No Strings Attached

After a thorough discussion, the medical team decided to prioritize saving the baby. Clara's injuries were not fatal. However, if the baby wasn't delivered soon, its chances of survival were slim. Forty minutes into the surgery, the baby was born.

Upon seeing his child for the first time, lan's tears flowed once again. He stared at the tiny figure in the doctor's hands. The small being had its eyes closed, and brows furrowed tightly as if in great discomfort. lan immediately asked, "How's the baby?"

The obstetrician replied, "It's too early to say. We need to stabilize the baby first and then see."

lan clenched his fists tightly, the veins on his neck bulging visibly. His heart was tense as if he was walking through an abyss without a glimpse of light.

Another hour passed. Ian was informed that the baby had been stabilized but, due to being premature, needed to be placed in an incubator.

Clara had two broken ribs and, along with significant blood loss, was currently unconscious. Casey had suffered severe head trauma, potentially leaving him in a vegetative state.

Hearing this, lan felt like he himself had turned into a vegetative state, sitting motionlessly on a chair.

Clara and the baby were safe, but Clara's beloved father might never wake up again. To be with lan, Clara had almost lost her child and her own life, and her father almost fell into a coma.

staring him in the face, and

cost May her life but had also forced Clara to

to much injustice

her father might end up in a

hadn't been with him,

had heeded his father's

love for Clara, unwilling to part with her, yet in the end, he had caused her immense

this,

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was the best way to protect Clara and their child, but letting go meant

sat motionless outside the door, lost in

his shoulder, his voice tinged with sorrow. "Ian, Clara's grandparents have arrived. Don't

head. His eyes were alarmingly red, and his voice was choked with emotion as he said, "Dad,