The pain was so intense that he found it hard to breathe. He immediately clutched at his chest, opened a bottle of water, and took a few sips, but the symptoms barely eased. Dawson immediately expressed his concern, "Mr. Hayes, are you feeling unwell? Should we head to the hospital?"

lan waved him off. "No, it'll pass in a bit."

He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, trying to gather himself, but the symptoms didn't just fail to improve; they grew worse.

Images, dark and disturbing, began to swarm his mind. All of them featured Clara, bloodied and lying on the ground.

lan suddenly shot up from his chair, unable to help himself from shouting, "Clara!"

Dawson immediately asked, "Mr. Hayes, the plane is about to take off in five minutes. If you need to, we can call it off right now."

lan hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "I have a bad feeling. Cancel the trip. We're heading back home."

"Right away, sir."

plane and immediately called Clara. Even though she assured him she was fine, he couldn't shake his unease. He needed to see her

phone, Clara also felt an

it. Instead, she

sterilizer, a breast pump, sanitary

each item off her list. Looking at these items filled her eyes with a blissful light. She couldn't help but feel thrilled at

the

or lan. She also wondered if childbirth would be as painful as depicted on TV, where women scream in

many times are you going to check? Everything that needs to be prepared has

always want to check them again. Dad, look at this locket, isn't it beautiful? Katherine designed it for the baby. It might

to

put the groceries in the kitchen, but as

locket for the baby. If Connor could have tampered with Katherine's hairpin, could he have also tampered with the

Casey immediately rushed out of the

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