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.

week earlier, around two in the afternoon, is missing a crucial fifteen minutes-it was deliberately cut." Teo furrowed his

"It's a possibility."

a week earlier, our family was in crisis. Ian and his mother were kidnapped. We were all hands on deck to rescue them. If that's the case, it 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 a diversion. I'll look into this case thoroughly. If my mother was harmed and it's connected to the

had that accident in

Meanwhile...

the shock she'd experienced. She dreamt of lan, bloodied and bruised, and her father

kidnapper collapse in a pool of blood before her eyes. Even if she hadn't been pregnant, the trauma

face greeted her. Fresh from the shower, the scent of soap clung to his skin. His hair was

with sleep, her voice hoarse and unrecognizable. "Ian."

and kissed her forehead, his voice warm with affection.

Clara nodded slightly, "Yes."