No Strings Attached

lan's car sped toward home.

It was then that he received a call from Anders. "Ian, the baby's heart has stopped beating. Elle needs to undergo surgery immediately. Can you get in touch with a pediatric specialist for me?" "Sure, right away."

He had just finished calling the pediatric specialist when, in an instant, he heard a deafening sound.

His heart skipped a beat in shock.

He immediately looked toward the direction of the sound. In an instant, white smoke billowed into the air, coming from the villa's location.

At this moment, lan didn't know how to describe his feelings - shock, fear, disbelief. It was as if his throat was blocked with cotton. He wanted to speak but was unable to utter a single word. Dawson also realized the danger. He immediately said, "Mr. Hayes, there seems to have been an explosion, and it looks like it's at the villa."

Their car was still several miles away from the villa. Getting there immediately was simply impossible.

lan's hands were ice cold and trembled non-stop. His phone slipped from his hands several times.

It wasn't until the third time that he managed to steady his emotions and called Clara, but the phone rang for a long time without an answer.

He then called Casey, but still, no one answered. The calls to the two bodyguards went unanswered as well.

only at this moment that lan truly realized that danger had indeed struck.

to the dream he had on

seemingly devoid of strength. "Dad, something seems to have happened to Clara. Please go check on her. I'll be there as soon as I can." The Hayes family mansion was closer to

call. It took him several seconds before he said, "Okay, I'm on my

lan called Chase urgently. "Bring the emergency team to

I'm moving

did everything he could think

saveryone he could think

seat of the

speed along. His eyes couldn't help but moisten.

choked up repeatedly. "Clara, please, you gotta be

if something had happened to Clara

would Clara do if something happened to their child? She had gone through

her life several times. If something really happened to the child,

At that moment, Dawson reported, "Mr. Hayes, there's a traffic jam ahead. We'll have to take a detour."

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