Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 208

"Terence, what did you just say? You want me to meet Erica?" Carla asked just to make sure that what she heard from him was right.

Terence walked towards her and placed his hands around her waist. Then he whispered to her, "Yes. I want you to meet Erica. Since you got so angry with what happened last night, I think it is necessary for me to reassure you that the real relationship between Erica and I right now is purely about business.

Anyway, let's go and have some lunch. After that, I'll take you to a great place where I'm sure you will have a good time,"

said Terence while leading her into the dining hall.

Just as the old proverb said, 'Seeing is believing.' Terence was afraid that Carla would get the wrong idea if he didn't show her that he had no feelings for Erica anymore.

That day, Terence took Carla to a club. When they got there, she realized that it was exactly where she met Erica last time.

The club was very big and apparently, what she saw the last time she was there was only the the tip of the iceberg.

Sean had been there before so he was already familiar with the place. When he got out of the car, he immediately rushed to go inside.

Theo was a real party boy and by the time Terence and Carla arrived at the club, he was already there with his new girlfriend, Ashley. They were happily sharing a cup of dessert while waiting for Terence.

They didn't stand up until they saw that Carla and Terence were walking towards them.

"Took you long enough. We've been waiting here for you all day!"

Theo complained to Terence and Carla and then said, "Why didn't you get an early start? Our schedule is pretty full today. After our activity here, I'll go bungee jumping with Ashley. We also have a lot of plans for tonight. Let's have dinner, drink wine and sing in a KTV! How about you promise to accompany me until the end of the day, Terence?"

"Okay. That sounds exciting. Let's have fun all day!"

Terence replied while looking happily at Carla.

Carla finally came back from BH City so he was not alone anymore. He was in an extremely good mood.

The four of them headed towards the shooting range with Sean.

Just then, a woman descended from the stairs and was now walking towards the five of them.

Carla recognized that the woman was Erica. She still couldn't believe that the call girl that she met in the Entertainment Club had that kind of relationship with Terence, her boyfriend.

However, Erica didn't look like the call girl from the Entertainment Club at the moment. In fact, she looked like a weather-beaten girl who just wanted someone to love.

She was like a plum blossoming in December. Even if it was freezing, she still managed to look beautiful. There was an occasional sad light twinkling in her eyes and it made her look more soft and stunning.

Theo froze for a short while when he saw that a beautiful woman was walking towards them. Then when he was about to say hi to her, she moved towards Terence. He sighed and thought. 'Why do all the women I am interested in always turn towards Terence?'

"Terence, Miss Carla, it's nice to see you again."

After greeting Terence, Erica faced Carla and said, "Terence, do you mind if I talk to Carla for a second?"

Terence nodded his head in agreement and glanced at Carla. "Carla, I'll head inside with Sean first."

We'll wait for you beside the shooting chamber, Erica and Carla sat by the window. They could see the shooting chamber if they turn their heads a bit.

Erica, who was sitting across from Carla, suddenly stood up and solemnly bowed to her.

"Carla, I'm so sorry that I failed to help you in the Entertainment Club before."

When she saw that Erica bowed to her in apology, Carla quickly stood up and held her hands. "Erica, please don't say that. I understand that you were just working. There is no reason for me to blame you."

Erica had no choice but to do what her boss told her to and Carla knew that as well.

Erica stood up and looked at Carla. She felt very guilty at what happened. "Carla, just as I thought, you're not a simple girl. At first, I just thought that you just had a good relationship with Mr. Noah but it turned out that you are actually Terence's girlfriend.

If I had known that you were Terence's girlfriend, I would have tried my best to help you," Erica said.

That time, two important persons appeared in Entertainment Club. One of them was Noah and

the other one was Terence. As soon as Carla left the Entertainment Club with Noah, Terence came looking for her.

When Terence arrived at the club, Brooke had already gone to the hospital with Noah and Carla, so Erica was the one who met with him. When she saw Terence, her first boyfriend, she was utterly shocked.

"Erica, please don't stand there. Let's sit down and continue our talk," said Carla while urging Erica to sit down.

After taking her seat, Erica added while looking through the window at Terence who was teaching Sean how to shoot, "Several years ago, my mother worked at Terence's mansion and I stayed there with her. That was where I met Terence.

But don't get me wrong, Carla. We broke up a long time ago and we haven't seen each other since then. There is no romantic connection between us now"

After hearing Erica's explanation, Carla felt terrible for judging her relationship with Terence. She thought, 'I am really narrow-minded. How could I be so mad at Terence without even hearing the whole story?

I'm lucky that Terence loves me so much. I'm thankful that he took the time to patiently explain everything to me.'

"Carla, actually, I feel that I should thank you. Because of you I got the chance to meet Terence again," said Erica. Then she glanced at Terence with her face full of emotions, "When I was young and life was really hard, he gave me hope. He was the one who gave me the reason to keep on living.

I admit that I loved him very much when we were young but right now, the love I had for him was just a precious memory."

Carla realized while listening to Erica that her love for Terence was just a thing in the past now and that it had become just good memories for her.

It did not surprise Carla to hear that Erica loved Terence.

Terence was always very popular with the girls. Besides, they both lived in the same house for many years when they were teenagers and young people had a natural curiosity about love.

"Carla, as a matter of fact, whether in the past or the present, nothing will ever happen between me and Terence. Do you want to know why?" asked Erica while fixing her sad eyes on Carla.

Then she added, "It has nothing to do with who I am."

Carla glanced at Terence who was playing with Sean and then looked back at Erica.

"Then why?" she asked.

'Since it has nothing to do with who she is now, then what's the reason?' Carla thought to herself.

Erica kept her head down and forced a smile.

"He was nice to me and cared about me but he never looked at me the way he looks at you. There was no love in his eyes whenever he looked at me. When we were still together, although I was his girlfriend, I was sure that I was not the life partner that he was looking for.

The moment he found out that I got myself in a really bad situation, he arranged a place for me to live without even saying anything. Then he negotiated with the boss of Entertainment Club to get me out of there. I can tell that he still cares about me and that he didn't despise me even if I worked as a call girl.

He is still the same as before but right now, he finally met the girl that he wants to marry."

When she finished speaking, Erica looked up at Carla with eyes that showed that she was envious of her.

"Carla, you are lucky to be Terence's girlfriend. People may hate you and even do something to hurt you because of that, but you should believe that you will have a happy and bright future with him because he really loves you and you deserve to be together!"

Erica said while gently taking Carla's hand. She looked at her with sincerity in her eyes.

Just outside the window, Theo walked towards Terence with a gun in his hand. "Terence, do you know what they are talking about? Are you dating both of them? Are they confronting each other face to face?"

After loading a shot, Terence took off his earplugs and goggles to glare at Theo.

"Just mind your own business," replied Terence.

Compared to Terence, Theo had more girlfriends than he could count.

"I have my own principles and that is to fall in love with only one woman at a time. This way, I don't have to deal with any trouble concerning my girlfriends," Theo said confidently.

His girlfriend at the moment was Ashley and she was shooting on the other side of the room so she couldn't hear what they were talking about.

"Really? Then please tell me what happened with Ivy last time you saw her?" asked Terence while pushing Theo away. He glanced behind Theo to see Carla who was walking towards them with a smile on her face.

Theo coughed to hide his embarrassment. He wondered, 'When and how did he know that I slept with Ivy recently?'

Just a few days ago, Ivy came looking for Theo and she told him tearfully that she wanted to get back together with him. He felt terrible whenever women cried in front of him so he comforted her and tried to cheer her up but it ended with him having sex with her.

"That was an accident. There are so many beautiful women waiting for me and I just want to keep my options open. As for you, I think you should also keep your options open. I admit that Carla is pretty amazing but don't forget that no matter how perfect she is, she is just a woman and she can be easily replaced,"

suggested Theo. He didn't notice that Carla was just a few steps away from them.

Instead of stopping, Theo added, "A man is just like a teapot, and he can have countless of teacups. If you always pour water into the same cup, what's the fun in that?"

Theo turned around when he was finished speaking and saw that Carla was behind him.