No Strings Attached

lan faced Edwin's tearful plea. There was a fleeting moment when lan wanted to reveal the harsh truth, but his better judgment warned him that the situation was far more complex than it appeared. Disclosing the truth to Edwin would inevitably expose Clara to his newfound affections. And that could endanger her. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

lan masked his concern and asked nonchalantly, "Have you talked about this with anyone else besides me?"

Edwin shook his head. "No one. I didn't want to tip anyone off."

"Good thinking. Keep all your emotions in check. Don't let on that anything's amiss. If your sister is still alive, the slightest slip-up could cost her life. You get that?"

"I do. I just can't come to terms with the fact that the sister I adored for years is the product of my dad's affair with another woman. Maybe her mother is even the one who had a hand in my mom's death." The love Edwin had for Heidi was now replaced by a wrenching pain. The sister he cherished suddenly became the daughter of an enemy. The belief that his father loved his mother was shattered by the revelation of an affair. The happiness Edwin had amassed from childhood had turned into the very source of his agony.

lan patted his shoulder and asked gravely, "Is it Cindy?"

the DNA between her

Paolo's current wife. If it wasn't

name flashed in lan's mind: Victoria. If Clara was truly the heiress of

was affluent but not in the league of dynasties. It wasn't beyond the realm of possibility that Victoria had switched babies to secure her daughter's future. With this thought, lan messaged Dawson, instructing him to compare Victoria's and

bubbled with excitement, "lan, you're missing out

of their social circle, but lan usually avoided such events. "I'm not that free," he responded coolly, about to

him. "Aren't you curious about Clara's recent streak

lan's heart skipped at the

teased, "You got rid of Anders and opened a race club for Ryker, thinking you've chased away all the men around Clara. But guess what? There's a new guy, even more impressive than the other