"Carrie, what kind of joke is this?!"

Justin, usually calm and steady, lost his cool. He gripped Carrie's shoulders tightly. "Marriage is not a joke. It's about your lifelong happiness! Do you know what kind of person Jason is? Didn't you see him acting intimately with Zoe last time? Aren't you afraid this is another scheme by Zoe?!"

Carrie let him shake her, her tears streaming down her face.

"Do you really not love Ryan anymore? Look at me and tell me... Do you really not love him anymore?" Justin furrowed his brows, questioning persistently.

"Justin, I've grown up. I'm not the child who locks herself in the room every day, hiding from people, only having dolls and drawing paper as accompaniment."

Carrie's voice was gentle, but her attitude was determined. "I know what I'm doing, and I know what I want..."

Justin's voice trembled. "Marrying Jason is what you want?"

"Since I can't be with Ryan, it doesn't matter who I marry."

"Who said that you couldn't be with him? Ryan loves you deeply. He could give up everything for you! As long as you stay by his side..."

"Justin, I'm tired."

Carrie lowered her eyes wearily and shook her head. "If Ryan lost his family because of me and even abandoned his position as the heir of Hoffman Group, I will feel guilty all my life. Even if I'm with him, I won't be happy.

"If I marry into the Hoffman family, I might not have a peaceful day. I'm scared... I'm more afraid of troubling Ryan and causing Yasmin to get hurt. Breaking up is the best for both of us." Justin loosened his hand gradually, the bitterness burning his throat, rendering him speechless.

That day, after Yasmin returned the hairpin to Ryan, he fell seriously ill, overwhelmed by grief and anxiety. He even vomited blood on the spot.

up at the hospital, he was diagnosed with severe gastric disease due to his

which happened when he was the busiest, so Ryan

worsened, so

about this

assumed the position of Hoffman Group's CEO, but he failed to appear on

conference room, Logan sat at the head of the table,

is not showing up for the first

Savrow isn't just a nickname. Now that he has successfully seized power, he might not take the Chairman

early to celebrate. Liam merely lost the battle. He's not dead. If Ryan kept this act up, it might piss Chairman Logan off, and

the table,

really have to thank you properly

Uncle Liam, you're too

down from the CEO's position. The old geezer still prefers him. What

you were always impatient and eager. I heard that, it's over between Ryan and Carrie. Ryan was hospitalized, though

well. Once Carrie's and Jason Solloway's marriage is decided, Ryan will be devastated by the blow, unable to handle anything else. At

eyes lit up. He was about to reply, but a sudden, loud bang made his heart tremble in

him. Everyone

and noble demeanor left everyone breathless. He kicked the door open with an indifferent but wild expression, his imposing and dominant presence making Liam seem like a worthless insect he could crush with a finger. "Sorry, I overslept."

spirited and energetic. Liam could not help but feel disappointed. He sneered, "Ha... Our new CEO certainly likes to be fashionably late."

meeting first. Grandpa, Liam, stay. The others can

everyone coldly, his resentful gaze shooting straight at Liam's flushed face,

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