Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 50

After hearing all the things that Terence had said, Carla was at such a loss for words that she was fuming with intense rage.

All she wanted to do was to teach her brother a simple lesson, but for what stupid reason did Terence suddenly start talking about their future baby from out of nowhere?

"It looks like we're going to end up being strict parents in the future. Basically, I think it would be for the best if one of us acts strictly with our children," Terence chattered as he grabbed the game controller and sat down with his legs crossed beside Sean.

Even though Carla had just kept silent as he babbled on, she was actually already feeling a bit exasperated.

First of all, they weren't even married yet, so why the heck would Terence start blabbering about having a baby? With all these thoughts in Carla's mind, she just surmised that he could've just been fantasizing a lot and all of it was just caused by his delusions.

At that moment though, Sean blurted out something stupid that just made her much more irritated than she already was.

"Terence, I prefer being around boys more than girls. So if by the time the two of you finally get married and have a son instead of a daughter in the future, then I would be able to go out and play with him. If that ever really ends up happening, that would surely make me a lot happier!" Sean remarked as he was having a great time playing a game. After all, it was not often that he'd have an older brother figure who he could play with.

Throughout his childhood, Sean had always preferred playing with boys his age rather than girls, thinking that it would be harder to get along with girls and that he'd have a better time if he hung out among the boys.

"Sure! That's a great idea. However, it doesn't really matter much to me whether your sister will give birth to a baby boy or a baby girl. I will be sure to love him or her unconditionally nonetheless," Terence responded while having a good time playing with Sean and also casting a glance at Carla who was desperately trying to contain her anger.

"Well, if ever you end up having a son, what would you like to name him?" Sean pried ever further.

That ended up being the final straw. Carla just couldn't take it any longer, so she sprung up and went to open the balcony's door so she could take a breath of fresh air outside.

With Sean and Terence on her mind, she wondered what kind of people would think too far ahead and plan as if it would be set in stone.

Upon reaching the balcony, Carla immediately gasped for fresh air. She, just then, came upon the sudden realization that her brother had been steadily getting along more and more with Terence, and that this had started deeply bothering her.

They had been cooperating so well with each other, especially when it came to playing tricks on her in order to annoy her. In fact, they've actually been able to pull it off more and more smoothly than ever before.

When Carla was somehow finally able to calm herself down and get herself to relax, she happened to chance upon a beautiful woman waving at her on a beach not far away.

"Carla!" Heading toward Carla, Megan promptly asked her, "What's the matter? Why did you all suddenly hide yourselves from me as soon as you saw me come here acting as if I've ruined the pleasant atmosphere you have been having?

I think you've already had enough time to rest and you're not feeling tired anymore. The weather feels perfect today, so why don't we all come outside and go for a swim?"

Gazing at Megan who was wearing such a sexy yellow swimsuit, Carla couldn't hold back her laughter, thinking that this woman was beginning to get really devious with her tactics.

It was barely a few moments ago when Megan told her she wanted to play on the swing and Carla let her do as she pleased. Now, she had suddenly changed her outfit and worn an eye-catching swimsuit, about to head toward the beach.

What had gotten Carla most surprised was that Megan had suddenly taken a 180-degree turn, changing her attitude very quickly and being all too friendly toward Carla now, acting as if she had not said all of those demeaning words and rude remarks to her yesterday.

"What do you say? Would you like to join me?" Megan moved even closer toward the balcony and yelled at Terence who was so busy playing a video game with Sean, "Terence! Come out and have some fun. You've been staying inside for too long. Come over here to play with me!"

When they were somewhat done playing games, Terence proceeded to go to the balcony and glance toward Megan.

Having such an alluring figure, Megan swung her slender waist and playfully winked at him. "Terence, come on now! Let's head for the seaside and go for a swim. What are you waiting for? Even Carla has already decided to come along with me. And besides, since I've especially come here just to visit you, you can't just simply go and ignore me like that.

If you refuse to go for a swim with me, I will make sure that your father hears about it. I believe he will have my back and that he'll be siding with me on this one."

After saying those words, Megan pouted her lips at him.

Terence took a quick glance at Carla and asked bewilderedly, "Is that true? Did you really agree to actually go swimming with her?"

Letting out a little chuckle, Carla responded in an instant, "Well, it seems that someone has taken the liberty of agreeing on my behalf."

After quietly remaining still momentarily, Terence finally said, "Okay. Wait right there. I'll just go and change my clothes. I won't take too long."

About twenty minutes later, Carla and Sean headed downstairs together after getting changed. However, when they finally got to the seaside, Carla was stunned and couldn't believe her eyes.

She had actually mistakenly thought before that they would just simply be coming there to play and go for a swim.

But as soon as she laid eyes on the people and the equipment present at the beach, she found out that what she was thinking about just now was a severe understatement.

Around the swimming area stood five tall, intimidating, and strong-looking bodyguards who all wore the usual black sunglasses and loose black swimming trunks. There were sunshades, beach chairs, towels, drinks, and other essentials by the shoreline, and a few of the servants were surely responsible for bringing all those stuff.

It was clear as day how thorough they were whenever it came to protecting Terence and ensuring his safety.

Lounging on the beach chair and wearing a pair of expensive-looking sunglasses, Megan welcomed Carla and Sean the minute she saw them arrive at the beach.

Terence, covered with a white bath towel walked toward them. Noticing that Carla was covered-up with a thin, sun-protective coat, he teasingly said, "Well, what do we have here? We're here to go for a swim, but why did you have to put so many clothes on? You weren't even wearing that much clothes last night."

'Who, in their right mind, would ever wear a sun-protective coat at night?' Carla thought, getting a bit annoyed, and then took off the sunhat. Upon giving Terence a cold stare, she slowly unbuttoned her thin floral coat, took it off, and then tossed it onto the beach chair she had been using.

At the sight of Carla's captivating figure and even-toned skin, Terence instinctively put on a straight face. The lighting wasn't that good last night, so he wasn't really able to fully take a closer look, but now, he could see her much clearer under the sunshine.

Her skin was very delicate, tender, and white, and she surprisingly had an attractively curvaceous body, too, which surprised Terence. It simply exceeded his expectations, by a lot.

"On second thought, I think it would be much better for you to put your coat back on. After all, you won't be affected by it that much even when you're swimming anyway," he immediately uttered, seeming to be in a bit of a panic, picking up Carla's coat and wrapping it around her.

In that brief second, he became fully aware that he wasn't the only man on the beach. There were also Nathan, Rainer, and other bodyguards present.

Thus, he wanted to protect Carla from their gaze and keep her enticing figure all to himself.

Carla was a tad perplexed and puzzled over why Terence suddenly asked her to put clothes on again just moments after teasing her earlier just because she was wearing a thin coat. 'What could possibly be going through his mind?' she wondered.

Megan, who was pretending to mind her own business while lying on another beach chair, reflexively bit the drinking straw she had been sipping in quite hard, getting so irritated after peering on Carla through her sunglasses. Glancing at her own skin, which also looked outrightly fair, she could easily tell that it still seemed somewhat inferior to Carla's.

Who would've thought that a woman like her whose job was to deliver food to customers on a daily basis—most times riding her motorbike under the intense heat of the sun—would possess skin so white and velvety? Having that in mind, Megan was extremely baffled, wondering how Carla's skin had not become rough and dry even though she stayed almost all the time, with her skin exposed to the heat of the sun and dust from the wind.

In fact, Carla's skin complexion was much too different compared to the other members of her family. She had been born with delicate white skin which didn't tan easily.

"By the way, have you already applied sunscreen? Would you like me to help you apply it on your back?"

Terence thoughtfully asked, worrying that his woman might get a sunburn.

However, Carla simply scowled at him in disgust.

"As a man, don't you think you're being too overbearing? Why don't you just go mind your own business?"

Terence responded in a dull tone, "I'm just concerned about you. It's for that reason and no other. You haven't stayed directly under the sun like that before, have you? What if you get a sunburn?"

They were sitting by the shoreline, so Terence knew full well that the sun's rays were much more intense there, which was why people could easily get sunburnt there.

Realizing that he was really just being concerned about her, Carla couldn't say anything and decided to just remain silent.

It would have been better if she had applied the screen a few minutes before coming out of the villa. Unfortunately, she didn't really think that it would be necessary at all, unaware that the heat would be so intense.

There was never really any chance for her in the past to go to the beach for a swim during holidays, so she had no prior experience and, because of that, she wouldn't think of applying sunscreen whatsoever.

"Come over here!" Terence quickly grabbed Carla's hand, pulling her into the beach chair, and taking the sunscreen from one of his servants. Then, he later got her to lie face down on the chair so he could help her apply the sunscreen on her back.

As she was taking quick peaks at Terence and Carla who looked like they were so close to each other, Megan, wearing her sunglasses, began to pull a long face. She had known Terence for such a long time, and they often went swimming even when they were still so little.

However, she had never seen Terence so considerate and acting that nice to her.

It was so disappointing and depressing for Megan to see Terence acting so nice toward Carla. In the past, she had always thought that Terence was already treating her well, but now, she realized that Terence had just always seen her as a friend.

And it appeared as if he only cared for Carla from the bottom of his heart.

Now, Megan was beginning to get more and more jealous of Carla.

Even since she was a young girl, there hadn't been a time where she didn't dream of putting on a wedding dress and marrying Terence. And over the years, she still kept having that same dream. She was so anxious to spend a wonderful lifetime with him, wanting to be as happy every single day as they were when they used to play together when they were younger. However, the wonderful dream she had been waiting for so many years to come true was about to fall to pieces.

Unwilling to accept defeat, Megan thought that she should take action in order for her to win back Terence's heart. Otherwise, she would surely be regret it if she just let Carla end up with Terence and if she didn't try to come between them.

If Carla and Terence ever got married in the future, that would mean her long wait over the years would all be in vain by then.

No!

There was just no way she would simply let those things happen.