No Strings Attached

Chapter 174

lan noticed the weird looks from everyone and realized he might have misspoken. With a sheepish grin, he quickly explained, “Don’t get the wrong idea, folks. There was a bit of a mix–up last night, and I ended up crashing in Attorney Clara’s room.”

The more he tried to clarify, the deeper he seemed to dig himself into a hole.

Clara glanced at him with an icy stare, her cheeks flushed with a hint of rose. Her lips parted several times, but no sound came out.

lan’s eyes were brimming with mischief he couldn’t quite hide. He leaned toward Clara and whispered, “Sorry, I shouldn’t have spilled the

beans. My bad.

“Zip it!” Clara snapped. She grabbed her suitcase and strode towards the boarding gate.

lan’s lips curved into

It was Edwin on the line, and lan’s brows furrowed

lot of pain. I took her to the hospital, and the doc says it’s complications from an old surgery. She’s been in that damp and gloomy place for over a month, suffered enough. Come on, man, for my sake, let her come back home. Il make sure someone keeps an eye on her so she won’t hurt Clara again.”

with the call. His voice was chilly as he spoke, “You’d better keep your word. If she doesn’t leam her lesson, next time it won’t just be a slap on the wrist.”

“I promise, you

asked, “Bro, what did lan say? Is he coming

caused enough trouble for both families.

following your lead. Why can’t you

rentiered speechless by the question, and suddenly, the image of a girl flashed through his mind. He rubbed Heidi’s head, “Rest up.

a woman