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Chase arched an eyebrow at lan, a smirk playing on his lips. "Must've been someone who blew your injuries out of proportion to trick her into coming back, huh?"

Clara marched briskly to Sasha's bedside, clutching her hand with reddened eyes as she surveyed the damage. "Sweetie, does it hurt?"

Sasha chuckled, her voice carefree. "Nah, the docs numbed me up good for the surgery. It's the perfect excuse to kick back and relax. Don't you worry your head about me."

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"Chase, would you just shut it!" Sasha snapped, annoyance lacing her words.

Chase's reaction was instantaneous. He mimed a "zipping his lips" gesture with his hands.

scowled at him. "Did you take care of what

and done," Chase replied confidently. "Sasha's medical record shows a miscarriage due to a severe impact, and we're sticking to that story publicly. The doc in the know's been briefed to keep mum. Should be

eyes narrowed slightly. "Maybe

Glancing at the caller ID, he

the call connected.

If it hadn't been for your rush to blow Heidi's cover, none of this would have happened. Do you have any idea how much harm Clara

Edwin

sent him. Besides Heidi, I can't think of a second suspect." When he heared this, Edwin's gaze turned icy. "I'll look into it. You take

up, Edwin drove back to his estate. Since returning from Riddleton, he had confined Heidi to the house. If

servant reporting that Heidi had been in high spirits all day,

lips twisted into a cold smirk. He didn't need to guess why. Heidi thought Clara was the one who got