Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 223 The Truth Was About To Emerge

Johnny was also invited by Marcus to go to NF days before.

Naturally, he wouldn't risk to go unless he would benefit from it greatly.

Carla went back to the Seaview Villa.

When Terence was away, she could never get used to being alone.

Even after a week, she still couldn't get used to it.

Although they talked on the phone everyday to make sure that he was okay, her heart was still worried

and she still had nightmares every night.

She knew that she was overthinking and that there was nothing to worry about because Terence was

not an ordinary person and he had bodyguards that would follow him all the time. Rainer and Nathan

were also with him twenty-four seven.

Even with that, she still made sure to pay special attention to the news there every day. When news

about crimes popped up, she couldn't help but think about Terence.

The more she cared, the more worried she got.

Carla was now fully experiencing it.

One day, Noah invited her to go out and to attend an opening ceremony of a new department store. He

had a few free gift cards with him so he invited Carla to buy whatever she liked.

Carla agreed to go. She didn't really need to buy stuff but she wanted to keep her mind occupied with

something else.

However, she ended up just thinking about Terence and Sean who were the two most important people

in her life. She didn't want to lose any of them.

"Carla..."

Noah greeted her as soon as he saw her get out of the car.

Carla said something to her bodyguard and walked over to Noah while smiling. "Noah! I thought you

left already!"

"I did went back yesterday but I just came back to JA City last night," Noah explained while looking at

Carla. "What's wrong? You don't look so good."

Carla just shook her head and said while lowering her eyes, "It's nothing. I don't know. I can't sleep

properly recently."

"Really? Is it because Terence is away?" Noah asked while smiling gently.

Carla cleared her throat and looked at him, a little surprised. "Noah, how did you know?"

They kept on chatting with each other while walking inside.

"I'm also a businessman; that's why I know things. Besides, the Hua family has a good business

relationship with the An family, so it's only natural that I know," Noah explained while they were walking

into a newly-opened boutique shop.

While picking some clothes, Carla asked, "Noah, have you been there before?"

Noah answered while helping her. "Yes, I've been there for a month and I got robbed twice. Try this Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

one. This is nice."

"What?"

Carla shouted out loud. She was surprised to hear that from Noah. She thought that the comments

online were only exaggerated.

"You don't have to worry. The AJ Group has a good reputation in business. It can even surpass the Hua

family. Besides, they have a joint corporation with the local government. Whenever they go out, they

are always under the government's protection."

Noah laughed when he saw that she was becoming anxious. He decided to reassure her. "I got robbed

last time because I was alone. Normally, they don't rob a group of people."

Carla was relieved after hearing his explanation. She took the clothes that they picked and went inside

the fitting room.

When she got out from the fitting room, Noah's eyes brightened at the sight of her wearing a new outfit.

He nodded approvingly and said, "Nice. You should wear that! It suits you well."

Carla looked into the mirror and found that she looked chic and pretty.

She liked it, so she grabbed her purse and went to pay for it, but Noah stopped her.

"I have a free gift card. The department store gave it to me, so please use this to buy that," Noah said

while handing the gift card to the shop assistant.

When she saw that Noah was really using a gift card, Carla decided not to decline his offer. She went

into the fitting room and changed back into the clothes that she was wearing before.

Then they decided to go into several other shops as well. Carla noticed that Noah only bought things

for her and not for himself.

Carla thanked repeatedly but Noah just brushed her away. He was only using the free gift cards that

were given to him by the department store. If Carla didn't spend it, someone else would.

It was not his money after all, so she didn't need to worry about it.

That evening, Carla treated Noah to dinner to repay his kindness.

On the following days, Noah kept on asking her out from time to time.

Carla couldn't refuse his invitation because they got along so well just like siblings. Noah knew her

relationship with Terence, so he kept a polite distance between them.

It was hard for her to find an excuse to refuse him.

Carla didn't have many friends. Violet was a close friend but was too busy dealing with her own

relationship so she didn't have time to see Carla.

With Noah's company and comfort, Carla felt less lonely.

Soon, half a month passed since Terence left for work.

She used to contact Terence once a day, but as time went by she only got the chance to call him every

other day. After a while, it got even harder to contact him because he got very busy.

She could understand that it was all because of work, so she tried her best not to blame him.

Terence was a natural leader, so it was only expected that he had a lot of important things to deal with,

which made him unable to talk to her on the phone every day.

One morning, Carla asked the driver to drive her to the An's Manor to visit Nicholas.

Since Terence was not home, she should visit and take care of grandpa for him.

"Carla, it's so nice of you to visit me. I'm so happy that you're here. However, you don't have to bring

me gifts next time. I only need your company and not anything else," Nicholas said while smiling

broadly at Carla.

Carla looked at the various items on his shelf that was ranging from exquisite jewels to ancient

antiques. "I know, grandpa. But I still think I should bring something to show my respect to you."

"Carla, you are a really kind girl," Nicholas said. He found her amusing. He pointed to a chair beside

him and invited her to sit down.

Carla looked up as she saw a crystal clear emerald hanging on the ceiling and exclaimed, "Wow,

grandpa. What a beautiful gem! That must have been very expensive."

"Oh, I got that years ago. I acquired it accidentally. I remembered that when the gem was first found, it

was extremely popular. It was a very rare emerald of high quality. Many people paid a lot of money just

to get a small piece of it,"

Nicholas elaborated. Everything in this room must have history.

Carla remembered the ring that her father gave her. The color of it looked exactly the same with the

emerald on the ceiling.

"Really? Grandpa. Do you know if that gem was made into something else back then?" Carla asked

casually.

She didn't know anything about jewels, so she just asked out of curiosity.

Nicholas thought about it for a while and then said, "I remember that the Hua family took one piece and

made a set of jewels. Other than that, I don't really remember."

Carla was stunned after hearing that. She glanced at the gem and looked back at Nicholas.

"Grandpa, what did you say? The Hua family made a set of jewels with this?"

Carla asked.

She remembered that Andrea wore a necklace that was made out of the same gem when she met her

in the hospital in HA City. Was it a coincidence?

"Yes, I remember it clearly. I've known the Hua family for many years. I can't be wrong," said Nicholas.

He sensed that there was something bothering her because she looked a little uncomfortable. "Carla,

what's wrong?" he asked.

Nicholas didn't know her true identity because Terence never mentioned it to him. He didn't know that

talking about the Hua family would upset Carla.

"Oh, nothing, grandpa. I thought I saw it somewhere before. Maybe I was mistaken because I don't

know anything about jewels. Ah, grandpa, it's late. You should get some rest. I'll leave now."

Carla looked at time and realized that it was getting late. The doctor asked Nicholas to take some good

rest, so she shouldn't disturb him anymore.

"Alright, Carla, come and visit me again soon. You're always welcome here!" said Nicholas while

smiling gently.

When Carla got out of the North Yard, she was really upset.

Noah once asked her the most peculiar question that had she ever wonder who she really was. Carla

thought it was just a joke, until this very moment.

The ring that her father kept seemed to be related to the Hua family. What was the connection?

Maybe she was just overthinking.

But she had to find it out. She would get the ring and ask Nicholas to find a way to compare it with the

necklace that Andrea wore. If they came from the same gem, then...

it would only mean that the ring must be related to the Hua family!