No Strings Attached

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Chapter 109

Mr. Marco’s gaze was icy as he stared at lan, his voice more serious than ever before. “You knew Clara before today?”

lan shrugged nonchalantly with a smirk. “Didn’t you see for yourself?”

“Clara used to work at your firm, right? She was your executive assistant, wasn’t she?”

“Lock, old man, it’s not that I wanted to keep it from you, but your darling protégé didn’t let me spill the beans. Can’t blame me for that.” He gestured to the wine stain on his face and chuckled lightly. “See what she’s done? And you don’t even step in.”

Mr. Marco, usually so gentle and jovial, now stood trembling with hands clenched tight. Anger filled the depths of his eyes like never before. “She had every right to lash out! After everything she gave up for you – her chance to study abroad, her dream of becoming a legal eagle. You’re not just blind, lan. You’re heartless. From now on, don’t you dare say we’re acquainted!”

Mr. Marco was shaking with fury. He had never imagined that lan was the very person who had bullied Clara, pushing her to the brink.

had invited lan here to humiliate Clara once more. The thought made Mr. Marco’s heart ache with a dull

his arm. “Study abroad? She did it all for me? Wasn’t she always smitten with Anders? She was bold

Marco looked at him with a gaze filled with scorn. “How did my sister ever end up with a grandson like you? Fancying

he shook off lan’s grip and chased

left standing there, dumbfounded. Why had Clara given up the opportunity to study abroad and left the legal world just to come to work for him as his executive assistant? Wasn’t she just using him as a

into Anders, she could have gone abroad with him. Why, then,

thoughts pierced lan’s heart like a

Mr. Marco’s wrist. “Granduncle, who is it that Clara truly has

scoffed, “Do you think calling me ‘Granduncle‘

truth? I told you before that Clara is my most esteemed apprentice. If anyone dares to hurt

broke free from lan’s

The next morning.