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Then, clenching his fists tightly, he watched Robert with stern eyes. "Leonora's behind bars. Heidi has abducted Clara and sent someone to try and snuff out her life. Who put you up to this?"

Robert shook his head in despair. "I wish I knew who it was, but I don't. The guy always wore a black cloak, sitting in a wheelchair with his face shrouded in mystery. He orchestrated everything. If I didn't comply, he threatened to wipe out my whole family. Please, I've told you everything. Just leave my family out of this."

He fell to his knees, begging pitifully.

lan kicked him aside, his voice icy with contempt. "Hand him over to the cops. We'll have Leonora re-interrogated and get her to spill the beans about Katherine's identity, as well as the secrets of the man behind the curtain.

But don't you worry, I won't lift a finger to save her. She's made her bed; now she can lie in it."

Then, he turned on his heel and walked away.

Edwin watched lan's forlorn figure retreat and felt a pang of sorrow.

He couldn't help but reflect, "It's tough on lan having a mother like that. We shouldn't drag him through the mud for her sins."

straightforward as it seems. There's got to be another layer of truth beneath what we know, and we just haven't uncovered it yet." Edwin was puzzled. "You think Leonora might not be

been simple for the mighty Hayes family to nip the problem

you think Katherine is onto Leonora's scheme

doubt Leonora will come clean easily. To get to the

sent a wave of

Subjecting his mother to another fire could unlock her past, but at what cost? Such darkness could only

one that had transformed her into the

evidence along with Robert, and handed it all to the authorities. The Hayes family warehouse fire and May's car accident were

open the door to Clara's room, he found her in agony, covered in sweat

her brow, his large hand caressing her forehead as he softly recounted

sight was lan's

of restrained emotions surged forth, and tears cascaded down his

they'd been through, couldn't he and Clara simply live happily

a heartbeat if it meant sparing Clara

the