Chapter 22 Her voice was a husky whisper as she called out his name.
Tears streamed down her cheeks as she pleaded with him for mercy.
The pale pink marks of his kisses adorned her creamy skin.
Every memory only drove lan deeper into madness. At that moment, the only thought in his mind was that Clara belonged to him!
Heidi, standing just outside the door, peered through the crack and saw the scene unfold. Her fists clenched tight with fury. How she wished she were the one entwined with lan in such a passionate embrace.
Biting her lip hard enough to taste blood, she fought the urge to scream..
Just then, Chaseâs voice broke through her thoughts. âHeidi, what are you up to?â
Quickly regaining her composure, Heidi turned with a smile and said, âIâm waiting for lan.â
Her gaze shifted to the doctor behind Chase, and she asked, âWho might this be?â
Chase grinned mischievously, âSomeone said heâs about to be a daddy and asked me to snag an expert to confirm. Whatâs lan up to in there?â
As he leaned in for a closer look, he caught sight of Clara biting lanâs lip fiercely enough to draw blood.
Chase couldnât help but chuckle, âTsk, tsk, tsk. He gets bitten and still manages such a lustful grin. How shamelessly masochistic. Weâve got to get a frontârow seat to this drama.â
Heidiâs smile slowly stiffened. She glared at the obstetrician behind Chase, grinding her teeth in silence..
She had thought that once lan was informed of Claraâs pregnancy, he would be livid and insist on terminating. it, causing Clara to hate him even more. But what she hadnât anticipated was lanâs desire to keep the child.
Fortunately, the child was already gone. With a cold twist of her lips, she followed Chase into the office.
Upon seeing the coupleâs flushed faces and glistening lips, Chase laughed suggestively.
âCanât wait, huh? Keep it decent, people. This is a hospital, not your love nest. Besides, what if Clara is pregnant? You donât want to hurt the baby, do you?â
lan shot him a chilling glance, âGet out!â
Then, he turned to the specialist and ordered, âGive her a pregnancy test.â
The obstetrician nodded with a smile. âNo worries, Mr. Hayes. A little blood test, and weâll have the answer in twenty minutes.â
As he approached Clara with the necessary equipment, Heidi suddenly burst into tears. She moved closer to lan, her face a mask of remorse. âlan, no need for a test. The babyâs gone. Itâs all my fault. If I hadnât called you. away that day, you wouldnât have stood up Ms. Clara on her birthday. Then she wouldnât have been so upset, and she wouldnât have terminated your child in a fit of rage.â As she spoke, she handed the surgical records to lan.
His eyes turned icy as he scanned the documents, his voice cold as frost, âWho gave you the right to abort my child?â The veins stood out on his hands, taut with barely contained anger.
Clara scoffed as she read the doctored medical report. Heidi had some nerve to manipulate hospital records like that. Claraâs hemorrhage had been twisted into a narrative of a patientâs choice to terminate the pregnancy.
With a chilling gaze, Clara retorted, âThat child was mine too. If you hadnât ignored me, he wouldnât have died!â Her voice was almost a rasp, haunted by the memory of lanâs indifference to her cries for help.
lanâs grip on her chin was unyielding, his eyes dark with an intensity she had never seen before.
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