"Why the heck do you need books on pregnancy?" lan felt as if his heart had come to a screeching halt at that moment, his grip on Della's hand tightening with an intensity that bordered on desperation. A surge of realization was hammering at the forefront of his mind.

He yanked Clara towards him, his eyes burning with an urgent intensity. "Clara, are you keeping something from me? Why do you need those books? Are you pregnant?"

His barrage of questions pelted her like machine-gun fire, leaving Clara reeling. She stepped back, irritation flaring in her voice, "lan, have you lost your mind? How could I possibly be pregnant?"

"Then why the pregnancy books?!" lan scrutinized every flicker of emotion on Clara's face, terrified of missing any vital clue.

Just then, Clara's phone erupted into a jarring ringtone. She swiftly tapped to answer. Chase's deep, raspy voice came through. "Clara, whose kid is Sasha carrying?"

Clara's brow furrowed slightly. "Dr. Chase, let's not start wildfires. Our company is just catching a break. Idle gossip won't do us any good."

felt off and went home early. I saw her buying a pregnancy test, and yesterday, she was at the doctor's getting folic acid prescriptions, grilling every expecting mother on set with questions. If that doesn't mean there's a bun in the oven,

Sasha was inadvertently taking the fall for her. She wanted to clear the air, but lan's piercing gaze was locked on her, unblinking. With a bitten lip,

was met with lan's searching eyes.

his gaze and

anxiety suddenly released, his expression tinged with disappointment. "I

melancholy that tugged painfully at Clara's heartstrings. She lowered her eyes and accepted the items from Christy, offering a strained smile.

the hospital, Sasha sneezed several times, muttering under her breath, "Who's talking

her over. "Sasha, come here. We're shooting the hospital

her feet and jogged over. "On

briefed her, and

station, cursing up a storm and grabbing a chair to hurl it. Several nurses fled in terror, but Sasha stood her ground. As she moved to confront the man, a

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