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.

lips and kissing it repeatedly. "Clara, don't

he needed to talk to Clara, afraid she might never hear his

Hayes, Mrs. Hayes is critically injured. We need to

eyes turned bloodshot as he ordered, "I want both of them to

frightened, immediately replied, "Mr. Hayes, we'll do our best. We

jumped into

Clara. His large

ones. He couldn't care about anything else His mind was filled only with Clara. He feared that

down his cheeks,

Clara's hand.

drop hitting the ambulance floor like

day he knew Clara was pregnant, he had promised

exposed Clara to numerous life-threatening dangers but had also allowed this disaster to happen just before she was due to give

could not describe the guilt he felt toward Clara. If he hadn't forced Clara to come back and she had left with Brodie, perhaps none of this would have happened. Perhaps Clara and their child would have been