Carrie put her hand over her mouth. She could not believe what she had just done.


    Ryan had not gotten close with another woman since they were together. Yet she just touched another


    man.


    She thought to herself, ''Am I tainted? Did I cheat on Ryan?''


    "S-Sorry..." It took a while before Carrie admitted her mistake.


    There was no telling whether she was apologizing to Ralph or Ryan.


    "Why are you apologizing, Ms. Salvador? I should apologize to you. I''ve been too busy in thest three


    days to shower. I hope I didn''t stink." Ralph chuckled, as Carrie was adorable.


    "Madam!"


    Hearing themotion, Yasmin rushed to the door. She paused when she saw Ralph. "Mr. Ralph?"


    Ralph kept a low profile, so his identity was not known to many. Yasmin was aware of who he was


    because Ryan informed her in advance.


    Otherwise, there would be a repeat of the embarrassing incident with Drew.


    "Are Be and Justin here?" Ralph looked around inside. He had heard about what happened, and it


    had been days since he saw Be. He missed her, too.


    "Ms. Thompson and Mr. Salvador are away."


    Yasmin hesitated for a moment before making way for him. "Pleasee in to wait."


    Looking very much at home, Ralph walked into the living room and fell back into a seat. He ced a


    document about Shannon on the table.


    As Shannon''s case was about to be brought to court, Ralph needed Be and Justin to go through


    many details. Be called Ralph to Ryan''s ce to meet up.


    "This is a nice house. It has more character than my family''s." Ralph looked around aimlessly.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    He thought, ''Be must be living at Ryan''s ce since leaving home. At least Justin found her a nice


    spot.''


    "That''s what thest person said. He talked about getting a ce around here too." Yasmin smiled


    pretentiously.


    "Who was it?"


    "Mr. Drew."


    Ralphughed. "That sounds like Drew. He''s rich. I only make enough in a year to buy a bathroom


    here."


    He noticed Carrie curling up in a corner uneasily.


    "Did I scare you, Ms. Salvador?" Ralph smiled.


    Carrie nodded and quickly shook her headter. Her fingers gripped her dress nervously.


    "My bad. Now that I think about it, I was a little touchy-feely with you. I''m sorry." Ralph spent most of his


    time in the precinct. He was used to getting down to business and speaking bluntly, so he blurted


    things out without second thought.


    The expression on Yasmin''s face froze, and she stared at Ralph nervously, her fists clenching.


    The doorbell rang again.


    Holding back the rage, Yasmin went to the hallway and checked the surveince, only to be stunned.


    "Is Be home?" Ralph came up behind her.


    Ralph gasped when he saw Wyatt''s face on the doorbell camera.