No Strings Attached

At this moment, lan was stripped of all his usual defenses, resembling a pitiful little puppy. His big, doleful eyes begged for sympathy.

Clara's heart felt as though it had been pricked with a needle, which sent waves of sharp pain throughout her chest. She slowly crouched down, gently stroked lan's hair, and whispered softly, "lan, let me take you home."

Red-eyed, lan looked up at her. "Promise you won't leave, and I'll go with you."

"Alright, I promise."

Hearing this, lan stood, albeit unsteadily, and allowed himself to be led away. His grip on Clara's hand never loosened. It was as if he feared he'd lose her the moment he let go.

Upon arriving at the Miller family residence, Clara helped lan clean up a little and tucked him into bed.

His brows still furrowed in distress. When she watched him sleep in this way, she felt a twinge of heartache and softly smoothed his furrowed brow with her fingers. Her fingertips couldn't resist tracing the contours of his handsome face, from his eyebrows to his eyes, from his nose down to his mouth.

a while, and she hoped that time would be as brief as possible. The cool touch of her fingertips lingered on his sensual lips. Unbidden, memories of their intimate moments together flooded her mind. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access

resist, Clara leaned in close to lan's lips and murmured

face. At last, she couldn't hold

if he had been in a dream. In that dream, Clara had cried. She had

mind, he immediately grabbed his phone to call Clara. "Clara,

dragging her luggage out of the airport terminal, felt a sting in her eyes. "I

her words, lan bolted upright in bed. "Why didn't you tell me? Wait for me.

Ryker and Sasha are with me. You enjoy your time with Grandma Rose and the others. I need to spend some time with my dad

a nagging feeling that something was off. Why was Sasha putting herself through all this back and forth while pregnant?

as a sheet, was on the phone. "Eddie, what the hell is going on? What do you mean Heidi isn't Mom's

Heidi right now? Don't hurt

"It seems you have a soft spot for this

to me. I've only ever loved your