Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 546 Things Change, But Love Goes on

"Alright. But if you can, please try to get back home early so you can spend some time with my father.

In spite of everything that happened in the past, you're still his daughter-in-law,"

Terence flatly remarked.

Even though Edmund had never really been fond of Carla, it was time that he changed his attitude

toward her as she was now the mother of his dear granddaughter. How hard could it be if it was for

Sally's sake?

Even after all of the time he spent with Lucy by his side, Terence never really had any feelings for her

whatsoever. Their marriage was just a way to cover up everything that happened and to help Terence

forget about Carla completely.

Edmund might not have mentioned it even once, but that didn't necessarily mean that he wasn't aware

of the truth.

Now that Carla had returned, it was about time that everything finally went back to the way it was

before.

"Okay, I'll try to come back as soon as I can," Carla answered. At that moment, she couldn't help but

remember the time when Edmund and Eunice humiliated her in front of everyone. Even after four

years, it was still making her feel uneasy.

Sean played with Sally all afternoon, wanting to be a good uncle to her. As Sally sat on the swing, he

stood behind her to make sure she didn't get hurt. After that, he played basketball as Sally watched.

Sally was running after Sean all the time as though she was his shadow. It was their first time meeting

each other but she couldn't help herself from getting fascinated by this uncle of hers.

And then it was finally time for him to go. Sean gave Sally a great big hug before leaving the Seaview

Villa with Carla.

Before they left, Carla asked one of the servants to take a photo of the four of them together--herself,

Terence, Sean and Sally.

After having their photo taken, Nathan proceeded to drive Carla and Sean to a business hotel.

In just a while, they arrived at their destination and went inside together.

Sean would have come to Carla's place yesterday if Noah wasn't about to have a meeting this morning.

He delayed his plan so he could come with Noah, which was more convenient.

By the time they got there, Noah still wasn't done with his meeting. But in spite of that, he immediately

walked out of the room the second his assistant informed him about their arrival.

When he got out of the conference room, he saw the woman who was chatting with Sean in the

corridor. Left a bit dumbstruck, he wondered whether this was real or his brown eyes had only been

playing tricks on him.

It had been four long years since the last time he saw her. Because of that, he had been so down in the

dumps and dispirited during the past couple of years.

He decided to stay with the Hua family so he could protect her. So, when she disappeared, he almost

gave up and lost all hope.

It took a long time before he could pull himself together and started over again.

He somehow came to the realization that he shouldn't lose faith because of Carla's absence. Instead,

he should do what he could to protect the Hua family for her sake.

Sean promptly walked into his own room when he noticed Noah coming over. Right now, he knew that

the two of them had a lot of catching up to do, so he left them in the quiet corridor to give them a bit of

privacy.

He first met Noah when he was just ten years old. So, after a number of years of watching him, he

more or less had an idea what his sister thought of him.

It was true that Terence was the one who suffered the greatest blow when Carla went missing. That

being said, he was not the only one who was in so much pain.

Noah, not to mention his mother, was also consumed with sadness.

"Noah..."

Carla called out to him as she walked closer, with a gleaming smile on her face.

"Carla!"

Noah cried out as he frantically paced toward her and tightly held her in his arms. "My mom told me

that you came back and I couldn't really believe it at first. But now that I've seen you with my very own

eyes, I'm so glad that you're here!"

It had been so long, so Noah couldn't control his emotions and was shivering a little. "I never really

believed that you were dead. But one year went by, two years... no one was able to find you, so I was

almost at my wit's end..."

With her eyes welling up with tears, Carla gave him a pat on the shoulder as she tried to calm him

down, "Noah, I'm back. I sincerely appreciate all of the things you've done all these years. God only

knows what could have happened to the Hua family as well as the Hua Group if it weren't for you being

there! So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you very much."

"Hey, there's no need for you to thank me. You... You are like a sister to me, and the Hua family is

where I belong! It's just right that I should protect my own family as the eldest son,"

Noah replied, stammering in the middle of what he was saying. For a brief moment there, he was so

close to letting his real thoughts slip, but fortunately, he hadn't said it out loud.

The way that he usually was, Noah wouldn't really fall in love with anybody so quickly. And it should go

without saying that he also wouldn't forget the person he loved so easily.

Truth be told, he loved Carla so much back then. And even after four years, he truly loved her still.

But for things to get better, he had no choice but to try to move on. So, he ended up marrying Julie to

make his mother happy.

Despite knowing what was going on in his mind, Julie had never blamed him for it.

The reason for that was because deep inside her heart, she knew that if it weren't for Carla, she never

would have had the chance to be Noah's girlfriend, let alone his wife and his child's mother.

With that in mind, as Noah's wife, she could understand completely how he felt about Carla.

At the end of day, she was the reason why he became a much better husband than he ever was

before.

"Noah, don't worry about it! My life has actually been going great these past few years, and I'm certain

that it's gonna get even better from now on. I'll be living my life to the fullest, so you won't have to worry

about me anymore."

Carla dried the tears in her eyes as a smile crept onto her face.

A lot of things had changed since then.

But she was truly grateful for everything, for people who loved and cared about her. She was quite

contented with the relationship she shared with Noah right now.

With Carla still in his arms, Noah smiled at her and said, "Callie, I only wish all the best for you in this

life. Even though I may not be the one for you, knowing that you're happy is more than enough.

But I'm gonna give Terence a warning! If he fails to protect you again next time, I'm going to kill him

myself. Just wait and see!"

Upon telling her that, Noah finally let go of her.

Tears still kept on dripping on Carla's face, but those words Noah just blurted out made her chuckle a

bit. "Okay, I'll make sure that message gets to him."

Everyone knew that what happened four years ago wasn't Terence's fault. That unfortunate event was

completely out of anybody's hands.

Be that as it may, as her husband, Terence should do everything in his power to keep her safe.

Later that afternoon, Noah went on his way back to HA City along with Sean.

His exam date was close, so Sean couldn't really afford to be playing around too much. If it weren't for

that, he would have stayed in JA City for a couple of days more.

Upon seeing Sean and Noah off, Carla headed straight back to the Seaview Villa.

Since she was away for some time, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Edmund had already arrived.

Before she even went inside, she could already hear Edmund's loud laughter from a distance.

"Mom! You're back home, mom!"

The moment she saw her mom walk in, Sally quickly jumped out of Edmund's lap and darted toward

Carla.

The smile on Edmund's face faded away a little when he saw Carla come in.

Never could he have imagined that this woman would be able to make it through such a catastrophic

event and even end up bringing him quite a lovely granddaughter.

"Hello, Carla,"

Edmund was the first to greet her.

Smiling politely at him, she held Sally's hand and walked toward Edmund.

"Hello, Father."

"I'm so glad that you were able to come back safely!"

Edmund gave her a nod before going on and saying, "Now that you're back, why don't you come to our

place so you can have dinner with us one of these days? After all, we are family. Let's have a

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Upon telling her that, Terence walked over toward him and handed him some documents.

Sally had already turned three, so it was just about time for her to enter kindergarten. That was actually

the reason why Edmund came here today—to get the documents that he would need to include Sally's

name on the official family register.

"Dad, I've got here all the papers you're going to need. And I also had Sally's birth certificate done as

well," Terence informed his father.

As the head of the family, Edmund was the one who was supposed to take care of things like this.

Since Terence's two older brothers already had their own nuclear family, they were no longer included

in the official list with their father. Being the youngest of the siblings, Terence remained, unlike the other

two. It was one of the traditions of the An family.

That was the reason why Edmund was the one who had to handle Sally's registration.

"Okay, just let me take care of everything. When you visit your grandpa tomorrow, ask him to have a

name picked out for Sally. Anyway, Sally is just a nickname for now. So, please let me know what her

real name is going to be when you get back!"

Edmund had broken into a smile as he grabbed the documents Terence was handing over to him. This

was the day he had been looking forward to for too long. This moment might have been so long

overdue, but everything was still worthwhile in the end.

Not only was Carla able to return safely, but she had also given him a precious three-year-old

granddaughter!

For now, the first thing he had to take care of was adding the little girl into his family

register!