No Strings Attached

Chapter 115

“No, it’s her mother, Victoria. Word on the street is she was desperate to sell and needed cash fast. Rumor has it she’s drowning in gambling debts. There’s got to be more to the story. I bet Attorney Clara was coerced, the informant muttered.

lan’s expression chilled further at the revelation. Suddenly, he remembered. On the anniversary celebration, Clara was wearing that very necklace. She detested Victoria. There was no way she’d gift her something so valuable.

Unless she was forced.

With that thought, lan shot to his feet. “Get the hotel surveillance footage.”

Half an hour later, lan was hunkered down in the hotel’s security room. He scanned the monitors but saw no sign of Victoria.

Just as he was about to throw in the towel, Clara burst into view, racing towards the staircase, the necklace clearly around her neck. When she next appeared on the screen, she was in Anders‘ arms.

zoom in. The necklace was gone.

pieced it together. His eyes darkened as he watched, and he commanded in a frosty tone, “Find Victoria for

the prince of the powerful Hayes family in Northbridge; finding someone was a trivial

by Big D’s goons, and she’s holed up at their base. Word is Mr. Anders had her roughed

this, lan’s heart clenched. Anders, born into a family of scholars, wouldn’t lay a finger on anyone unless pushed to the brink. The only thing that could push him that

had Victoria brought to him. They interrogated

knees, begging for mercy. “Mr. Hayes, Clara’s been with you for so long.

was icy as he

Corporation’s unjust dismissal leads to suicide. Just one post and

deeply and cherishes

all over. Please, for the love she

a metallic taste of blood rising in his throat. All he could picture was Clara, cornered and desperate because of Victoria.