Want My Womb? I'll Make You Childless novel Chapter 139

Chapter 139

Hearing the doctor’s words, the tension in Ryan’s shoulders finally eased a little.

“Will he have any lasting complications?”

Nathan had suffered this misfortune because of him, and if anything really went wrong, he would never have peace of mind for the rest

of his life.

The doctor took off his mask, which was stained with a little sweat, a trace of exhaustion on his face.

“It’s hard to say. He has multiple soft tissue contusions, and several deep puncture wounds, with significant blood loss.”

“Given the dehydration and malnutrition from being held captive for so long, he’ll need to be hospitalized for a while for observation and recovery. We can’t take this lightly.”

“Okay.”

The anxiety in Ryan’s chest began to dissipate. He gave the doctor a slight nod.“Thank you. I appreciate you taking care of him.”

“It’s our job.”

The doctor nodded. “He’s been moved to a regular room. You can see him, but try not to disturb him. He needs plenty of rest.”

“Thank

you,

doctor.”

Ryan thanked him again and hurried toward the room the doctor had indicated.

Inside, Nathan lay in the hospital bed, pale and covered in thick bandages. A few of the deeper wounds were still oozing blood.

Even unconscious, his brow was furrowed, and his breathing was shallow and rapid.

“How is he?”

Kevin, having received the news, rushed in.

“Not good.”

Ryan gave a wry smile.“Let him rest.”

“I’ll take full responsibility for his medical bills and recovery expenses.”

Kevin sighed, patting Ryan on the shoulder.“You’re still a patient yourself. Just let it go for today and get back to your room and rest.”

“I’ll take care of things here.”

“Okay.”

Ryan stood there for a moment, then turned and left.

He needed to get back to his own room to rest for a bit, but more importantly, he needed to call Clara back.

Back at the factory, during the standoff, his phone had been buzzing in his pocket several times, but the situation was too critical to pay any attention to it.

Later, during the escape under the cover of the smoke grenades, he’d managed to glance at it, and the screen was full of missed calls and messages from Clara.

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That girl was always so sensitive. If he suddenly disappeared and she found out from the nurses that he’d taken a leave from the hospital, she must be worried sick.

Ryan returned to his room, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Clara sitting in a chair by the bed.

Hearing the door open, she slowly looked up, her face icy cold, her eyes filled with obvious anger.

Ryan’s heart tightened, and he straightened his back.

He knew Clara too well. That look on her face meant she already knew everything.

“Clara…”

Ryan softened his voice, laced with a hint of appeasement and caution.

“Oh, so you decided to come back?”

Clara’s voice was icier than a winter storm:“Ryan Walker, I’ve got to hand it to you.”

Clara’s unnerving composure rattled Ryan, a man who could face a hail of bullets without flinching.

He knelt in front of her, placing his hands on her knees, looking up at her with pleading eyes.

“I, uh, I took a leave of absence from the Hospital.”

“You’re not even fully recovered, barely back from the brink, and you dare go off to see Daniel Quinn on your own?”

Clara turned her head away, refusing to meet his gaze, afraid she might soften.

If she didn’t teach Ryan a lesson today, who knows what he’d do behind her back next!

“Do you think you’re invincible or something?”

He knew Clara was worried about him, that she was shaken by what could have happened, so he didn’t dare argue, just listened

obediently.

When you mess up, you better have a good attitude–that was the first thing he’d learned in the army.

Once Clara’s emotions had calmed down a little, Ryan slowly sat down on the edge of the bed beside her.

They were only a fist’s width apart. He could clearly smell the faint fragrance of her hair and see the lingering redness in her eyes.

“I know you worry about me, and I know I shouldn’t have kept it from you and acted on my own.”

“But Nathan Lewis is my bone marrow donor, the one who saved

my life.”

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“He was kidnapped by Daniel Quinn because of me, and tortured like that. I can’t just abandon him.”

“Besides, I wasn’t really going to meet him alone.”

“Before I left, I contacted Leo Jefferson from the SWAT team. We agreed to use the sound of sirens as a signal to coordinate the arrest

from the inside and outside.”

“I was confident I could protect myself, and I was confident I could rescue Nathan Lewis.”

He reached out to take Clara’s hand, but she jerked away.

“Confident?”

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Clara’s voice rose, laced with a hint of barely suppressed tears.

“Bullets don’t have eyes! Daniel Quinn is the kind of guy who dares to traffic human organs. What’s he not capable of?”

“If he really went crazy and attacked you without any regard, could you stop a bullet?”

“What would I do if something happened to you?”

“Ryan Walker, did you even think about me?”

“Did you even think about how your body can’t handle something like that?”

“If something goes wrong because of this, what am I supposed to do?”

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The rest of her words caught in her throat, as if something was blocking them. A pang of emotion shot through her, and tears welled up uncontrollably, blurring her vision.

It wasn’t that she didn’t understand his sense of duty and responsibility, but she cared about him too much, terrified of losing him.

The thought of the danger he might face, the terrible consequences that could occur, sent shivers down her spine and twisted her heart like a knife.

Watching Clara’s reddened eyes, seeing the glistening tears slide down her pale cheeks, Ryan Walker’s heart softened and ached at the

same time.

He reached out a long arm and pulled her into a tight embrace.

“I’m sorry, Clara. It was my fault.”

“I shouldn’t have acted on my own without telling you. I shouldn’t have made you worry about me.”

He gently patted her back, as if soothing a wronged kitten, patiently coaxing her, “Don’t cry, okay?”

“I’m fine, aren’t I? Standing right in front of you, safe and sound.”

Leaning against him, feeling his strong heartbeat and the warmth of his embrace, the anger in Clara’s heart gradually dissipated, leaving only heartache and lingering fear.

Reaching up, she wrapped her arms tightly around his waist, burying her face against his chest as tears soaked into his hospital gown. “Daniel Quinn is now a wanted fugitive, under heavy pursuit by the police. He can barely save himself now, let alone stir up any more

trouble.”

Ryan Walker’s voice resonated near her ear, deep and magnetic.

“Nathan Lewis has been rescued too. He was seriously injured, but he’s out of immediate danger. With proper care, he’ll make a full recovery.”

“And Richard Bennett–his deal with Daniel Quinn from back then has been exposed. The police will be investigating him soon; he won’t be able to escape either.”

He continued, a note of certainty in his tone, “The truth about your mother’s case will come to light soon. Those who hurt you and your mother will receive the punishment they deserve.”

“Everything’s settled. There won’t be any more trouble like this in the future.”

He tightened his embrace, holding her even closer.

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Clara Bennett knew all too well that he did these things for her sake, and that he kept her in the dark because he didn’t want her to

worry.

But she worried even more about him encountering danger without her knowing.

Snuggled in his arms, she playfully tapped his chest, the gesture more of a gentle caress than a hit.

“If you ever keep secrets from me again, I’m done with you. Seriously, I’m walking away.”

“Never again, I promise.”

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Ryan quickly reassured her, his voice laced with an indulgent chuckle.“From now on, no matter what, I’ll tell you everything first. I’ll listen to you, I promise. No more acting on my own, and definitely no more putting myself in harm’s way.”

As he said this, a fleeting thought crossed his mind, and his eyes flickered.

His mother’s situation, and sending Evan to look after Clara… that didn’t really count, did it?

“What is it?”

Sensing his hesitation, Clara tilted her head, raising an eyebrow.“Is there something else you’re not telling me?”

“N–nope.”

Ryan’s Adam’s apple bobbed nervously as he avoided her gaze.

“Absolutely nothing?”

Clara narrowed her eyes, suspicion coloring her expression.

“Absolutely nothing.”

With that, he lowered his head, pressing a tender kiss to Clara’s forehead, his eyes filled with adoration and love.

“Clara, meeting you has been the luckiest thing that’s ever happened to me.”

“From now on, I’m going to protect you, love you, and never let you suffer, not even a little. I’ll never give you a reason to worry about me again.”

His words were sincere and resolute, like a vow, echoing in the small hospital room and resonating deep within Clara’s heart.

Clara closed her eyes, basking in Ryan’s love and warmth.

The Bennett family mansion was ablaze with lights.

Richard sat on the sofa, his brow furrowed, his expression grave. He held a cigarette between his fingers, but forgot to smoke it.

The ash had already accumulated into a long column, falling onto the polished marble floor, but he didn’t even notice. Tonight, the police’s large–scale search in Chicago was simply too big of a commotion. The sirens rose and fell, almost echoing throughout half the city. There was no way to hide it.

Uneasy, he made inquiries from various sources, and only then confirmed that the reason the police were making such a big fuss was to arrest Daniel Quinn.

He hadn’t expected that Daniel Quinn would actually come to Chicago, and even engage in a fierce gun battle with the police at an abandoned factory in the West Side.

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Now he had become a wanted criminal, being pursued by the police with all their might.

The instant he learned this news, Richard was first unbelievably shocked.

He hadn’t expected that Daniel Quinn would dare to be so reckless, openly confronting the police with gunfire. This was simply courting death!

But after the shock, an unspeakable ecstasy surged into his heart like a tide, almost drowning him.

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Daniel Quinn, that major threat, that nightmare who’d clung to him like a leech for twenty years, had finally become a rat running for

its life!

For two decades, the things Quinn and he had done together back then hung over his head like a sword.

Even later, when Quinn was forced to leave the country and live in exile overseas for other reasons, Richard Bennett couldn’t rest easy as long as he was alive.

But now, Quinn was a wanted criminal, hunted by the police, unable to take care of himself, and no longer in a position to threaten

him!

As long as Clara Bennett knew what was good for her and dropped the charges against Diane Bennett, no longer pursuing the matter of her mother’s car accident, then nothing else could threaten him.

Once Grand Horizon secured the civilian cooperation rights for the Blade system, he would still be the powerful chairman of the Bennett Group, still enjoying wealth and honor, and still be respected by others.

Thinking of this, Richard Bennett’s mood improved greatly, and a long–lost smile appeared on his face.

He raised his hand, tossed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, got up, went downstairs to the bar, and opened a bottle of imported liquor.

He poured himself a generous glass, took a sip, and the pleasant burn as the liquor slid down his throat into his stomach made Richard sigh contentedly.

It had been years since he felt this good.

Now all he needed was for Clara to drop the charges.

Richard frowned at the thought.

Yesterday, he had Eric leak all of Robert’s shady dealings online, and the internet was already buzzing with the news.

Plus, he’d heard this morning that the police had already paid Anderson Industries a visit.

The way he saw it, Clara should know he had even more dirt on Robert and come crawling to him, begging to negotiate and drop the charges.

After all, Robert was her uncle and had been the chairman of Anderson Industries for years. His actions reflected on the entire

company.

Clara had always valued Anderson Industries. To protect it, she had no reason not to compromise.

But here it was, nightfall, and Clara hadn’t made a peep. No phone calls, no intermediaries–nothing. It was like she couldn’t care less.

A prickle of unease crept up his spine.

That Clara was stubborn and difficult, with a temper as fiery as a mule. Once she set her mind to something, she never backed down easily.

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What if she refused to drop the charges?

Would she insist on holding Diane accountable, even if it meant a no–win situation?

Richard scoffed at the thought.

He had to admit, Clara was the most like him of all his children.

She was intelligent, strategic, and resourceful.

But she was still too young, too headstrong.

She didn’t understand the concept of “the strongest tree is the most easily broken.

Did she think he had no way to deal with her?

Richard took another sip of his drink, his fingers drumming a steady rhythm on the bar.

If Clara was going to be so stubborn, he’d just have to teach her a lesson.

But where to start?

As Richard was contemplating his next move, the butler rushed in from outside, his face etched with panic.

“Sir, something terrible has happened!”

“There are police officers everywhere, surrounding the villa. They say they need you to go to the Police Station to answer some questions!”

*Clang!*

The glass slipped from Richard’s hand, crashing to the floor. The liquor splashed over him, and the exquisite glass shattered into a million pieces.

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But he didn’t even notice. The color drained from his face, his eyes wide with shock and terror as he whispered, “The police? How did the police find me here?”

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