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.

with this. It was my grandma who said Clara looked like your long–lost love, and that’s why she came up with this rotten

the one you should be looking for.”

to play for the Bell family’s advantage. That’s why she had Jay orchestrate the ambush on Clara and

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 both knelt before me begging for help, and now you push

her foot. She kicked Jay in

if it weren’t for you, Clara wouldn’t have been misunderstood b

do you

lan. You

spoke, the angrier she became, kicking him repeatedly. Her final kick targeted Jay’s groin. Chase, alarmed, quickly pulled her back. “Gosh, if your kick lands, he’ll

does? Clara‘ might never …” be able to have children because of this, Sasha’s

softly, “What’s wrong

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

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