Want My Womb? I'll Make You Childless novel Chapter 106

Chapter 106

Hearing Natalie’s words, Ethan’s brow twitched, and he felt a surge of impatience as he stared at the documents on his desk.

“Natalie Parker.”

His deep voice echoed in the spacious office, laced with an unprecedented chill. It was the first time in years that Ethan had used Natalie’s full name.

“You should be aware of your position, and you should understand what you can and cannot do.”

He wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.

“Eth, I just want a child.”

Silence hung in the air for a few seconds, then Natalie’s voice, filled with resentment, broke through.“I gave up my chance to be a

mother for you. Can’t

you just…”

“Enough!”

Ethan cut her off sharply, the warning in his tone unmistakable. “I said I’m looking into surrogacy. Don’t try to guilt–trip me with the past, and stay away from Clara.”

He placed the pen in his hand down and looked up at the photo of Clara Bennett, newly placed on his desk, a look of resolve flashed through his eyes.

“She is my wife, and I won’t let anyone hurt her in the slightest.”

“Don’t call me again unless it’s important.”

Without waiting for Natalie to respond, Ethan ended the call, tossed his phone onto the desk.

The sharp crack of his phone hitting the desk shattered the office’s silence.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and rubbed his churchs.

Clara had only agreed to have another child for Lucas’s sake, and he couldn’t let Natalie drive her away again.

Listening to the dial tone in her ear, Natalie’s face darkened.

“Clara!”

Natalie ground her teeth, her eyes filled with venom.

“I underestimated you. So all that talk about divorce was just playing hard to get!”

She got up and walked to the floor–to–ceiling window, pushing aside the heavy curtains.

The flashing neon lights outside refracted onto her face through the glass, but they couldn’t penetrate the gloom in her eyes, only casting distorted and grotesque spots of light.

She never imagined that after agreeing to let Clara be a surrogate and bear him a child, he would so decisively reject her this time! Ever since she followed James’s instructions and left Ethan, she had given up on the idea of marrying him.

But right now, Ethan was only concerned about Clara. His past tenderness towards her was gone, replaced by warnings in his words, which stung her deeply.

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“Don’t get too comfortable, I won’t let this go!”

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Meanwhile, at a villa in the city center.

Emma was curled up in the corner of an Italian handcrafted sofa, the cashmere blanket draped over her had slipped halfway off without her noticing.

She looked around the house that she and Mason had once decorated with such care. The limited–edition paintings on the walls, the crystal vase on the coffee table, even the pattern of the carpet, all seemed to whisper stories of her past relationship with Mason.

But the more she saw, the more desolate she felt.

Since Mason had left the Hospital, she hadn’t seen him again. Her calls and messages went unanswered, disappearing into the void.

The sudden ringtone of her phone cut through the silent hall, startling Emma. She fumbled for her phone, and when she saw that it wa Patricia calling, a sense of foreboding crawled up her spine.

“Emma! Your dad… your dad was taken away by the police!”

“Mom, don’t panic, tell me slowly!”

Patricia’s sobs echoed through the phone, sending shivers down Emma’s spine and making her own voice tremble.

“Did they say what it was about?”

“It’s all because of the short–selling of Anderson Industries before!”

The memory of the police taking Robert away flooded Patricia, and she burst into tears, her voice laced with panic as it came through

the receiver.

“The police said someone reported it, and the evidence was solid. They just took your dad away!”

“I bet it was that bitch Clara Bennett who reported him! She’s been collecting evidence all this time. I thought she was going to let it go, but I was wrong…”

“Mom, try to stay calm. Crying isn’t going to solve anything right now.”

Emma bit her tongue, forcing herself to think clearly.“The most important thing is figuring out how to get Dad out.”

“Get in touch with the shareholders of Anderson Industries. See if they’ll help vouch for him, explain the situation.”

“Just… just say that Clara Bennett faked the evidence. Say that the short selling was to stabilize the company’s stock, not malicious manipulation. Say that Dad was just trying to protect Anderson…”

“I already tried. It’s no use.”

Patricia’s voice was filled with despair.“Clara bought up all their shares a couple of days ago. She kicked them out of Anderson Industries.”

“They’re all trying to save their own skins now. No way they’ll stick their necks out for us.”

“And what’s worse, Julian Lee and Ryan Clark are also implicated in the shorting of Anderson Industries. The police took them away

too.”

“The others who aren’t involved are all avoiding me like the plague, saying they can’t afford to help and there’s nothing they can do.”

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Patricia paused, her sobs catching in her throat as if struck by a fresh wave of despair.“I even contacted our business partners, begging them to help, but not a single one answered my calls. Some even sent people to pay the penalty fees and terminate our contracts!”

“Emma, what are we going to do?”

Hearing this, Emma’s face gradually drained of color.

Those business partnerships had only been established with Robert in the first place because of the Carter family and Mason Walker’s

influence.

Now that trouble had struck, Mason, though hesitant to directly target the Anderson family because of what she knew, hadn’t offered any assistance either.

As for the Carter family, they had completely disappeared from the scene, maintaining absolute silence.

It wasn’t surprising that they wouldn’t help, or that they were avoiding the Andersons.

What shocked Emma was that Clara had not only gathered evidence of Robert shorting Anderson Industries in such a short time, but also evidence against those shareholders!

“After all the years we took care of Clara, how could she be so cold–blooded and heartless?”

Patricia was still complaining on the other end of the phone, “Because of this, you’re infertile, and she still wants to completely destroy us. Does she really have no regard for the past at all?”

“I think she’s just an ungrateful wretch. If I had known, I should have thrown her in an orphanage and let her fend for herself!”

The words “infertile” were like a net, covering her heart, tightening, and causing excruciating pain.

Her eyes stared blankly at the pair of plum vases by the door, her mind a mess.

What to do?

What else could she do?

“Emma, are you still listening? Don’t scare me!”

Seeing that Emma wasn’t saying anything, Patricia’s voice became even more panicked, “Why don’t you call Mason and ask him to help?”

“As long as he’s willing to step in, those partners definitely wouldn’t dare to terminate the contracts, and he could smooth things over with the police!”

Mason hadn’t taken any action against the Anderson family during this time, which had given her some hope.

“I’m here.”

Emma snapped back to reality, leaning back, closing her eyes, clenching her fists, her nails digging deeply into her palms. The pain brought her back to some sense of reason, but her heart was full of bitterness.

Mason wouldn’t help.

“Mom, don’t panic, I’ll think of something.”

After hanging up, Emma tried calling Mason.

“The number you have dialed is not in service. Please try again later.”

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Mason had blocked her!

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Her last hope extinguished, tears welled up unexpectedly, blurring her vision. The phone slipped from her hand, landing on the sofa

with a “thud.

“Mason…how could you do this to me..”

Emma’s voice was choked with sobs, her whole body trembling.“I did so much for you. How could you treat me like this for Clara’s

sake…”

She grabbed a throw pillow from the sofa and hurled it to the ground, watching it bounce once before settling.

She slumped back onto the sofa, tears streaming down her face, her heart filled with despair.

Now, only the Carter family and Mason could help the Anderson family. But Mason had blocked her. Who could she turn to in the Carter family?

That’s it, Natalie Parker!

Natalie had saved Ethan’s life. Before, for Natalie’s sake, Ethan had risked the entire Carter Group to guarantee Nova Al’s collaboration with Apex!

If Natalie asked Ethan for help, he might agree!

With this thought, Emma wiped away her tears, found Natalie’s number, and dialed.

Meanwhile, on the other end, Natalie Parker frowned slightly at the sight of Emma Anderson’s incoming call, a hint of impatience

flickering in her eyes.

A call from Emma at this hour could only spell trouble.

She was inclined to ignore it, but the phone just kept ringing incessantly.

“Miss Anderson, so sorry, I was in the shower and just heard the ring.”

Against her better judgment, Natalie answered, her voice laced with perfunctory politeness.“Is there something urgent that requires a call so late?”

“Miss Parker, I apologize for disturbing you.”

Emma was far from oblivious to the dismissive tone in Natalie’s voice, but she was in a position where she needed a favor and had to swallow her pride. She proceeded to explain about Robert Anderson being taken into custody by the police.

“I was wondering if you could perhaps contact Mr. Carter and ask him to intervene.”

Hearing this, a flash of derision crossed Natalie’s eyes. The emotions she had just managed to suppress were instantly reignited by Emma’s request, and her tone turned sharp.

“Miss Anderson, that puts me in a rather awkward position.”

“It’s common knowledge that you’re on Clara Bennett’s bad side. She and Eth are planning for their second child. I doubt Mr. Carter would be willing to help, no matter who asks.”

“That’s impossible!”

Emma retorted instinctively, “Not long ago, she was making a scene, threatening to divorce Mr. Carter because he kept it from her that he had someone else’s fertilized egg implanted in her, and she had to terminate the pregnancy.”

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“There’s no way she’d be trying for another baby with Mr. Carter!”

She was the first to find out about it; no one knew the situation better than her.

No woman would want to have another child with her husband after a betrayal like that!

It just didn’t make sense!

Natalie Parker’s pupils constricted as she heard those words, and a storm raged in her heart.

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She had always assumed that Clara had terminated the pregnancy because she was unhappy with Ethan’s attitude and wanted to win him back, which was why she would agree to have a second child with him.

But it turned out that Clara had found out the child wasn’t hers, which was why she had the abortion!

So why would Clara agree to have another child with Ethan?

There was definitely something fishy going on!

Was it for the shares that James Carter had left her, or was there some other motive?

“Miss Parker?”

Emma Anderson grew anxious when Natalie didn’t respond for a long time.

“Even if Mr. Carter won’t step in, you definitely have the ability to help us, right?”

“Oh?”

Natalie raised an eyebrow.“Miss Anderson, you might be mistaken about me. I don’t have that much power…”

“Natalie Parker!”

Faced with Natalie Parker’s repeated dodging, Emma Anderson finally lost her patience.“You have to help me figure something out!”

“Don’t forget how James Carter died!”

“If you don’t want me to tell Mr. Carter that you were responsible for his grandfather’s death, you’ll find a way to get my dad out of the

Police Station!”

Hearing Emma Anderson’s threat, Natalie Parker couldn’t help but scoff, dropping her pretense of civility. “Emma Anderson, you think you can threaten me with that?”

“I was able to get into James Carter’s hospital room so easily and find an opportunity because of your family’s connections!” Remembering what Margaret Carter had said about Clara Bennett resigning from Nova Al and already arranging a hospital appointment to go with Ethan Carter for a check–up tomorrow, she changed the subject.

“But, Clara is indeed planning to have a second child with Eth.”

“If Eth really did those things to her, then she couldn’t possibly genuinely want to have this child. She must have some ulterior motive.” “Isn’t your mother’s family always involved in the medical industry? Don’t they still have connections in various hospitals?“

“Instead of threatening me here, you should investigate what Clara is really up to!”

“Then, you can reveal the trickery in all this to the Carter family, or use it to talk to Clara and get her to leave you alone.”

Emma’s interest was piqued.

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What Natalie was saying made sense.

“I understand.”

Hanging up, Natalie’s eyes grew increasingly deep.

Clara, you brought this on yourself!

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Whatever Clara’s purpose was, since she clearly had no intention of having another child with Ethan, Emma would find out sooner or

later.

Then, let’s see how she explains that to the Carter family!

Ethan hates being deceived more than anything!

Natalie narrowed her eyes. With things going this way, Clara would definitely return to Nova AI before long.

After all, they were in the final research and development stage of Blade, and they couldn’t do without her.

It seemed she had to act fast; otherwise, once Clara returned to Nova AI, she would definitely be on guard, and she would have even less of a chance to get the core data of Blade.

With that in mind, Natalie didn’t hesitate. She picked up her phone and dialed an encrypted number.

Once the call connected, she lowered her voice, a hint of urgency and ruthlessness in her tone:“It’s me. Move as soon as possible on what I asked you to prepare.”

“Remember, be discreet. Leave no trace. No one can know we were involved.”

“If you mess this up, you know the consequences.”

The voice on the other end was clearly distorted.“Rest assured, you won’t be disappointed.”

In the dead of night, the Nova AI research lab was still brightly lit.

Ryan Walker sat sprawled in his computer chair, fingers flying across the keyboard, creating a rapid–fire staccato.

Multiple monitors displayed Nova Al’s network defense systems, real–time surveillance footage of the research lab, and the encrypted interface for the Blade project’s core data.

“I overestimated Natalie.”

Ryan rubbed his aching eyes, muttering to himself.

“Guess she doesn’t have the guts to move this fast.”

This data was a trap he’d set long ago, just waiting for Natalie to walk right into it.

Suddenly, a row of red alarm lights on the equipment cabinets directly in front of him began to flash one after another, emitting a piercing beep.

At the same time, a prominent red alert box popped up on Ryan’s main screen.

“Warning! Unidentified IP intrusion detected. Attempting to bypass firewall!”

Almost instantly, the small red dot representing the intruding IP address zipped across the network map, dodging the defense system’s interceptions while relentlessly attacking the firewall’s vulnerabilities.

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Their tech was seriously impressive; in just a few minutes, they’d blown through two layers of perimeter defense, standing just one step away from the core server.

Ryan narrowed his eyes, his fingers flying across the keyboard, filling the entire R&D lab with the staccato clicks and clacks.

“Waited long enough. Finally here.”

“Want the core data for Blade? I’ll make sure you don’t get out alive!”

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