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.

being handled by Dawson, who surely couldn't match

being cautious in the business world for her sake. This was all because they were cursed by this malicious force. Clara

the baby, she would rally, help lan, and root out the

Elsewhere...

awoke, her entire body was sore, and her head felt

of the previous

the Ferris wheel restaurant alone, had dinner by herself, and

Chase brought her

to access chapters of novels early and in

bed, fury coursing

and looked down on her, yet she had ended up in

really clouded her judgment that

herself a hundred

share of good-looking guys working in show

grabbed her hair and buried her

when she

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

teeth and snapped, "Don't

hands braced on the bed, his handsome