Chapter 157 Silent Treatment (Part One)


    Terence turned around and walked out without a single word. Ca was left in a state of stupefaction,


    and she couldn''t believe what just happened. Huddled up in her seat, she watched his figure slowly


    fade into the distance. The realization that he was gone brought her back to reality.


    This was the first time that he had been really angry with her.


    He had a soft spot for Ca and always forgave her.


    This time waspletely different. She pushed him over the edge and he was really mad at her.


    Ca mustered up the strength to get up from her seat and walk out of the club. She looked around to


    see if she could spot Terence, but he was already gone.


    Wade saw the whole situation unroll and obviously, Terence must have said something to him. "Miss


    Ca, may I take you home?" he asked with concern in his voice.


    Ca attempted to force a smile, but she wasn''t very good at pretending. She shook her head and


    said, "No, thank you. I want to walk and clear my head."


    "But, Miss Ca..." Wade hesitated. The ident that happened a few days ago remained fresh in his


    memory. It was only natural for him to feel the way he did. He dared not to leave her alone, not even for


    a second.


    Ca understood his concern, but all she wanted was to be alone. She put her hand on his shoulder to


    reassure him, "Wade, I will be fine. I''ll just walk around the block. You are wee to follow me if you


    want."


    Saying that, she turned around and strode away. Thest thing she wanted to do was go back to the


    seaside vi. Going back there now would drive her crazy. Ca needed to pull herself together and


    the only way she could do that was to get some fresh air.


    She roamed the streets aimlessly and wondered how everything escted so fast. Ca strolled past


    shops that had a lot of interestingmodities but none of them caught her attention. The streets were


    crowded with people doing their monthly shopping, but yet she still felt so lonely. Her thoughts were


    consuming her. Ca couldn''t help but rey everything over and over in her head.


    She tried to block Terence out of her head but failed miserably. Behind her hard exterior shell was a


    little girl that loved and cared for him the most.


    Ca did some research on the Hua family herself. She tried to find out as much information as she


    could, for his sake. She found out that Bonnie was the only daughter of the Hua family.


    If this was true, Terence would have to marry Bonnie in the future, as he admitted himself. Offending


    Bonnie would do no good to him. Why bother?


    And yes, she understood that he had done all those to avenge her on Bonnie.


    But he should have been nice to his future wife. Bonnie had done all these out of concern and care for


    him.


    Ca frowned. She wouldn''t believe the words of others, but the promise Terence made to his father


    was set in stone. There was nothing she could do about it.


    She was only a passer-by, who happened to appear in the transition period of his life. There was


    always a reason someone came into your life. She saved him and they fell in love with each other. But


    that was it. There would never be a happy ending, or even just an ending for them.


    Her mission waspleted and she hade to terms that it was time for her to move on. She knew


    she would have to leave him sooner orter. If Ca stayed in his life any longer, she would get in the


    way of his future and she didn''t want that.


    Snapping back to reality, Ca found that Wade was no longer following her. Without her knowing, she


    walked into a pedestrian street.


    Wade drove around to find a ce to park. Vehicles were forbidden to go into that street. Finally


    parking his car, he looked around to find Ca but she was nowhere to be seen.


    JA City''s streets divided into many different sections. There were shops on every corner. Weaving her


    way through the crowds, Ca came across an interesting little antique shop. With nothing else better


    to do, she walked in.


    Something caught her eye on one of the shelves. She pointed at a pair of fine wood-carved fish and


    asked the shopkeeper, "Excuse me.


    Can you tell me what this is?" Both fish had a big green bead in their mouth and a red string that was


    tied onto them.


    The shopkeeper was very perky and responded within a few seconds, "Oh, yes of course. They have


    quite an interesting background, If I might say so myself. They are double fish. It is said that in ancient


    N?velDrama.Org owns this text.


    times, couples who had a great love for each other would wear it. It can split into two parts and your


    names can be easily carved onto it. They used to tie it around their waists. Now these ones are actually


    bracelets that can be worn around your wrists."


    The shopkeeper took it out from the showcase and showed it to her.


    Ca tried to split it into halves but failed. She was afraid of damaging the delicate work of art.


    The shopkeeper grinned and showed her how to do.


    There was a sp hidden between the pair of fish. She unclipped it and tried it on. It fit just like a glove.


    Ca liked the vintage style and the mysterious beauty it held. She always loved things that had a story


    behind them.


    "Do you know an ancient poem that goes: ''I grasped your hand, together with you, I was to grow old.'' It


    is so romantic. Doesn''t it make you want to go back to the old days when love was so much simpler?


    This pair of fish symbolize evesting love," the shopkeeper exined, persuading her to buy it.


    Ca really fell in love with this bracelet. It reminded her of her situation, she felt some sort of


    connection to it. It wasn''t expensive and her need for it was uncontroble. Knowing that she would


    regret not buying, Ca immediately decided to buy it.


    Feeling quite satisfied with what she bought, Ca walked out of the store. It was already noon and the


    sun was at its hottest.


    Attempting to find her way home, Ca strolled down the busy streets. Something in one of the shop


    windows caught her eye and she went to investigate, it was a beautiful abstract painting. She admired


    it for a few minutes and carried on with her journey home. JA City is so big that it was easy to lose


    yourself in the crowd. Anyway, Ca was lost. Sending her location to Wade, she let out a sigh of


    disappointment in herself and waited for him toe and fetch her.