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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.

you take care of what

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 no issues there. But who the hell did this? You didn't even know about Clara being pregnant, so how did someone else get

dark eyes narrowed slightly. "Maybe

rang. Glancing at the caller ID, he stepped out

voice as soon as the call

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

silence before Edwin asked,

Heidi, I can't think of a second suspect." When he heared this, Edwin's gaze turned icy. "I'll

up, Edwin drove back to his estate. Since returning from Riddleton, he had confined Heidi to the house. If she had targeted Clara, it would have

had

why. Heidi thought Clara