Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 44

When Carla heard Edmund's request, she removed her hand from Terence's grip. She walked out of the room to wait outside.

"Terence, you have always been against me ever since you were young. I guess you haven't changed at all. Megan's father and I already agreed on a marriage between you two. Why are you hanging out with this woman now? Do you want to embarrass me in front of Megan's father?"

Edmund questioned Terence as he pounded the table.

"Listen to me. If you're only looking for fun, I can turn a blind eye. If you insist on marrying someone else, I can also give you that. But it must only be to someone from the Hua family. Please keep that in mind!"

Terence lowered his head and murmured, "Dad, why don't you just let Marcus marry Megan, or Rhys? It doesn't have to be me, you know."

"How dare you!" Edmund choked.

It was an open secret between the Ans.

Marcus and Rhys were Edmund's bastards. They had been born from other women before Edmund got married. Nicholas was a very proud man who valued his family very much. He never acknowledged Edmund's two bastards.

The only one that Nicholas acknowledged as the son of the Ans, was Terence.

Theoretically, Terence was the only true-born son of the Ans.

He was the only one who can marry a daughter from a prestigious family. Marcus and Rhys could never do so because of their circumstances.

"How many times do I have to tell you? I'm the only one who gets to decide who I will marry. Like grandpa, I don't care whether or not my wife comes from a prestigious family. As long as she is properly and legally married to me, she is welcome into our home. I don't even care if she's a beggar's daughter,"

Terence said coldly. When he was finished, he turned and left the room without looking back.

Back then, Edmund had refused to marry anyone. He was afraid that if he got married, his time with different women would end. He had been involved in several love affairs and had even produced two sons accidentally. The birth of his two sons out of wedlock did not prevent him from continuing with his Casanova lifestyle. It was never his intention to marry.

Nicholas was the one who forced him into one. That was the reason why Edmund eventually married Terence's mother.

However, Edmund never liked his wife, which in turn, made him care little about Terence.

As soon as Terence was out of the room, he saw Carla wandering around outside.

Carla noticed him immediately and walked towards him. "Did your father give you a hard time?"

"Of course not. We are father and son. We are not enemies." Terence smiled to reassure her. He then put his arm around her waist. "Let's go. Don't let it bother you. Sean is waiting for us."

Carla didn't move. She was looking at the ground, biting her lip. "Here's the thing, Terence.

Your father must have misunderstood us. I think it's better if you stop accompanying me from now on. I know that you are a very busy man. Sean and I can take care of ourselves. We can go around this city on our own."

Terence's face darkened at once.

"What are you talking about, Carla? How can I leave you and Sean alone?"

Carla stepped backward to give her and Terence some distance. "Terence, you don't have to be like this. It was never my intention to bother you in the first place. I don't want us to be a burden to you any longer.

I did not even know that Sean sent you that e-mail. Now... Since we are staying at your house, you've already fulfilled your responsibility of looking after us. We may as well not bring you any more trouble."

Carla strode away from him with her head down. She didn't want to see if her statement made Terence angry.

Terence stared at Carla's back blankly. Slowly, he clenched his fists.

Carla returned to Sean. He had just finished diving. He told her about his experience excitedly, "Carla, you really should have joined me. The underwater world was fantastic! There are soft things down there. They are fully natural and colorful sponges. So beautiful!"

Sean couldn't stop talking. He was swinging Carla's arms excitedly.

"That's great, Sean. Now please get your clothes and go get changed. Let's see if we can have any fun somewhere else."

Sean nodded and rushed to the locker room to change his clothes with Nathan.

After Sean came out, Carla took his arm.

"Carla, where is Terence? We should wait for him and go together!" Sean stopped and asked after he had noticed that Terence was not with them.

"Sean, listen to me. Terence is busy with his work. Let's play on our own," Carla replied. She grabbed Sean's hand and dragged him towards the crowd ahead.

Carla somehow felt a little bothered that Terence did not follow her. However, she was also relieved because she felt less of a burden to him now.

She had never expected that their trip to JA City would cause so much misunderstanding and trouble. Everything seemed to be out of control.

Now that she got rid of Terence, she was glad that everything was back on track.

However, without Terence, everything became harder. First, she wasn't familiar with the roads. Second, they had to fall in line like every other tourist. With Terence beside them, they were never stopped by anyone.

"It's really hot here, Carla..."

Sean wiped the sweat from his head, and went closer to her. They were waiting in line to buy a cool drink for him.

"Let me wipe your sweat, little one. After I get you some drink, we will find someplace cool and get some rest." Carla wiped the sweat off Sean's head with a piece of tissue. She glanced around and found a shade several steps from them.

No one could avoid sweating heavily in such a hot sunny day.

It would be a lot better if they had Terence with them. He could guide them and give them a quick pass. However, she felt safer on her own.

She realized that being with Terence was comfortable but impractical.

She had heard the conversation between Terence and his father from the outside. Edmund had mentioned that Terence could only marry Megan, or some other girl as long as she was from the Hua Family.

Their relationship was destined to become a tragedy. She believed that there was no reason for them to be together. She needed to stop caring about him. The sooner, the better.

Besides, she had Sean to worry about. If she agreed to marry Terence, Sean would definitely be involved in the endless disputes with Terence's father and other great families. It would be too much for a little kid to handle.

"All right, Sean. Please hold my purse and the drink. You can rest while you are waiting for me here. I need to go to the toilet. I won't take long."

Carla pointed at the toilet room area.

"OK, sis. I will stay here. Take your time," Sean nodded. He was holding her purse in one hand and the bottle of drink in the other.

After making sure that Sean was properly seated, she went to the toilet.

When she got back, she searched for Sean at the bench under the tree where she had left him. Sean was nowhere in sight! Sean disappeared!

'Did Sean go to the toilet too?

If not, then where did he go?' she thought. "Sean! Where are you?

Please answer me! I'm getting worried! Sean! Sean, please!"

Carla cried out his name. She was so scared that her heart was beating very fast. Her whole body was trembling violently.

"Not a good time for hide and seek, Sean! Show yourself! Please! Sean..."

Carla looked around for Sean anxiously. Tears were running down her face. Her voice was shaking from fright.

"Sean? If you're playing a joke on me please stop! Where are you?

Sean, please answer me!"

After a few heartbeats, she finally found him.

Carla closed her eyes and let out a heavy sigh of relief. She wiped the tears from her face and calmed herself down. She then strode towards Sean.

Sean was sitting on the grass nearby.

He was sitting on top of a blanket. Aside from the blanket, there were also ice watermelon juice, ice puddings and a refreshing plum juice. These were all Sean's favorite snacks!

Sean was happily eating the snacks. He was so busy with eating that he forgot all about his sister. He did not even notice that she was frantically looking for him.

There was a man who was sitting leisurely beside Sean, watching him devour all the food and drinks.

That man was none other than Terence.