Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 178

he proceeded to drive the car away from the reeds and back onto the usual road again.

It was just at that moment when Carla was finally able to let out a sigh of relief. Letting go of the handrail on the roof of his car, Carla spoke, "Mr. Noah..."

"Why are you calling me Mr. Noah? Stop it with the formalities. Please just go ahead and call me by my name, Noah," Noah abruptly interrupted her.

"Well, Noah, If I'm completely being honest, you almost scared half the life out of me with what you did just now," Carla admitted, resting her hand on her chest, trying to calm herself down.

"Would you mind telling me what made you fall for Terence?" Noah pried.

That was one question she wasn't expecting him to ask. She was simply staring blankly into space, at such a loss for words after hearing what Noah had just said.

"Is it because he is the heir to one of the wealthiest families of JA City? Or could it possibly because of the way he looks? Tell me, what kind of magic did he use to thaw your heart?" Noah continued prying even further.

At that point, Carla simply shook her head.

"Definitely not. The first time we met, he was still a nobody, helplessly running around the street. Back then, he had nothing to his name and I didn't have a clue whatsoever that he was actually from a wealthy family. I'm aware that you're still trying to do something about it, but it's Terence who wishes to call off the engagement. It's out of my hands,"

Carla exclaimed, taking in a deep breath.

Noah gave her a quick glance but didn't say a word. The road they were taking was now heading toward the direction of Carla's house.

He seemed to have taken the route that would directly lead to her home. And soon enough, they arrived at her place and he parked the car by her driveway.

Disregarding Carla's refusal of his offer, Noah grabbed her bag from the backseat and carried it upstairs for her.

The moment they got to her doorway, Carla thought that it would be wrong for her not to at least invite him in. At the end of the day, in spite of everything that had happened, he not only gave her a lift, but he also helped her bring the bag upstairs. So, as not to be rude, and against her best judgment, she had no other choice but to let him in.

The second he stepped foot inside Carla's house, Noah's eyes roamed around her tidy room and then finally, they were suddenly fixated on Carla, who still seemed to be feeling uneasy.

"Noah, is there anything you would like to drink?"

Carla asked, forcing out a smile.

"Anything's okay. I'll leave it up to you." Upon taking a seat on the sofa, Noah continued looking around and checking the decor and furnishings of the house. At a single glance, he could easily tell that the room had been furnished by Terence.

Aware of the fact that Terence truly had a good taste when it came to these things, Noah was sure he had a hand in choosing what went where.

Carla immediately opened the refrigerator to check what she had stored there and found some tea and juice. Thinking that having tea this late at night would be a bad idea, she opted to just serve him a glass of juice.

"Carla, do you have any plans for this coming Sunday?" Noah queried, taking the glass of juice from her hand.

Carla picked up her phone to check the date. It was currently Thursday evening. Her schedule was free the whole day on Sunday.

"Well, what's up? Is there something you have in mind?"

Noah replied, "Actually, I have a client coming over on Sunday and I had been planning to show him around the city. But as you might already know, I'm still not that familiar with BH City yet. Besides, it's my first trip here. So, I'd been wondering... I was hoping that maybe you would be so kind as to lend me a hand on this one? There's no need for you to worry though. You're going to be compensated well for coming along.

Carla was a bit uncertain whether she should accept his request or not. And just as she was about to come up with some excuse to turn him down, Noah suddenly asked her, "Carla, you're thinking about a way to say no to me again, aren't you?"

Carla waved her hand at him instantaneously, wearing an obvious look of bitterness on her face. "No, no, no. It's not like that. Please don't get me wrong. Before anything else, I owe you for saving my life once. If I could lend some form of assistance, of course, I would gladly do it for you."

"Really? So, that means you're going to come help me out on Sunday, right?" Noah presumed, beaming her a smile and feeling quite elated. The phrasing he used prevented her from saying anything to try to refuse him.

"Well, I have a classmate from way back in high school who works as a tour guide in this city. If you want, I can introduce her to you so that you can have a professional come along."

"Carla,"

Carla took out her cell phone with the intention of searching for her former classmate's phone number. Without warning, Noah stood up, walked over closer toward her

and seized hold of the cell phone she was holding.

"I'm not just some bad guy scheming something and I don't mean you any harm. Why do you still keep on doubting me? Because you seem to be so scared out of your wits, I feel the need to prove that I'm not the person you're making me out to be. That's why... I promise in the name of the Hua family, I won't do anything to hurt you. Please give me a chance just this once, okay? The way you're acting is really driving me crazy."

That being said, Noah then placed her cell phone on the coffee table next to him. "Let's just set an appointment for now. I'll drop by to come pick you up here at eight in the morning this coming Sunday.

Thanks for the juice. Although, I think it's already somewhat past its expiration date."

Upon commenting that, Noah took just one good hard look at Carla before turning around walking toward the door to leave.