No Strings Attached

Eve had never met Edwin before, and she had him pegged all wrong. Watching him, she mistook his composure for timidity, thinking he was all bark and no bite.

Her voice rose in a harsh crescendo, "That Clara, she's just like her mother - no good at anything except luring men into her web. Isn't lan enough for her? And now she's got her hooks into a new guy, too. Are all you men blind? Can't you see what kind of woman she is?"

No sooner had the words left her mouth than the man who had just been all smiles and politeness kicked out suddenly, landing a blow on Jay, who was standing nearby.

Jay stumbled back, caught completely off-guard by the sudden attack. Before he could recover, another kick landed on his shin. A crisp snap echoed in everyone's ears, followed by Jay's howls of agony. "Grandma, cut it out! That's Edwin, the cunning and current head of the Campbell family," Jay blurted out.

Eve froze in fear. Staring at her grandson writhing on the ground, she turned to Edwin with wide eyes. "How can you hit someone just like that?"

Edwin's gentle face broke into a slight smile. "If you keep insulting her, you can say goodbye to his other leg as well."

the surface, but ruthless and venomous underneath. She was so terrified that she immediately stopped talking

you stir trouble for Clara again, I'll make sure your family pays dearly!"

Jay leave the

standing at the door the whole time, witnessing

the Bell family for decades, leaving them most of his assets when he struck out on his own. Now, as he lay unconscious in a hospital bed, his own mother was more concerned

her fists tightly

and noticed the bloodstains at Clara's feet. "Oh my gosh, Ms. Clara, are you hurt?" she exclaimed

what had happened. She looked down to see the blood on her ankle and felt a sharp

forced calmness, she said, "It's just that time of the month. I forgot." Then, she walked slowly