No Strings Attached

lan bent down and planted a kiss on Clara's belly. "You're behaving now. I'm taking your mom out for breakfast."

He escorted Clara to the bathroom, providing her with full assistance. Even brushing her teeth was something he insisted on doing himself.

Clara always felt a bit uneasy, but she didn't say anything more.

The couple made their way downstairs, where Casey had already prepared breakfast. Ian settled Clara into a chair before heading into the kitchen to help.

Casey quietly closed the kitchen door and pulled out a card from his pocket, handing it to lan with a smile. "I've sold the company. Here's a bit of cash, a little over 20 billion. It's of no use to me, so I thought I might as well invest it in your project. That way, I can earn some dividends. What do you think?"

that lan's company was facing difficulties and wanted to inject funds

card back into Casey's pocket. "I don't need it for now. If such a small difficulty could ruin the Hayes family, then all my years of effort would have been in vain Keep the money for yourself. As for the dividends, I'll give them to you

given to her as a wedding gift, and this is what I've saved for retirement. But look at me. I'm still strong. I don't need it for retirement. Take it. It'll help you out in

longer and had to accept the card. Then,

a prenatal checkup. Everything went smoothly, and as they were leaving the ward, they saw Heidi sitting in a wheelchair by the elevator, as if she had been waiting

recovery, Heidi could now speak a few words. Her upper body had largely recovered, but it seemed she would be confined to a

heavily pregnant and tenderly supported by lan. It made her eyes nearly bulge

in her tracks, stared at her for a few seconds, then smiled lightly. "It seems you're recovering well. The doctor lan found for you

armrests of her wheelchair tightly, her mouth opening several times before she could make a sound, "Are

should ask yourself if you're satisfied with your life now. You could have