No Strings Attached

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.

the two men fought, Clara's summoned bodyguards managed to bring the car to a halt.

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

At that moment, his crying intensified. "Mama's bleeding so much, Daddy. Please go check on

in his arms, quickly made

Her face creased with pain. She implored, "Doctor,

We'll do everything we can to

His eyes welled up as he saw her sweating

a broken arm for me. No life-threatening danger. But the baby must be safe." Anders felt

of two grueling rounds of IVF that Elle had endured. She had suffered so much, yet she had

just the father of her children. Their communication was solely for the kids' sake.

room. As they reached the door, Elle suddenly said, "Anders,