Chapter 475


    Then, clenching his fists tightly, he watched Robert with stern eyes. "Leonora''s behind bars. Heidi


    has abducted ra and sent someone to try and snuff out her life. Who put you up to this?"


    Robert shook his head in despair. "I wish I knew who it was, but I don''t. The guy always wore a


    ck cloak, sitting in a wheelchair with his face shrouded in mystery. He orchestrated everything. If


    I didn''tply, he threatened to wipe out my whole family. Please, I''ve told you everything. Just


    leave my family out of this."


    He fell to his knees, begging pitifully.


    Ian kicked him aside, his voice icy with contempt. "Hand him over to the cops. We''ll have Leonora


    re-interrogated and get her to spill the beans about Katherine''s identity, as well as the secrets of the


    man behind the curtain.


    But don''t you worry, I won''t lift a finger to save her. She''s made her bed; now she can lie in it."


    Then, he turned on his heel and walked away.


    Edwin watched Ian''s forlorn figure retreat and felt a pang of sorrow.


    He couldn''t help but reflect, "It''s tough on Ian having a mother like that. We shouldn''t drag him


    through the mud for her sins."


    Brodie''s expression was resolute. "I have a feeling this isn''t as straightforward as it seems. There''s


    got to be anotheryer of truth beneath what we know, and we just haven''t uncovered it yet."


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    Edwin was puzzled. "You think Leonora might not be the culprit?"


    "It''s hard to say. Even if Teo had an affair with my mother and fathered a child, it would''ve been


    simple for the mighty Hayes family to nip the problem in the bud and send my mother abroad. Why


    go to the lengths of disfigurement, arson, and relentless pursuit over the years? Doesn''t that strike


    you as odd?"


    "So, you think Katherine is onto Leonora''s scheme and wanted to silence her permanently?"


    "That''s one way to put it. This could involve a secret that ties the Hayes family to the Campbell


    family. But I doubt Leonora wille clean easily. To get to the bottom of this, we''ll have to wait for


    my mother''s memory to return."


    The thought alone sent a wave of pain through Brodie''s heart.


    The psychiatrist had mentioned another method to restore her memory – a reenactment of the


    traumatic event. Subjecting his mother to another fire could unlock her past, but at what cost? Such


    darkness could only be akin to reliving hell itself.


    There was a colossal secret buried in her memory, one that had transformed her into the person


    she was now.


    The two gathered their testimonies,piling the evidence along with Robert, and handed it all to


    the authorities. The Hayes family warehouse fire and May''s car ident were to be reinvestigated.


    Ian left the ancestral home, driving off alone towards the hospital.


    As he pushed open the door to ra''s room, he found her in agony, covered in sweat and


    whimpering faintly.


    Casey was tenderly wiping her brow, hisrge hand caressing her forehead as he softly recounted


    her favorite childhood fairy tales.


    The sight was Ian''s breaking point.


    Years of restrained emotions surged forth, and tears cascaded down his cheeks, darkening the


    fabric of his expensive shirt.


    Why, after all the trials they''d been through, couldn''t he and ra simply live happily ever after?


    Why did fate insist on testing their love with these melodramatic twists?


    He''d take the pain himself in a heartbeat if it meant sparing ra from such agonizing choices.


    Ianposed himself at the threshold and finally entered.


    Taking the towel from Casey, he murmured, "Go get some rest. I''ve got this."


    Casey''s eyes brimmed with paternal distress. "It''s been a long night, and she hasn''t slept a wink."


    "I know, the wound''s at its worst now. I''ll take care of her," Ian assured him.


    With a heavy sigh, Caseymented, "What sins did Imit in a past life to see my daughter suffer


    so?"


    Tears fell unbidden from his eyes.


    Ian pped him on the shoulder. "It''s on me. I failed to protect ra. Go get some rest. I’ve got it."


    Reluctantly, Casey exited the room.


    Ian dabbed ra''s forehead with the towel, then bent down to kiss her, his voice hoarse with


    emotion. "ra, if crying would ease your pain, then let it all out. Dad''s gone now."


    It was then that ra opened her eyes, gazing at him through a veil of tears.


    In a feeble voice, she sobbed, "Ian, it really hurts. I can''t hold back any longer."