No Strings Attached

Chapter 502

Hearing those words, Katherine immediately took the hairpin from her hair. Staring incredulously at the tiny camera hidden beneath the pearl, she exclaimed, “How is this possible? I just bought this from the mall yesterday. How could someone have tampered with it?”

The thought of Clara finding out about this made her tears fall in self-reproach. Teo immediately reassured her, “I’m not blaming you, Katherine. Please think about it. Has anyone else touched this hairpin besides you?”

Katherine shook her head. “No, after I bought it yesterday, I just put it in my bag. I was alone at home last night. Brodie didn’t come back. I have no idea when this camera was placed.” NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.

The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she felt. If she didn’t wear this hairpin to the hearing, Clara would not have learned about this.

Shaking her head in guilt, she implored, “Teo, you have to believe me. I didn’t place the camera there. I really don’t know what happened.”

Teo immediately pulled her into his arms, comforting her in a low voice, “No one is suspecting you. It’s just that our opponent is ruthless, targeting you like this. I think their goal is not only to drive a wedge between Clara and Ian but also between us. Who do you think would be the most unhappy about us being together?”

Hearing his question, Katherine blurted out without thinking, “Leonora. She wouldn’t want to see us together the most. But she’s in prison. How could she arrange all this?”

Teo frowned. “Maybe someone else doesn’t want to see us together even more than she does. I’ll look into this. Let me take you home first. Don’t overthink it. Now that this has happened, we need to face it together.”

He drove Katherine home.

Stepping out of the car, Katherine still had red eyes. She waved at him. “Be careful on the road.”

Teo smiled reassuringly at her, “Go home and get some good sleep. Don’t think too much about it.” Then he drove off.

He headed straight for Ian’s villa. As soon as he entered the villa’s hall, he spoke up, “The camera was on Katherine’s hairpin. Someone is targeting her.”

Ian took the hairpin, removed the tiny camera with tools, and threw it into the water. His expression was complex as he looked at Teo. “Our family’s security is too tight. They couldn’t make a move, so they thought of targeting someone else. The hairpin is a custom design. Someone must have installed the camera before Katherine picked it up. Katherine is in danger now too. I think you should bring her to the family house for safety reasons, and also, staying there might trigger her memories.”

Hearing this, Teo nodded in agreement. “This person wants to kill two birds with one stone. They plan to let Clara know the truth, and to make me misunderstand Katherine, thus breaking off our relationship, because he’s afraid that Katherine, spending more time with me, will regain her memories. So, this person must know Katherine’s secret, and they must also know about Katherine’s past relationship with me.”

“Exactly, which is why we need to do the opposite. You go and discuss this with Brodie. He might not agree to this.”

Teo left to find Brodie.

Ian sat alone on the couch until 7 p.m., and Clara had not come out yet. Worried, he looked at Casey. “Dad, Clara hasn’t eaten for ten hours. She can’t go on like this. Make her something to eat.

I need to deal with some things at the office.”

Casey sighed, “She can’t face you right now. Maybe it’ll be better if you leave.”

Ian stood up, took his car keys, and left.