No Strings Attached

When she heared this, Katherine's tears started to flow again.

"How much pain Clara must be in. She fought so hard to protect her baby, but she was told it didn't make it. She must be going out of her mind."

"She's doing well now. She's come through it. Clara's stronger than we thought."

Brodie glanced at the door, then continued, "How's Grandpa? What exactly happened to him?”

A hint of hatred flickered in Katherine's eyes. "Officially, he was bitten by a dog, which carried a virus. I suspect it's all Connor's doing. He wants to seize control of the family's power. I'll make him pay for this." "Mom, just keep playing dumb. That's the only way Connor won't suspect you. Leave the rest to me and my brother. We'll rescue Grandpa."

After analyzing the current situation for a bit longer, Brodie quietly returned to his bedroom. Back in his room, he used a secretive method to send a message to lan.

lan, far abroad, couldn't help but tear up when he saw the message. His long, slender hands clenched into fists.

A year later, Clara became a top-tier lawyer whom no one dared to mess with, with retainer fees starting in the millions.

laws of various countries and was acclaimed

work, Clara received a call from Della, who was now three

soon as Clara answered, Della's childish voice came through. "It's my birthday today. Don't

"I got off work early. I'm on my

Orin, Roy and Bran are

since she lost her child, she paid extra attention to kids. She often visited Elle's three children

and said, "I'll be there in fifteen minutes.

my

Della ran into her room on her tiny legs. She took out a big box of candy from her bedside table. Sitting on the front steps, she waited for her friends

soon as Anders' car pulled up,

out of the car. Today, he was dressed in a white suit and a red bow tie. When Della saw

she exclaimed, "Wow, Orin, you look so cool. Can I

blushed, walked over to Della, took her small hand, and smilingly said,