No Strings Attached

Chapter 33

Clara rushed to the police station to find Sasha sitting in the interrogation room with handcuffs around her wrists. Despite the situation, Sasha’s expression was cool and collected as she spoke to the officer across from her, vigorously defending herself without a hint of fear.

Clara strode over and asked politely, “Hello, officer. I’m her friend. What’s going on here?”

Before the officer could respond, Sasha interjected, “After you vanished yesterday, Anders went to get his dad to help you out, leaving me all by myself. I figured you must’ve gone to confront that jerk, feeling upset and heading to a bar to drown your sorrows.”

“By chance, I saw Heidi there too, gloating and gossiping about Mr. Casey. You should’ve seen the smug look on her face. I couldn’t hold back and I gave her a piece of my mind. I only threw some words her way, but this morning, they dragged me here, claiming Heidi’s car got smashed and suspecting I’m to blame. No matter how much I explained, they just wouldn’t listen.”

H

At the mention of Heidi, Clara clenched her fists tightly. She didn’t need to guess. This was typical of Heidi’s tactics, the same kind she had used against Clara.

all the warmth it had when she first arrived. “Do you have any evidence that my friend

this?”

of your friend’s earrings by Heidi’s car, matching the one she’s wearing. There’s also

her

towards the woman. With just a glance, Clara felt her whole body freeze. The woman’s face had aged, but Clara recognized her instantly. A cold sweat broke out on Clara’s back as she clenched her fists tighter. Her

woman.

hand and asked, “Clara, do you

out of her shock, Clara shook her head with a

for her to bully you, now

her too.”

know Ms. Sasha was Ms. Clara’s friend. If I had