No Strings Attached

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."

couldn't shake his unease. He needed to see her with his

the phone, Clara also felt an

dwell on it. Instead, she continued to

pacifiers, a bottle sterilizer, a breast pump, sanitary pads,

blissful light. She couldn't help but feel thrilled at the thought of meeting this new life in just a

wondered if the

painful as depicted on TV, where

times are you going to check? Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. Don't worry. Even if we forget something the hospital has everything

them again. Dad, look at this locket, isn't it beautiful? Katherine designed it for the baby. It might be silver, but

baby to have

also smiled. He put the groceries in the kitchen, but as soon as

have tampered with Katherine's

thought, Casey immediately rushed out of the