lan fished a cigarette from his pocket and offered it to Teo.

"Man, you've been mingling with Katherine for ages and haven't picked up on any clues? Who the hell is she? Does anything from the past ring a bell, or is it all just a big blank?"

With a flick of his lighter, lan lit the cigarette for Teo, who took a deep drag before speaking in a grave tone, "She's got my habits down pat, and sometimes she'll blurt out something that happened back in the day, but I've checked every gal I've ever crossed paths with, and there's no trace of her.

I thought maybe I had amnesia or something, so I went to see a doctor, and guess what? They tell me my noggin's in tip-top shape. How do you make sense of that? Could she be like those stories, someone who's time-traveled from the past or future?"

Hearing this, lan quirked a lip. "That's all make-believe, buddy. Do you believe that stuff? As long as Katherine's identity is a mystery, Leonora's charges for harming her won't stick. Clara was grilling me today about her mom's case. I'm telling you, the truth's gonna come out sooner or later."

Teo squinted through the smoke. "With Zachary cozying up to Europe's Devil's Claw, the Hayes family might be in for a storm of blood and thunder. My biggest worry is for Clara. Zachary knows she's your Achilles' heel, so he keeps gunning for her, trying to throw you off balance.

her. If our family drama puts her

looked at Teo. "What are you getting at? That I should

on his cigarette, so hurried

back with a sympathetic look. "Han and I have talked it over. If the day comes when you and Clara part ways, it might just be the best way

way! I've got her under round-the-clock watch. She's not going to

was just taking off. To avoid enemies, she's cooped

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turned bloodshot as he faced his father. "Dad, we've weathered so many storms. We'll get through this one too. I believe I can protect her and our child. I will root out Zachary, the puppet master behind all

no clue who he is now. He might be right

it's up to you two. Right now, we need to settle May's affairs without causing Clara too much grief." Then, Teo walked toward

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