Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 137

Carla was fixing a pot plant with her sleeves rolled up to her elbows. She turned back and asked, "Who?"

"Miss Carla, Chief is Mr. Nicholas. Mr. Terence's grandfather. We all call him Chief," Sophie explained patiently.

"He's who— Oh, my gosh! What's he doing here?" Carla said in a panic, suddenly remembering who he was. She met him once briefly in BH City.

The old man came across as too aggressive and she found him very intimidating and hard to handle.

Now that Terence wasn't here she was left to deal with him on her own.

"Miss Carla, I believe the old master would have been aware that Mr. Terence wasn't here at the moment. It's obvious that he is coming to see you,"

Sophie analyzed. She had been working for Terence for a long time and so Sophie had a relatively good insight of what was going on.

Carla shuddered hearing her say that. She looked down at her soiled casual outfit and said, "Sophie, can you stay with him while I go clean myself up and change into something more appropriate?"

"Okay. Don't panic, Miss Carla. Chief looks forbidding, but in fact he is nice to young people," Sophie said trying to ease her fears.

"I see. Wait— How should I call him? Chief?" Carla was about to run off to get changed when she suddenly remembered to ask her. Sophie was older and more experienced at dealing with these sorts of things.

Since Carla and Terence were in a subtle relationship, properly addressing his grandfather would be extremely important.

"Well, Mr. Terence calls him Grandpa. Maybe you can call him the same too?"

'Terence loved Carla so much. It's most likely that they will marry. So once Carla was married to Terence, then it would only be natural for her to call him grandpa as well, ' thought Sophie.

"I don't think that's a good idea. He may think me too presumptuous," Carla said furrowing her brows.

Sophie chuckled and agreed. Carla's concerns sounded reasonable. "Miss Carla, the people outside of their family, like us call him, Chief. Younger people or people close to him call him Mr. Nicolas or Nicholas. You could call him Mr. Nicholas or just Nicolas. It wouldn't be offensive."

Carla nodded. She vaguely recalled that she may have called him Mr. Nicholas when she met him the first time. But she was so nervous now that she couldn't be for certain.

However, this time was far different from last time.

Thinking of the stupid things that she had done the first time that she met him. She felt extremely embarrassed about seeing him again.

"Thank you for your advice, Sophie." Carla breathed in deeply and ran upstairs.

Once Carla was in her room, she quickly washed her hands and brushed her hair. Then she opened the wardrobe and chose an elegant white dress with a small pink flower motif and a matching pair of shoes.

Carla didn't dare to linger for too long.

When she was inside the lift, she kept taking deep breaths to calm her nerves. Terence's most beloved grandfather, it was the first time she would meet him formally. How could she not be nervous?

Once the door of the lift opened, Carla put on a wide welcoming smile and walked towards the living room.

She looked around the room. "Nicholas?"

Carla's smile froze and she had a feeling of dread when she saw that the living room was empty.

'Where is he?

Did he get angry and leave because I kept him waiting for too long?'

"Nicholas?"

Carla was beginning to feel anxious as she walked throughout the mansion looking for him and calling his name.

"Nicholas? Nicholas? Nic..."

When she walked passed a window she saw a lone figure standing as straight as a poplar tree outside. He was standing beneath a tree gazing out at the vast sea in the distance.

"Nicholas? You're here. I was so worried that you may have left because I kept you waiting for too long,"

Carla said breathlessly as she hurried to his side.

Nicolas slowly turned around to look at her. He was aged, but still looked hale and hearty and his voice was sonorous.

"You know I'm not deaf. If you had of addressed me properly, I would have already replied to you by now."

Carla was taken aback. 'I didn't address him properly?'

She gave Sophie a nervous look. Carla had specifically asked Sophie in advance to avoid addressing him improperly.

"Err— Mr. Nicholas?"

She raised her eyebrows with the hope that she got it right this time. But the elderly gentleman still didn't answer.

"Chief?"

He still didn't reply. Carla was beginning to feel hot and flustered, and she wiped her brows with her hand. She tried again with a tiny voice barely audible, "— Grandpa?"

"Yes! You have finally addressed me correctly. Though, I barely heard it. Louder next time," Nicolas replied in a booming voice as he strode off towards the pavilion.

"Grandpa!" Carla called out again and much louder this time. Feeling much more at ease, she instructed Sophie to bring some tea for them.

Once Sophie had arrived with a tray of tea, Carla poured a cup of tea for Nicolas and served him. "Grandpa, have a cup of tea."

"Thank you." Nicholas took the cup from her, had a sip and considered her.

'She is exactly the same as she was the last time I saw her.

Not bad, much like a diamond in the rough. She lacks the grace of a lady that comes from an honorable family. However, that could easily be cultivated later. After she becomes a member of the An family, she would have many things to learn.'

"Carla, Terence said that he would bring you to see me. But I have been waiting for a long time and he still hasn't brought you. I called Terence this morning and mentioned it to him again. But guess what the rogue said?"

Nicholas chuckled and coughed, shaking his head when he thought of Terence's words.

"What did he say?" Carla asked smiling.

Nicholas put his cup down and shook his head and said with great affection, "I've spoiled that rascal so much. He said if I wanted to see my granddaughter-in-law, I had to come here myself.

He said in view of the current situation, even if he did ask you, you wouldn't have come with him to see me, anyway. So instead, I came here myself."

She bowed her head down and became silent. Nicholas looked at Carla with a warm smile on his face and said, "Don't feel embarrassed. Me coming here tells you everything, doesn't it?"

'Nicholas loves his grandson so much.

That's why he has accepted me, the girl that Terence loves.'

Carla nodded slightly but still kept her head down and said in a meek voice, "Thank you, Grandpa. It's not that I didn't want to see you. I just felt that I don't deserve—"

After all, to the Ans she was a country girl from nowhere. She didn't have the courage or confidence to just go and visit Terence's family.

Nicholas bellowed out a hearty laugh and it made Carla suddenly feel relieved.

"Silly girl. You're the one that Terence has chosen. Why wouldn't I like you?" Nicholas said smiling with a face beaming full of affection. "Let me tell you something. No matter what others might think, as long as you and Terence love each other, that's all that matters. You are a promising couple!

We all have hurdles in our lives

and if you want to get through the hard times sooner. I have a piece of advice for you."

Nicholas leaned forward with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes.

Carla pulled her chair closer to him.