No Strings Attached

Chapter 152

“There are things, Dad, things I never got around to telling you. Victoria, she’d reached out to me a while back. She even took a job as a janitor at Hayes Corp, can you believe it? And at the company’s big anniversary bash, she cornered me. She threatened her own life if I didn’t cough up some cash.

“She drove me to the edge, Dad. My depression kicked back in full force. I’m done letting her puppeteer my life. Ripping off the bandaid hurts, sure, but it’s a heck of a lot better than living in constant fear of touching that wound.”

As Casey listened, tears rimmed his eyes. He had no clue what his daughter had been through while he was sick. He clapped a hand on Clara’s shoulder and said, “You’ve got me by your side, kiddo. Together, we’ll face anything.”

After leaving Clara’s place, lan drove straight to the Campbell estate. His black Rolls–Royce Cullinan cut through the morning like a bolt of lightning, tearing into the Campbells‘ manicured grounds.

Tall and imposing, he got out of the car with a cold and oppressive aura and headed straight for the first–floor hall.

Paolo, lounging on a sofa with the morning paper, looked up and greeted him with a grin. “lan, what brings you by so bright and early?”

lan’s voice was a blade of ice. “Where’s Heidi?”

still in bed. What’s up?”

to speak with her.” The chill in his tone couldn’t mask the simmering

two have a fight? Heidi’s been

play nice. If Heidi keeps

caught the threat in lan’s words.

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herself into trouble?”

her

nightdress. Spotting lan, she raced over as though it were any other day. “lan! Did you come for me?”

gaze swept over her

to heal. You’re up

injuries should take a

smile flickered, then steadied. “The doctor your mom found is amazing. I