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..."

"You are close with Carrie. I know she won't have any appetite if she loses you."

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

last sentence was

remorse washed over Yasmin, she shied away

It won't happen

pajamas with Carrie, reviewed files on the sofa under

was not a workaholic like Justin. However, he was too

Don't hit me! Don't hit

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! Just

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

down her drenched back.

abruptly opened her eyes and gasped

Carrie?

tone was stubborn

dreams came from

must have happened for Carrie to have a

of shielding Carrie from harm. Yasmin stuck close to Carrie

"N-No one."

her

"I guess it was quite a fright this

one picked

a nightmare. All she wanted to do was forget about

not want to put

kissed her forehead. His lips were cold

was just a

With apple. "Come on,

her eyes, Carrie kissed

Ryan's

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