Caroline was dumbfounded.
She didn't know why, but there was something strange going on between Ryan and Scarlett. Their behavior frightened her a little, and she couldn't understand it.
She got up awkwardly. Ryan didn't help her up but just looked grimly in the direction Scarlett had left.
"Why are you here?" he asked.
Caroline's body trembled.
"Ryan, are you questioning me?" She sobbed. "I heard there was a good French restaurant here. You didn't want to have lunch with me, so I came alone. I didn't expect to run into Scarlett. She pushed me without saying a word..."
Ryan sighed and rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.
"Go back, Caroline," he said pointedly. "Don't provoke Scarlett again."
Caroline bit her lip.
She wanted to argue, but a surge of fear gripped her heart—Ryan seemed to no
