No Strings Attached

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Clara sidestepped with the agility of a cat, but even her quick reflexes couldn’t save her from the splash of scalding coffee that hit her foot. She sucked in a sharp breath from the pain.

She was about to give Heidi a piece of her mind when she looked up just in time to see Heidi’s body hurtling. towards the glass display cabinet behind her.

Instinctively, Clara reached out to grab her, but Heidi shook her off violently.

Crash!

Heidi’s arm shattered the glass. Blood streamed down her arm to the floor.

At that moment, lan’s icy voice came from behind. “Clara, what the hell are you doing?!”

tall, commanding figure strode over to Heidi, his eyes growing

was streaked with tears, her lips quivering. “lan, it’s all my fault. I accidentally spilled coffee on Clara, and she thought I had done it on purpose, so she pushed me. Please don’t

eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn’t believe Heidi would go to such lengths to frame her, resorting to self–inflicted

the burn on her foot for a moment, then moved away.

be back to deal with you!” he said coldly. With that, he whisked Heidi away in a

Clara’s face was etched with indescribable hurt.

she had loved for seven years. Between her and Heidi, he never

let Heidi’s schemes succeed. She and lan had broken up, so she didn’t care what he thought

couldn’t tolerate being framed. If it happened once,

out her colleague Nicole, asking her to get her tech–savvy boyfriend to copy the

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