No Strings Attached

Hearing those words, Edwin stumbled backward several steps before collapsing onto the bed. His worst fear had materialized.

His mother's chauffeur was a distant relative of Leonora, a man named Daniel, who had contracted cancer before the incident. He had kept his illness a secret, continuing to work for the Campbell family. With only three months left to live, it wasn't beyond the realm of possibility that he might have done something drastic for the right price. And right after the tragedy, Leonora had given Daniel's widow a whopping half a million in consolation money.

Was it just a coincidence, or had Leonora been plotting this all along? If Leonora was truly behind his mother's death, how would Clara ever face lan?

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Edwin took a deep breath and headed back to Northbridge overnight.

Meanwhile...

sat in the cafeteria, staring down at the unappetizing food on her plate, the hatred in her eyes growing more intense by the

saw a familiar figure take a seat across from her. Startled, she looked up to find Paolo's aged face before her. Surprised,

countenance. "Leonora, you've known all along that

daughter has already perished in the flames because of your complicity." Paolo clenched his fists so hard his knuckles turned white, his teeth gritting together. "May died because of you. You were 'Mimi,' the woman from the club, weren't you? Heidi's your child, am I right?" Leonora didn't seem surprised, instead letting out a light chuckle. "Do you have any proof? Without evidence, don't make wild accusations, or you might

at the scar, Paolo demanded fiercely, "What's your endgame, Leonora? Why pretend to be someone you're not, using such despicable methods? You knew Teo and I were brothers, yet you still slept with me, had a child, and for the sake of your daughter's future, you heartlessly killed your own

calmly adjusted her clothing, her face twisting into a sinister smile. "Paolo, who do you blame but yourself for not keeping it in your