No Strings Attached

If Sasha hadn't gone to pick up the car for her, Clara would have been the one lying injured right now.

lan's eyes darkened with a surge of anger. His hands clenched into tight fists.

Chase laid Sasha on the stretcher, his large hand patting her cheek with force. "Sasha, no sleeping, come on, wake up."

The sting from his pat slowly roused Sasha. Her eyes fluttered open as she weakly cursed, "If the crash didn't kill me, your slapping might just do the job." sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Hearing her voice, Chase suddenly felt a burning sensation around his eyes. He immediately asked, "How are you feeling? Is the baby okay?"

Before Sasha could respond, lan rushed to her side. "It's not you who's pregnant. It is Clara. Isn't it?"

Sasha slowly lifted her eyelids to look at the man before her, whose face was etched with tension. She had intended to keep the secret, but the words stuck in her throat.

lan was certain his guess was right. He closed his eyes in agony. So, the person Clara mentioned in her letter, the one she wanted to protect, was their unborn child. She chose to leave silently to shield the baby from harm.

he couldn't help but

Clara's pregnancy had been so obvious, yet

morning sickness, he

tired, he assumed her period

she avoided spicy seafood, he simply thought

crossed his mind

lan had sorted through his thoughts. He immediately took out his

Meanwhile...

private airstrip. Once she boarded the plane, she could vanish from this

distance and closed her eyes. She knew lan must be frantically searching for her by now, and he

wasn't she the

been holding back finally

"If we don't take off soon, lan will track us

this, Clara wiped away her tears, forcing a smile.

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