Chapter 310 It''s Time To Come Back
Noah''s voice poured out from the phone, "Ca, it''s time for you toe back, right?"
His tone was warm but somehow, Ca felt burdensome when hearing his question. When she
remained silent, he continued, "I have prepared everything here. Our engagement banquet will be held
at 10 o''clock tomorrow morning."
No matter how gentle Noah''s words were, Ca felt like they were a death warrant, making her break
out in a cold sweat. His voice that used to bring herfort was now giving her anxiety.
For the past days, she felt so happy being with Terence that she almost forgot that she was going to be
engaged to Noah.
"Noah, I haven''t been feeling well recently. Can I...can we...postpone the engagement for a few more
days?"
Ca uneasily asked while biting her lips.
It was Noah''s turn to be silent for a while.
And then he said, "Ca, you know that our family is well-known. Once the news is released, it cannot
be changed overnight, otherwise, it will cause unnecessary gossips."
Noah paused for a while, waiting for her reaction. When she didn''t, he continued in a gentle tone, "I
know you don''t want to be separated from Terence, but our engagement is only a ceremony. We''re only
going to do it for formalities'' sake."
Finally, he said, "Once our engagement is finished, you just need to stay here to apany our
mother for a few days. Then, no one would be on your way in going back to Terence."
Ca slowly closed her eyes. After a long time, she could only say, "I know."
Noah took it as Ca''s eptance of the whole situation so he became relieved for a bit. Then he said,
"Okay, I''ll arrange for someone to pick you up."
"No, I don''t need it, Noah. I''ll be back by myself early tomorrow morning," Ca immediately said.
Contrary to what she had just said, she couldn''t even get up from the bed at that moment because of
what happenedst night. How could she even go back to HA City?
She could only lie on the bed and wait for the pain to recover a little until the next day. Then, she would
have a chance to be able to go back to HA City.
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"Okay, the engagement will be held at 10 o''clock. Don''t bete," Noah said, emphasizing the time once
more. Then, he hung up the phone.
Ca''s heart uncontrobly beat quickly. Her mobile phone slipped out from her palm. Ignoring it, she
leaned on the bed while she began to massage her aching temples.
At that moment, every fiber of her being was in a real turmoil. She had no idea what she could do.
How could she tell Terence that she was going to get engaged to Noah? She didn''t want to hurt
Terence. She didn''t have any courage to face his disappointment.
But she thought, ''If I don''t tell Terence today, the news will reach him one way or another after our
engagement party tomorrow.
It would be toote by then to exin my side, especially if it came from a stranger or anyone else but
me.
I should tell him today...''
Meanwhile, Terence was busy in the kitchen.
He was cooking with his white sleeves rolled up. Numerous cooking pots and pans were in front of him
while he continued to slice up the ingredients. He looked at that time and turned his usually elegant
demeanor to a more approachable and down-to-earth one.
Sophie was helping him do some trivial things.
"Mr. Terence! Mr. Terence!"
Rainer shouted as he ran quickly from the outside.
"What''s the matter?" Terence asked after seeing how disheveled Rainer looked. Terence was tasting
the soup with a spoon at that moment so he put down the spoon and shifted his attention to Rainer.
"Mr. Terence, you''d bettere out. I have important news!"
Rainer eximed after noticing that Sophie was also in the kitchen. It wouldn''t be appropriate to tell
Terence such a piece of critical news within Sophie''s earshot. Moreover, there was stewing soup in the
kitchen which posed a danger. So he thought that it was not a good ce to tell Terence that in case he
would lose control.
Terence frowned but his interests perked up. He wiped his hands with the towel and then walked
outside.
"What''s the matter?" Terence asked again once they were outside.
Rainer appeared to be nervous. He couldn''t even breathe properly. He was actually afraid that Terence
would do something extreme after hearing the news. Hesitating for a while, he stuttered, "Mr. Terence,
a piece of news came from HA City. There will be an...an engagement banquet in the Hua family."
"Engagement banquet? Tell me more," Terence stated.
Terence''s frown deepened. He felt a little anxious when he noticed that Rainer was unusually nervous.
"Mr. Terence... The Hua family hid the matter very well. We sent someone to investigate but a lot of
people in the Hua family didn''t provide us with enough information. Either they had no idea or they
didn''t want to spill anything about it. But fortunately, we have people who work for us in the Hua Group.
After a meeting, he heard some shareholders said that...that they were going to Mr. Noah''s
engagement banquet tomorrow!"
Rainer said anxiously, wiping the cold sweat on his forehead.
"Noah''s engagement banquet? Who is he going to be engaged to?" Terence asked, slightly narrowing
his eyes.
Rainer didn''t have the courage to say the name out loud. He quietly bowed his head and pointed
upstairs.
Terence looked to where he was pointing at and immediately seized his cor. He then eximed, "Tell
me! Who?"
Rainer had been sort of expecting this kind of reaction. He hesitated for a while but then finally said,
"Miss...Miss Ca..." Rainer stuttered while he closed his eyes, waiting for whatever Terence might do
to him.
"Impossible! She''s at home right now! How could she possibly be engaged to Noah! And why did she
agree to this engagement? No! She wouldn''t agree with that!" Terence screamed really fast. His words
seemed to pour out non-stop.
He pushed Rainer away and walked toward the elevator.
Rainer immediately followed him and tried tofort him, "Mr. Terence, calm down. The engagement
banquet hasn''t taken ce.
So we still have time to change that. Don''t be angry. Calm down. Calm down..."
But before Rainer could finish his words, the elevator door closed with a thud.
Soon, Terence was walking to his room.
He pushed the bedroom door open and saw Ca lying asleep on the bed. He really wanted to ask her
about the engagement but he didn''t wake her up.
What Rainer told him just then came up to him...
To be honest, he couldn''t believe it! He couldn''t believe that Ca would get engaged to Noah!
They had gotten through a lot of difficulties together. And right now, they could finally see the beautiful
future that they would have. He couldn''t believe that Ca would give up all of that!
On the other hand, Ca was too tired because she barely sleptst night. So while she was thinking
about a lot of things just now, she unconsciously fell asleep.
But still, she could only sleep lightly. So when she heard the sound of the door opening, she instantly
woke up.
It took her a while toprehend who was at the door. "Terence?" she called in a low voice.
She stared at him while he stood at the door of the bedroom with aplicated expression on his
handsome face.
"Ca," Terence answered. He tried to hide his frown but he failed so he just said, "Are you hungry?
The meal will be ready soon."
Ca sat up from the bed stiffly. Then, she leaned on the head of the bed and stretched out a hand
toward him. She stated, "Terence, there''s something that I need to tell you."
Terence''s brows furrowed a little. He turned around and took a ss of water for her.
"Have a cup of water first. We haven''t finished preparing all the dishes yet. Let''s talk about it after
eating," Terence said while he looked at her.
He ced the cup on the table next to her. Without a pause, he turned and walked towards the door.
Ca thought that he was just in a hurry to cook, so she didn''t think about it too much. Once again, she
leaned on the head of the bed and sighed.
She actually wanted to tell him about the engagement. But since he interrupted her, she didn''t have
enough courage to talk about it anymore.
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Meanwhile, there was also amotion happening in HA City.
"Noah? Why did youe here in such a hurry? What happened?" Andrea asked.
She was looking at the picture of her deceased husband which was disyed in the room when Noah
came in. She cast a nce at Noah and was curious about why he came here without telling her in
advance.
It hadn''t been long since Allen passed away. Andrea had yet to be used to the life that she now led on
without her husband. So every day, she would look at Allen''s picture for a long time.
After all, she had lived with Allen for several decades. And then suddenly, he went into another world
and left her all alone. It was really hard for her to adapt to such a lonely life.
"Mother, I came here to invite you to go to JA City," Noah stated his purpose right away.
He and Ca were going to hold the engagement banquet tomorrow, but Ca hadn''te back yet.
So he was worried that she would change her decision.
Although Ca had promised that she woulde back tomorrow morning and he agreed with that, he
still thought that it would be a littlete and risky if she came back tomorrow.
Andrea shifted her focus from the picture. She looked at Noah and said, "Are you afraid that Callie
won''te back?"
"Yes," Noah answered.
He then expressed the worries in his heart, "To be honest, Callie isn''t very familiar and intimate with the
Hua family yet. Although she promised to get engaged before Father died, it''s still her decision whether
she woulde back or not. If she finally decides not toe back, how will this engagement banquet
be carried out?"
Noah''s worries were not without reason. Walls have ears. Even though he had tried everything in his
power to keep this engagement a secret, he was worried that Terence would still know about it.
He thought, ''If Terence found out that I''ll be engaged to Ca, he would definitely stop her froming
back.''
So Noah thought that he should figure out a way to make Cae back before the engagement
banquet.
And the only thing he could think of was to make Andrea personally pick up Ca.
After all, Andrea was her biological mother.
If Andrea went to pick up Ca in person, Noah thought Terence would have no way to stop Ca from
<ping back.