No Strings Attached

Chapter 55

Chapter 55

lan’s piercing gaze cut through the room like shards of ice, scanning over Eve and Nancy with an intimidating scrutiny. Even the normally unflappable Eve found herself slick with a cold sweat under his formidable presence.

Feigning composure, she met his stare. “That’s just Clara spouting nonsense. There’s no truth to it. It’s her own fault for dressing so provocatively, attracting the wrong kind of attention. If anything happened to her, she brought it upon herself.”

Eve’s words were laced with venom, as if the person she spoke of was her worst enemy.

A sinister smile played on lan’s lips. “No need to explain further. Let’s just get Jay here, and then we’ll see–but it won’t just be about a broken arm.”

With that, lan whipped out his phone and dialed Dawson. “Bring Jay over.”

Before long, Jay was pushed in by two burly bodyguards. The moment he laid eyes on lan, he fell to his knees with a thud.

who said Clara looked like your long–lost love, and that’s

settling scores, she’s the one you should be looking for.”

as well, “Yes, it was my mother–in–law’s idea. She said Clara’s face was too good a card not to play for the Bell family’s advantage. That’s why she had Jay orchestrate the ambush on Clara and then deliberately led you there.”

them. “If it wasn’t for Jay losing bets and racking up debts, would our family have been so desperate as to resort to selling off Clara? You

stomped her foot. She kicked Jay in the

for you, Clara wouldn’t have been

killed, do you realize

lan. You

kick targeted Jay’s groin. Chase, alarmed, quickly

able to have

concerned, pulled her aside and asked softly, “What’s wrong with Clara? Are you

big eyes irritably. “There’s plenty we’re keeping from him. Does he

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