Bella returned to the villa with Steven after making sure that Carrie was alright.
Along the way, she repeatedly replayed the scene of Justin wiping her hair in her head. Her heart
shrank, and her mouth felt dry..
ââSorry, itâs my first time doing this. I donât have much experienceâ¦â
Bella thought, âBullshit! Heâs been with Rosalind for many years. Even if they had not slept together,
theyâd probably done everything couple has done. Why is he pretending to be innocent with me? Heâs
best friends with Ryan, so they must be the same kind of people.â
When she got home, Bella kicked off her high heels and did not ish back upstairs. Instead, she sat on
the sofa with a gloomy e
Steven warmed up a glass of milk and brought it over to her wit concern in his eyes. âMs. Bella, itâs
already midnight. You should to bed after drinking this.â
âHow did Carrie and Ryan meet tonight? Carrie has always stayed at home, closely watched by the
Salvador family. Whatâs going on?â Bella was not at all sleepy. She was just worried about Carrie.
âI asked Ryan, but he said that he didnât know why Ms. Carrie showed up at his club. But he said that
she was nervously looking for something. If he had not met her, she wouldâve been in trouble.â
Bella frowned in confusion. âLooking for something? What is it?â
âA teddy bear that you gave her.â
Bellaâs breath hitched. She clenched her fingers. âHow did the teddy 1 gave to Carrie end up in ACE?â
âI asked him if there was anything unusual about ACE tonight, and he said no. But he accidentally
mentioned his sister, Ms. Zoe.â Steven was a lawyer and was very good at subtly digging out
information.
âOh, I understand.â
Bella raised her eyebrows. Although she was there at the time, she could already imagine the full story.
âBethanyâs old habits must be acting up again! How dare she bully Carrie?! I think she needs to be
taught a lesson!â
Steven was stunned.
âI will definitely avenge Carrie!â
Justin kicked Ryan home. It was already past midnight by the time Ryan got home.
He lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and thought about kissing Carrie.
âIâm such a monster!â
Ryan cursed himself and closed his eyes tightly. Finally, he got up and went to the bathroom to take a
20-minute cold shower before his body felt normal again.
He only fell asleep when it was dawn.
Ryan slept until the afternoon of the next day.
After he got dressed and walked out of his room, Zoeâs pretty and resentful face appeared in front of
him.
âRyan, you have gone too far!â
âToo far? Just because I told you not to go to ACE and hang out with Bethany?â
Ryan raised his hand to touch the top of Zoeâs head and clicked her tongue. âZoe, why are you
becoming less sensible as you get older? You canât even tell good from bad.â
âDonât touch me with the hand you touched Carrie with. I think itâs dirty!â
Zoe knocked his hand off and blurted out Carrieâs resentment in front of her eldest brother.
âZoe, what did you say?
Ryanâs eyes widened as he looked at his sister in disbelief.
Zoe felt embarrassed being dragged away from ACE last night, so she was resentful and vented her
dissatisfaction. I just hate Carrie! Ryan, youâre my big brother. How can you share your love with her?!â
âZoe, what are you talking about?â Ryan frowned.
âYou turned the whole club upside down just to find a rag toy for her!â
The more Zoe yelled, the more hysterical she became. She was. stamping her feet in anger, making
the servants passing by look at her weirdly, but no one dared to take another look.
âIâm your biological sister! When have you ever cared so much about ever me? You always appease
me with money. But now youâre so considerate of that fool. Ryan, what are you doing with your
conscience ?! How many years have I been studying abroad? Once I come back, youâre with that
dummy!â
âZoe, Carrie is not a dummy. I wonât allow you to badmouth her like that.â Ryan glared at Zoe and
scolded her.