Clara was framed and imprisoned through a conspiracy hatched by her fiancé, Liam, and Chloe. After her release, she rescued a homeless man named Julian—who was actually the heir to the Thorne Group; he had concealed his identity and fallen in love with her. However, Clara discovered that Julian had possessed irrefutable proof of her innocence all along yet had stood by and let her go to prison. Eventually, Clara struck a deal with Arthur to send Chloe and Liam to jail and clear her own name, after which she left alone, keeping her pregnancy a secret. Five years later, she returned with her son and encountered Julian, who had been waiting for her all that time.