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.”

glanced at the spread before them. Seafood was in every dish. Even the

course, Clara knew this–when they were together,

that should have been there, but after what seemed like an eternity, Clara

colder Clara was to him now, the

Casey cheerfully offered lan a

smile, lan said, “Thank

meticulously extracted the meat from the crab. Under Casey’s watchful eye, he unapologetically

“Why so clumsy? Can’t

neatly before her. She had to admit, lan was skilled at whatever he committed to–even if he

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

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