Chapter 264 Uncle Terence


    Ca begun to wonder how


    the Ans could serve lunch to so many people at the same time. ''How big must their kitchen be to be


    able to do this?'' she quietly thought to herself.


    She eventually got the answer when it was time to eat. She witnessed how all the people in the living


    room and in the yard moved towards the back of the East Yard. Ca was a little startled to find out


    that there was a big dining hall over there.


    People were chatting with each other as they made their way to the dining hall. For most of them, it


    seemed like it wasn''t their first time to be there at all.


    "Ca, I''m also hungry. Shall we go with them and eat?"


    Sean asked while he rubbed his growling stomach.


    Ca thought about it for a little while then she nodded at her little brother. "Okay, let''s go and get some


    food.


    They must have enough for two more," Ca told Sean.


    Then, they walked out of the room and was about to take the stairs when they saw Rainering over


    towards them. He looked a little surprised but delighted to see them. He stated with a smile, "Just in


    time! Miss Ca, Mr. Terence sent me to invite you for lunch." With a wider smile than before, Rainer


    led Ca and Sean downstairs to the lunch area.


    When they reached downstairs, Ca saw a massive round table in the East Yard''s dining hall. Upon a


    closer look, she saw Edmund sitting at the center of it all.


    Terence sat opposite his father with two vacant seats beside him.


    Also sitting at the table were a couple, an elder man and a beautiful girl who looked like she was of


    Ca''s age.


    "Ca,e here and sit with me,"


    Terence called out to Ca as soon as he saw them. He took Sean''s hand and helped him sit in the


    chair beside him.


    Immediately after Ca and Sean had taken their seats, the elder man asked, "Edmund, who are these


    two?"


    For the majority of the guests, there were suddenly two strangers who showed up on what was


    supposed to be a family feast. So it was very reasonable to ask who they were.


    "Uncle Adams, let me introduce them to you. This is my girlfriend, Ca. And her younger brother,


    Sean," Terence answered before Edmund could do so.


    "Really?"


    The elder man who Terence called as "uncle" was a little bit surprised. He took a closer look at Ca


    and turned his attention to the couple sitting in the same row as him. They seem to be exchanging


    messages with their eyes.


    The young beautiful girl sitting in the middle also took a closer look at Ca when she heard the word


    "girlfriend" from Terence.


    Suddenly the elder manughed and then stated, "I understand. It''spletely normal for a young


    man like Terence to get himself a girlfriend. Edmund, don''t you think so?" The elder man turned to


    Edmund with a grin on his face.


    Edmund smiled back in embarrassment and nodded at the elder man perfunctorily. "Let''s start eating.


    The dishes are getting cold," Edmund kindly announced, raising his voice a little.


    As a matter of fact, the elder man and Edmund are cousins. Edmund himself had no idea that his


    cousin would bring his granddaughter that day.


    Edmund and his cousin had always been on good terms.


    They were rtives anyway. Thus, it was not impossible for the elder man''s granddaughter to be


    married to Terence.


    Ca picked up a crayfish for Sean as soon as she heard that they were allowed to eat.


    "Uncle Terence, this is for you," the young beautiful girl who sat near Terence sweetly stated as she


    husked a crayfish for him.


    Ca almost burst outughing. She thought, ''Did I hear that correctly? Uncle Terence?


    The niece wants to marry her uncle?''


    "Thank you," Terence addressed the girl politely and then quickly picked up the husked crayfish to put it


    into Ca''s bowl. "Are you hungry? Eat this," Terence said using his sweet voice.


    "No, no, I don''t deserve it. This especially came from a niece who made it for her uncle. I couldn''t dare


    to eat it," Ca teased in a low voice. She was repaid by a sneer from Terence.


    Then, Ca went on to eat with a smile on her face. After a while, she ced a specific type of fish on


    Terence''s bowl that she knew he liked to eat.


    When the girl saw how Ca and Terence were interacting, her face couldn''t help but turn sour. In


    return, she also put some fish pieces into Terence''s bowl which was picked up by Sean and ced into


    his own bowl right away.


    The girl did not smile throughout the meal.


    Meanwhile, it became perfectly clear to Ca why most of the people attended the lunch that day.


    One of the reasons was to see if Terence was indeed still alive. But their main purpose was to urge


    Terence to marry the girl.


    Everyone had known for a long time now that the union between the Ans Family and the Hua Family


    was called off. Thus, a lot of respectable families desired to im ties of kinship with the Ans instead.


    After all, to be Mrs. An is to be everything.


    For those who wanted to be bound with the Ans through marriage, Ca was just one of Terence''s


    girlfriends and not the future Mrs. An. In their perspective, they still had a chance.


    After lunch, the elder man suggested having some tea before leaving. So they transferred to the side


    hall.


    Ca did not go with them. She thought that it would be too much intrusion.


    So together with Sean and Terence, they went upstairs.


    While they were on their way, they heard Edmund said to his cousin, "Adams, I''m really sorry. You''ve


    seen that Terence already has a girlfriend. I''m afraid that the marriage between them..."


    "No, don''t apologize, Edmund. It''s a bit early to say so. Terence is not married yet," Adams said while


    heughed without pausing. Then, he continued to say, "It''s too early for young people like Terence to


    settle down. Who knows what''s going to happen at the next moment?"


    Edmund turned to look at Adams'' granddaughter. The quiet girl looked much more of ady than Ca.


    But Edmund knew how important Ca was for Terence.


    He knew Terence would no longer love any other woman.


    "I''m just afraid that it would turn out to be a waste of time to wait for Terence. I know him. There is little


    possibility for him to let go of someone or something he regards as important."


    Edmund tried to put it mildly in an attempt to talk Adams out of the idea.


    "To be honest, I already talked to him about this a lot of times. But he won''t listen to me. Things have


    changed nowadays. Children''s marriage is not up to us seniors anymore. That is their own business.


    We can not interfere too much," Edmund continued.


    Hearing what Edmund said, Adams turned to his granddaughter and said, "Amanda, have you heard


    your granduncle''s words?"


    The girl named Amanda looked up at her grandfather. "Yes, Grandpa, but I have patience. I can wait.


    And I also have one request. Terence just came back and does not feel very well. Am I allowed to


    Hearing what his granddaughter said, Adams turned his eyes to Edmund, waiting for his answer.


    "Yeah, of course. Terence will live in the East Yard for the next few days or weeks. You cane here


    any time," Edmund answered after a short pause.


    "Thank you, granduncle," Amanda said with her signature sweet smile.


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    Few girls would dislike Terence upon seeing him for the first time. And Amanda was not an exception. If


    she had not seen him in person, she would not believe that there would be a man that would impress


    her so much.


    Just one look and Terence''s smile, his voice and his facial expressions all rushed into her heart.


    Edmund smiled back in embarrassment. Inside, he was sighing in disappointment.


    It would be really nice if Terence agreed to marry Amanda for it would help strengthen the stability and


    harmony of the Ans. On the other hand, if Terence would like to marry someone from a good family, it


    would also be helpful for the expansion of the Ans'' business.


    But at the moment, Terence only had eyes for Ca. Edmund knew that no matter how perfect Ca


    she is, there was one thing shecked. She would not be an asset to the Ans family or their business.


    Otherwise, he would have been really happy with their marriage.


    Meanwhile, Terence and Sean were ying games as well as chatting with each other upstairs.


    Sean would always talk to Terence about everything. If he were being honest, he preferred to talk with


    Terence than his sister. So Terence knew many things about Sean that Ca did not know.


    For example, Sean would tell Terence about his school work, his friends and his arguments with them,


    and so forth.


    And Terence would offer his advice all the time. As a result, Sean would always look for hispany.


    Ca leaned on the tatami while she watched the two of them, only to find herself being excluded from


    the conversation. Giving up, she went on to just eat the fruit slices that she brought.


    After a while, she got off the tatami and approached the two who were busy with each other''spany.


    "Um... Terence, I''m going to HA City the day after tomorrow,"


    Ca inly said. But it seemed like no one heard her.


    Suddenly, Terence turned his head in her direction when she was about to repeat what she just said.


    "What did you say? You''re going to HA City?"