No Strings Attached

So, the one who had always been after swallowing up the Hayes family was someone from the Devil's Claw.

Devil's Claw is an underground syndicate in Europe. Their influence was vast and mighty, controlling the lifelines of various European nations' economies. Rumors said that their leaders were the rulers of Europe's major families. These folks had banded together, monopolizing the entire European industrial chain.

As the domestic front had rapidly developed in recent years, Devil's Claw's reach had begun to extend toward domestic enterprises. Ian had been approached with an offer to join their ranks, with the promise of access to the European market.

However, lan didn't believe that Devil's Claw was the mastermind behind this. With the power that Devil's Claw wielded, if they wanted a company dead, they wouldn't plot for over twenty years. So, he was certain that this person was one of Devil's Claw's leaders, but also an enemy of the Hayes family.

Just then, Dawson pulled out a black-and-white photo from his pocket and handed it to lan. "Mr. Hayes, I found this photo under the bed in the master bedroom of the villa. Could this boy in the picture be the mastermind?"

the photo. His eyes

depicted a mother and son. The woman was sultry and seductive, and the little boy was handsome with a tense look in his eyes. On the woman's shoulder was a man's hand. Clearly, there

been cut out had some connection to the Hayes family. More precisely, he

suspects overnight and learned that

knew his name. And very few had ever seen his

so hidden that lan couldn't catch him even after casting

that moment, the hospital room door swung

butler. Her face was alight with joy. "Ian, everything has been taken care of, and the bad guys have been caught. Isn't it time

been tough on our Clara. Once

responded with a smile,