As the car sped towards Elle and Clara, Elle, without a second thought, lunged at Clara, pushing her out of harm's way.

With a sickening thud, Elle was sent flying several meters by the impact, crashing to the ground with a heavy fall.

Her first instinct was to protect her child. As she hit the pavement, she instinctively wrapped her arms around her belly. Her arm took the brunt of the blow. A searing pain shot through her, bone-deep.

It was then that Anders' frantic voice pierced the chaos, "Elle!" He dashed to Elle's side, about to lift her, when Elle, through gritted teeth and pain, gasped, "Orin's in that car. Save him first!"

Anders looked up just in time to see the vehicle speeding off towards the main gate. He leapt to his feet, charging towards the car in a desperate attempt to catch it.

Gripping the steering wheel, he engaged in a fierce struggle with the masked man at the wheel. To shake Anders off, the assailant swerved wildly, but Anders, regardless of the blows he took, clung to the wheel with an iron grip.

car to a halt. The assailant was

a trembling Orin, Anders panted, trying to soothe him, "Don't

intensified. "Mama's bleeding

arms, quickly made his way to

still protecting her belly. Her face creased with pain. She implored, "Doctor, save my baby first. I can handle

do everything we can

up as he

"I'll be okay, Anders. Save the child first. It's just a broken arm for me. No life-threatening danger. But the baby must be safe." Anders felt

the result of two grueling rounds of IVF that Elle had endured. She had

of her children. Their communication was solely for the kids' sake. This disconnection left Anders

held Elle's hand tightly as they entered the operating room. As they reached

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