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 take care of Carrie. Even though you're clumsy with laundry and cooking, I won't feel any better leaving Carrie's care to someone

sentence

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

sir. It won't

reviewed files on the sofa under

a workaholic like Justin. However, he was too distraught

No! Don't hit

sleep and wrangled around as if she were pinned down. She let out a frantic scream.

her up by the waist and pulled her into his

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

opened her eyes and gasped for air as sweat soaked her

on you, Carrie?

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

believed that dreams came from thoughts during the

have happened for Carrie to

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

"N-No one."

her arms

with closed eyes. "I guess it was quite a fright

picked

horrifying memories were worse than a nightmare. All she wanted to do was forget about

thicker than water, and she did not want to put her beloved in

really a nightmare, Carrie?" Ryan kissed her forehead.

was just a

With apple. "Come on,

her eyes, Carrie kissed

Ryan's

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