No Strings Attached

Chapter 459

“But you just couldn't stop hurting Clara, repeatedly putting her through near-death experiences. When you were first locked up, I felt horrible. I thought that if you could turn over a new leaf when you got out, I'd treat you right. Butyou were reckless and tried to cheat death by escaping prison and even attempting to burn Clara alive. Heidi, it wasn't until then that I completely lost all hope in you as a sister. I wanted to save you, but you brought this on yourself, and you can't blame anyone else."

Hearing these words, Heidi let out a pained howl. She thought Edwin had long abandoned her and that he no longer cared to deal with her. She never considered that he had thought about giving her a chance to start over, that she had failed to seize it.

Contemplating this irreversible path, Heidi broke down in tears. Edwin pulled out a tissue and wiped away her tears with an emotionless voice.

"When I learned your mother was Leonora, any sibling affection I had for you crumbled. She was my mother's dearest friend, but she'd kill my mother just to get you back into the Campbell family. Heidi, from now on, we're strangers. You're nothing to me but the daughter of my mother's killer."

He had someone draw some blood from Heidi, and then he left. NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.

Heidi lay alone on the hospital bed, replaying Edwin's words in her mind. She was Leonora and Paolo's child. Leonora was May's murderer. That meant Ian's mother was Clara's mother's killer.

A grudge as deep as matricide was irreconcilable. With this relation unveiled, could Clara still marry Ian?

Heidi received this news, and her usually despondent demeanor suddenly cracked a cunning smile.

Elsewhere.

Clara, having heard numerous stories from her grandmother, knew her mother was a gentle and virtuous woman, an extraordinarily gifted pianist.

May was well-read, kind, and humble, treating the servants like family. Why had such a good person been so cruelly harmed? May's dazzling life was cut short at 26. She deserved a brighter future and a happier life, not this tragic fate.

With these thoughts, Clara pulled out her phone and dialed Brodie. He picked up quickly. "Clara, what's up?"

"Brodie, my brother asked you to look into my mother's case. Are there any leads?"

Brodie paused, caught off guard. "Why do you ask?"

"I've got a feeling my brother's hiding something from me. If I'm not mistaken, the killer is someone we know, right?"

Clara was sharp, her question hitting the nail on the head, taking Brodie by surprise. He chuckled lightly and said, "Maybe you're just being paranoid because of your pregnancy. There were no cameras on the case, and it was pouring that day, so any traces of the crime would have been washed away. It's not so easy to investigate. Don't worry too much about it."

Clara was skeptical. "Really? You're not lying to me?"

"Honest, I'd be an asshole if I were lying."

After hanging up with Clara, Brodie handed the paternity report to Edwin, who was beside him, his expression full of concern. "Leonora and Heidi's connection as mother and child is confirmed, and the evidence of her killing May is solid. Do you think Clara and Ian's wedding should go on?"