No Strings Attached - Chapter 74
Chapter 73 Hearing those words, lan’s pupils contracted sharply. His dark eyes were like icy pools,
chilling and obscure in their depths. “Clara, we can negotiate anything but that,” he said with an
unwavering tone. “But that’s the only thing I want, Mr. Hayes. You can’t back out on your word.” lan’s
usually stoic face suddenly leaned closer, his tall and imposing figure pinning her beneath him. His
breath, hot and heavy, cascaded over her face. “So you’re that eager to get rid of me, Clara? That
desperate to run into another man’s arms?” Clara met his gaze calmly. “Think whatever you want.” His
voice turned cold and merciless. “Don’t even think about it. I won’t let you go even a day early from our
contract. I’ll make sure the Campbells explain themselves for this.” With that, he stormed out, the door
slamming behind him. Later, no one knew how lan managed to persuade Heidi, but there she was, in
her hospital gown, apologizing to Clara. The Campbell family even paid a settlement for emotional
distress. However, at the same time, they made it clear that they wouldn’t go easy on Clara at the trial
on the third. Worried about stressing her father, Clara hadn’t told him about her fall into the water. On
the day she was discharged from the hospital, she planned to return to her small apartment, but then
she received a call from Casey. “Dad, what’s up?” Casey’s voice was cheery. “Clara, I’m at the
construction site and forgot my medication. Can you bring it to me if you’re free?” Knowing the
consequences if her father missed his meds, Clara agreed without a second thought. She picked up
the prescription from the hospital pharmacy and drove straight to the construction site. It was Clara’s
first time there. The project was a collaboration with Hayes Corporation, and some of the employees
recognized Clara and greeted her. The weather was sweltering, and she was sweating profusely after
just a few minutes on site. She was about to call her father to ask where he was when a hard hat was
suddenly placed on her head. Clara instinctively turned around and found herself face to face with lan’s
chiseled features. He was dressed in the shirt and pants she had bought for him, topped with a blue
hard hat, sweat trickling down the sexy line of his jaw to his sculpted collarbone. At Clara’s baffled
expression, lan chuckled. “Don’t recognize me?” He adjusted the hard hat on her and tied it securely,
his voice dropping an octave. “Didn’t know you had to wear protection on a construction site, Ms.
Clara? Are you trying to 11:4 cause trouble for my project?” Clara was surprised. “What are you doingnovelbin
here?” It seemed too coincidental. Her father asked her to deliver medicine, and she happened to run
into lan. Since the incident with Heidi, she had been giving lan the cold shoulder. lan frowned at her.
“It’s my project. Why can’t I be here? And you, Ms. Clara, rushing over here right after being
discharged? Aren’t you worried about overdoing it?” Before he could finish, Clara saw her father
approaching. She quickly gestured to lan to keep quiet. lan nodded with a smile, but his large hand
held fast to her smaller one, his gaze suggesting an unspoken threat: protest and he’d reveal her
hospitalization. Clara didn’t believe he’d go that far. She tried to pull away, only to hear lan’s deep voice
right above her. “Mr. Casey, is Clara scared of water?” The question was enough to freeze Clara in
place. She obediently let lan wrap his arm. around her, her teeth grinding together in silent frustration.