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.

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 chapters

to lan's lips

by one onto lan's face. At last, she couldn't hold back any longer

dream. In that dream, Clara had cried. She had apologized to him. She had even kissed him of her own

racing through his mind, he immediately grabbed

airport terminal, felt a sting in her eyes. "I had some stuff to take care of,

didn't you tell me?

your time with Grandma Rose and the others. I need to spend some time

forth while pregnant? Was she going to look for the baby's father? After giving Clara a

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

right now? Don't hurt her. She's innocent," Paolo

chuckled darkly. "It seems you have a soft spot for this daughter. Her mother must

me. I've only ever loved