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.

who I lost in my previous life, no matter what in this one. "If you

finally instructed 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 these men;

his lab coat, hurried out of his car and swiftly opened our door, lifting me from the

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

you! You'll be in

"Even if it costs me my life, I won't let anything happen to Claire. And you, stay away from her, or next time it won't

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

I had doubted Max, even planned

nothing I do enough to match Richard's place

to speak, to argue, but he coldly shut the car door, not even sharing a ride with

when he heard Richard

could I

locked. Seeing Max ditch his lab

tears

Claire, it

Mr. Hilton

to test your trust

for your sake,

used Tracey to test you. Mr. Hilton has never

do? I

trust

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