No Strings Attached

"Do you think she'll accept me? Will she call me brother?"

lan raised an eyebrow at him. "That depends on how you behave. She's my wife, and she listens to me."

It was clear as day what he meant. Getting Clara to acknowledge him meant getting past lan first.

Edwin wasn't thrilled internally, but he put on an eager face. Leaning close, he whispered in lan's ear, "Alright, name your price. I'll meet it, my dear brother-in-law!" He bit down hard on the words "brother-in-law," with a smug smile playing on his lips.

Just then, Edwin's phone began to ring. Elle's urgent voice came through, "Ggrandma's fever's spiked again. She keeps calling for Clara. Can you bring her over?"

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inner turmoil to

still couldn't accept her new identity.

all this, Edwin looked at lan with a troubled expression. "What do we do? If grandma keeps this up, she might not

glanced towards the hospital room and hesitated before saying, "You

left. He pushed open the hospital room door to see the doctors trying to cool Marian down with ice

delirious. Her cheeks were burning hot. Her

Marian, taking her hand gently. "Grandma, Clara's been rescued, but she's been through a shock, and the baby's at risk. She needs to rest. Can

her daze, murmuring, "Clara, my sweet girl, she's suffered." As she thought of the ordeal Clara had endured, all because of Heidi, a child they

doctor announced, "Patient's heart has stopped. We need