No Strings Attached novel (Sharp and Clara’s)

Chapter 161

lan raced home, his heart hammering with a dark foreboding that gnawed at his insides.

The miscarriage Clara suffered wasn’t by her own choosing, and the thought alone tightened his chest, sending a lump to his throat.

He drove straight up to the villa’s driveway, gravel crunching under the tires. Upon his arrival, the maid hastened to greet him. “Sir, I was tidying up the cabinets when I stumbled upon some herbal tea Ms. Clara used to drink. There's an herb in there that can cause a miscarriage if ingested by a pregnant woman.”

The icy glaze imat normally coated lan’s eyes seemed to thicken at her words. Clara often suffered from painful periods, and it was he who had sought a herbalist to help her manage. She had been drinking that herbal concoction for three months now.

Fixing his gaze upon the tea in the maid's hand, he asked, voice grave, “What makes you so sure?” Chase was taken aback. “Wasn't that herbalist your contact? If Clara finds out, she'll think you did this on purpose to get rid of the child,” His words were like a knife twisting in lan’s gut, echoing what was perhaps the very intention of the person who orchestrated this cruel plot, to destroy their unborn child and to plant seeds of hatred in Clara's heart toward him.

lan's jaw clenched tighter. “I need answers, and fast.”

“Bring the herbal tea to the hospital,” Chase said decisively. “My mentor is here. She can take a look for you.”

An hour later, Chase emerged with the lab results, his expression grim. Handing the report to lan, Chase patted him on the shoulder. “There's an herb here in a high dosage that can indeed cause a miscarriage. If taken after intercourse, it acts like a morning-after pill. If during pregnancy, it's akin to an abortifacient. It's potent stuff. It's likely Clara got pregnant because she didn't have her tea while you two were abroad for over a month.

When you came back, you got caught up with Heidi, and the tension made you forget about getting the tea. By the time you remembered, it was already too late.”

lan's eyes burned with unshed tears, his throat constricted as if choked by an invisible hand, the pain making it hard to breathe. Indeed, Clara hadn't brought her tea on their trip abroad, And upon their return, he had been so preoccupied with Heidi that he ha take Clara back for her prescription. Only when he realized her period was imminent did he remember to take her to get her medicine reissued.

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