No Strings Attached

After finishing his words, he set Elle down gently on the ground and, true to his promise, pulled out a giftbox from his pocket and handed it to Clara.

Clara immediately recoiled her hand and hastily shook her head. "Mr. James, I really can't accept this."

"Ah, don't be silly, girl. This is from me to lan. The poor guy's been injured. I have to show some concern. If I don't, that rascal will be on my case," James insisted.

With that explanation, Clara finally took the bills, nodding with a gentle smile. Her voice was soft as a whisper, “Thank you, Uncle."

His heart warmed at her endearing demeanor, so reminiscent of May back in the day. Patting Clara's head with a touch of affection, James said, "Take me to see him for a moment, and then we'll be on our way."

walked away, Trevor glared at Anders. His frustration was evident. "You useless piece of work. How much time has passed and you still haven't won over Elle?

think James, with his doting daddy madness, wouldn't have tossed you out? Anders, a man needs to know what

Trevor shook his head and

on the way. A woman's heart is most fragile at times like these. Son, you've got to step up. I'm waiting for you to

from the ground. He looked into those big, innocent eyes and asked with a furrowed brow, "You think Daddy's pretty useless, don't you?" Orin shook his head. "No, Daddy's really strong in the courtroom. It's just... you're not that attentive to Mommy. If you don't even know what she likes most, how can she forgive you?" Anders frowned, realizing that during the half year he'd lived with Elle, it was always she who had made concessions for him. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest

in his work, he rarely paid attention to her life. Even the gifts and flowers were tasks he delegated to his assistant. Truth was, he didn't actually know what Elle liked at all. He didn't

said, "Alright, I know what I've got to do. You're

grin. "Go Daddy,

James into lan's hospital

He quickly went over and pulled Clara into his embrace. His gaze was a