No Strings Attached

Chapter 131

Chapter 131

Casey and Clara turned their gazes simultaneously to lan. There he was, the

quintessential bad boy, casually sipping his tea with a hint of a smirk on his lips. Yet his eyes radiated an undeniable sincerity.

Without a second thought, Clara deleted his picture from her phone and smiled at her father. “Dad, I think the judge looks quite promising. If things actually work out, we’d have plenty to talk about. You make the call.”

Casey nodded with a smile. “Alright, after dinner, I’ll reach out. You’ve met him when you were little, and he’s always been quite fond of you.

Then, with impeccable manners, he turned to lan. “lan, I get where you’re coming from, but after all the breakups and makeups, I just can’t bear to see Clara get hurt again. Maybe it’s best if you both just moved on.”

“Casey, I-”

lan started to say something more but was cut off by Casey. “Let’s dig in, shall we? I’ve prepared Clara’s favorites–garlic shrimp and spicy crab.”

before them. Seafood was in every dish. Even the soup had clams in

knew this–when they were together, she

what seemed like an eternity, Clara kept her focus on

in his chest intensified. The colder Clara was to him now, the more he remembered how warm she

lan a

smile, lan said, “Thank

carefully donned a pair of gloves, picked up the shellfish tools, and meticulously extracted the meat from the crab. Under Casey’s watchful eye, he

of indulgence. “Why so clumsy? Can’t

white, tender crab meat lying neatly before her. She had to admit, lan was skilled at whatever he committed to–even if he never

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emotionless face, Clara replied softly, “Thanks, Mr. Hayes, but you should have it. I prefer cracking it

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