No Strings Attached

Teo's gaze froze as the name escaped her lips. Ford was the Hayes family's butler and the lone casualty of that devastating blaze years ago.

How on earth could Katherine know him? And why did she have such a vivid memory of that fire?

He stared at Katherine, his expression a mix of shock and curiosity. "Apart from Ford, do you have any other memories?"

Katherine shook her head. "I don't remember him at all. It's just that his name keeps coming up in my nightmares. I think he must have saved me, and it was from a fire, no less." Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"But the surveillance footage from the time of the fire showed only Ford entering the building."

Teo felt a rush of panic. If Katherine had been there during the fire, it wasn't a simple accident. It was arson.

afternoon, is missing a crucial fifteen minutes-it was deliberately cut." Teo furrowed his brow at him. "You suspect your mother was locked in

"It's a possibility."

have been someone from the Hayes family." Hearing this, a cool shadow passed over Brodie's eyes. "It's not unheard of to create a diversion. I'll look into this case thoroughly. If my mother was

had that accident in that fire. The

Meanwhile...

restless night, plagued by nightmares due to the shock she'd experienced. She dreamt of lan, bloodied and bruised, and her father dying

was kidnapped by a villain, and she watched her kidnapper collapse in a pool of blood before her eyes. Even if she hadn't been pregnant, the trauma would've been enough to haunt her for

his skin. His hair was still dripping, beads of water trailing down his chiseled jawline, slipping over his collarbone, and disappearing into his

were bleary with sleep, her voice hoarse and unrecognizable. "Ian." She

and kissed her forehead, his voice warm with affection. "You're awake?

Clara nodded slightly, "Yes."