No Strings Attached

Leonora's confession was a lie, all designed to make him seem like an illegitimate child. The Hayes family had a rule that only children born to the legal wife could inherit the CEO position of the family

business.

If what Leonora claimed was proven true, his position as CEO of Hayes Corporation would surely be untenable.

Moreover, the company had been under fire lately due to issues with their smartphones, and the shareholders were already displeased with lan. So, everyone was seizing this opportunity to try and oust him from power.

lan's gaze hardened as he read the trending posts on his phone, the intensity in his eyes growing by the second.

It was because of Leonora that he had almost lost Clara. Now, because of Leonora again, he was on the verge of losing the entire Hayes family.

The impact one woman had on his life was immeasurable. Ian clenched his teeth in frustration.

Just then, he received a call from Teo. "Ian, you need to come over now. The board is in an uproar. They're saying they'll sell off all their shares if you don't step down. If that happens, the public shares of Hayes Corporation will outnumber yours, making it easy for outsiders to take control."

lan's grip tightened, and he responded in a deep voice, "I'm on my way." He immediately started his car and sped towards the company.

Elsewhere.

when she stumbled upon two design sketches

to her. Clara couldn't pinpoint the issue

the necklace reflected the sunlight, creating a dazzling

of light on the wall that was slightly different from the others. She immediately sat up straight and examined it

the diamonds refracted light

center and pale

one diamond with red in the center and pale blue around

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the difference

same diamonds, so why did this diamond's light

design sketches again. Only then did she notice the subtle difference between

shaped like a heart, and the diamond at the tip of the heart had a different surface

After explaining the situation,

saw the small black object hidden underneath, both of their eyes widened