Chapter 18 I Want You To Stay (2/2)

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lly didn't expect you to be such an ungrateful person. I risked my life taking you into my home. Now, you want to brush me off with just a little bit of money!

Why are you in such a hurry to leave when you just made a small step in earning money?

Why didn't you leave earlier when you lived and ate for free at my house?”

Terence smiled at her words and

stood up leaning closer towards her.

”Didn't you want me to get out of here as soon as possible? Now I am going to leave, and you suddenly don't want me to go and are thinking up all sorts of lame excuses. Why?”

Although they didn't know each other for a long time, Terence knew what kind of person she was.

Although she appreciated money, she wasn't a materialistic person.

Having him standing so close to her, Carla could feel her heart doing little flips in her chest. She blushed and looked down at the floor while pushing him slightly away with her hand.

”Nonsense! I like money. You know that. You have cost me a fortune and you ate and lived at my place for free. Beside, I saved your life. Now, do you think that your money can pay back for all of that?”

Carla couldn't maintain eye contact with him, so she glanced nervously at the stack of cash on the bed.

”Oh? So what do I have to do to earn my freedom?” said Terence, in a low seductive tone, as he leaned closer to her again. He could see the effect that he had on her. She was saying one thing, but he could tell that she was thinking another. It piqued his interest in her.

Carla swallowed a lump in her throat that had suddenly become very dry, and she looked away and bit her lip.

”Hmph, Terence!” she said poking at his chest with her index finger. ”It seems that all you have to offer a woman is your looks and body and nothing else! All right, go and have a shower and please me tonight! If you do well and I am satisfied, then I'll consider whether to let you go or not. Okay?”

Terence's smile grew deeper when he looked into her defiant eyes. She looked so sweet with her little furrowed brows and pouting mouth.

”See. As I said, you don't want me to leave. Now you are using the excuse that you want to make love with me so that I would stay. Aren't you, Carla?”

Carla meant it to be a joke, but inside she actually longed for him. But Terence had spoken it outright making it embarrassing. So she reached up and pinched him on the cheek.

”You are right! Ever since you have been with us, Sean and I have been eating much better than before. So, if you are not in a rush, could you wait until after his birthday to leave?”

'If he really wants to go, I have no way to keep him here. He can just walk away.

But Sean likes him so much, and it would mean a lot to him if Terence was there for his birthday.'

”Ouch! Be gentle, woman!” Terence frowned as he pulled her hand away. He glanced at her in thought and asked, ”You want me to stay just for Sean's birthday and nothing else?”

Carla bit her lip and looked him straight in the eyes. ”Something else, yes. You mentioned it earlier.

You said, that you'll take care of Sean and me in the future. Do you remember?”

Terence's eyes glistened. ”Of course I do.”

”All right. I have your word. If I run into any difficulty, I will come and find you. Let's be clear. You have promised me. Don't ever try to deny it when I come to you,”

said Carla with tears in her eyes. Nobody could foresee the future. If she needed his help she would definitely think of turning to him

for it.

”I'll keep my promise,” Terence said as he looked deeply into her eyes.

Carla felt uncomfortable under his stare and seeing the leftover food on the table, she started to clean up.

But, she was stopped by a firm hand.

Terence grabbed her and pushed her back onto the bed, leaving her unmovable beneath him.