No Strings Attached - Chapter 199
Chapter 199
lan’s eyes were a reservoir of unspoken agony. He carefully cradled Clara in his arms, his large hands gently stroking her back.
His voice was low and husky, tinged with a slight tremble. “Clara, lash out at me, please. If it helps, you can throw a punch, too.
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Clara didn’t resist his embrace. She no longer had the strength to argue with him, nor did she want to let herself be hurt over lan
anymore. She managed a faint smile, “lan, | should be thanking you, really. If | find out that child when | fall madly in love with
Anders, that would be the real knife to the heart. Tonight’s ordeal? It’s nothing. Just a few days of gossip, a few pitying glances,
and then it be old news.”
Just like before, when the whole office knew she was lan’s pampered pet. She was already used to the whispers and the rumors.
Perhaps it was her fate to be the subject of such talk.
As a child, she was pointed at for her mother’s actions. As an adult, it was her love life.
Clara’s calmness made it seem as though this ordeal wasn’t about her at all. lan felt each word like a jab to his heart. His gaze
was filled with pain, his throat constricted, “Clara, was the surgery very painful? Were you scared when so much blood flowed
out?”
Upon hearing this, Clara’s usually indifferent demeanor showed a slight ripple of emotion. She lifted her gaze, her eyes glistening
with unshed tears.
“The doctor wamed me it would hurt, but | felt nothing. Maybe because no physical pain could match the ache here,” she said,
touching her chest over her heart, her lips curving into a sad semblance of a smile.
Her feigned composure, masking a heart in agony, shattered lan’s last defenses. He pulled her close, his voice choppy and laced
with
sobs.
“Clara, I’m so sorry. Sasha was right. I’m a monster, a beast. When you needed me the most, | abandoned you. Go ahead, yell
at me. Hit me.” As he spoke, he took Clara’s hand and started hitting himself with it, even aiming for his face.
He thought this might help Clara vent, and lead her to forgive him, but no matter how he struck himself, Clara just watched him
quietly. Her eyes, brimming with tears, watched him unravel in silence.
How deeply must a heart be wounded to become so numb?
lan could no longer hold back his tears, crying out Clara’s name in anguish. He buried his face in her shoulder, his body shaking
with each sob, his hot tears soaking through her blouse.
Clara’s hands remained at her sides,
her gaze fixed on the serene moon
reflected on the eee
tle breexedcSis ripples across
the water, making the moon appear
to drift like a boat on the waves. Yet
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After what felt like an eternity, lan
finally lifted his head. His cold
fingertips brushed against Ci6?ds’
chilled Beek his voice a hoarse
murmur, “Clara, let’s get back
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Clara’s dark eyes watched him quietly, her voice as still as the water. “lan, you want to make up for the hurt I’ve suffered in the
past?”