Chapter 1655

Shirley paused abruptly in the middle of drinking her wine.

Ryan…

She could still remember it clearly.

Carter mentioning this inevitably brought about feelings of apprehension in her.

“Carter, why did you mention Ryan suddenly? Unless… Unless Eveline noticed something?” Shirley asked very cautiously, lacking confidence in fear of provoking Carter.

A sneer appeared on Carter’s icy face. “She wouldn’t have thanked me just now for saving her life if she knew.”

Shirley quietly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

“He was digging his own grave.” Carter’s eyes were full of contempt. “He’d debase himself in such a manner for a woman.”

“Carter, w-would you?” Shirley probed, her eyes were filled with both anticipation and apprehension.

I forget what I should

cold gaze, but this answer was

Carter for years. Not merely for a year or two, nor three to five, but

than Carter, she was helplessly within the grasp of the man

it, was it because, when she had wandered the streets in hunger and ragged clothes, abandoned by her parents, this man had gotten out of the

Home.

had no home at the

parents were remarkable medical scientists, who possessed

field of medicine. She had regarded her parents as role models, and

disliked by her biological parents, suffering from their son preference (TN: Son preference refers to the gender bias or belief that boys held more value than girls. For more details, please look up son preference on Wikipedia). Her

forgotten and ignored this way, when she turned fifteen, she skipped class and school, wandering

When she did get caught, she would suffer a beating and scolding. Other times, she would be dragged to

each time only resulted in a lecture;

through hardships and the bitter cold, she then learned

Carter had given her delicious food

had stayed with Carter as

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