No Strings Attached

lan was like a man possessed, charging towards the inferno, but several bodyguards clung to him with a death grip. "Mr. Hayes, it's too dangerous! There's gasoline in there. The flames are relentless!" "Get off me! I have to save Clara. I have to save my child."

"Mr. Hayes, you'll get killed if you go in there. Let us handle it."

With a punch for each, lan floored the bodyguards and, heedless of anyone's attempt to stop him, soaked his clothes in seawater before diving into the fiery abyss.

Running, he bellowed, "Clara, I'm coming for you! Where are you?"

His search turned up no sign of Clara. Just as he contemplated storming upstairs, a familiar voice pierced through the roar of the flames. "Ian, help me!"

around to see Heidi, bound to a pillar with ropes. The fire encircled her menacingly. His heart clenched at the sight. Clara must have won their struggle. She had tied up Heidi and made

of

screamed, "lan, please, save me! I'll tell you where Clara

herself from the knots Clara had tied so tightly. The more she moved, the tighter they became. As the fire surged towards her, she wailed and pleaded with lan, who looked at her with no more sympathy than one

The searing

a thought to her fate, the pain in her heart outstripped the fire's burn. Just then, she heard a familiar voice. Edwin, leading a group, charged into the blaze, shouting orders to retrieve his sister from the depths. Heidi thought her salvation had come at last. Edwin wasn't as ruthless as lan. He would surely remember their shared past and save her. Amidst the flames, Heidi struggled, shouting with all her might,

her voice but halted abruptly upon seeing it was Heidi. His eyes turned steely, and his voice was ice-cold. "Heidi, this is the bed you've made. Dream on

came to the crunch, chose to save Clara. So many were diving in to rescue that bitch, yet not one spared a thought for Heidi. The bitterness in her

she roared at

fire on the ship raged uncontained. The rescue team was preoccupied with hunting for Clara, and no one bothered to quench the flames. Heidi was abandoned by all, and her consciousness ebbed away.