No Strings Attached

After walking to the car, he looked up towards the building above. The moment he spotted Clara standing quietly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and watching him, he felt an impulse. He wanted to rush upstairs right away and hold her in his arms to comfort her.

But he didn't do that. He just stood silently in place, looking intensely at her.

The two of them, one standing on the balcony and the other in the yard, stared at each other for several minutes. Every minute felt like an agony.

Clara just calmed herself down, but when she saw lan, tears streamed down her face again. She knew this had nothing to do with lan, and she shouldn't take her anger out on him. She had also said she wouldn't let Leonora's hurt affect lan.

Still, she was only human, unable to put aside her mother's grievances to be with lan. The moment she saw him, she remembered how her mother must have felt after being betrayed by someone so close, and how heartbroken she must have been.

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When she thought of this, Clara's tears flowed even more fiercely. Looking into lan's captivating eyes, she couldn't help but say, "lan, what should we do?"

heart. He lifted his foot, wanting to run upstairs, but at that

longer see Clara's sorrowful face. Only a silhouette reflected

rub his somewhat sore eyes. He took out his phone and sent Clara a message. [Clara, I have to head back to the office for a bit. Remember to eat well and sleep

yard and smoked a cigarette, then drove away.

letter was just delivered to the

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brow furrowed slightly. Who sent letters these days? And to the old mansion at

his villa. How could someone send a letter

lan immediately said, "I'll be right

took the letter from the butler's hands. After carefully inspecting it and finding nothing amiss, he cautiously opened

was reading

one he had written to No. 11, asking her to come to this address after she was discharged. He had waited