Yasmin felt extremely uneasy seeing the anguish and pain in Ryan's crimson eyes.

In truth, she had never agreed with Ryan's "tough love" approach. She felt it was too cruel for someone as fragile as Carrie. But the reality of Shannon facing a death sentence couldn't stay hidden forever. It was best to address it now rather than let it become a bigger problem later on.

It was better to face the harsh truth now than suffer long-term pain.

Yasmin realized she had underestimated how much influence Ryan had over Carrie, or how intense and unpredictable the gentle and obedient Carrie could become during a relapse.

"Yasmin, take Carrie back to her room to rest," Justin said as he turned toward Ryan worriedly.

"Ryan, you're not in good condition either. Let Yasmin take care of Carrie for now."

Carrie from Ryan's embrace and gracefully took her upstairs, moving

been raised by Ryan since childhood, could easily rival a man

Carrie to be able to accept reality. I didn't expect it to turn out

felt suffocated, and he struggled to catch his breath. His body and mind felt like

I thought Carrie had come to

collar, and continued, "From the moment you flirted with

forced her to face the Hoffman family, only for her to be scrutinized by your grandfather and mother! And now you're imposing your thoughts on her and assuming she can accept and bear them! Where does your inexplicable confidence come from?! Have you ever really thought about Carrie? Have you ever

he feared saying too much would backfire. After all, he

had happened, feeling a pang in his heart

Carrie liked or wanted any of it. Her obedience, gentleness, and compliance often made him overlook her true thoughts. Every time he proposed something, she

that nearly broke her back every night, she

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