No Strings Attached

Chapter 149

Chapter 149

lan stared at Clara, a mix of frustration and wounded pride etched across his face. “Clara, my wound has split open again. Help me change the bandage, and I’ll get out of your hair,” he pleaded.

Clara had never pegged lan as the clingy type. To her, he was always detached. and aloof, unless between the sheets.

Once upon a time, she was the one doing the chasing. How the tables had turned. Now he was the one acting like a desperate ex.

Biting her lip with irritation, Clara snapped, “There’s a community clinic two blocks down, on the right. Get yourself patched up there.” She shoved his suitcases outside the door, followed briskly by lan himself, and with an emphatic slam, the door closed behind him.

lan stared at his belongings, scattered on the doorstep. The sting of rejection was burning within him.

Just then, the door across the hallway creaked open, and out stepped Ryker, leaning nonchalantly against the frame, dressed head–to–toe in effortlessly cool leisurewear. A smirk played on his lips. “Well, well, if it isn’t my invincible cousin. What’s the matter? Ms. Clara kicked you to the curb?”

he retorted, “Your dad called me, Ryker. He wants me to school you in the art of running a business. I wasn’t keen on babysitting, but now, I’ve decided you’re starting at my office tomorrow.”

pays me, not

the beat of his own drum, never heeding anyone’s advice. His parents had hoped a stint in the military would straighten him out,

Ryker’s careless words.

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Chapter 149

And if you’re ever short on cash,

shame, will you? Clara dumped you ages ago. Cousin–in–law?

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