No Strings Attached

He clenched his fists tightly, slamming them against the wall with force. Blood trickled down the pristine white wall in an instant. His mind was consumed with images of Clara locking herself in her room, sobbing uncontrollably.

Since finding out she was pregnant, she had weathered so many storms, but just when things seemed to be getting better, fate dealt her another harsh blow.

lan felt as if countless knives were piercing his heart, blood gushing out. With a hoarse voice, he said, "Clara, I'm right here. Please, talk to me about anything, okay?"

Hearing his pleading voice, Clara cried even harder. Tears streaked down her face as she looked at the door. Her voice choked. "Ian, please go. I just want to be alone. I won't hurt the baby."

Her words struck lan right in the heart. The last person she wanted to see right now was him. She had effectively blacklisted him.

When lan realized this, a deep, indescribable pain welled up in his eyes. He clenched his fists harder and replied sternly, "Okay, I'll leave. I'll ask Casey to take care of you." He stood silently at the door for a long while before finally walking away.

coming down, blood still dripping from his hands. Worried, he asked immediately, "What happened to your hand? Did you and Clara have a fight?" He

voice filled the air. "Clara found out that Leonora is the one who killed

been keeping it a secret, afraid she'd become suspicious. I didn't even attend

to Mrs. Hayes with a video

"We have checked every possible angle before the trial. There were no cameras. How was

possibility. The camera was

reviewed the video

over the seating arrangement of the spectators, he confidently said, "The video should have been taken

you. Someone sent Clara the courtroom

this, Teo felt a sudden tightness in