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!"

her menacingly. His heart clenched at the sight. Clara must have won their struggle. She had tied up Heidi and made her escape. The only way out was the sea, but Clara had a phobia

in mind, lan kicked a ball of fire towards

me! I'll tell you

As the fire surged towards her, she wailed and pleaded with lan, who looked at

searing

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, "Edwin, I'm

his voice was ice-cold. "Heidi, this is the bed you've made. Dream on if you think

So many were diving in to rescue that bitch, yet not one spared a thought for Heidi. The bitterness in her heart was keener than the

to the end, she roared at the sky,

abandoned by all, and her consciousness ebbed away. lan searched underwater, desperate, finding no trace of Clara. The waves crashed over him as he