Chapter 214 Seeing A Different Side Of Terence


    "Okay, you can go ahead. Take care,"


    Noah said after a moment of hesitation.


    After he watched Ca leave, his smile faded and his eyes turned sorrowful.


    Meanwhile, Ca was stunned by the magnificent AJ building. She had passed by it before but she had


    never seen its interiors. It was her first time toe into the building.


    "Hello, where are you?" Ca asked as soon as Terence answered her call. She had just entered the


    building.


    "I''m in thepany. I''ll be home soon. Do you miss me?" Terence''s familiar voice came through the


    phone, sounding soft and gentle.


    Ca walked to the door and looked at the spotless ss. She smiled and asked, "I''m wondering


    whether you''re already finished with your work yet? Also, can you drive me home?"


    Then, she pushed the door open and strode in.


    "Where are you?" Terence asked, realizing that she was not at home.


    Ca took out a card from her purse and handed it to the guard before he could ask.


    Seeing the card, the guard bowed politely and let her in.


    "I''ll soon arrive at yourpany. Don''t mind me, just do whatever you need to do. I''lle and find


    you when I get there," Ca responded mischievously.


    "Sorry, Miss, do you have an appointment?" the woman at the front desk instantly asked.


    Ca put her finger on her own mouth, gesturing for the woman to be quiet. Then, she showed her the


    card that Terence gave her.


    "Where are you exactly?" Terence curiously asked. He recognized the voice of the woman at the front


    desk from the phone. But Ca just said that she was just about to go to hispany''s building.


    "I''m not in your building. I am hanging out with my friends!" Ca continued herme lie.


    The woman at the front desk politely handed back the card while she eyed Ca from head to toe.


    Ca took the card, gave her onest smile and walked inside.


    "Okay, I know," Terence replied. Terence didn''t want to expose her lie but he pressed a button so that


    he could see what happened at the front desk through the security camera. As long as he wanted, he


    could see any corner inside the building.


    When he saw Ca walking through the hall on the screen, he was intrigued and amused. His thin lips


    lifted up unconsciously.


    Holding the card, Ca asked the staff where Terence''s office was and went onto the elevator.


    Terence''s office was on the top floor of the building. Ca smiled as she patiently waited for the


    elevator to arrive at the right floor. She could just imagine Terence''s surprise once she walked in his


    office, a few moments from then. The elevator chimed in, announcing its arrival. Ca giggled a little as


    she waited for the doors to open.


    "Ah!"


    Ca shouted because she was caught off guard.


    The doors revealed a Terence standing and waiting for her expectantly. To say that it gave Ca a


    shock was an understatement.


    He stepped forward, grabbed her hand and took her out of the elevator.


    Immediately, he leaned closer and kissed her red lips. After parting from her, he asked softly, "Ca


    dear, why did youe to visit me today?"


    Ca hesitated. She couldn''t tell him that she went to see Noah, so she said, "Uh, I went out with my


    friends and we happened to pass by, so I decided to check on you. Anyway, how did you know that I''m


    here?"


    Terence smiled and ced his arm around her waist. "Ca, do you think I''m stupid? Come, let me


    show you around the building since you especially came to visit me."


    Ca grimaced. Obviously, Terence heard the woman at the front desk.


    "Are you busy right now? If you are, I can walk around by myself," Ca said, concerned that she might


    be interrupting with his work.


    Terence took her into his office. The secretary, who was organizing his file, saw theming in and


    quickly said, "Mr. Terence, I''m going to leave now."


    "Why do they call you Mr. Terence at office? Isn''t yourst name An?" Ca asked after the secretary


    left. She was a little confused by what she just heard.


    "There are two ''Mr. An'' here, me and my father. They call me ''Mr. Terence'' and my father ''Mr. Edmund''


    so that it wouldn''t create any confusion," Terence exined while he poured her a cup of tea. "Ca,


    do you have time to visit my grandfather with me tomorrow?"


    Ca was walking around in his office. Hearing his words, she turned to look at him.


    "What''s wrong with Nichs?" she asked.


    Terence ced the hot tea on the round table facing the floor-to-ceiling window. With a worried look, he


    said, "He''s not feeling well and has been in bed for a week."


    "That''s unfortunate. What happened? Has he been to the doctor?" Ca asked multiple questions as


    she walked over to Terence. Concern was evident in her voice.


    Looking at her worried look, Terence smiled and said, "Don''t worry. It''s not a big deal. My grandfather


    has always had a heart problem. It''s been years since we discovered this. This time, it''s just a minor


    heart attack. It''s nothing fatal. As long as he takes a long and proper rest, he will be alright."


    Nichs had many injuries when he was young. Now, as he walked into the old age, the problems on


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    his body had all started to show themselves.


    "Okay, I''ll go with you," Ca replied without hesitation.


    Nichs was one of the very few people in the An family that she felt amiable. She sincerely hoped


    that he would be fine so that he could live much longer.


    "Come drink your tea. After that, I''ll take you to the rooftop so you could enjoy the view," Terence said.


    He was sitting on the couch as he gestured for her toe and sit down. "Here, you can see half of JA


    City. It looks beautiful right now but you should see it at night. When all the lights are on, it''s the most


    beautiful view that you could ever see," Terence said as Ca walked up to him.


    Ca focused her attention on the view as she was about to sit down. But before she could do so,


    Terence grabbed her by the waist and ced her on hisp.


    She looked at the exquisite teacup on the table which had an imprinted "T" on it. Shemented,


    "Nice cup! When you serve tea to your guests, do you always use those exquisite teacups?"


    "You are not a guest. You are soon-to-be my wife. And this is my cup,"


    Terence dered as he tightened his arm around her waist. Suddenly the phone rang, so he reached


    for it on the table. He listened to the person on the other line before responding, "Okay, I know. I''ll be


    there soon."


    Meanwhile, Ca held the cup with her two hands carefully like she was holding a treasure. She


    breathed in the tea and the fragrance of the tea leaves came through her senses. "What happened? Is


    there something wrong?"


    Ca asked. Then she put down the cup and stood up form his embrace.


    "Yes, there''s something that needs to be dealt with. Wait here. I''lle back in half an hour," Terence


    said as he leaned over and nted a small kiss on her lips.


    "Just... Wait for me," Terence uttered before he left.


    Ca nodded and waved him away. "Go ahead. I''m fine," she assured him.


    Terence looked at her with his eyes full of smile. He took his jacket on the stand and walked outside.


    Cay on the couchfortably and finished her tea. After that, she paced around in the office,


    feeling bored.


    Thirty minutes was not that long, but it was also not that short.


    After a while, she pushed open the office door and walked outside. The hall was quiet. She walked


    ahead and found a big conference room.


    It must be an emergency meeting. Ca peeked through the window and saw some people who looked


    and dressed like they were very important. Terence was also there, discussing matters with them.


    The atmosphere inside seemed intense.


    Terence rarely put on a serious face in front of her. He always looked at her with a soft smile.


    But now, he was sitting on a chair, with a stern look on his face as he bit his lips. He rubbed his index


    finger on his straight handsome nose as he slightly squinted his deep eyes.


    The dark blue shirt made him look more rigid. When he raised his hand, the button on his cuff reflected


    the light.


    Ca had never felt coldness from Terence because he was always smiling at her, concealing this side


    of himself.


    The man sitting in the conference room right then was a different Terence to her. He was like a


    stranger.


    Ca couldn''t hear their conversation, so she observed their gestures and expressions. From time to


    time, she noticed that they would frown while they continued to discuss.


    They might have encountered something really tricky.


    Ca looked around the outside of the room and saw a map of branches hanging on the wall.


    Seeing that the AJ Group had branches all over the world, Ca was stunned.


    The AJ Group was indeed a giant corporation!


    It had industries and branches all over the world. Especially in countries where tourism prospered. It


    had hotels and fancy restaurants in those countries.


    After reading an article about the industries and the current development of the AJ Group, Ca was in


    awe.


    No wonder


    people say that the tree of the An family was intricate. The different branches of the An family


    controlled different industries.


    No wonder


    Terence would feel a lot of pressure in the future. A lot of people would be depending on him


    because he would inherit all of these industries.


    Even if Marcus and Rhys acquired a part of it, Terence would still be the head of everything.


    How could people not envy him?


    When she first met him, she never thought that he enjoyed such a high position.


    Meanwhile, the meeting still went on, so Ca decided to go back and wait at Terence''s office. The


    moment she turned around, a hugemotion was heard from the conference room.