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.

stumbled upon two design sketches by Leonora

sketches looked identical at first glance, but something felt off to her. Clara couldn't pinpoint the issue when

and held up a necklace toward the sun. The diamonds on the necklace reflected the sunlight, creating a dazzling display. It was like a rainbow after the

that was slightly different from the others. She

the diamonds refracted light

center and pale

diamond with red in the center and pale blue around it. Without

vef

difference

the same diamonds, so why did this

then did she notice the subtle difference

heart had a different surface shape from the others. Thus, it refracted light differently

called her father over. After explaining the situation, Casey took some tools and pried the diamond

hidden underneath, both of their eyes widened in