Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 221

The landscape outside the car window kept changing, and I had no clue where he was taking me. Nor did I understand why he, of all people, had something-or someone to hide. "Stop the car!" I yelled at the driver upfront.

"Don't you dare stop!" Richard gripped my wrist tightly. "We gotta end the pregnancy today, or else..."

He paused, and I quickly retorted, "Or else you'll turn me into a corpse, right? Richard, just kill me!"

"I would never kill you. Never!" He stared at me, his eyes a crazy blend of fear and determination, and hugged me tightly.

"Then who wants to turn me into a corpse, to make those girls into corpses?" I challenged him, but he remained silent.

I knew then...

There wasn't a soul in this world who could force Richard's hand or silence him like this.

"I can't figure out why Tracey would take the fall for you. She loves Max, doesn't she?"

Richard's silence deepened.

"Did you use Max to threaten her? Is that why she took the blame?"

"Claire, stop guessing. Knowing more won't do you any good. Let's just go through with the procedure, and everything will be fine, okay?"

I pushed him away.

life." I gotta protect my kid, who I lost in my previous life, no matter

the driver to stop. But just then, our car was rear-ended, causing the driver to brake sharply. Surrounding us, cars halted, and bodyguards swarmed in. I recognized

still in his lab coat, hurried out of his car and swiftly opened

such a cold, ruthless look in his eyes. With a side glance, he signaled the bodyguards

in danger!" Even as Richard

it costs me my life, I won't let anything happen to

placed me inside the car, his expression complicated. "You don't trust

before this, I had doubted Max, even

nothing I do enough to match Richard's place in your heart?" His voice was

shut the car door,

rushed here from the operating table when he heard Richard had taken you." Watching his departing

who could I

doors were locked. Seeing Max ditch his lab coat

hit Richard..." My tears

Claire, it was Richard

Mr.

your

refused, for your sake,

Richard used Tracey to test you. Mr. Hilton has

could I do? I

I trust

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pain. I even knew the real culprit was the dean's mother. Richard