No Strings Attached

She couldn't bear to gamble with the lives of her loved ones anymore.

Oh, how Clara yearned to wrap her arms around lan, but her hands, dangling helplessly by her sides, clenched into powerless fists instead. Her voice was laced with a helpless rasp as she said, "lan, let's just take a breather, okay? My dad's health isn't great, and I need to go check on him."

Heedless of her protest, lan kissed the top of her head, his voice deep and soothing, "I'll take you home."

As he took Clara's hand to leave, his gaze inadvertently fell upon Leonora. His eyes, which had been filled with warmth just moments before, now seemed coated in a layer of frost. "Clara and I will never be torn apart in this life. If you dare to interfere again, I'll sever all maternal ties with you!" Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

them walk away, Rose sighed in resignation. "What should've been a celebration has turned into a wake. What sins have

how much it hurts to see

pain, fixed Leonora with a steely gaze. "This affair has caused harm, and I won't let it go. As a daughter-in-law of the Hayes family, you've shown neither virtue nor sincerity, and you've schemed to block your own child's happiness. If I let you get away with this, our ancestors would

mercy. "It wasn't on purpose. That old man was already on his way

been too lenient in the past, which has led to this mess. If you no longer wish to be part of the Hayes family,

couldn't just walk away from the Hayes family. She gritted her teeth and said through clenched jaws, "I

flesh, it would tear skin and flesh alike. A hundred lashes could leave someone half dead, if not fully.

door. Just as he was about to follow her inside,