Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 112

Carla's curiosity was piqued when she heard that they had found something out. She immediately drew closer to him and asked anxiously, "Are there any clues about where the ring came from? Did you find that out?"

Terence took her hand and brought it to his lips kissing it gently and said, "Settle down. More than twenty years have passed since the ring was lost, which was quite a long time. There are too many variants to take into consideration and much information has been inevitably lost in the course of time. We can't come to any concrete conclusions just yet.

I don't want to say anything, not until I get all of the facts and information. I don't want to disappoint you just in case what I say is not correct."

Carla figured that he was probably right. It would be better to wait until they knew all of the facts first so she didn't ask him any more questions about the ring.

Suddenly

Terence's cellphone jingled to life.

He casually glanced at the screen of his phone.

Carla expected that he would seek some privacy and go into another room to take the call, but he didn't. He just propped himself up in the bed and answered, "Hello, Bonnie."

"Is that you, Terence? Where are you? Why haven't you come here?"

He could tell by her voice that she was about to cry.

She didn't understand how he could be so cold-hearted and ignore her when she was suffering so much.

"I'm busy at the moment. I have an important person that I have to meet. I assure you that I will come and see you as soon as I can," Terence said as he glanced over and winked at Carla.

Carla was unimpressed and turned her eyes away from him. "How can he be so disgraceful and ruthless?" she thought.

"An important person? Terence, please tell me that you are not with another woman," Bonnie said feeling unsettled. She always felt some trepidation with Terence, but she couldn't put her finger on what it was. There was always a feeling of uncertainty.

She had even turned to Ivy and Theo for advice, but they couldn't tell her anything that could help put her mind at ease.

"Don't be so suspicious of me. I'll come to see you as soon as my work is done," Terence replied with hast and then hung up the phone. Carla had been sitting on the edge of the bed staring at him in sheer disbelief. Terence just smiled down at her and then pulled her into his arms.

She was no match for Terence in physical strength, so there was no point in trying to fight him. She just let herself be dragged into his embrace. She said with a wry face, "How can you be so remarkably despicable and unashamed!"

Carla couldn't get over how thick-skinned and callous he could be.

By now Terence had become used to Carla's insults and innuendo's. He smiled and gave her a quick peck on the cheek and said, "Of course I'm shameless otherwise I wouldn't have fallen for you."

"......" Carla fell silent. She could bet that if she gave Terence an inch he would take a mile, so Carla thought it was best to stay quiet.

"Don't concern yourself too much. The relationship that I have with Bonnie is merely a temporary arrangement that was made by my father. Since he is so stubborn as you can see, he would just force me to get engaged again to another woman if things didn't work out between Bonnie and me," Terence murmured as he nuzzled her ear. "I just need a little more time until I will be able to call the engagement off.

And when I have that independence I will marry you at once. No more meaningless engagements."

At the allure of their bright future together Terence gently lifted her chin and brushed his lips ever so lightly against hers. He then nibbled at her lips and the kiss slowly became deeper.

Carla's heart kind of melted when she heard his passionate words of love.

She thought, 'Terence, are you really telling me the truth?'

Carla was so conflicted with her emotions and so uncertain about her future. She wondered if it would be the right choice to just let go and give herself to him.

Perhaps if she did allow this to happen with Terence, she may live to regret it sometime in the future and suffer for her ignorance and temporary lack of restraint.

Or maybe after she had a taste of Terence, she would find herself locked in the grip of passion and enjoy the life of becoming Terence's lover and have a wonderful life with him after all.

Either way, it would be Terence that determined what sort of future she would have.

Terence rested his forehead against hers and looked into her worried eyes. "Why don't you just give yourself a chance and have some trust in me? You will never know whether I am worthy of your trust if you don't let your guard down and take the first step to believe in me."

Terence saw the struggle in Carla's gorgeous sweet eyes. They were full of emotions, and when he saw tears well in them he knew that there was finally a place for him in her heart. He felt so much joy at knowing that. Terence turned his head slightly to the side and ever so gently kissed Carla's lips in a manner that showed just how much she meant to him and how much he cherished her.

Carla slowly closed her eyes and let herself be taken in the moment of emotion and passion.

The dream that she had yesterday was so clear and vivid in her mind. With Terence showing her so much love and devotion, her anxiety and nervousness gradually dissipated.

Terence had always loved her since the very first day when he saw her nearly ran him over with her scooter.

This was the first time that she had shown no resistance at all to his kiss.

This was also the first time that Carla had decided to be honest to herself and follow her heart.

When Terence felt that she was finally returning his love and wanted him just as much as he wanted her, his feelings for her grew deeper and more passionate. He gently cradled her face in his hands as he kissed her more deeply with more longing.

Carla ran her hands over his hard torso and although she didn't have any experience in the art of passionate lovemaking or kissing for that matter. She was determined to put her heart and soul into it.

Just for once, Carla wanted to release herself so much. It was exhausting to be under so much pressure all the time and keep all of those emotions bottled up inside of her. Sometimes she felt like she couldn't breathe.

She just wanted to totally let go and forget the world around her for just a moment.

"Carla—"

Terence leaned his forehead against hers again and looked deeply into Carla's eyes. His alluring eyes were full of longing, love, and affection. He said in a low husky voice, "Promise me that you will never ignore yourself for the sake of others. You should have always thought more about yourself and not carried the heavy burden of others on your shoulders.

I know that you don't care too much about what others think of you. You care most about the responsibilities that you have. And you don't dare commit to a relationship that you see no future in because you are afraid that this may hurt you as well as your brother."

Terence gently brushed her cheek with his thumb. The lure of his voice was so magically convincing and Carla felt like she was floating on air.

"Carla, trust me this time and don't hold back. Let me guide you into the future."

Carla was silent. She looked at him with her bright beautiful eyes and seriously considered his words.

Terence rested his forehead against hers and looked into her worried eyes. "Don't you just give yourself a chance and have some trust in me? I won't make a promise to you, that with me you will never cry or ever be hurt. Some men make these empty promises just to lure women into a false sense of security. We all know that life can be fickle sometimes and we are likely to cry and be hurt throughout the course of our lives.

I look down upon such false and empty promises and I will never make any of my words of honor by this," Terence said as he attentively watched her with deep affection. "But if you should ever cry, I will exhaust all possible means and devote all my heart to making you happy again.

I will do all that I can do to prevent you from getting hurt. If by some misfortune you are hurt, I will always be by your side to take care of you and never leave you."

When he finished, he kissed her forehead gently.

To make such a promise to someone meant to live by it for a lifetime. They were not just some empty words that were inspired by certain circumstances.

There were so many variants in life. Who could tell what the future may hold? Life could be so sweet but it could also be bitter at times.

Companionship was always the deepest confession of love.

He could not agree more with that thought.

The most convincing proof of his love for her should be his companionship and the fact that he would always be there for her.

Carla looked up at him, and tears welled in her eyes and slid down her cheeks. They were tears of happiness. Never did she imagine that this moment would ever happen to her. She never allowed herself to dream of something like this and only thought that it happened in fairy tales. But here she was in that fairy tale. However, she never imagined that moment would

ironically come shortly after Terence was engaged to another woman.

"Terence—"

she called.

"Hmm?"

he gently responded.

"I can feel something hard of yours. Can you please move that away from me?"

Hearing the beautiful words that Terence had just said to her, Carla was too overwhelmed to feel anything but love and devotion. With tears still glistening in her eyes she wondered how he could possibly be aroused at such a divine and touching moment.

Now she began to feel doubt. She wondered whether all of those heartwarming and soul-stirring words were from his heart or from his arousal!