Terence leaned against the door frame, smiling at his wife's antics. Carla refused to open the door for him. "Carla, it's already noon. It's time for you to come out for lunch!"
"Go ahead and eat lunch if you are hungry. You don't need to worry about me. I'll let the servant bring the food in later. I'll eat here in the room."
Carla was ready to push the door closed, but Terence stopped her.
"What? Are you still mad at me?"
Terence pushed his way into the room and saw his daughter sitting on the sofa. He turned to look at Carla and said, "Honey, let's have lunch first, okay? You can be mad at me later."
Carla looked at him before she turned to her daughter, "Sally, let's go. You're eating lunch with Mommy, okay?"
Sally immediately pushed herself off the sofa and reached out her little hand to Carla.
The family finished their lunch in a "harmonious" atmosphere.
Sally got full easily and went back to her own room after lunch. Terence and Carla remained at the table, and their cold feud continued.
Carla immediately put down her chopsticks and stood up after Sally left.
Seeing her get up, Terence also put his chopsticks down and followed her.
In the living room, Rainer and Nathan looked at each other and then looked away silently.
"Rainer, I'll stay here to watch. You should go and find Carol,"
Nathan said suddenly.
Rainer looked at him and said, "I told you. I don't like Carol that way. If you want to go, go by yourself!"
Nathan glanced at him coldly. "Are you a fool? The chances of meeting a girl who is so into you is slim to none. You can't miss your chance with her or you will regret it forever!"
He had been noticing how well Carol had treated Rainer these days.
As the older brother, Nathan didn't want his kid brother to miss such a good opportunity.
"Who is the silly man here? You love her. Why don't you go after her?"
Rainer fired back and looked away stubbornly. "Nathan, I know that Carol is a good girl. But I really don't have any feelings for her. But you love her. So you should be the one to pursue her."
"You..."
Rainer was too stubborn. Nathan was so angry that he gritted his teeth
dy with excitement and happiness.
"What? Really?" Terence looked at her belly. Suddenly, he realized something. He squatted and placed his cheek against her belly.
After feeling the slight movement inside, Terence's eyes lit up. He looked up at her and put his arms around her waist.
"Honey, the baby is kicking indeed!"
It was his first time to feel it. His handsome face was bright with surprise. He looked at her with a brilliant smile. "Honey, do you think it is because he felt his mother was unhappy?"
Carla, who was seething in anger moments ago, didn't know where her anger went.
When the baby stopped moving, Terence guessed that the little one must have tired himself out. He then stood up and held Carla's shoulders, saying, "Carla, look. Even the kid is trying to tell you not to remain angry at me. Let's stop arguing with each other, okay?
Let's go back to where we used to be. I promise it won't happen again. You can go wherever you want and I'll not oppose you, okay?"
Terence sighed softly and smiled at her.
At his sincere words, Carla raised his chin with one hand and said, "I'll remember your promise today, okay?"
"Of course. I'll promise you more things except the trip to Yu Sea City..." Terence repeated.
He planned for her to relax with this trip. But he didn't expect that everything would backfire and make her unhappy.
This entire fiasco could have been avoided and he was the one to blame.