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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."

Chase leaned against the wall, a teasing laugh escaping him. "Funny, I thought I heard someone howling in pain just a short while ago." Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"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.

"Did you take care of what I

"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

slightly. "Maybe the target was Clara all

phone rang. Glancing at the caller ID, he stepped

as soon as the call connected. "I heard

clenched his jaw in frustration. "And you thought to ask now? 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 could've been in if she'd been in that

before Edwin asked,

won't spill who sent him. Besides Heidi, I can't think of a second suspect."

confined Heidi

Heidi had been

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