Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 352 Carla's Trick (Part One)

At that moment, Carla was actually just sitting motionlessly on a swing hidden under the shade.

And right next to her were four bottles of water.

If you were to think that she would actually run all those twenty laps all by herself, then you would be

completely mistaken.

You should never ever look down on a girl like Carla!

She was well aware that her leg would most probably give in after running even just ten laps, let alone

twenty laps.

For that reason, she figured out a way to avoid going through all that suffering. As the old proverb went,

"Money makes the mare go."

She was able to find a girl whose frame was just like hers, with the intention of having that girl wear her

coat and run a handful of those laps in her stead.

She was under the assumption that the people who wanted to torment her, Bonnie, most especially,

wouldn't have such keen eyesight to see her face clearly. Bonnie's office was a bit of a ways from the

track, so Carla was quite certain that she couldn't possibly notice that she wasn't really the one running.

When that girl finished running fifteen laps around the track, Carla thought that it was enough.

Getting up from the swing, Carla waved at the girl and called, "Come over here, Miss! Thank you very

much for doing this for me! You should drink some water first!"

Then, she promptly took out all of the cash she had on her pocket and told the girl, "Here's the money I

promised you. This is all the cash I have on me right now. And I left my cellphone at home. Just leave

me your contact info, and I'll transfer the rest of the payment to your account later when I get home!"

The deal they had, which was one hundred for every single lap, would, of course, be quite an enticing

offer for a lot of people.

But in regards to her well-being, all that money was just a trifling matter.

She was now down to the last five laps thanks to the help of the girl she found. So, she thought that

she'd better start running and finish the last five laps herself. Else, she was worried that she wouldn't

be so convincing when she pretended that she had actually ran all those twenty laps.

With that in mind, she grabbed the coat, put it on, and started running along the track. After one lap,

she saw a figure approaching her. However, she still continued running and ignored it.

"Carla!"

Noah called out as he ran up to her to stop her from running all those tiresome laps.

Grabbing Carla's shoulders with both of his hands, he asked her, "What the hell are you doing here?

Are you out of your mind? Why would you bother listening to what Bonnie said and run here?! I've

always thought that you were a smart girl. Why didn't you be smart this time and inform me about it

right away? I could've helped you out. You didn't have to go through this."

There wasn't even a need for Carla to feign being tired even though she had only run one lap around

the track. Considering the fact that she hadn't been exercising for much too long, even after just half a

lap, she was actually feeling so worn out already.

As a result, after running around the track once, she was already sweating profusely, and she could

feel her legs cramping.

Trying to catch her breath, she looked up at Noah. All that physical exertion made her speech rather

fragmented. "But the manager... told me to run...run twenty laps... around this track, and I...I have to

obey...my superior's orders.

And I...I just came...to the Sales Department. If...if I don't do as she says...right away, how...how will

I...be able to continue...staying here...in the future?"

Noah helped her stay upright and lent her a hand in walking slowly for a bit. When she was finally done

catching her breath, he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer to his chest.

With his eyebrows deeply knitted, he asked, "Even so, why didn't you call me right away?"

He glanced at her and noticed that she had become pale-faced. The fact that she didn't want to turn to NôvelDrama.Org content rights.

him even though she was in such a difficult situation saddened him.

Carla's leg was still in so much pain, making it rather hard for her to move around. Because of that, she

had no choice but to lean into Noah's arms, and she exclaimed, "Bonnie confiscated my cellphone, and

I couldn't remember your phone number..."

The second he heard the reason why she couldn't do it, the sadness Noah felt instantly turned into

anger directing at Bonnie. With a grim look on his face, he brought Carla back to the office building and

let her take a break in the staff lounge for the meantime. After that, he proceeded to head over to his

office.

After being left alone, Carla was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. She leisurely enjoyed a cup of

tea as she leaned back on the chair.

She felt much more comfortable when the cramps went away after a while of resting her legs. In any

case, it was not like she really ran all of those laps herself, so it wasn't something she couldn't handle.

Knowing that Bonnie intended to inflict suffering on her, she figured that she could take advantage of

the situation, turning it to one where she could benefit even more.

She thought, 'First, I could make Noah worry about my condition, and in turn, he would most definitely

give Bonnie a piece of his mind for hurting me. In the end, Bonnie will wind up feeling attacked and

jealous over the fact that Noah is on my side. And most importantly, I could gain Noah's trust even

better if I successfully pull it off.'

Meanwhile, as all of those random thoughts were running through Carla's head, the atmosphere inside

the president's office wasn't as light as that of the staff lounge.

Bonnie silently stood in front of Noah, bowing her head as he furiously lashed out at her.

"Bonnie, why can't you understand the position that you're in?

The two of us, we both have been adopted by the Hua family. So, why are you still hell-bent on

persecuting Mother's biological daughter? You're getting way ahead of yourself! With what you're acting

right now, you're only looking for trouble! Don't you see what you're doing?"

Noah said in a low and surly voice, trying hard to control his anger.

Then he went on and added, "If you know where you stand, stop being so hard-headed and getting

jealous of other people all the time. That way, Mother won't stop loving you and I, myself, will be kind to

you as well! But right now, to be honest with you, you're just making me and Mother resent you even

more. Do you understand that?"

Unable to take it anymore and feeling so repulsed, Bonnie raised her head and retorted, "Noah, aren't

you aware of the reason why I'm always pushing her around?

Yes, I know that full well. Both of us are just adoptive children, so don't you think we should be on the

same page regarding this? Am I wrong to think that?