During his car ride, Ryan read the live news online and saw Ralph carrying a girl out of the school building.

Even though the girl's face was covered, he recognized the body frame to be Carrie's.

Ryan knew that Ralph was interested in Carrie, so he thought that Ralph had an ulterior motive to carry Carrie in his arms.

Carrie was Ryan's life and everything.

He could not put up with anybody getting close to her.

"I represent the cops. Is there a difference?" Ralph smirked composedly.

Ralph stood up against the Hoffman Group's employees on his own. Still, he persevered in the face of adversity.

Gritting his teeth, Ryan inched closer to Ralph. "Carrie is the love of my life. How could you keep this from me when her life hung in the balance? I couldn't be there for her. What was your intention? Must I rip off your façade for you to be real with me?"

"Are you silly or naïve, Ryan? Even if you have never been held hostage, you've watched movies with the same theme."

Ralph slipped his hands into the pockets of his leather jacket and scoffed with narrowed eyes. "So what if you were there? What could you have done?

"You would order your men to surround the perpetrator and tell him that the hostage was your woman. You'll probably threaten to bankrupt him for laying a finger on Carrie."

Ryan saw red. "Ralph!"

The Thompsons were sharp-tongued.

matter of trust that I didn't inform you, Ryan. I need to eliminate all risks to save the hostage. I didn't keep

on the force. They would die when pushed to the edge. The same goes for the man who held Carrie hostage.

listen to reason. "Are you trying to get

for that. I live

You must be tired, too. Save your energy to take care of Carrie. And one more thing. Ms. Yasmin was loyal to you, rain or shine. She had it

in a corner with slumped shoulders,

been with Ryan

that came her way. Many times, she even forgot she was a

never felt so

her emotions. Hurt was not the feeling she

Ralph walked straight ahead.

Don't use your looks and your job as excuses to get elose to

malicious.

was not Bella's brother, Ryan would have pulled a

himself not for

for

when she was hurt,

words only added salt

his

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