No Strings Attached

The garden was in complete disarray, its flowers and plants upturned as if by a storm. The yard was filled with nothing but police and medical staff.

lan immediately rushed toward a stretcher, his voice almost a roar. "Clara!"

Hearing his voice, Chase ran over and steadied him. Chase's voice was hoarse as he said, "Clara has lost a lot of blood and is unconscious, but her life isn't in danger. However, Casey is critically injured with head trauma, and both bodyguards are severely hurt. Ian, you need to hold on. Clara is waiting for you."

lan's voice choked as he asked, "Where is she?"

"She's over there. The OB/GYN is performing emergency treatment, but she needs to be taken to the hospital immediately."

Before Chase could finish, lan was already sprinting toward the ambulance.

"Clara! Clara!" His voice grew more hoarse with each call. It was as if all his energy had been drained.

Clara was lying on the stretcher, a respirator was attached to her nose, and her body was covered in blood. He staggered back several steps. Fortunately, Chase was there to prevent him from falling.

grabbed her hand, pressing it to his lips and kissing it repeatedly. "Clara, don't be scared, I'm here. You're going to be okay, and the baby will

was that he needed to talk to Clara, afraid she

moment, the doctor said, "Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Hayes is critically injured. We need to perform an emergency C-section to save the baby. It

ordered, "I want both of them to be

Hayes, we'll do our best. We need to get to the

jumped into the

Clara.

ones. He couldn't care about anything else His mind was filled

fell down his

of Clara's hand. Blood continued to seep

Clara, each drop hitting the ambulance floor like a

pregnant, he had

promise. He had not only exposed Clara to numerous life-threatening dangers but had also allowed this disaster to happen just before she was

and she had left with Brodie, perhaps none of this would have happened. Perhaps Clara and their child would have