No Strings Attached

Upon hearing those words, Clara was so scared that she immediately got out of bed. She might yearn for a baby, but even her body had limits with this kind of roughhousing. When she stumbled into the bathroom, lan watched, with a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth. Since that day, their room had often been filled with the sweet sound of bell. Sometimes, the bell would ring all night long.

Lately, Clara had been swamped with a divorce case, working nonstop for a week. When she came home, she was playfully tormented by lan without end. She felt like she was falling apart.

Waking up in the early morning, she lay in bed, shifting her sore and aching body, then burying her head deeper into the covers.

The cheery winter sunlight streamed through a gap in the curtains, spilling over the bed and bathing Clara's exposed calf in a golden glow, making her already dazzling skin shimmer. The silver anklet on her ankle sparkled, and its tiny bell tinkled melodiously.

lan approached the bed, pinching Clara's smooth cheek with a touch of reluctance in his voice.

"Sweetheart, I've got to go on a business trip for a few days. Be good and wait for me at home." He bent down to kiss her lips.

thought of not tasting her for half a month

kissed into a daze, yet she clung to the useful bit of news. This man

thought, her eyes snapped open, clear and bright. There was a hint of sleepiness in her voice. "Will you be gone

or so. I'll hurry back. What would you like for a gift?" Sᴇaʀch

as he kissed her forehead. Since reconciling with Clara, lan had spent nearly every spare moment with her. If they weren't making love, they were on their way to. To him, Clara's body was like an

her arms around lan's neck. Her voice was muffled. "Going away for so long? What if I

on lan. He lifted her chin. His lips

the bodyguard when you go out. Eat well, sleep well. Don't lose

nodded obediently.

lectured her a while longer, sealed his instructions with a

got out to open the door for