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."

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

last sentence was

away from his gaze and fought back

sorry, sir. It won't happen

matching pajamas with Carrie, reviewed

a workaholic like Justin. However, he was too distraught to sleep, and he needed some

No! Don't hit me! Don't

pinned down. She let out a

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

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

abruptly opened her eyes and gasped

on you, Carrie? Tell me who

tone was stubborn and ruthless. "I'll kill

believed that dreams came from thoughts during the

must have happened for Carrie to have a

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

"N-No one."

put her arms around

guess it was quite a fright this afternoon,

picked

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

and she did not want to put her beloved in

Ryan kissed her forehead.

It was

With apple. "Come on,

her eyes, Carrie kissed

Ryan's

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