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..."

close with Carrie. I know she won't have any appetite

cruel to the woman who was devoted to him. "You should stay and take care of Carrie. Even though you're

sentence was a

washed over Yasmin, she shied away from his gaze and fought back the

sir. It

at night, Ryan, in matching pajamas with Carrie, reviewed files on the

a workaholic like Justin. However, he was

hit

her sleep and wrangled around as if she were pinned down. She let out a frantic scream. "I'm a

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

her drenched back. "Who hit you? Tell me, Carrie.

gasped for air as sweat soaked

on you, Carrie? Tell

eyes turned red, and his tone was stubborn and ruthless. "I'll kill whoever

that dreams came from thoughts during

have happened for Carrie

Carrie from harm. Yasmin stuck close to Carrie at school, so no one would have

"N-No one."

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

picked on

wanted to do was forget about the past and pretend like

she did not want to put

Was it really a nightmare, Carrie?" Ryan kissed

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