No Strings Attached

Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Where else could he be if not in the dining room?

Dawson felt a twinge of apprehension and sprinted upstairs. When he barged into the bedroom, he was greeted by a pungent haze of smoke that set him off into a coughing fit. Clutching his nose, he strode in and flung the windows open, inviting in a breath of fresh

air.

Turning around, he found lan sitting stoically on the couch, a half-smoked cigarette dangling from his lips. The ashtray was a small mountain of stubs, and the floor was littered with a graveyard of empty beer bottles.

It clicked for Dawson in an instant. Ian was showing all the classic signs of a broken heart.

Dawson handed lan a glass of water and said in a low voice, “Mr. Hayes, how about I clear your schedule for today? Why don’t you take the day off to rest at home?”

lan lifted his weary eyes, his voice a raspy shadow of its usual strength. “Do I look that fragile to you?”

Hayes, it’s perfectly human to need a moment to process things. Besides, after spending three years with Ms. Clara, it’s normal to feel a sense of loss

gone.”

didn’t dare to point out the obvious–that his boss was unmistakably reeling from heartbreak. He chose

a faint chuckle. “You think I’m

quickly agreed, “Of

casually,

he added, “These items all seem familiar, don’t they? They look a lot like the things Ms. Clara used

items and

jaw clenched audibly. /Clara, this

my gifts?”

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