No Strings Attached

No matter how Clara felt about it, she was entitled to the truth.

After all, May was her mother, the lone source of maternal love in her life.

lan had never intended to keep her in the dark.

Clara watched the worry lines deepen on lan's forehead, and her heart ached for him.

She reached out with her delicate hand and softly smoothed away his frown.

"Has there been more trouble at the office? You always seem so preoccupied lately," she asked gently.

lan looked down at her, taking in her cherubic face and the concern in her eyes for him.

A sharp pang hit his heart, and his embrace tightened around her.

"Just recently, confidential files were stolen from the company. The launch of our new product took a big hit, and our microchip orders, both domestic and international, have dropped significantly. But all that doesn't matter. What's most important to me now is keeping you and the baby safe from harm," he confessed.

Clara understood immediately.

lan's concerns for her safety made him reluctant to travel on business, and he seldom stayed late at the office.

was being handled by Dawson, who surely couldn't match lan's

world for her sake. This was all because they were cursed by this malicious

soon as she had the baby, she would rally,

Elsewhere...

body was sore, and her head felt like

events of the previous night replayed in

had gone to the Ferris wheel restaurant alone, had dinner

Chase

to

Sasha bolted upright in bed, fury coursing through her as she tossed a

with that jerk? He had bad-mouthed her and looked down on her, yet she had ended up

really clouded her

herself a

good-looking guys working in show business-how had she fallen for Chase's

her hair and buried

was when she heard

you woke up without me by your side?" Chase leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed, a smug smirk playing across his lips. Seeing him like that, Sasha wished she

teeth and snapped, "Don't

braced on the bed, his handsome face inching