Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 214

"Okay, you can go ahead. Take care,"

Noah said after a moment of hesitation.

After he watched Carla leave, his smile faded and his eyes turned sorrowful.

Meanwhile, Carla was stunned by the magnificent AJ building. She had passed by it before but she had never seen its interiors. It was her first time to come into the building.

"Hello, where are you?" Carla asked as soon as Terence answered her call. She had just entered the building.

"I'm in the company. I'll be home soon. Do you miss me?" Terence's familiar voice came through the phone, sounding soft and gentle.

Carla walked to the door and looked at the spotless glass. She smiled and asked, "I'm wondering whether you're already finished with your work yet? Also, can you drive me home?"

Then, she pushed the door open and strode in.

"Where are you?" Terence asked, realizing that she was not at home.

Carla took out a card from her purse and handed it to the guard before he could ask.

Seeing the card, the guard bowed politely and let her in.

"I'll soon arrive at your company. Don't mind me, just do whatever you need to do. I'll come and find you when I get there," Carla responded mischievously.

"Sorry, Miss, do you have an appointment?" the woman at the front desk instantly asked.

Carla put her finger on her own mouth, gesturing for the woman to be quiet. Then, she showed her the card that Terence gave her.

"Where are you exactly?" Terence curiously asked. He recognized the voice of the woman at the front desk from the phone. But Carla just said that she was just about to go to his company's building.

"I'm not in your building. I am hanging out with my friends!" Carla continued her lame lie.

The woman at the front desk politely handed back the card while she eyed Carla from head to toe.

Carla took the card, gave her one last smile and walked inside.

"Okay, I know," Terence replied. Terence didn't want to expose her lie but he pressed a button so that he could see what happened at the front desk through the security camera. As long as he wanted, he could see any corner inside the building.

When he saw Carla walking through the hall on the screen, he was intrigued and amused. His thin lips lifted up unconsciously.

Holding the card, Carla asked the staff where Terence's office was and went onto the elevator. Terence's office was on the top floor of the building. Carla smiled as she patiently waited for the elevator to arrive at the right floor. She could just imagine Terence's surprise once she walked in his office, a few moments from then. The elevator chimed in, announcing its arrival. Carla giggled a little as she waited for the doors to open.

"Ah!"

Carla shouted because she was caught off guard.

The doors revealed a Terence standing and waiting for her expectantly. To say that it gave Carla a shock was an understatement.

He stepped forward, grabbed her hand and took her out of the elevator.

Immediately, he leaned closer and kissed her red lips. After parting from her, he asked softly, "Carla dear, why did you come to visit me today?"

Carla hesitated. She couldn't tell him that she went to see Noah, so she said, "Uh, I went out with my friends and we happened to pass by, so I decided to check on you. Anyway, how did you know that I'm here?"

Terence smiled and placed his arm around her waist. "Carla, do you think I'm stupid? Come, let me show you around the building since you especially came to visit me."

Carla grimaced. Obviously, Terence heard the woman at the front desk.

"Are you busy right now? If you are, I can walk around by myself," Carla said, concerned that she might be interrupting with his work.

Terence took her into his office. The secretary, who was organizing his file, saw them coming in and quickly said, "Mr. Terence, I'm going to leave now."

"Why do they call you Mr. Terence at office? Isn't your last name An?" Carla asked after the secretary left. She was a little confused by what she just heard.

"There are two 'Mr. An' here, me and my father. They call me 'Mr. Terence' and my father 'Mr. Edmund' so that it wouldn't create any confusion," Terence explained while he poured her a cup of tea. "Carla, do you have time to visit my grandfather with me tomorrow?"

Carla was walking around in his office. Hearing his words, she turned to look at him.

"What's wrong with Nicholas?" she asked.

Terence placed the hot tea on the round table facing the floor-to-ceiling window. With a worried look, he said, "He's not feeling well and has been in bed for a week."

"That's unfortunate. What happened? Has he been to the doctor?" Carla asked multiple questions as she walked over to Terence. Concern was evident in her voice.

Looking at her worried look, Terence smiled and said, "Don't worry. It's not a big deal. My grandfather has always had a heart problem. It's been years since we discovered this. This time, it's just a minor heart attack. It's nothing fatal. As long as he takes a long and proper rest, he will be alright."

Nicholas had many injuries when he was young. Now, as he walked into the old age, the problems on his body had all started to show themselves.

"Okay, I'll go with you," Carla replied without hesitation.

Nicholas was one of the very few people in the An family that she felt amiable. She sincerely hoped that he would be fine so that he could live much longer.

"Come drink your tea. After that, I'll take you to the rooftop so you could enjoy the view," Terence said. He was sitting on the couch as he gestured for her to come and sit down. "Here, you can see half of JA City. It looks beautiful right now but you should see it at night. When all the lights are on, it's the most beautiful view that you could ever see," Terence said as Carla walked up to him.

Carla focused her attention on the view as she was about to sit down. But before she could do so, Terence grabbed her by the waist and placed her on his lap.

She looked at the exquisite teacup on the table which had an imprinted "T" on it. She commented, "Nice cup! When you serve tea to your guests, do you always use those exquisite teacups?"

"You are not a guest. You are soon-to-be my wife. And this is my cup,"

Terence declared as he tightened his arm around her waist. Suddenly the phone rang, so he reached for it on the table. He listened to the person on the other line before responding, "Okay, I know. I'll be there soon."

Meanwhile, Carla held the cup with her two hands carefully like she was holding a treasure. She breathed in the tea and the fragrance of the tea leaves came through her senses. "What happened? Is there something wrong?"

Carla asked. Then she put down the cup and stood up form his embrace.

"Yes, there's something that needs to be dealt with. Wait here. I'll come back in half an hour," Terence said as he leaned over and planted a small kiss on her lips.

"Just... Wait for me," Terence uttered before he left.

Carla nodded and waved him away. "Go ahead. I'm fine," she assured him.

Terence looked at her with his eyes full of smile. He took his jacket on the stand and walked outside.

Carla lay on the couch comfortably and finished her tea. After that, she paced around in the office, feeling bored.

Thirty minutes was not that long, but it was also not that short.

After a while, she pushed open the office door and walked outside. The hall was quiet. She walked ahead and found a big conference room.

It must be an emergency meeting. Carla peeked through the window and saw some people who looked and dressed like they were very important. Terence was also there, discussing matters with them.

The atmosphere inside seemed intense.

Terence rarely put on a serious face in front of her. He always looked at her with a soft smile.

But now, he was sitting on a chair, with a stern look on his face as he bit his lips. He rubbed his index finger on his straight handsome nose as he slightly squinted his deep eyes.

The dark blue shirt made him look more rigid. When he raised his hand, the button on his cuff reflected the light.

Carla had never felt coldness from Terence because he was always smiling at her, concealing this side of himself.

The man sitting in the conference room right then was a different Terence to her. He was like a stranger.

Carla couldn't hear their conversation, so she observed their gestures and expressions. From time to time, she noticed that they would frown while they continued to discuss.

They might have encountered something really tricky.

Carla looked around the outside of the room and saw a map of branches hanging on the wall.

Seeing that the AJ Group had branches all over the world, Carla was stunned.

The AJ Group was indeed a giant corporation!

It had industries and branches all over the world. Especially in countries where tourism prospered. It had hotels and fancy restaurants in those countries.

After reading an article about the industries and the current development of the AJ Group, Carla was in awe.

No wonder

people say that the tree of the An family was intricate. The different branches of the An family controlled different industries.

No wonder

Terence would feel a lot of pressure in the future. A lot of people would be depending on him

because he would inherit all of these industries.

Even if Marcus and Rhys acquired a part of it, Terence would still be the head of everything.

How could people not envy him?

When she first met him, she never thought that he enjoyed such a high position.

Meanwhile, the meeting still went on, so Carla decided to go back and wait at Terence's office. The moment she turned around, a huge commotion was heard from the conference room.