Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 121

Terence grabbed her arm to stop her. "No, You do deserve it and we can surely continue this relationship." It felt as if someone ripped his heart out of his chest, threw it on the floor and stomped on it.

He walked towards Carla and put his hand on her shoulder to give her reassurance. "I swear, Bonnie means nothing to me. You and my grandfather are the only people that mean the world to me."

Bonnie was nothing compared to Carla.

No matter what Carla chose to do, Terence would stick by what he said. He vowed to never give up on her and never let her go.

Carla attempted to push Terence away, saying, "Please stop. Don't be ridiculous. If you hurt her or mess with her in any way, you know her father will come for you. Trust me, they will haunt you for the rest of your life. You will never have peace if you stay with me.

I know your marriage is only because of the money. If there was no money involved, there would be no engagement."

Terence grabbed Carla and embraced her tightly. She tried to break free but he was stronger than her and held her even tighter. He looked down at her and kissed her forehead. "Please don't punish me. I want you and only you.

When I look at you, I can see our future. I dream about you every night. You know you can see our future too. Don't deny it. You put up this wall to protect yourself and try to shove me out. What do you want from me, Carla?

I know I have issues. Everybody does. Most of this is my fault, but I'm not afraid to admit it. I will make it up to you, I promise. I will prove to you that I am worth it and that I can protect you and Sean." He lifted her chin with his hand and gently pressed his lips on hers. "Carla, I made a lot of mistakes but you definitely weren't one of them. Please forgive me. Will you give me another chance to prove myself?"

Terence grabbed her hand tightly, lifted it to his face and slapped himself with her hand.

He continued to slap himself over and over again, not stopping.

The sound of the slapping echoed through the room.

Carla didn't want to hurt him and couldn't bear to see him getting hurt. She yanked her hand from him and managed to break free from his grip.

"That is enough Terence!" she shouted.

Terence carefully took her hand and gently kissed her red palm. He didn't care that his cheeks were burning.

He could have slapped himself, but using her hand seemed to get the point across better. He wanted her to realize that he needed to be slapped by her as he was the one that made the mistake.

Carla's anger started to subside a little as Terrence kissed her hand.

She closed her eyes and said, "Terence, I will give you another chance but that's final. I am not afraid of Bonnie, but I need to protect my brother, as he is my main priority. If you can't promise me that he will be safe, then we can't continue what we have. I can not put him in harm's way for my own selfish needs."

Terence looked at her with tears in his eyes. "I understand."

Carla's anger completely subsided and her heart softened.

In that exact moment, she realized how much she actually meant to him. She laid her hand on his chest and could feel his racing heartbeat, pounding vigorously. He was petrified of losing her.

The sorrow and neediness in his eyes stabbed her like knives in her heart.

Carla started to relax when she saw how serious Terence was about this.

She glanced at Terence and repeated, "I will not allow my brother to get hurt.

He cannot be touched!"

Terence shifted his gaze from the floor to Carla, his eyes gleamed with excitement and hope.

"Thank you, Carla.

I swear, I will protect Sean with my life. I'll never let anyone hurt him. Carla, I will do my best to protect you too. I won't let any danger come your way. If anyone wants to get to you, they will have to go through me first."

Terence meant every word he said.

He realized he was too soft-hearted sometimes and eventually it would get back to him. His kindness was exactly the reason why he didn't punish Marcus. Terence forgave his brother countless times because he was family. However, he never expected Marcus to take advantage of his kindness.

Marcus hired hitmen to kill him when he was in BH City.

Only because Marcus was his half brother, he didn't resort to violence.

From now on, he wouldn't be so kind.

Terence had Carla and her ten-year-old brother to protect. Realizing he had a purpose and a chance to protect the people he loved the most, only made him more motivated and stronger than before.

He held Carla in his arms tightly and laid her head on his chest. Carla felt a sense of comfort hearing the beating of his heart. Terence was grateful that this all happened, because it taught him a valuable lesson that he would never forget.

God only gave you what you could handle. Terence was given this lesson to toughen up and protect his loved ones from harm's way.

Terence was once a boy that was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but due to recent circumstances, he had turned into a strong, independent and courageous man. The way it happened was a long and painful journey but it was the best thing that could have happened to him.

Pain strengthened people, as nobody was born strong.

In the An House.

Bonnie asked in surprise, "What did you say? Burton, say it again."

Since Bonnie and Terence got engaged, she had been staying at the An house in JA City and spending time with her future father-in-law.

Looking around to see if nobody could hear them, Burton whispered to Bonnie, "Miss Bonnie, the director who helped us was fired from the school.

Carla's little brother goes to school as normal. It's heard from the superior that nobody can do anything to him now."

Bonnie frowned and asked, "What do you mean? How did this happen?"

Burton respectfully bowed and responded, "Miss Bonnie, Mr. Terence dealt with it personally.

It seems that Carla and Mr. Terence have a special relationship. I think you should be careful and think twice before doing anything."

Upon hearing Burton's words, alarm bells started to ring in Bonnie's head. She began to pace apprehensively.

In denial, Bonnie questioned Burton, "Did you just say Terence has a special relationship with Carla? A special relationship! How could I not notice this?"

Bonnie began to feel more suspicious. She finally realized why Terence looked at Carla at the restaurant. Now she knew something wasn't right, as she was starting to put all the puzzle pieces together.

When she was bullied, Terence just asked her to stop horsing around and get Theo and Ivy to take her to the hospital.

'What happened when I was gone?' she thought to herself.

Bonnie's mind was chaotic. She rubbed her hair into a mess, murmuring to herself, "I can't panic now."

What would happen to her even she hurt Carla's brother? Terence hadn't come to confront or blame her.

That was to say, she still held a special place in his heart.

Even if she made a mistake, Terence would just forgive her and let it go.

Burton bowed his head and patiently said, "Miss Bonnie, we are in JA City. This is not our territory. You should be more careful. If anything is held against you, it will ruin your engagement with Mr. Terence. It will be a great loss for everyone."

He watched Bonnie grow from a little girl into a charming lady. In the Hua family, everyone sought benefit for his own sake, so he had to look out for Bonnie.

Bonnie nodded. She already had a plan in her mind. "I know. It would be silly to act dumb if Terence already knows everything.

Burton, please arrange the car. I'm going to see Terence and apologize to him."

Considering what Carla had done to her, it was only fair for her to take revenge.

If she took the initiative to apologize, it would only prove her innocence.

Burton nodded, feeling satisfied. "Brilliant, Miss Bonnie. I have heard that Mr. Terence is in his Seaview Villa. I will arrange the car immediately."