No Strings Attached

Chapter 124

Chapter 124

Chase furrowed his brow in confusion. I heard you saved somebody recently. How come you can’t do it today?”

The girl I saved last time rallied after the effects of the drug she ingested had weakened considerably, the doctor explained. “She had lost a lot of blood by the time she got to me. You know her, actually. She’s the daughter of the man you referred to me for heart valve surgery.”

Chase’s eyes widened in disbelief. “You’re talking about Clara?”

“Yes, that’s the girl. Mr. Anders was the one who brought her in. She was in pretty bad shape, having lost a significant amount of blood. But I’ve never seen someone fight through the effects of a drug like that on their own before.”

The room fell silent at these words, and all eyes turned to lan. He slowly opened his eyes from a semi–conscious state. There was no hint of light in his gaze, only endless pain and

sorrow.

Dr. Lee’s words echoed in his mind.

help. She

called her just another woman he had played with, said he was now tired

The

heard those words made lan’s heart wrench with pain. He clutched the sheets, crying out Clara’s name in agony. Blood began

tears, grabbing Rose’s arm in desperation. “Grandma Rose, please let me help lan. If this goes on, he’s going to die. I promise I won’t tell my parents, and I won’t use this against him. I

cries were heartbreaking, and her

looked from her grandson’s tormented state to Heidi’s earnest request, her brow furrowed deeply. After a long pause, she finally spoke.

turned towards Rose with a pained look in his eyes, his voice weak. “Grandma Rose, I want to know how

you sure you can endure this? I could swallow my pride

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