No Strings Attached

Chapter 3

Hearing those words, lan’s expression turned icy in an instant. His dark eyes fixed on Clara with an intensity that felt like a physical force. “I’ve told you before I’m not the marrying kind, Clara. If you couldn’t handle that, you shouldn’t have agreed to this.”

A faint redness tinged the corners of Clara’s eyes. “It was different before, lan. It was just the two of us. Now, there’s a third.“–

“She can’t threaten you.”

Clara let out a self–deprecating chuckle. “She just makes one call, and you drop everything for her, leaving me in the dust. Tell me, lan, how is that not a threat?”

A flash of anger sparked in lan’s eyes. “You’re making a mountain out of a molehill over a little menstrual pain?”

“What if it was more? What if I was pregnant?”

“Don’t try to trap me with talk of a kid. I’ve always been careful!”

there were a child, he’d

Clara’s heart shattered. She clenched her fists so tightly that

bitter. “You once said that we were all about the romance, not the nuptials. That if one of us got bored, we’d

words were crisp, devoid of any hesitation, but no one could see the fresh wound

gaze

tired, lan. I’m tired of a love that’s

before, believing that love was enough, that marriage didn’t matter. But she was wrong

on Clara’s chin. “Is this your way of forcing me into marriage?

boundless. “Think what you want. I’m moving

arm pulled her back into his embrace. His hot lips found hers with precision, biting gently. His husky voice was laced with

eyes widening. “What three years?! What do you

sticking with me

had indeed faced an unprecedented financial crisis. After lan got involved with her, he had indeed thrown a lot

“So for these three years, all your kindness

with irritation at her words. “Just a relationship of convenience, Clara.