No Strings Attached

Chapter 79

Chapter 79

Clara tossed the words over her shoulder and stormed off. Ian watched her retreating figure. His fists clenched so hard that his knuckles turned white.

Just then, Heidi emerged from inside. When she noticed lan’s dark, thunderous expression, her tears immediately started streaming down her face. “Ian, I didn’t mean to set Ms. Clara up, I swear. When I found out about you two being together, I just lost it, and that’s why I wanted to douse her in coffee.”

“You know how I get when my condition flares up. My brain just checks out. After it all went down, I was terrified you’d find out the truth and push me away, so I begged your mother to help me erase the footage.

“lan, please don’t be mad at me, okay? I did it all because I’m crazy about you. Seeing you with someone else just triggers me.”

She sobbed pitifully. Her tears were flowing like a summer storm.

Kayla rushed over to console her, “Heidi, stop crying, honey. If you keep this up, you’re gonna make yourself sick again. Ian, you and Heidi go way back. You even had a childhood promise to marry each other. She always thought you were hers, so seeing you with Ms. Clara, she just snapped. Don’t hold it against her.”

up, taking a few deep drags with eyes narrowed. His voice remained ice–cold. “That day at the Hicks family gathering,

weight of his piercing gaze, stuttering, “I–I didn’t say much. Just that Ms. Clara loves kids so much, and why would she want to get rid of the baby

“And then?”

only come from love, that having one with someone she doesn’t adore would be a curse, so that’s

you one more chance, and if I find out

his resolute departure. “Clara, there’s no way I’ll let lan fall

by a stray dog while looking for Kaleb, and you went

his head resting against the seatback

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