Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 286 Allen's Critical Condition

"Carla, Father is in a critical condition right now and every member of our family are all here to take

care of him. So I think you have to wait a few days if you want to go back,"

Noah said in a calm and collected tone. Then, he threw the bloodstained apple into the garbage can All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.

and pressed on his wound with a piece of tissue.

He continued, "If you're really bored, I'll ask the doctor to examine your injury tomorrow. If the doctor

says you can leave the hospital, you can go back to my residence first."

He took another apple to peel when his wound stopped bleeding.

"My home is close to the hospital. If anything unexpected happened to Father, you could come over

here easily," Noah said while he carefully peeled the apple this time.

As a matter of fact, Carla didn't care much about the things that Noah had just said. She had been

worrying about something else. She bit her lower lip a little, sat up straight, looked at him and said,

"Noah, I want you to discuss something with Father and Mother, would that be okay?"

"What's wrong?" Noah asked while he continued to peel the apple.

Carla hesitated for a while, then she looked down and said, "Father and Mother... They want me to

marry you. But I know I'm not the kind of girl that you like. You like mature and considerate women

such as Julie."

It took a few moments before Carla could continue speaking. "Noah, can you go and tell Father and

Mother that you don't want to marry me?"

Noah took a small plate beside him, slowly cut the apple into smaller pieces and gave her one of them.

Then he said, "Father and Mother had already told me about this. I know that they don't trust me. So

they want me to marry you, then I can be Hua family's son-in-law." He forced a smile then he sighed

while he said, "After all, I'm not their biological son. Technically, I'm an outsider so they're not that

convinced to hand over such a large company to me."

Upon hearing what he had to say, Carla also exhaled deeply before she ate the fruit.

"I think Father and Mother has a tendency to overthink things. You're a trustworthy person. If I were

them, I would choose to believe you," Carla stated with determination.

Noah looked at her with a warm smile and said, "But not everyone trusts me as much as you do."

Carla returned the smile and they sat in silence for a while. After a few moments, Noah stated, "I

thought of a solution just now. I think the only way to reassure Father is if we got engaged first. We

could just act for a while to make him happy until everything about the inheritance had been settled.

After a while, you can resume your relationship with Terence."

Upon hearing Noah's words, Carla became a little relieved. After all, the only thing she cared about

was to be with Terence.

She nodded as she responded, "Right, this is the only way that we can make Father and ourselves

happy."

When he noticed that Carla had finished a piece of apple, Noah gave her another one and said with a

smile, "You should eat more. The doctor asked you to eat more fruits so you can have more nutrients in

your body. That way, you can recover faster."

Carla took the piece of apple that he gave her and looked at him with some embarrassment. She then

said, "Noah, I'm sorry. Did I do something out of the line when I haven't regained my memory?"

She was ashamed to think about her thoughts and actions when her brain was still impaired.

"What do you mean? Are you talking about the time when you said that you liked me a few days ago?"

Noah asked with a smile. In reality, he didn't think that it was hard to say that out loud. After all, he was

completely aware that what she said at that time was not from her real heart.

When she heard Noah's question, Carla immediately looked down and then nodded slightly.

"Carla, as a matter of fact, I really like you. So when you said that you liked me, I was really surprised

but delighted. But I know who you really love so I won't force you to love me. Do you understand me?"

Noah explained.

He reached out his one hand in an attempt to hold her hand but he stopped midway.

She had regained her memory now. She was no longer the Carla who leaned on him, the Carla who

liked him. He felt a little sad since the happiness that he felt was cut too short.

Carla heard the pain and sadness in his voice no matter how much he tried to hide it. She raised her

head to look at him. She wanted to comfort him but the only thing she could say was, "Noah..."

Noah forced a smiled while he said, "Carla, I saved you once and you also saved my life. Now, we

don't owe each other anything. But we're still sworn friends. Last time I saved you, it wasn't forced. I

wasn't asking for anything in return. I just did that because I wanted to, because I care about you. So

when you saved me, to say that I was touched was an understatement. I think our relationship had

already exceeded beyond acquaintances."

Noah looked at her sincerely, then he continued, "I would never want to do anything that would hurt

you. And it's not just because you're my friend, but it's because you're Carla. Not only are you my

savior, but you're also my father's only biological daughter."

Then, Noah cast his gaze on the floor while he breathed deeply.

In the past, he did a lot of unpleasant things to her. He lied to her and tried to control her. He was even

close to killing her.

But the only thing that he didn't lie about was his love for her.

He loved her. It was as simple as that but the circumstances that had been brought between them was

not that simple. For the longest time, he had tried to deceive her that he didn't love her. And for so long,

it worked. He even made himself believe that his feelings for her were superficial. However, he couldn't

go on lying anymore. There was no denying that what he felt for Carla was love and nothing else.

He continued, "At first, I didn't want to tell you. After all, I knew that you like Terence. But I know now

that one can't hide his or her love for so long."

Noah smiled a little once again while he said, "I don't want to keep lying to you but I also don't want to

put pressure on you. So just follow your heart. Don't think about my feelings. You could continue to love

Terence and be with him. I won't get in your way. Am I making sense right now?"

Touched by his words, Carla couldn't help but lean forward and put her arms around his neck.

Then she said, "Noah, I'm sorry. I really had no idea...I didn't know. I would like for us to be just the

same, like always..."

Carla could actually feel his sincerity which made her heart ache a little for him.

She began to blame herself. She was sorry for what she did when her brain and memory were

impaired. What she did to him for the past few days was insensitive. Perhaps, it only gave him more

stress.

Noah then embraced her and lightly patted her on the back. He said softly, "Remember, you never

need to say sorry to me. Whatever you do, I won't be mad at you. Because you're the only one who's

willing to support me in spite of others' objections. I will forever cherish such a silly girl."

Noah could finally smile without forcing himself. Then, he continued, "You could treat me as your family,

or a friend whom you occasionally think of and want to talk with. As long as I can accompany you, I'm

willing to be anyone or anything just for you."

Suddenly, Noah felt that Carla had begun to cry. He leaned backward to look at her, then he gently

wiped her tears. He soothingly said, "Don't cry. I don't want to make you cry."

When Carla didn't stop crying, he continued, "For you, and also for Father, I'll protect the Hua family

and the Hua Group! Don't cry, okay?"

Carla finally exhaled deeply and nodded. She didn't know what to say or what to do. She just felt

distressed.

In fact, if Noah was a little aggressive with her, she would have felt better. If only he screamed at her or

blamed her, but his kindness and gentleness made her more distressed and to be honest, a little guilty.

She didn't know if she deserved to have Noah in her life.

Maybe Noah was not kind enough to other people but in her eyes, he was perfect.

Soon enough, evening came.

Carla was sleepy but she couldn't sleep at all. There were too much in her mind and in her heart.

That night, when she was finally able to sleep, she was awakened by various noises coming from the

outside.

She got up and was planning to ask what happened.

But before she was able to do so, someone came into her ward.

"Carla, follow me upstairs," a voice that she recognized as Noah's said.

Noah was wearing a solemn face when he came in. He helped her get into the wheelchair and then

pushed her out of the ward.

"Noah? What's wrong?"

Seeing his serious face, Carla asked nervously.

"Father... he's about to leave us Carla," Noah answered in a low voice. They quickly reached the

elevator.

Carla didn't expect for such a moment to come so soon. She was surprised, upset, and grief-stricken

all at the same time.

She saw a lot of people standing outside of Allen's ward but she didn't know most of them. When Noah

pushed her wheelchair past them, they all greeted him.

As soon as they entered the ward, she saw Andrea crying hysterically beside Allen's hospital bed.

York and Tristan stood beside her. Bonnie was also there and she was also crying.

"York, Tristan, Bonnie, please leave the room for now..." Noah told them while he pushed Carla's

wheelchair towards the bed.

Once the three of them had left the room, Allen who was lying lifeless in the bed turned his eyes to

Carla.

At that moment, Allen couldn't speak at all. He looked at Carla and then he turned to Noah. Lastly, he

turned his gaze towards Andrea and the sides of his lips slowly curled into a smile for a few seconds.

After all, Andrea and Allen had been living together for several decades. Even if he didn't get a chance

to do so, Andrea knew what Allen wanted to say.

She tried really hard to stop crying and then she stood up. She took Carla's and Noah's hands and put

their hands together.

She breathed deeply before speaking, "...... Carla, Noah, your father hopes that you can make the

engagement as soon as possible. This is his last wish." After which, Andrea lost her composure once

again and she broke down and cried.

She held their hands together tightly and then turned to look at Carla.

"Carla, will you help your father fulfill his last wish, please?"