No Strings Attached

Chapter 62

Chapter 62

She didn’t feel a thing, not until Anders saw the blood trickling down from her clenched fist.

“Clara, let go!”

Her whole body quivered as Anders tried to pry her hand open, but the tighter he pulled, the tighter she held on. All Anders could do was soothed her softly. “Clara, be a good girl and relax your grip. Even without that video, I’ll help you win the case.”

By the time Clara’s hand opened, the paperclip had buried itself deep into her flesh. It made Anders‘ heart ache to see it. He pulled out a tissue from his pocket and said in a low voice, “Bear with me. I need to pull it out.”

Whether it was removing the paperclip or applying the antiseptic, Clara didn’t make a sound, as if she couldn’t feel the pain at all.

After Anders had bandaged her up, Clara spoke up, “Anders, I could really go for a drink.”

Elsewhere.

out by a few buddies to hit the local bar. It was just after ten when the phones started buzzing nonstop. It was either girlfriends urging them to come home

Chase’s phones

and not a peep? Could it be that Clara isn’t taking you seriously? Maybe she’s off having the time of her life while

even indirectly acknowledged their relationship at the office today, and wasn’t that enough for her?

a heavy heart, he lifted his glass and

chest felt like it was stuffed with cotton. He pulled out his phone and called Clara, but it just

watched him with a roguish grin, “Ooh, looks like I hit the nail on the head. Maybe

kicked him lightly, “She’s not like that.” After saying that, he

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