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.”

was in every dish. Even the soup had clams in it. He was severely allergic

were

some trace of the affection that should have been there, but after what seemed like an eternity, Clara kept her

to him now, the more he

tension, Casey cheerfully offered lan a plump

a polite smile, lan

gloves, picked up the shellfish tools, and meticulously extracted the meat from the crab. Under Casey’s watchful

voice carried a rare note of indulgence. “Why

meat lying neatly before her. She had to admit, lan was skilled at whatever he committed to–even if he never ate crab, he could shell it better than she ever could in large, neat chunks.

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an emotionless face, Clara replied softly, “Thanks, Mr. Hayes, but you

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