No Strings Attached

Mad with fury, Sasha cursed under her breath. "That bitch Leonora - why didn't that car accident take her out? I swear, the villainous mother-in-laws in those soap operas aren't even half as nasty as her. Clara if it's over, it's over. You've got me, and we'll raise the kid together. Nowadays, you can't count on men. It's all about standing on your own two feet."

Clara was at a loss for words to describe how she felt. If lan found out about their child, he'd surely be over the moon. But she knew all too well that if Leonora got wind of it, neither she nor the baby would have peace.

Trying to steady herself, Clara said, "Sasha, you can't breathe a word of this to anyone, got it?"

keep mum, what about when you start showing? You won't be able to hide it forever." Sᴇaʀch

brought into the world, out of Leonora's reach. Neither Heidi nor Leonora will let me have this child in peace. I could handle them on my own, but now, with a baby on the way,

past life to have such a rocky road to

just taking off. I can't drag you down. I'll take my dad with me. His health isn't great,

out. Sasha couldn't help but admire Clara's composure in a crisis. She gently touched Clara's head and said, "We've done the pregnancy test, but you need a blood test to be sure. Northbridge is crawling with Leonora's spies. Over the holidays, I'll take you back to Riddleton. My cousin's an OB/GYN. We'll get you properly checked out to make sure the baby's fine, and

seem carefree, but when it mattered, she was decisive. She understood what the child meant to Clara and