No Strings Attached

Chapter 263

"Sorry to rain on your parade, Grandma Rose, but Clara won't be fulfilling that wish of yours."

Marian immediately tugged at her clothes in disapproval, scolding, "Heidi, whatare you talking about? Today's Grandma Rose's birthday, for heaven's sake. Why on earth would you say something so ominous?"

Heidi looked at her with a hint of hurt in her eyes. "Grandma, I'm not wrong, am I? Back in the day, Grandma Rose disapproved of my relationship with lan due to my inability to have children. She wanted to preserve the Hayes family legacy. But Clara can't have kids either, right? Surely Grandma Rose knows this?"

Her words froze Grandma Rose's smile in an instant.

With a stern gaze, Rose rebuked Heidi. "Heidi, out of respect for the bond between your grandmother and me, I've let bygones be bygones. But I will not stand for you slandering Clara like this. Just because lan chose her over you, you wish her ill? Outrageous!"

Facing Rose's accusation, Heidi looked at Clara with an air of innocence.

You know very well that your chances of conceiving are barely twenty percent. You might never carry a child. Why keep it a secret? Is your selfishness worth breaking lan's heart

of the Hayes family's welfare, never letting

She had planned to discuss this with lan after his discharge from the hospital, but she hadn't expected to be rushed into meeting the family at Grandma Rose's birthday

guard by Heidi's revelation, Clara hesitated. Just as she was

her firmly, and his gaze smoldered into

joy within a year, Mrs. Hayes. You ought to have

fingertips gently caressed Clara's earlobe as his sensuous lips brushed against her ear.

practice more often,

were meant for her alone, Clara's blushing cheeks betrayed their intimacy, and the crowd couldn't help

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