No Strings Attached novel (Sharp and Clara’s)

Chapter 174

lan noticed the weird looks from everyone and realized he might have misspoken. With a sheepish grin, he quickly explained, “Don’t get the wrong idea, folks. There was a bit of a mix-up last night, and I ended up crashing in Attorney Clara's room.”

The more he tried to clarify, the deeper he seemed to dig himself into a hole.

Clara glanced at him with an icy stare, her cheeks flushed with a hint of rose. Her lips parted several times, but no sound came out.

lan's eyes were brimming with mischief he couldn't quite hide. He leaned toward Clara and whispered, “Sorry, I shouldn't have spilled the

beans. My bad.

"Zip it!" Clara snapped. She grabbed her suitcase and strode towards the boarding gate. Watching her retreating figure, lan’s lips curved into a sly, knowing smile.

Just then, his phone began to ring. It was Edwin on the line, and lan’s brows furrowed as he picked up.

An anxious voice came through, “lan, Heidi's in a lot of pain. I took her to the hospital, and the doc says it's complications from an old surgery. She's been in that damp and gloomy place for over a month, suffered enough. Come on, man, for my sake, let her come back home. Il make sure someone keeps an eye on her so she won't hurt Clara again.”

lan’s good mood had evaporated with the call. His voice was chilly as he spoke, “You'd better keep your word. If she doesn't leam her lesson, next time it won't just be a slap on the wrist.”

Edwin exhaled in relief, “I promise, you have my word.”

After hanging up, a tearful Heidi immediately asked, “Bro, what did lan say? Is he coming to see me?”

Edwin sighed, Tve told you before, lan’s not into you. You've caused enough trouble for both families. Why chase after him when there are plenty of good guys out there?”

Heidi looked at him with puppy-dog eyes, “I'm just following your lead. Why can't you forget that girl in your heart? Is it wrong to love someone?”

Edwin was rentiered speechless by the question, and suddenly, the image of a girl flashed through his mind. He rubbed Heidi's head, “Rest up. Ill go ask the doctor about your condition.

Knocking on the office door, he saw a woman in her fifties sitting inside. She looked familiar. Edwin paused at the door, then ventured, “Mrs. Brenna, is that you?”

Brenna was taken aback.

<. She stared at Edwin and then, with a start, exclaimed, “Eddie? May's boy?"

“That's me, Mrs. Brenna.”

“My, how you've grown! I haven't seen you since

ce your mother passed away, but you still have the same face as when you were a kid.”

Edwin's eyes clouded with sadness at the mention of his mother. “Mrs. Brenna, did you perform her surgery? What was it like when she passed?”

Brenna sighed, her eyes rimming with red. “She was covered in blood, barely hanging on. She gripped my hand tightly, begging to save the baby. She was so badly hurt, giving birth was miraculous. How is your sister? She must be very beautiful. I remember she had a rose petal birthmark on her back. I even said back then, this child is bom to be a beauty. Even the birthmark looks so beautiful.”

At those words, Edwin froze. His sister didn't have that birthmark on her back