No Strings Attached novel (Clara and Ian) novel Chapter 456

Hearing those words, Edwin stumbled backward several steps before collapsing onto the bed. His worst fear had materialized.

His mother's chauffeur was a distant relative of Leonora, a man named Daniel, who had contracted cancer before the incident. He had kept his illness a secret, continuing to work for the Campbell family.

With only three months left to live, it wasn't beyond the realm of possibility that he might have done something drastic for the right price. And right after the tragedy, Leonora had given Daniel's widow a whopping half a million in consolation money.

Was it just a coincidence, or had Leonora been plotting this all along? If Leonora was truly behind his mother's death, how would Clara ever face Ian?

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Edwin took a deep breath and headed back to Northbridge overnight.

Meanwhile...

Leonora sat in the cafeteria, staring down at the unappetizing food on her plate, the hatred in her eyes growing more intense by the second.

Just then, she saw a familiar figure take a seat across from her. Startled, she looked up to find Paolo's aged face before her.

Surprised, she asked him, "How did you get in here? How's Heidi? Is that bitch Clara dead?"

Leonora, far from being caught off guard, calmly adjusted her clothing, her face twisting into a sinister smile. "Paolo, who do you blame but yourself for not keeping it in your pants? Imagine what Teo would do if he found out his beloved wife had been with his best friend. Do you think he wouldn't kill you?"

"Leonora, you're shameless! You know Ian and Heidi are half-siblings, yet you've been pushing them together. Aren't you afraid of incest?"

"Well, Heidi can't have kids anyway, so what does it matter? If you don't tell and I don't tell, who's to know? If it hadn't been for that tramp Clara getting in the way, Heidi would already be Ian’s wife, and I wouldn't be locked up here. But it doesn't matter. As long as Clara dies, Heidi still has a chance. I don't believe she can't win Ian over."

Paolo's forehead throbbed with rage. How had he never realized how twisted Leonora's morals were? With gritted teeth and glaring eyes, he pronounced each word with venom, "Listen well, Leonora, your dreams are shattered. Clara isn't dead. She's been taken in by the York family in Riddleton to reunite with her real kin. It's Heidi who's been injured. She was severely burned in that fire and now can't even take care of herself. She couldn’t even utter a single word."