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.

around two in the afternoon, is missing a crucial

"It's a possibility."

wouldn't have been someone from the Hayes family." Hearing this, a cool shadow passed over Brodie's eyes. "It's not unheard of to create

had that accident in that fire. The person

Meanwhile...

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

witnessed Katherine get hit by a falling chandelier. she was kidnapped by a villain, and she watched her kidnapper collapse in a pool of blood

shower, the scent of soap clung to his skin. His hair was still dripping, beads of water trailing down his chiseled jawline, slipping over

voice hoarse and unrecognizable.

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

Clara nodded slightly, "Yes."