Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 60

From where Carla stood, she didn't see Terence was holding a tablet in his hand, so she thought he was simply musing. It turned out he was scanning through some documents in the tablet.

He had a lot of work to do that day and on top of that, there was an important meeting that he couldn't miss tomorrow.

Terence barely had any time to sleep or rest for the past few days. If it was up to him, he would rather spend his time with Carla. And so, that was what he did.

The moment Terence spoke up, Carla immediately looked up. Terence walked towards her.

He moved aside to give her space on the couch. When she settled down, he handed her a folder. Then, he started to talk calmly, "You should take a look at these houses I chose for you.

If you don't care about your brother's safety and whether he's taken by the kidnappers, you can still refuse me and go back to your fingernail-sized house."

Carla felt awkward so she coughed to disguise her embarrassment. She opened the folder and found that there were seven or eight apartments for her to choose. Her eyes went a little wide when she noticed that the smallest one was 134 square meters.

"I think you should decide this. You can just pick one for us. I don't have the money, so I'll owe you this as a debt. I'll pay you as soon as I earn some money." Carla placed the folder back on Terence's hand. Since Terence chose the apartments himself, Carla was certain that they were safe enough and the road leading to the school would be safe as well. For her, there was nothing much to think about.

Terence lifted his head up and raised his eyebrows, "The money to be used is from the rent of the shop so you don't need to pay. This money is your reward to begin with. You have the right to use it."

Carla took her eyes off Terence and meekly nodded. She realized that she shouldn't pretend to be strong for Sean's sake. The kid had gone through a lot of pain already.

Although in her defense, she didn't know those kidnappers' underlying despicable intentions.

Carla thought that they were just human traffickers randomly choosing Sean because he was alone and easy to handle, so she didn't think too much of the whole kidnapping.

However, Terence had no intention of telling her the truth. He had his own plans. If he could use this situation to keep this lovely kitten that always tried to push him away with her claws, it would be very enjoyable.

"Terence, the things that happened today..." Carla attempted to speak.

"That's enough. I'm sorry, but I don't want to hear any of that. I don't need you to thank me again and again," Terence cut in before Carla could finish what she was saying. He took the folder, placed it on the table and opened it to a page marked by a pen.

"If you want to express your gratitude, then listen to me and move out as soon as possible. The apartment would be decorated really nicely. I will have it overhauled quickly and even have some furniture placed. It won't take too long. In the meantime, you should stay at the hotel!"

Terence looked at Carla, the woman looked really pretty. She was frightened earlier and now wore obedience on her face.

Carla adjusted herself on the sofa. Her pale arms hugged her knees, then she placed her face on top of them. She stared at nowhere and remained quiet. Terence thought that she looked like a white kitten.

Soon enough, the little kitten moved.

Carla didn't know what Terence was thinking. But she had make up her mind about what she was going to do.

She inched closer to Terence with shy and lazy eyes. Then, she rested her head on top of his thighs and comfortably laid down. From there, she looked up to see his face.

Terence looked down at her and stroked her face gently.

"Sleepy? Do you want me to take you to the bed?" Terence softly asked her.

"No, just wait a minute,"

Carla said and closed her eyes, enjoying the brief calmness.

There had been so many changes in the past few days that she hadn't felt secured and protected like this in a long time.

"Terence, do you... Do you still really like me?"

Carla asked with her eyes closed. She clearly felt her heartbeat raced as soon as she spoke.