Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 38

As Ruth screamed, the bottles smashed on the ground, leaving glass scattered all around.

The smell of alcohol, mixed with Ruth's urine gave off a foul stench.

It was such a disgusting scene to see. If anyone saw Ruth in that state, they would certainly lose interest in her, including Rhys.

"Sean, let's go!"

Carla reached out and grabbed Sean's shoulder then walked outside.

She didn't even glance at Terence. As soon as they left the building, the world was finally quite again.

Carla and Sean went straight to the roadside, ready to grab a taxi to take them both back to their hotel. However, Terence caught up with them and stood in front of her.

"Carla, I just helped you! Why are you ignoring me? I don't expect you to thank me. But the least you could do is saying goodbye to me before you're leaving. Don't you think?" Terence questioned her angrily when he saw that Carla was so anxious to get away from him. He stared at Carla sullenly.

"Thank you!"

Carla said curtly as she stopped in her tracks. She had a serious expression on her face.

Terence chuckled when he saw her awkward behavior. He pulled her into his arms and commanded to his man, "Nathan, take Sean to your car." Then he turned to Sean and smiled. "Sean, I have something to discuss with your sister. Could you give us a moment alone, please?"

Sean nodded. He glanced at the cool, tall man and followed him to his car.

Terence led Carla to a Benz limousine parked at the front.

"Carla, you are finally here!"

Once they got into the limousine, Terence couldn't keep his hands off of her. He pulled her into his arms, hugging her tightly to him and then he held her face in his hands and kissed her gently on the forehead, eyes, on the tip of her nose and the lips.

"Terence, please don't be mistaken," Carla said calmly. She knew that it was impossible for her to stop him now, so she waited until he finished kissing her.

"Be mistaken? About what?" he asked, confused. Terence loosened his arms a bit so he could see her better, but they still remained around her waist. He was ready to pull her closer to him at any time.

"I only came to JA city because of Sean. It's summer vacation and he insisted that I bring him here to visit. I didn't want to come, but he insisted," Carla explained. She didn't want Terence to get the wrong idea of her intentions.

After all, she had said that to him before—

"Oh? I thought you had finally come around and decided to ride on my coattails for a change. So you're reminding me that I have understood you wrongly. Is that right?" Terence stared at her seductively and held her waist tighter.

"Terence, I'm not kidding. If you want to be my friend, that's fine. But if you want anything beyond that, it's impossible," Carla sighed. Somehow their relationship had changed completely without her noticing.

She couldn't treat him like she used to anymore. In the past, she bossed him about and made him do anything she wanted to.

But back then, he had been living under her roof and was dependent on her. However, he turned out to be the youngest master and the future heir of the prominent An family. How was it possible for her to treat him the same way after knowing that?

"Friend? Do you really think, there is ever only pure friendship between a man and a woman?" Terence spat out in fury. He hugged her waist with one arm and caressed her hair with the other hand.

"Of course there is. As long as we keep a distance from one another! Moreover, aren't you and Megan old friends from many years back?" Carla exclaimed. That was how he introduced Megan to her that day.

Terence tugged on her hair slightly, which made her frown in pain.

A smile spread over his face. "Are you jealous? She and I grew up together. She has always been asking me to marry her. But I have never looked at her like that. She has always been more like a sister to me. How could I marry someone that I think of as my little sister?"

Even though Megan had suggested that they marry someday, he never took it seriously. They had grown up together so he had got used to her comment over the years.

"Really! It doesn't matter if you look at her like your sister or not. The fact is that you and Megan are a good match for each other, especially in terms of upbringing and family background." Carla removed his hands from her and stared outside the window.

Seeing that she refused to face him, Terence leaned forward and pulled the blind down. The beautiful night scene was blocked from her view and she had no choice, but to turn back to him again.

"Family background? Carla, I didn't take you for a girl that would care about that sort of thing," he said staring at her in surprise.

"I don't care about it one bit. But your family would!" Carla replied without hesitation. "Don't try to persuade me with other people's examples. Family background is not a big deal only to ordinary people such as myself. I don't think that anything could possibly be more important to your father, than a woman from a prestigious family background, to marry his son. Megan seems to fit the bill perfectly!"

Terence didn't reply. Instead, he sat up straight and hugged her from behind.

"I don't care what my family would think. As long as I don't mind the difference between our family's backgrounds, then it won't become a problem for us!"

As he spoke, he hugged her closer and leaned his cheek against her back. Her scent was intoxicating. His breathing became heavy with longing and he whispered, "Don't go to the hotel tonight. Let's go back to my house."

"No! My luggage is still at the hotel," Carla refused.

"Why not? I have stayed in your home for so long. Now in return, I should invite you to my home. It's courtesy! I'm not an ungrateful man. I'll have my man bring your luggage tomorrow."

Terence bombarded her with questions and answers all at once.

Carla raised her eyebrows at him. How could he just make decisions for her. What an arrogant man! She poked at his chest and complained, "Can you stay away from me? It's so warm!"

"Rainer, turn up the air-conditioning!"

Terence commanded and then put his arms around her waist again. "Don't worry, Carla. It will cool down soon."

Carla didn't reply. She looked down at his hands that were about to do something.

"Carla, I know you'll have a lot of chances to visit JA city. But this is your first time here. You'll need a good guide. Have a good rest tonight and I'll show you and Sean around tomorrow."

As Terence spoke, his hands snaked up her T-shirt. His long fingers gently caressing her flat stomach. "If there are any tourist spots that you want to visit, just let me know. I'll make them my priority.

If you don't have a preference, then I can organize the tour. Let's just visit all of them one by one. What do you say?"

Carla turned to look at him and gave him a smile. "Perfect. Let's do as you say. But there is only one request from me."

"What is it? I can promise you one hundred requests, let alone only one." Terence grinned.

Carla gave a little snort. Suddenly she grasped his hand which was under her T-shirt.

"I don't need one hundred. One is enough! From now on, including the next few days, you can't touch me. Not one bit!"

Terence raised his eyebrows when his hand was stopped. "You are so rude, woman! Who else are you expecting to touch you, aside from me?" he asked.