No Strings Attached novel (Clara and Ian) novel Chapter 548

Upon hearing those words, the two men ceased their conflict.

Clara glanced at the bruises on Ian’s face, her brow furrowing in concern. "You've figured out who's behind this, haven't you?"

Her words struck at the heart of the matter. She didn't believe Ian would fight Brodie over something as trivial as the position of CEO. So, there was only one possibility: they both knew who was orchestrating things from behind the scenes.

This was a play staged for the mastermind's benefit.

Ian heard her deduction and smiled, looking relieved and proud. "My wife, the top attorney, sees through everything. Who says pregnancy dulls the mind? You're as sharp as ever." He affectionately stroked Clara's hair.

Brodie, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth, chimed in, "Alright, let Clara share her findings, or I would've taken this beating for naught."

Clara had Chase bring out the evidence and share her discoveries once again.

"So, the impostor Leonora entered the Hayes family after this necklace was made. By that time, Katherine already had Brodie. To impersonate Katherine, Leonora sought out men at hotels, hoping to conceive a child.

“And this child had to be connected to the Hayes family, so she set her sights on Paolo.

As Ian thought about this, he closed his eyes in pain.

Teo, next to him, was equally stunned, his eyes wide. "You're saying the impostor Leonora was swapped in after the kidnapping, which means the culprits created the kidnapping scenario as an opportunity to switch them. Then, Katherine was being tortured at that time.

That's why I've felt no connection to Leonora over the years. It's because she wasn't the woman I loved. But why did I never suspect anything and leave you all to suffer so much out there."

The thought of his wife being switched and tormented while he unknowingly allowed the impostor to control the Hayes family shattered Teo's heart.