Chase's lips twitched with a barely contained smirk. "Hey, if I can become a dad without breaking a sweat, I'm all for it. Not like you, busting your hump for months on end and still no bun in the oven. I'm starting to think it's not Clara's issue. Maybe you're not up to the task."

lan laughed off Chase's jab with an easy grin. "If you are up to it, where is that kid of yours, huh?"

"Who said anything about wanting to be a dad? I'm just showing some friendly concern, unlike you-cold-hearted and callous."

"Well, you stick around and show all the concern you want. I'm out. Gotta go home and test out the New Year's present my wife got me." Ian dangled a pair of cufflinks in front of Chase, his face the epitome of smug satisfaction.

Chase couldn't help but scoff, "You act like you've actually got a wife to spend the holidays with. Last I checked, you got kicked to the curb. What's there to be smug about?"

"I've got a present, and you don't. That's reason enough for me."

me see

it at an auction. 'The Violet

up, and you're still on about love and

"Buzz off!"

with you tonight. My

they got into the car, unaware that a short distance away, a man sat in a dark sedan, his gaze on them malevolent and calculating. A cold sneer played on his lips, "Didn't expect

a fake. If this

black cloak chuckled softly from the backseat. "Heidi is just a pawn. Expendable. But this real

eyes, sharp as a hawk's, were filled with cunning as his hands unconsciously tapped

Day morning, Clara arrived in Riddleton. She and Sasha went straight to

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