No Strings Attached

Chapter 166

After a month apart, lan appeared significantly thinner. His once captivating eyes now seemed somewhat sunken, with noticeable creases at the comers. She had never seen lan look so downtrodden before.

Clara stood quietly, watching as lan made his way toward her, step by step. His typically somber expression broke into a faint smile the moment his eyes met hers:

His voice was raspy, carrying a note of gratitude, “Clara, thanks for taking on my case.*

Clara lowered her gaze, all business, “I’ve been appointed by the city officials to represent you. Let’s get down to the facts, shall we?”

She took out her voice recorder and placed it on the table, ready to begin. But lan’s broken voice halted her. “Clara, haven’t seen you for a month. Have you been well? On sleepless nights, did you ever think of me? Clara, I’ve thought of you every single day. Missed you terribly.”

His gaze was intense as he looked at her, his handsome face etched with sincerity. Clara’s hand, holding the pen, trembled ever so slightly, and she took a few seconds before she lifted her head.

she maintained her professional demeanor, “Mr. Hayes, I only have thirty minutes. I don’t want to

was a bittersweet smile. He began to recount the details of the case to her. After everything was said and done, his eyes burned with earnestness. “Clara, I honestly don’t know when that woman came in. I didn’t do anything to her. You have to believe me. In my life, I’ve

Mr. Hayes, I will do my

final words, she left without

her, standing up, his eyes, bloodshot, fixed on her. “Go have some food first. You must be hungry after the flight. The seafood here is pretty decent. Have Dawson take you. This case won’t be settled in a day or two. Don’t wear yourself out; it would

worry, Mr. Hayes. I’ll take good

unwavering. Ian watched her go, his heart aching with every

would have teared up seeing him hurt, but now, there wasn’t

go? But he was falling deeper and

quick meal, nothing fancy, and asked Dawson to take her to meet the