Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 287 The Funeral (Part One)

Carla had her eyes fixed on Allen who was lying on the bed. He was so weak that it seemed like he

would pass away the next second. Upon realizing this, all kinds of feelings welled up in her heart.

There was so much sorrow in the room which almost drove her crazy. If she could, she would escape

from there and put aside all the responsibilities that she was supposed to bear as the only heir of the

Hua family.

She didn't care if the family was having a crisis. It had nothing to do with her. She didn't want to be

involved in this chaos.

She just wanted to go back and be with Terence, living a free and peaceful life with him. With Terence,

there were no worries, no pressure, and no pain. She knew that Terence would always be her hero and

save her from any troubles and miseries.

However, fate brought her back to the Hua family, forcing her to face all of these problems by herself.

It was true that it allowed her to meet her biological father after years of being separated. She should

be happy. But how could she be when upon meeting him, he was on his deathbed? What was worse,

he was even asking her to marry a man she didn't love. There was no way that she would want to, but

since it was his final will, she couldn't find any reason good enough to refuse.

After a few seconds of silence, Carla said, "Of course, Father. I will marry Noah."

She promised against her will while she closed her eyes and quietly exhaled deeply.

Upon hearing what she said, Allen finally closed his eyes in relief.

A few seconds after, a string of beeps came out of the ECG monitor, indicating that Allen's heart had

stopped beating.

It took everybody in the room several seconds to realize what just happened. Then, Andrea couldn't

control her tears anymore. The poor widow was overwhelmed by raging waves of sorrow. But Carla just

closed her eyes tightly. She didn't feel the impulse to cry even if she tried to force herself to.

News about Allen's death spread far and wide really fast.

Then, three days after, a funeral was held for him.

There were quite a lot of people that came to the service. Carla couldn't tell how many they were

because most of them was a stranger to her.

The funeral procession consisted of lines of women and men. All of them wore black suits and a white

corsage fastened on each of their chests. They all looked solemn and respectful throughout the journey

to the cemetery.

As the oldest child of Allen, Noah led the procession and took the main responsibility to perform the

necessary functions.

Since only a few people knew about Carla and she was still recovering, her job was to simply be there.

Meanwhile, she noticed that among Allen's several children, Bonnie was the one that cried the most.

Carla thought that it was a solid proof that she must have been Allen's favorite one.

But Carla herself couldn't manage to shed a tear or two. Her vision was filled with black suits and white

flowers. It seemed like black and white were the only colors left in the world, which made her feel a little

upset. Aside from that, she didn't have any other emotions. Not to mention, the absence of her urge to

cry.

After a while, Carla was sent back home

before the funeral was officially over.

She was still weak and it was too hard for her to stay until the end of the ceremony.

She was very glad they sent her back though. Because honestly, she just felt uncomfortable in the

presence of so many strangers.

Carla had been living in Noah's house since she was discharged from the hospital. Even though

Andrea's company might make her feel better if she chose to stay in the Hua family's mansion, Bonnie

and Tristan were there too.

Although they were technically her sister and brother, she didn't think that they would get along with

each other very well. There was no denying that she had an unpleasant history with them.

So she ended up living in Noah's house at that moment.

Noah had moved out of the Hua family since a long time ago. But recently, he had to spend nights at

the family mansion because he had to take care of the funeral affairs.

He didn't want to leave Carla alone, so he hired two maids to take care of her.

At that moment, Carla was sitting on the sofa by herself in the living room. The sun had gone down

while she looked through the French windows into the dark sky. But she was in no mood to enjoy the

peaceful night. She somehow recalled the days when her foster parents died many years ago.

Sean was still a little boy at that time. Since she herself was too young to perform the funeral affairs,

some elder relatives came to help her. But she had to put herself together and try her best to offer

some help even though she was extremely devastated on the inside.

But she knew that her small foster family was not as powerful and rich as the Hua family.

They could only give her parents a simple funeral.

That night, Noah didn't come back to his house, just like the previous nights before that.

It was only until afternoon on the next day that he returned.

When Noah stepped into the living room, he saw Carla while she was reading a book on the sofa and

at the same time, keeping her injured leg raised.

"Oh Noah, you're back,"

Carla stated while she closed her book. She saw Noah approaching her with a small smile. "How is

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"Don't worry. The whole ceremony was almost over when you left. Everything is fine," Noah replied

while he poured water into a glass. Then he asked with concern as he sat opposite her, "You must be

tired yesterday. Are you feeling any better?"