Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 161 The Only Chance

Carla instinctively took a step back, hiding the suitcase behind.

Terence stood at the door, wearing a pair of dark sunglasses. His handsome face frowned when he

saw the suitcase.

"Mr. Terence, you're here! "

Hearing the noise, Hasen's wife immediately pulled her back. "Carla, sit back. Let's talk later."

When Hasen saw Terence coming, he stood up and tidied his clothes. Lynn also stood up and looked

to the door.

Lynn was drinking her glass of water, and when Terence entered the room, she was startled and nearly

choked.

Her mother shot her a fierce look and Lynn immediately put her hand over her mouth.

Lynn had assumed that Terence must have been some short fat man, otherwise, how could he fall in

love with Carla?

However, the moment she laid eyes on him, she was stunned at how handsome, tall, and elegant he

was. She couldn't believe her eyes.

Never before had she seen a man like that. Dignified and graceful.

"Mr. Terence, I've heard a lot about you. Please, have a seat," said Hasen as he stepped forward to

pull the chair out for him.

Terence sat down and glanced around without removing his sunglasses. He frowned and said, "Let's

cut to the chase. What do you want?"

His aloof attitude intimidated the family of three.

He thought when Carla asked him out for lunch, it would be just the two of them.

But when he came in and saw the others he was disappointed.

One thing that really had irritated him

was that Carla was apparently going to leave as she had a suitcase with her. 'Where was she going?'

She didn't even try to make things work. Instead, she decided to leave without even telling him.

Terence's anger mounted.

"Waiter, serve the dishes quickly." Hasen went to call the waiter and then sat down facing Terence.

"Mr. Terence, I'm Carla's uncle. That's my wife and this is my daughter Lynn. We didn't want to bother

you. But thinking of my daughter's future, I had no choice but to ask for your help. Mr. Terence, you're

close to Carla. So please, can you help us?"

said Hasen while looking at his daughter like a worried father would.

These days parents were trying every possible means to get their children into the best universities to

carve them a brighter future.

The An family had high power in JA City. If Terence agreed to help, Lynn could go to any university she

wanted.

So, they made a great effort to come to JA City and meet him personally.

Whether he would agree to help or not at least, they could say that they had tried.

"Mr. Terence, my daughter Lynn is very hardworking. But the entrance to JA University is very

demanding. She couldn't make it with her entrance exam. We've tried every other possible means, and

now we have no choice but to ask you—"

said Hasen with a worried expression. Then he continued, "If JA University is asking for too much, then

the Medical University of JA will also work. My only wish is to give my daughter a good future."

Then he looked up at Terence imploringly.

"It wouldn't be difficult to do," said Terence casually. He lit a cigarette and puffed. "But why should I help

you?"

It would indeed be a piece of cake to achieve. All that Terence would have to do was just say the word,

and it would be done. The An family was very influential in JA City.

The moment Terence put the question to him, Hasen and his wife looked at each other nervously, their

hearts tightened, and they glanced at Carla who was sitting quietly.

Judging from his tone, it seemed that Terence didn't have such close ties with Carla as they had initially

thought.

Hasen's wife tugged at Carla's clothes under the table signaling for her to say something for them.

Carla knew that Terence was pretending to put on airs. He wanted her to give in.

But she didn't want to be involved in any of this, because that would mean that she would have to owe

Terence a favor in return.

But her uncle came to her in person putting her in a very difficult position.

"Carla?" Hasen called out her name in a low voice because she wasn't helping out at all.

Carla heaved a deep sigh and stood up and walked to Terence.

Nobody dared to sit at the seat next to Terence.

So Carla pulled the chair out beside him and sat down. She poured him a cup of tea.

"Since my uncle and aunt have traveled such a long way please help them, for my sake," said Carla in

a soft voice while serving him the cup of tea.

Terence looked at her from behind his sunglasses, his mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything. He

continued to puff on his cigarette.

Carla frowned. Was he done with pretending?

"Smoking is bad for your health," said Carla while taking the cigarette from his fingers and putting it out

in the ashtray.

Terence frowned.

Her brazen action made Hasen and his wife gasp. They were appalled by Carla's behavior. Besides,

what was wrong with him smoking? Smoking wasn't prohibited in this area.

At that moment, Rainer cleared his throat and stepped forward.

"Miss Carla, I'm not sure if you are aware that Mr. Terence has a rule about helping? He can only help

people out once, and there will be no second time. If you ask him to help this time you are using your

very own opportunity. Are you sure you want to do that?"

As soon as he finished, Hasen and his wife looked at Carla nervously.

'What kind of rule is that?' Carla thought as she was about to ask.

She had never heard of it before.

"Carla— Please!" Lynn implored in a soft voice, afraid that she may not help them.

Then she suddenly realized why Rainer said that. It was to avoid them asking for help again.

What made Carla bitterly disappointed was that Hasen's family expected Carla to give them her only

opportunity for help.

Other than her deceased parents, nobody truly cared for her. Human relationships were truly phony

and fragile.

"Drink the tea before it gets cold," said Carla as she pushed the cup closer to him.

When Hasen and his wife saw that Carla had not given up on trying just yet, they felt much relief.

Terence slowly lifted his hand and took the cup from her, asking with a smile, "Are you sure about this?

If you need my help next time, there will be none."

" Yes, I'm sure. They're my uncle and aunt which means they're my family. For the sake of my

deceased mother I have to help them,"

said Carla as she looked at them.

The couple looked down, feeling ashamed.

When Carla was busy preparing her mothers' funeral arrangements, neither of them picked up the

phone to call her and offer their help.

Now Carla had used her only opportunity offered to her for help in the future on her cousin, Lynn.

They realized how selfish they were.

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"Okay!" Terence laughed and drank the tea. "Within one month you'll have good news. I'm leaving

now."

Then he stood up and strode outside not even looking at the various dishes on the table.

"Mr. Terence! Please have lunch with us before you leave," Hasen called out excitedly. He was

beaming with joy, as Terence agreed to help them.

Terence didn't hear as he had already left the room.

The moment Terence left, Carla stood up and bid farewell to her uncle. "Since you have what you

wished for I am going as well."

"Carla, why are you in such a hurry? Stay and have lunch with us," requested Hasen as he frowned.

Carla ignored them and walked outside with her suitcase.

It was such an embarrassing moment. Now Terence knew that she was planning to leave.

Things just happened. They were, after all her relatives, and it would seem ruthless not to help them.

It was midday.

Carla left the restaurant where her uncle was and planned to find another one to eat at. She wouldn't

be able to swallow a single bite in there with the Hasen family.

"Where are you going? Leaving home like that? Are you going back to BH City?"

said Terence looking at Carla who was striding ahead with a suitcase. He was still wearing the

sunglasses and was leaning against a blue Porsche casually with one hand in his pocket.