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..."

know she won't have any appetite if she loses

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

sentence

Yasmin, she shied away

sorry, sir. It won't happen

reviewed files on the sofa under the soft

a workaholic like Justin. However, he was too distraught to sleep, and he needed some

Don't hit me! Don't

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! Just don't hit

by the waist and pulled her into his arms. "Don't be scared. I'm here. Don't be

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

her eyes and gasped for air as sweat soaked

on you, Carrie? Tell me who hit

and his tone was stubborn and ruthless. "I'll kill whoever

firmly believed that dreams came from thoughts during the

have happened for Carrie to

close to Carrie at school, so no

"N-No one."

around the man's waist and shook her head with closed eyes. "I guess it was quite

picked

do was forget about the past and pretend like nothing

did not want to put her beloved in a difficult

Was it really a nightmare, Carrie?" Ryan kissed

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