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 it.

this–when they were together,

seeking some trace of the affection that should have been there, but after what seemed like an eternity, Clara kept her focus on devouring the crab as if he didn’t exist at all.

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

of the tension, Casey cheerfully offered lan a

a polite smile, lan

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

voice carried a rare note of indulgence. “Why so

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,

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

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