The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Ryan returned to the living room dejected. After putting Carrie to bed, Yasmin descended the stairs.

As Ryan looked up, their gazes met, and Yasmin put her head down in fright.

"Any lower, and your head will hit the floor. Are you an ostrich?"

With his brows furrowing in annoyance, Ryan went to the sofa to sit down. He took out a cigarette to hold between his lips, only to remember that Carrie did not like the smell of tobacco. In the end, he did not light the cigarette.

Yasmin kept her head down throughout.

The usually callous and unapproachable woman was now timid with guilt.

"Come here."

Yasmin took a few steps to get to Ryan, but the silence felt like a lifetime.

"Is Carrie asleep?" Ryan's voice was husky.

"She's asleep."

Yasmin hung her head low, her voice trembling. "I'll pack my things and leave right away. I won't get in your way."

"You can stay." Ryan's icy words granted Yasmin a pardon.

"B-But you said..."

I know she

from his lips and crushed it in his grasp. At the end of the day, he could not be cruel to the woman who was devoted to him. "You should stay and take care of Carrie. Even though you're clumsy with laundry and cooking, I won't feel any better leaving Carrie's care to someone else. This cannot happen again, or I

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she shied away from his gaze and fought back the

It won't

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was too distraught to sleep, and he needed

Don't hit me!

the duvet away in her sleep and wrangled around as if she were pinned down. She let out a frantic scream. "I'm a dummy! I'm an idiot!

scooped her up by the waist and pulled her into

held her tight, his palm running down her drenched back. "Who

and gasped for air as sweat soaked

Carrie? Tell me

was stubborn and ruthless. "I'll kill whoever touches

that dreams came from thoughts during the

happened for Carrie to have a

Ryan did a good job of shielding Carrie from harm. Yasmin stuck close

"N-No one."

and shook her head with closed eyes. "I guess it

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horrifying memories were worse than a nightmare. All she wanted to do was forget about the past and pretend like nothing ever happened. Besides, her

she did not want to put her beloved in a

nightmare, Carrie?" Ryan kissed her forehead. His lips