No Strings Attached

Chapter 38

“I’ve covered the debt for you, lan said, “but if you lay a hand on her again, don’t expect me to show any mercy just because we’re blood.”

The major project that Casey was involved in had always been under the supervision of his mother. It wasn’t until things went south that lan realized it was all a trap set by her.

Leonora had lured Casey in, then orchestrated a leak of information from him. Her goal was nothing short of driving the Bell family to bankruptcy and putting Casey behind bars. The true reason behind his mother’s machinations was still a mystery to lan. If it was all about some old flame between Victoria and his father, it seemed far–fetched. So, lan dug into his mother’s accounts and uncovered her embezzlement of charity funds.

The Hayes family had always been pillars of philanthropy. If his father, who was abroad, caught wind of this, he’d divorce Leonora without a second thought.

Leveraging this dirt, lan managed to wrest control of the project from his mother, taking charge himself.

Leonora sneered coldly. “Fine, then you better keep your people in line. It’s best if they don’t end up in my hands.”

she left the

commenced. Leonora, with Heidi in tow, entered the

secretary, naturally sat beside him, diligently taking notes on her laptop. From the moment Heidi walked in, Clara’s expression didn’t change, her

Heidi a slight nod–a cordial greeting as if there was no bad

but feel curious. Clara seemed different since her return, enigmatic in a way

through the meeting, it was time to discuss a significant contract. lan turned to Clara and asked in a low

his gaze, “It’s all in these meeting documents.” She flipped through the stack of papers in front of lan,

for it, Mr. Hayes,” Clara said, standing up.

could respond, Leonora interjected, “This contract is the crux of today’s meeting. Ms. Clara, do you intend to make the shareholders wait while you search?”

a suggestion for what to

secretary. It’s not my job to fix your mistakes. If you can’t

three years as Mr. Hayes‘ chief secretary, I’ve never had such an oversight. To judge me before we know the