No Strings Attached

Chapter 184

Paolo suddenly keeled before lan, his face simaked with tears as he pleaded, “lan, you’re the only one who can save Heidi now. Please save her She’s the apple of our family’s eye. Without her, our family would be lost.”

lans temper flared to its peak, facing the accusations and Heidis weeping. He’d heard these pleas countless times before. Each time, he had compromised, considering the apport between their families.

But what about Clara? If he gave in to Heidi’s requests now, it would be tantamount to publicly acknowledging some sort of bond between him and Heidi.

Just as he hesitated, Heidi accidentally slipped, letting out a scream as she tumbled downstairs.

tan lunged forward and grabbed her wrist, his arm scraping against the rough roof tiles, leaving behind a few scratches on his arm. Grinding his teeth, he said, “You want up, or you want a death wish? I can grant either”

Faced with lan’s icy demeanor, Heidi was truly frightened. Still, she gambled with her life on the line, believing it’s now or never

streamed down her face as she shook her head, “Without you, lan, Id rather be dead” She attempted to pry lan’s hand off her wrist, but behind lan, the pleas from the Campbell family grew louder, mingled with the crowd’s judgmental

never found himself in such a dire situation. With a fierce bite of his teeth, he grunted, “I can only treat you

you don’t ignore me, I’m happy to be treated as your sister for life. She extended her other hand to lan

Heidi’s audacity. For the sake of getting close to lan, Heidi was willing

possible. What Haidi had always coveted was the

her. Just moments before, she had considered giving lan another chance, moved by Rose’s sincere appeal. Now it seemed unnecessary. She no longer wanted to be tangled in a love

triangle

was waiting impatiently. Spotting Clara, Sasha immediately clutched her hand. “Clara, you finally came. I thought

could I? Traffic was a

the hospital for a few days. Clara was there to pick her up.