Chapter 144

“Seriously? Ryker’s a Navy SEAL – there’s no way he’d let

there’s no way he’d let you get snatched up. Your whole act was to test if lan would pick you over me. I’ve said it time and again. I’m not meddling in your romance

Why can’t you trust me? Why do you keep putting lan through the wringer? You smacked him upside the head the other day, and now you’ve got him.

stitched up like a Thanksgiving turkey. If you really loved him, you wouldn’t treat him like this.”

Clara was floored by Heidi’s ability to twist the truth into pretzels. She had her suspicions, sure, but how could everything be such a crazy coincidence?

Heidi was rushed to the hospital for an emergency, and right after, Clara’s cry for help call came in. And now it was all starting to make sense. It was a trap, all intricately laid out for her. The goal? To show her that lan would never choose her to break her heart for good.

the mold and choose to save Clara this time. Clara’s lips curled into a smirk as she faced Heidi. “Oh, you got me! How’d you figure out my master plan? It’s almost like

for a loop by Clara’s

to deny everything? Why was she so casually confessing? And she was

words, she admitted. defeat

don’t want to dig into who stirred up trouble at the office. It’s just… seeing you hurt like that, and my leg…” She paused, with a tear trickling down her cheek. “The doctors say I might

pang of sympathy, but lan didn’t even glance her way. Instead, he took Clara’s hand. His voice was tinged with exasperation. “Silly girl! You only settle for a measly ten million? You could ask for a billion, or even my life, and I

not only did

it was real. He must be saying this just to spite her. lan was too proud a man to throw

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