Want My Womb? I'll Make You Childless novel Chapter 100

Chapter 100

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Clara ignored Mason’s reaction, walked to the side of the road, called her assistant to handle the scene, hailed a cab, and headed to her meeting with Victor.

Half an hour later, the taxi pulled up in front of The Summit. Clara paid the fare, got out, and walked inside.

“You’re late.”

Victor Bennett spotted Clara, glanced at his watch, and fixed an icy, scrutinizing gaze upon her face.

“Something held me up.”

Clara took a seat across from him and cut straight to the chase, “What do you want from me?”

“What do I want?”

Victor scoffed at Clara’s nonchalant attitude, even at this point.

“Clara, you really are a viper.”

“Anderson Industries is the result of your grandfather and mother’s hard work, and you’re about to ruin it.”

“Pot calling the kettle black.”

Clara retorted, not willing to back down, “You haven’t cared about Anderson Industries for years. Now that you know its funds are about to dry up, you suddenly jump out.”

“Your father and I just don’t want to see Anderson Industries destroyed in your hands like this.”

Victor pulled a document from the briefcase behind him and handed it to Clara.

“This is an acquisition agreement. Take a look.”

“Your father said that as long as you agree to have another child with Ethan to inherit Anderson Industries and the shares your mother left you,”

“The portion that previously belonged to you will remain unchanged.”

Clara didn’t even glance at the document he offered. She took a sip of her tea and scoffed, “In your dreams.”

“You ignored me and Anderson Industries for so many years, even letting Olivia interfere in my marriage with Ethan, and now you’re forcing me to have a child.”

“Isn’t it because you know Olivia is a lost cause, and you want to deepen your connection with the Carter family?”

She glanced at Victor Bennett before standing up.“Go back and tell Richard Bennett that I will not agree. He can forget about it.”

Her shoulders slumped as Clara turned to leave.

If she had known it was about this, she wouldn’t have come. What a waste of time.

“Clara!”

Victor Bennett called out to her, pulled out his phone, and lit up the screen, pointing it towards Leo stopped her, pulling out his phone and nudging it towards her.“Take a look at this first.”

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Clara glanced at the screen, a layer of frost settling in her eyes.

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The screen showed the trending topics on Twitter, with #ClaraBennett FromAndersonIndustries Pushed Cousin CausingMiscarriageForFirst Love# hitting the top spot, followed by a

red “BLAST.

glaring

Clicking on it, the first post was Robert Anderson’s latest tweet, accompanied by an edited video of the conference. The video only included the segment where Clara Bennett and Emma Anderson were arguing.

The moment Emma Anderson fell was slowed down, with a red arrow specifically highlighting “Clara Bennett’s hand movement.” The caption read:“In broad daylight, there exists such a ruthless person! Emma was pregnant and only offered Clara a few words of advice,

she was pushed, resulting in a miscarriage. She is currently in the hospital receiving emergency treatment.”

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“Please, everyone, help me share this and get justice for my daughter!”

Robert Anderson had clearly bought an army of bots; the comments section was exploding, with tens of thousands of messages refreshing at lightning speed.

“Clara Bennett is a straight–up monster, isn’t she? Laying hands on a pregnant woman!”

“No wonder Walker Venture Partners blacklisted Anderson Industries with a CEO like that.”

“Rumor has it she snatched Anderson Industries from her uncle’s family, and now she’s hurting her cousin? Total snake in the grass!”

“I was wondering why the head of Anderson Industries had the Bennett surname. Turns out she stole it from her uncle’s family.”

“The authorities should look into her; who knows what other dirt they’ll find!”

Victor Bennett swiped to another post, a trending thread on a local forum:“Deep Dive into Clara Bennett, Heiress of Anderson Industries: Slept Her Way to the Top, Suppressed Her Uncle, and Now Caused Her Cousin’s Miscarriage.

The post embellished a story about Clara sleeping with some big shot seven years ago, claiming that Anderson Industries made her the legal rep because of that connection. It even fabricated rumors about her “mistreating employees” and “misappropriating funds.” The comments section was a cesspool of insults.

“See this?”

Victor retracted his phone, looking up at Clara.“This is the narrative now. How long do you think you can hold out?”

He tapped the document with his index finger.“Your father said that as long as you sign and agree to the Bennett family acquiring Anderson Industries, your shares will remain untouched.”

Clara glanced at the agreement on the desk, the words stark in black and white. She didn’t reach for it, a faint smirk playing on her lips.“I won’t sign.”

If Robert had come at her with anything else, she might have been annoyed. But he’d been foolish enough to bring up the narrative that she’d stolen Anderson Industries.

He seemed to have forgotten the evidence she still held, proving he’d shorted Anderson Industries in the first place!

“Clara!”

Victor’s voice rose, seeing her unyielding stance.“Look at the situation!”

He tapped the stock market data on his phone, the green lines on the screen an eyesore.

“Anderson Industries‘ stock has plummeted 23% since this morning, wiping out nearly a billion dollars in market value! The banks have

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suspended our credit lines, partners are pulling out, and even the factory workers are threatening to strike!”

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He leaned forward, his face contorted with desperation.“Let me be blunt. I’ve already spoken with Anderson Industries‘ shareholders, and first thing tomorrow, they’ll be transferring their shares to Dad and me!”

Clara gave him a measured look. “Even.if you get all the shareholders‘ stock, so what?”

“I own nearly 40% of Anderson Industries. As long as I don’t agree, you can’t acquire it. I’ll still be the legal representative!”

“You-!”

Victor Bennett stood up, pointing at Clara.“You’re being completely unreasonable! Are you just going to stand by and watch your mother’s life’s work be destroyed?”

Clara brushed aside his hand, which was practically jabbing her in the nose, and sneered, “That’s still better than Anderson Industries falling into the hands of someone like you, who’d sell their soul!”

Not wanting to argue with him any longer, Clara grabbed her purse and turned to leave the private room.

Her phone vibrated with a message from Ryan Walker.

Clara opened it to find Emma Anderson’s prenatal medical record. Her steps faltered as she read the words “Karyotype 47,XYY, termination of pregnancy recommended.

XYY syndrome?

So there really was something wrong with the baby. That’s why Emma Anderson put on such a show at the conference.

Clara narrowed her eyes and dialed Noah’s number.

“Ms. Bennett…”

“I’ve got Emma Anderson’s prenatal medical records. There’s something wrong with her baby. Everything at the conference was staged.”

Before Noah could respond, Clara continued, “Have someone check the security footage from the conference, focusing on any strange behavior from Emma Anderson.”

The amount of blood Emma Anderson lost could not have been caused by a fall, she likely took something beforehand.

“Also, see if you can find any records of her getting an abortion prescription at the hospital.”

“What about the stuff online? Should I have the PR department handle damage control?”

Noah asked, sounding hesitant. He wasn’t sure if Clara had seen the trending topics.

“Not yet.”

Clara chuckled.“Let them make a scene. The bigger the better. Take stock of our liquid assets and figure out how to get the third parties and shareholders to disengage. See if we can buy up some shares, as many as possible.”

Only then would those shareholders be desperate to cut ties with Anderson Industries.

Robert Anderson had spoiled them rotten. They wouldn’t let Richard Bennett get their shares so easily without trying to cash in.

Besides, judging by how eager the Bennett family was to cozy up to the Carters, their funds probably weren’t enough to buy out everyone’s shares.

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She needed things to escalate, to reach a point of no return, so that the shareholders would be anxious to sell their shares. That’s when

she’d have her chance.

So what if she got some flak from internet trolls? Clara had been through worse. It didn’t faze her anymore.

Noah wasn’t oblivious to Clara’s plans to settle accounts with those shareholders. Hearing her say that, he understood her game.

“Got it.”

“However, Ms. Bennett, the Bennett family isn’t the only one contacting those shareholders. Several other companies are, and they’re. offering more money. Three shareholders have already agreed to sell.”

“I’ve looked into it, and it seems those companies are all backed by the same person.”

Someone else is buying Anderson Industries shares? And offering more than the Bennetts?

Clara stopped in her tracks, a flicker of confusion in her eyes.

Anderson Industries had been declining under Robert Anderson’s management for years. It even went through bankruptcy proceedings not long ago. If the old man hadn’t had Noah help her manage it, it would probably be ruined by now.

Why would anyone want to buy Anderson Industries shares at this point?

“Have they mentioned taking over Anderson Industries?”

The thought made Clara’s chest tighten.

“Not yet.”

Clara breathed a sigh of relief. That was good.

“Don’t worry about them.”

She didn’t have enough capital at the moment, nor did she have a better solution.

It was better for those shares to fall into someone else’s hands than for them to end up with the Bennetts, ultimately benefiting Diane Bennett and Olivia Bennett.

If the person behind this didn’t have malicious intentions, she wouldn’t mind waiting until the share acquisition was complete before coming forward to clarify things. She’d consider it a grand gesture.

Clara walked out of The Summit. The cool evening breeze swept through, dissipating the irritation in her heart.

She took out her phone and sent a message to Ryan Walker: “Thanks, I received the medical records.”

Ryan replied quickly, his message concise:“Anything, anytime.”

Clara couldn’t help but smile faintly as she read his words on the screen.

In the living room of the Carter Estate, Margaret held Lucas, whose face was bruised and pale, her expression filled with worry,

“Why did you have to get into a fight?”

She had been shocked when the school teacher called her today, telling her that Lucas had gotten into a fight with a Taylor kid.

“Ethan Taylor called me the son of a murderer.”

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Lucas frowned, his face full of resentment. The movement tugged at his wound, causing him to hiss in pain.

“It’s all Mom’s fault. Why did she have to push someone?”

He wouldn’t have cared if anyone else knew, since no one knew that Clara was his mother.

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But Ethan was different. Their families were close, and he knew all about Clara and his relationship. And they had never gotten along.

Ethan would never pass up the opportunity to give him hell.

He was also afraid that others would find out about it, which was why he fought him.

Luckily, Ethan knew where to draw the line and didn’t tell the truth when the teacher asked why they were fighting.

If Clara wasn’t his mother, none of this would have happened.

With that thought, Lucas looked up at Margaret:“Grandma, when are Dad and Mom getting a divorce?”

Speaking of which, Margaret was at her wit’s end. Right now, she not only had to find a way to get Clara to have another child to temporarily dispel the idea of divorcing Ethan, but also had to find a way to get Clara to leave her job at Nova AI.

Otherwise, Natalie Parker wouldn’t let her off the hook, and the evidence in Clara’s hands was a ticking time bomb.

“They can’t get a divorce for now.”

Hearing this, Lucas started to make a fuss.“Why?”

“Grandma, why won’t you let Dad and Mom get a divorce? Having a mom like that is so embarrassing!”

Faced with Lucas’s questioning, Margaret had an even bigger headache. Just as she was about to speak, the butler walked in.

“Madam, this is a test report from the hospital.”

“What test report?”

Margaret reached out to take it.

“It’s a test arranged when the old master was still alive.”

The butler explained, “Back then, when the old master had a stroke, he had genetic testing done and found a hereditary genetic disease, so he arranged for Mr. Carter and young master to have tests as well.”

Margaret opened the report and her face paled as she saw that both Ethan and Lucas carried the gene, and were at risk of developing the disease at any time.

“Is it confirmed?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Seeing Margaret’s distress, the butler quickly reassured her, “Madam, you mustn’t worry too much. The causes of this recessive genetic disease aren’t fully understood. The old master only developed it late in life.”

“Maybe…”

“Maybe what?!”

Margaret’s voice rose.“They could fall ill at any moment!”

Perhaps realizing she was too agitated, Margaret calmed herself.“What did the doctor say?”

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“The doctor said that with this genetic disease, the best course of action is observation. A complete cure is nearly impossible. Only a matching stem cell transplant might offer a glimmer of hope.”

“But right now…”

The butler trailed off.

Now that both Ethan and Lucas had been diagnosed with this hereditary gene, the Carter family had no suitable stem cell match.

Margaret narrowed her eyes.

A suitable stem cell…

Wasn’t this the perfect reason to have Clara bear another child?

This concerned Lucas’s very life. She couldn’t believe Clara would be so heartless as to ignore it.

With this, Clara would definitely agree to have another child with Ethan!

Plus, once she’s pregnant, I can use it as an excuse to have her come home to rest and quit her job at Nova AI.

That way, what Natalie Parker asked me to do can be accomplished!

“Grandma, am I going to die?”

Lucas, understanding their conversation, grabbed Margaret’s clothes, his little face pale.

“Of course not.”

Margaret stroked his face.“The doctor said all we need to do is find a matching stem cell donor.”

“Luke, don’t be afraid. As long as your mother has another little brother or sister, we can use the baby’s umbilical cord blood to save you.”

Lucas’s eyes lit up for a moment, but then quickly dimmed.

Wouldn’t that mean Daddy wouldn’t divorce Mommy?

He glanced at the test report in Margaret’s hand. Compared to Clara continuing to be his mother, his own life was, of course, more

important.

Hearing Margaret’s words, the butler couldn’t help but say, “But Madam, even if we get Mrs. Bennett pregnant, there’s no guarantee that the child won’t have the genetic defect.”

“Then she’ll just keep getting pregnant until she has one that doesn’t.”

Margaret said coldly, “Amniocentesis can be done at 16 weeks. If a problem is detected, we’ll abort it.”

This way, Clara would be completely under her thumb, unable to do anything she wanted!

“Madam…”

The butler looked away, a hint of sympathy in his eyes. That would be incredibly damaging to Mrs. Bennett’s health, and besides, neither Mr. Carter nor young Lucas were even showing symptoms yet.

“Leave us!”

Margaret Carter glared at the butler.“It’s not your place to question me in this house!”

Once the butler was gone, Margaret smoothed Lucas’s hair.“You want to get better as soon as possible, don’t you,

Luke?”

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“Of course.”

Lucas nodded. He was still so young. He hadn’t even inherited the Carter family business yet. He didn’t want to die so young.

“Then here’s what we’ll do…”

Margaret leaned in close and whispered something in Lucas’s ear. Lucas’s eyes widened as she spoke.

“Grandma, will Mom agree?”

“Of course.”

Margaret nodded firmly.

“But… shouldn’t we keep this from Dad?”

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His grandmother wanted him to pretend to be sick, to have the doctor say his illness was progressing rapidly, and to have his mother save him by having another child.

Lucas instinctively felt that Ethan couldn’t know about any of this.

“You’re so clever, Luke.”

Margaret smiled and patted his head.“We can let your father know that you and he are both sick, and even let him know that your illness is getting worse. Just don’t let him know you’re faking it.”

After all, the stem cells from the umbilical cord blood could be preserved. With the stem cells, they could be used for either Lucas or Ethan if they ever got sick in the future.

Even if Ethan found out later, he wouldn’t blame her.

“Okay, I understand,”

Lucas nodded. “I’ll tell Mommy I’m not feeling well tomorrow, so she’ll come home to see me.”

Margaret smiled, patting his back.“That’s my good boy, Lucas. Let’s go, Grandma will make you strawberry pudding.”