No Strings Attached

The man glared at Edwin without a trace of fear. "What's the matter, feeling sorry for her? She's your buddy's girl. What's it to you? Got some dirty little secret between the two of you?" "Shut your mouth! Believe me, I'll blow your head off right here, right now."

Edwin aimed his gun at the man. Immediately, the man pressed his knife against Clara's delicate neck. "Go ahead, shoot. Let's see what's quicker, your bullet or my blade. I forgot to tell you that I was a butche back in my hometown. I could take down the biggest steer with a single slice, let alone a woman."

He pushed down slightly, and a bright red line of blood appeared on Clara's neck.

Edwin, out of sheer terror, released the trigger and shouted, "Don't you dare touch her!"

to leave her be? Then get the hell out of my

few paces. No one dared to make

and his real target was her. In

reel in the big fish they were after. Realizing all this, Clara tried to calm herself. She needed to keep him stable and buy time for lan

to seize control of Hayes Corporation, you won't be able to run it. In the end, you'll walk away with nothing. If I were you, I'd demand a hefty ransom from lan, maybe a helicopter too, and then make a run for some foreign land. Sounds much better than being a pawn here, doesn't it?" At her words, the man's brow furrowed. "How do you know I'm being used? Don't I

are, full of mistakes and a loving father. If I'm not wrong, your child is under five. What

be your child's artwork. It's set to ten o'clock, which I guess is her bedtime. She wants to see you before she sleeps. It's only half an hour to ten. Do you really want to say goodbye to her

the makeshift watch on his

in thought, lan burst onto the scene. He raised his gun and shot straight