The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

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."

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

sentence

washed over Yasmin, she shied away

sir. It won't

night, Ryan, in matching pajamas with Carrie, reviewed

was too distraught

No! Don't hit me!

duvet away in her sleep and wrangled around as if she were pinned down. She

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

her tight, his palm running down her drenched back. "Who

and gasped for air as

you, Carrie? Tell me who hit

and his tone was stubborn and ruthless.

came from thoughts during the

for Carrie to have a

a good job of shielding Carrie from harm. Yasmin stuck close to Carrie at school, so no one would

"N-No one."

put her

"I guess it was quite a fright this afternoon, so I had a

picked on

All she wanted to do was forget about the past and pretend like nothing ever happened. Besides, her abuser

not want to put her beloved

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

It was

With apple. "Come on,

her eyes, Carrie kissed

Ryan's