Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 39

"So? Can you promise not to come on to me?" asked Carla, looking straight into his eyes.

"I..." Terence was speechless. As he had been missing her so much, he wanted to smother her right away.

But he also didn't want to force her into doing something she didn't want to, so he felt like he had been caught between a rock and a hard place.

"Answer me. Can you promise me that?" urged Carla.

Withdrawing his hands, Terence sat back and crossed his arms. He looked into her face with interest and replied, "What if my answer is no?"

"If you can promise me not to come on to me, I'll come with you to your house now. If not, please just send me back to the hotel at once," she answered firmly. In fact, she didn't want to stay at his house at all. She was paying a visit to JA City for her own pleasure, and not so she could please him or satisfy his needs.

Terence was at a loss for words, finding himself hating her, but falling even more in love with her at the same time. Gritting his teeth, he turned his head away and replied reluctantly, "Okay."

Even though Carla didn't see his face, she could clearly imagine that it was twitching a little because of her request.

Hearing his answer, she felt relieved.

"But, you can't keep turning me down for I'm a man and I have sexual desires. I can promise you that I won't be having sex with you without your permission for now, but eventually we're going to do it, okay?" he complained. He felt a little upset that she kept rejecting him and his advances like that.

Carla chuckled at his complaint. Grabbing a bottle of orange juice from the cupholder, she settled herself comfortably back on the leather seat.

"Why do you keep pointing out that I'm treating you badly? We're not in a relationship, and I'm not looking for a one night stand. Don't you know that you'll be a rascal if you come on to me now? You should thank me for stopping you from doing something so stupid. Stop acting like it's a compromise of you."

As she spoke, she tried to twist the lid off. With all her strength, she tried to open it on her own only to fail miserably.

Letting out a gentle sigh after watching this poor little girl's attempts, Terence took the bottle from her hand and twisted the lid off for her. Handing it back to her, he stated, "Haven't I clearly expressed my feelings toward you earlier today?"

"I said it in front of my brother and your classmates. You're mine. Do you think it's not enough? What should I do to make you trust my love for you?" he whined.

'What more can I do? Tell everyone we've met that she's my girlfriend on a microphone?' he thought.

Sipping on the orange juice, she said, "They're not important to me. I don't care. But there is one thing I'm sure of. We're clearly not suitable for each other." The orange juice was so sour that she frowned.

"I've told you. I have the final say on our relationship," he declared.

His love for her was certain. Without knowing it, he had reached out his hand to her, but he paused for half a second and didn't place his hand anywhere on her body, simply resting his arm on the back of the chair.

Glancing at his arm, Carla felt at ease that he had marked her words. Just then, her stomach growled. She hadn't felt hungry until now.

"How long does it take to get to your home? I didn't eat much at the reunion party. I'm starving," she grumbled.

Drinking the orange juice didn't help at all. It made her even hungrier.

Drawing aside the curtain of the car, Terence looked out of the window and said, "It's just about twenty minutes away." The scenery outside the window was beautiful. They were driving on a road by the sea. The street lights on the side of the road were shining and they were reflected in the water.

"Wow, it's beautiful!" Carla remarked.

She looked out of the window, and she was amazed at the mesmerizing view.

"Yes, JA City is such a beautiful place. If you like the night scene, I can take you to see the city lights," he said with a gentle smile on his face. He was glad to see Carla enjoy the view of the ocean under the starlight.

Carla was enchanted with the picture-perfect scene, even opening the window to feast her eyes on the beautiful view, her chin cupped in her hand.

The sea breeze blew in from the window, which made her feel much at ease. The dark ocean dotted with the street lights was like a painting that she had never seen before.

Terence, who was sitting right next to her, looked at her pretty face quietly and smiled. It felt like the scene was much more beautiful when he was with her.

About twenty minutes later, their car stopped.

It was a super deluxe sea view villa.

Carla found it hard to believe that she was standing in front of such a huge villa.

Nathan's car had arrived before them. Sean was so tired that he fell asleep and had to be carried into the villa by Nathan, so he had missed the chance to gaze upon such an amazing night scenery.

"This is your house?" Carla asked as she turned to Terence. She just couldn't believe her eyes.

With his hands in his pockets, he replied in a soft voice, "Yes, I like staying here. It's very quiet. But every now and then, I go home to keep my grandfather company."

"It's such a big house. Do you live here alone?" she asked in disbelief. She began to take a careful look at the villa by the sea.

Through the iron gate, she could see the lamps and the plants in the garden. The villa was built by the sea. It was no overstatement to say that the garden was like a private park with view of the sea.

"Yes, I've been living here alone with the housemaids and my bodyguards. Nathan and Rainer always follow me everywhere, so they also stay here whenever I'm here," he replied.

Walking up to her, Terence held her hand and began to lead her into the villa. "Holding hands doesn't count as coming on to you, does it?" he grunted.

Carla didn't say a word. Though she had been preserving her purity, she wasn't that much of a conservative either.

After all, he had saved her from being embarrassed by Ruth at the reunion. She just couldn't bring herself to turn him down again.

Noticing that she had acquiesced in such intimacy, Terence held her hand even more tightly. He pointed to a swimming pool not very far away with his other hand and said, "There's a swimming pool over there. I often swim and read there during the summer. Isn't it a little hot today? Would you like to go for a swim with me?"

Looking at the direction of Terence's gaze, Carla saw a circular swimming pool hiding beneath the trees. The water was so crystal clear that she could even see the bottom. It seemed that they changed the water very often.

The surrounding area was so beautiful and it seemed like such a tempting offer. Carla was a little tired, so she did actually want to relax a little.

However, as soon as she noticed the faint cunning smile on Terence's face, she decided to turn down the offer.

"It's too late now and I'm starving. Maybe we can go for a swim some other time," she said, rolling her eyes.

It had been a very long day and she indeed wanted to relax, but she knew so well that she couldn't tell him this.

Else, he might insist on going for a swim at such a hot night, and he definitely wouldn't let go of her so easily.

He was kind of like a wolf which was seizing every chance to have close contact with her. She highly doubted whether she would be able to have a relaxing swim if they came together.

"Oh, right. I almost forgot. I've already told the housemaids to have dinner prepared for us. Let's go and have dinner first," he suggested, leading her to the dining room right away.

There were two dining areas in the villa, an outdoor and an indoor one.

Terence had asked someone to decorate the outdoor dining area. On the rectangular dining table, there were candles, flowers, and exquisite dinnerware sets. It was a romantic candlelit dinner.

Terence pulled out the chair for Carla and guided her to her seat.

Noticing that she had been smiling, he couldn't help asking, "Why do you keep smiling? What's so funny?"

"Er, Terence, did you have someone set the table here in advance? Why bother? If a sudden gust of wind blows over and puffs the candles out, how are we going to eat in the dark?" Carla said, bursting his bubble.

She was telling the truth. It wasn't ideal to dine outdoor with candles.

It seemed as though that Terence had seen this coming. He didn't say a word and just snapped his fingers.

Just then, a screen slowly rolled out to cover their heads. And since the screen was transparent, they could still gaze upon the stars in the night sky.

There were short transparent curtains around the screen, which prevented the wind from blowing in, and they could still see the views through them.

Remaining silent when she saw the screen, Carla hadn't seen this kind of high-tech before.

She thought of a saying, 'It is poverty that limits the imagination.'

"Are there any other problems? If there's none, should we start eating?" he said with a gentle smile.

Responding with an awkward smile, Carla picked up the glass of lemonade on the table and took a sip. Just then, several housemaids placed the dishes on the table one by one. She began to be aware that Terence was certainly a gourmet. All the dishes were very delicate and they smelled so delicious.

She couldn't help but wonder if she would become a fatty if she lived here for a year or so. As a foodie, she thought that was something which was very likely to happen.

A moment later, Rainer walked up to Terence. He didn't really want to disturb Terence and Carla, but he had to. It was already getting late, but Terence still hadn't told him yet whether Carla would stay the night or not.

"Mr. Terence, will Ms. Carla be staying here tonight? Should I have someone prepare a room for her?" he asked in a low voice.

Terence had told him to prepare a room for Sean, but he didn't mention anything about where Carla would be staying. Rainer thought that he'd better confirm it now, so he could have her room ready as soon as possible.

Both Rainer and Carla were expecting him to say "yes".

However, Terence wasn't in such a hurry to answer. He seemed to have a plan of his own. Having a sip of red wine, he shot Rainer a glance.