to do. I want to do something terrible. We've done it before

anyway."

"Have we?"

Carla stared at him with a wide-eyed smile.

"We did it once in the corridor, remember? Do you want to review it once over here?" Terence leaned

forward and whispered in her ear. His lips skimmed the skin behind her ear, and then softly moved to

her collarbone.

Carla felt the warmth of his lips and quivered. She struggled to push him away while he suddenly

pressed his lips against her shoulder.

It was fierce. She groaned lightly and freed herself away. When she checked her shoulder, she found a

scarlet mark emerged on her shoulder, like fresh strawberry.

"Terence An!" she cried out. "You promised that you wouldn't touch me in here. But you're breaking it

now!"

She pulled her face, glowering at him.

He smirked, ignoring her anger. Then he took her face in his hand and lightly lifted it. "The last thing Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

you can trust about a man is when he says 'I will not touch you.'

Besides, you're my darling girl. It would be terrible if I don't have any feelings for you," he explained.

Carla was speechless with rage. She leaned against the wall, scowling at him. Then abruptly, she flung

out her arms around his neck and said, "Are you telling me that you love me?"

A smile broke out at the corners of Terence's lips as he retorted, "Do I need to? Everyone I know knows

that my heart belongs to you."

"Oh. Then how come I heard that you're getting married to your niece by the end of this year? There

must be a reason behind it or people wouldn't say so."

While saying this, she studied him carefully. She got the news for a couple of days, though, she never

asked him face to face.

The news had gone viral and she even heard that Terence's father had confirmed it personally.

With his face lowered slightly, Terence gave her an assured kiss. "If I'm getting married, the only

woman that I'm going to marry would be a girl named Carla. And nowadays she's even known as

Callie.

Do you know her?"

he asked with a playful smile on his face while he watched her.

Carla lowered her eyes and looked away through the corner of her eyes as if trying to look away from

him. Her face exuded a crimson glow and a pleasant smile crept on her face. Her mouth twitched up

into a smile.

"Oh, I'm afraid I don't know her," she teased.

Then she could feel that her lips were pressed by his soft ones. Her lips parted while his lips burned on

hers.

His kiss seemed to have an irresistible power, as it always seductively invited her, leaving her craving

for more.

Standing on her tiptoe, Carla instinctively responded to him and her hand moved slowly over his coat.

They enjoyed the moment and gave themselves over to the passionate smooch and almost forgot

where they were.

Terence gasped. He stopped to press his forehead against hers and looked down at her. "Carla, tell me

once more. Did you miss me during these days?" he murmured in an intense voice.

"Yes, I missed you so much,"

Carla replied plainly, looking back into his eyes.

There was no doubt that she missed him every day, every minute, especially every night.

"I missed you, missed your kiss, your eyes, and the feelings when you embrace me..."

Her voice trembled and she went red on her face while she confessed it. It was difficult for her to say

these words aloud. But when he asked in such an intense manner, she suddenly gained her strength to

speak it out.

Terence listened carefully and couldn't suppress his passion for her. He stroked her delicate face with

his hand and his dark eyes tightly held her gaze.

"I thought I would never fall in love with anyone. But when I met you, I felt that my life would have

regrets if I couldn't experience the feeling of true love," he stated.

"Even though we might suffer in love, the moments we spend with each other are by far the happiest

moments of our lives."

Like everything else, even love comes with its share of happiness and suffering. One has to take it in

his stride—much like when a man takes a sip of drugs and then gets addicted to it.

They stood motionless, looking into each other's eyes. Then suddenly, a commotion downstairs

brought them back from the reverie, and they heard Rainer's voice.

"Mr. Noah, please wait. Mr. Terence and Miss Carla are having a talk upstairs."