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

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

found himself in such a dire situation. With a fierce bite of his teeth, he grunted, “I can only treat you like a sister. Get

ceased to struggle. She watched lan, a relieved smile breaking through her tears. “As long as you don’t ignore me, I’m happy

the scene, couldn’t help but sneer. She had to admire Heidi’s audacity. For the sake

Haidi had always coveted was the title of Mrs. Hayes.

whole saga no longer had anything to do with 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

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her hand. “Clara, you finally came. I thought you’d forgotten about

smiled, “How could I? Traffic was a nightmare. I’m

days.