No Strings Attached

Teo gazed at Brodie, who had always epitomized calm and poise, now standing with veins throbbing on his forehead. His eyes were ablaze with undissolvable hatred.

A sharp pang went through Teo's heart. What could have possibly happened to drive him to such a state?

Teo's eyes began to sting, and his throat tightened. He couldn't even muster the courage to recognize Brodie as his own.

After what felt like an eternity, he spoke with a heavy voice, "I don't know what went down back in the day, but since it seems my actions wounded you, I'm not expecting you to make amends with me. All I'm asking is for a chance to make things right, to take good care of your mother, to help her regain her memories."

Brodie stared into Teo's eyes for a long moment before finally releasing his grip and his eyes reddened slightly. "If it turns out you're the reason my mom's hurting, I'll never forgive you!" After saying that, he turned and walked into the hospital room.

Teo watched his retreating figure and sighed softly. Pulling out his phone, he dialed a number. "Look into every woman I've come into contact with 24 years ago."

baby's heartbeat on her phone for lan, over and over. Her face was lit up with joy and excitement. "Can you hear that? That's our baby's heartbeat. The doctor says it

hands gently caressed her belly. She was eagerly anticipating the

her lips softly. His voice was husky. "No matter who the baby takes after, they'll be ten times cuter than Roger's

Roger heard you talking about his daughter like that, he'd cut

might come begging for a union with our future son. No way do I want

they don't end up married, they could be as close as siblings like Brodie and

"Clara, don't you dare

didn't take long for Clara

was irresistible to lan, a man of strong appetites. His hands began to unbutton her blouse, wandering up from her lower