Beined about the difort, yet shefortably nestled against Justin''s chest. "Oh, this couple is really worrying me to death."


    "Carrie just had a little quarrel with Ryan. Is it appropriate to leave them alone now?" Justin asked in a low voice.


    Be exined, "Carrie still loves Ryan. I''m sure of it. After this incident, Ryan must have realized his mistake. Let''s just give him a chance to talk things out with Carrie. The person who caused this should be the one to fix it."


    Justin nodded thoughtfully, smoothing the strands of hair that fell beside her cheek with his fingertips. "Hmm, alright."N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    "Yasmin just told me that Logan ns to hold a shareholders'' meeting for thepany this month. He''ll officially make Ryan the president of the Hoffman Group and add him to the board of directors. After that Ryan will go straight to the Salvador family to propose for a marriage."


    Justin''s eyes flickered, but he remained silent.


    "What''s wrong? You don''t look too happy. Are you not satisfied with this rtionship?" Be reached out and softly touched his cheek.


    "Don''t be fooled by my temper with him. I genuinely care about them. I truly want them to be happy. I''m just afraid that Ryan can''t take good care of Carrie, so I wanted to give him a little warning. They''re in love! How could I not want the best for them? If their rtionship works out in the end, then Carrie will have her own family someday."


    "I''m not dissatisfied. As Ryan''s best friend, I just feel like I can''t help much with his marriage," Justin said helplessly, a tinge of guilt showing on his face. "He''ll have to meet Gregory for the proposal, and I can''t say anything positive in front of that man now. Also, because of my situationst time, Ryan stood up for me, which made Gregory very upset. My narrow-minded father has always held grudges, and if he gets the chance, he''ll definitely try to take it out on Ryan."


    "So, you think Gregory is going to create problems for Ryan''s proposal?" Be blinked her bright, almond-shaped eyes.


    "I''m certain of it." Justin sneered. "I hold no hope for Gregory''s character."


    "I''ve thought about it, and I still believe we should settle their matter as soon as possible."


    Being a very careful person who was


    truly concerned about Carrie''s


    future, Be gave the situation even more thought "You know Gregory is not likely to agree to this marriage. After all, Ryan embarrassed him at the Reeds'' banquet in front of many important people from Savrow if he still agrees to let his daughter marry Ryan, he''ll feel like a joke in all of Savrow. Others will just see him as controlled by the Hoffman family. How could Chairman Salvador, who always cares so much about his reputation, put up with this? While Grandpa is healthy and can make decisions now, we should get him involved in making this union happen."


    Justin''s eyes lit up with excitement as he put his hands on her waist. "Be, you''re amazing. I can''t believe I didn''t think of this before! Grandpa really adores Ryan and thinks of him as family. With Grandpa stepping in, even if Gregory tries to stir up trouble, it won''t work!"


    When Ryan entered the room, Carrie was leaning weakly against the headboard, her once bright doe now dull and lifeless, her gaze listless and vacant.


    A wave of piercing pain washed over Ryan, making even breathing difficult.


    Yasmin stood by with a bowl of porridge, intending to feed Carrie, but no matter how she coaxed and persuaded, Carrie refused to open her mouth.


    "Carrie..."


    Upon hearing Ryan''s hoarse voice, Carrie immediately shut her eyes and clutched her head, trembling uncontrobly with fear.


    Ryan stood next to the bed, feeling like a heavy weight hadnded on his chest. Regret and sadness filled his eyes, ready to overflow with tears.