The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Ryan ignored Gregory's taunts and took a deep breath, his large hand holding Carrie's hand tightly. It trembled slightly as he declared, "I love Carrie. I won't marry anyone else but her. I will make her the happiest woman in the world."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Carrie. His teary eyes were filled with deep emotion. "Please... Let Carrie marry me."

A shy blush spread across Carrie's face, feeling warmth in her heart.

Bethany clenched her jaw as she watched them flaunt their love in front of her. Her expression twisted with a dark sense of longing, as though she were about to expose her hidden feelings and turn into a resentful creature.

"Heh..." Upon hearing this, Gregory let out a bitter and mocking laugh at Ryan. "Mr. Hoffman, as you are right now, you're not even qualified to stand in front of me. The fact that I'm even talking to you is already going above and beyond. Yet, you have the nerve to ask for my daughter's hand in marriage?

"Don't you remember how you acted at the last party? You were making it pretty obvious that you wanted to separate yourself from the Salvador family and show that we could never get along. I can see you showing a lot of interest in Bella Thompson. Maybe you should seek out Chairman Thompson instead of coming to me. Heh, I wonder what Justin would feel about that."

him hard. He

him. But dragging Justin and Bella into it felt like a direct personal attack.

figure tensed up, every limb and bone feeling as

me. You can criticize me,

please don't drag my best friend and his partner into this. I'm responsible for my own affairs, and it has nothing to do with them. Don't

living room was cold and

burst out of his chest as Ryan and Gregory were on the verge

good man who valued friendship and loyalty, but sometimes he let his emotions get the better of him, often jeopardizing

person who could be swayed by gentleness but not by aggression. If Ryan owned up to his mistake, apologized, and showed respect, there might still be a

he has ever been. Of course, Ryan could not stand it. Any guy with self-respect would find