No Strings Attached

Chapter 155

Chapter 155

Clara’s blog post was lengthy, and lan spent a long time poring over it. She detailed the toll her mother’s irresponsibility had taken on the family, and the extent of the damage inflicted on her father and herself.

Once the post went live, the online backlash accusing her of being an ungrateful daughter had seemingly blown over.

But now, the tides of public opinion turned against her mother. People dredged up the sordid details of Victoria’s personal life. Unearthing these skeletons was ostensibly in defense of Clara and her father, yet it seemed like a cruel twist of the knife in her already deep wounds.

lan had no idea what Clara was up to at the moment, nor could he predict how she’d react to the barrage of comments. He wondered if she could withstand the immense pain of having her scars so publicly exposed.

After much deliberation, he made a call to Ryker.The phone rang for ages before it was finally answered.

Ryker’s tirade blasted through the speaker.“lan, you better listen, and listen good. The amount of crap Clara’s been through today, I’m going to make sure Heidi pays back double. If you even think about interfering, I swear I’ll blow up your whole damn family.”

lan took the verbal lashing without a word.

long silence, he finally asked in a hoarse whisper, “How is

insists she’s fine, even tries to smile at us, but do you have any idea how much that smile costs her?

at the harsh

presence. Did she still need him now? Or had she grown to despise him, wishing he was the last person on earth she’d ever see?

this, the veins on the back of lan’s hand stood out more

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care of her for me.

was unsparing. “Get lost!”

to light

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