Want My Womb? I'll Make You Childless novel Chapter 88

88 /150

Chapter 88

Clara took Mia’s phone, raised an eyebrow in surprise as she looked at the words ‘genetic test results‘ on the screen.

“How did you get their test results?”

Assistant Evans had said they contacted an overseas testing facility.

Mia swirled the wine in her glass, smiling smugly.

“Genetic testing technology is mature here, you know. The accuracy is just as good as overseas.”

“My firm works with tons of international organizations. A lot of the foreign samples actually get processed in domestic labs; it cuts costs significantly.”

“It’s usually just the rich folks who think anything from overseas is better.”

Clara nodded, understanding dawning.“That makes sense.”

In that case, it seemed like asking Mia to test Ryan Walker was the right call.

Thinking of Ryan, Clara couldn’t help but feel anxious. If Ethan and Lucas both tested positive for a genetic mutation, wasn’t there a high chance Ryan had it too?

“About the appointment I asked you to make for Ryan, is that confirmed?”

“Relax, it’s all set.”

Mia sipped her soup.“Whenever he gets back to Chicago, he can go in for testing. I’ve already given the lab a heads–up.”

Hearing that, Clara’s tense nerves eased slightly.

She pulled out her phone, tapping at the screen. In the end, she decided to keep the news about Ethan and Lucas’s genetic mutations to

herself.

“Ryan, I’ve arranged for you to get a genetic test. When you get back to Chicago, make some time to get checked out.”

“Tsk, tsk.”

Mia smirked, her eyebrows raised.“So, who’s this Ryan Walker?”

“Just a friend,”

Clara replied dismissively.

Watching the confirmation pop up that her message had been sent, she couldn’t help but recall the time when Olivia had trapped her in the research lab, and she’d passed out from lack of oxygen, and Ryan had picked her up.

And all the times since then that he’d stood between her and danger, even getting hurt a few times to protect her.

A soft smile tugged at the corner of her lips, her expression softening.

“Doesn’t sound like just a friend to me.”

Mia studied the smile on Clara’s face, a playful tone in her voice.“I know you don’t exactly have warm feelings for Ethan, that dog.”

“But instead of worrying about him and your son, you’re all worked up about Ryan Walker.”

☐ 17:53

34.8%

< Chapter 88

“When did you get so close to him? You seem to really care about him, huh?”

Clara’s ears felt warm. She lifted her wine glass, taking a sip as if to hide her discomfort, her voice a little flustered.

“Don’t be ridiculous. He’s Ethan’s half–brother. He saved me once.”

Merns

Mia Thompson saw the flush creeping up Clara Bennett’s ears and the way she avoided eye contact, and a knowing smile played on her lips. She didn’t press the issue, simply watched her with amusement dancing in her eyes.

Clara, feeling uncomfortable under Mia’s gaze, quickly changed the subject, steering the conversation toward other topics.

Inside a hospital room, Emma Anderson lay in bed, her face pale and drawn.

Patricia Anderson entered, carrying a thermos. Seeing Emma’s condition, she quickly set it down, her face etched with worry. “Why did you suddenly have pregnancy complications?”

“And where’s Mason Walker? He used to be so worried if you even frowned. Why isn’t he here with you today?”

A flash of bitterness crossed Emma’s eyes at those words, and her voice was weak as she replied, “He won’t be here for me anymore.”

“Why not?”

Patricia’s eyes widened in surprise.“Did you two have a fight?” she asked.

Emma closed her eyes and took a deep breath. After a long moment, she finally spoke, her voice soft, “He knows. He knows about everything we did to Clara Bennett.”

Patricia’s face turned ashen, and the thermos slipped from her grasp, hitting the floor with a loud thud. Soup splattered everywhere.

“He… he knows? How could he know?”

Mason Walker didn’t survive the Walker family’s heir battle against the side branches by being soft. He’s shrewd and ruthless, far more

than the average person.

Now that he knows what they did, with his personality, the Anderson family is likely facing utter ruin.

Seeing Patricia Anderson panic, Emma Anderson forced herself to stay calm and reassured her, “Mom, don’t panic.”

“Clara’s situation means he won’t have time to deal with us just yet.”

“Besides, I intentionally bumped my belly today, causing a scare, hoping it would soften him.”

“I don’t think he’ll target the Anderson family anytime soon, but you should still discuss with Dad what our next steps should be.”

“That’s good.”

Patricia Anderson patted her chest, exhaling, and looked at Emma Anderson’s weakened state, couldn’t help but complained, “You’re too reckless! Even if it was an emergency, you can’t risk the baby and your health like that.”

“Since Mason Walker values this child so much, even to the point of holding off on attacking us for now, you should protect it even

more.”

Hearing this, a tear suddenly rolled down Emma Anderson’s check. She lowered her head, looking at her slightly swollen belly, and whispered, “But, Mom, this baby was already on the verge of being lost.”

Patricia was stunned and rushed to the bedside. “What did you say? What do you mean it’s almost unsavable?”

17:53

34.8%

<Chapter 88

“When I first found out I was pregnant, I did a DNA test. The doctor said the child might have XYY syndrome.”

Emma raised her hand and placed it on her lower abdomen, gently stroking it.“I had an amniocentesis a few days ago, and it was confirmed. The doctor advised me to terminate the pregnancy a long time ago, but I haven’t had time to tell Mason yet.”

Manu

Patricia felt utter despair.“What are we going to do? Without the child, Mason will definitely not let the Anderson family off the hook!”

“Besides, your wedding is scheduled for the end of the year. Without the child, he definitely won’t marry you!”

“And, Clara is determined to divorce Ethan now. Everyone will laugh at the Anderson family then!”

Hearing Patricia mention Clara, a flash of malice crossed Emma’s eyes.

She was silent for a moment before slowly saying, “So before that happens, we must make Mason and Clara break up and make him hate Clara.”

“Since this child is doomed to be lost, let it serve one last purpose.”

Patricia looked at the ruthlessness in her eyes, feeling both scared and uneasy, but she couldn’t find any other way, so she could only

nod.

“As long as you’ve thought it through.”

“As long as I can win Mason back, I can always have another child later.”

As they were talking, there was a soft knock on the door of the hospital room. Patricia jumped, quickly getting up to answer it.

Through the glass in the door, she saw a middle–aged woman wearing a mask standing outside, acting suspiciously.

She opened the door, frowning as she asked, “Who are you looking for?”

The woman removed her mask, revealing a panicked face–it was the caregiver who had been in James Carter’s room.

Seeing her, Patricia’s face changed. She quickly glanced around, and when she saw that no one was paying attention, she pulled her into

the room.

Closing the door, she lowered her voice and scolded, “What are you doing here? Ethan’s people are looking for you everywhere. Are you trying to get yourself killed?”

The caregiver grabbed Patricia’s arm, her hand trembling uncontrollably. Her voice was full of fear: “Mrs. Anderson, please, you have to help me!”

“I only let that woman into James Carter’s room because I listened to you! I never thought she would cut off the old man’s oxygen supply!”

“By the time I found out, it was too late for the old man!”

“What?!”

Patricia’s heart skipped a beat, and she nearly lost her balance.

Natalie actually had the nerve to make a move against James Carter?

Patricia leaned against the wall, trying to regain her composure, unsure if she was reassuring the nurse or herself.

“Don’t panic. It’s going to be alright. No one knows Natalie was even in the room. The Carters suspect Clara right now, it has nothing to

do with us.”

17:53

34.8%

< Chapter 88

Mena

“Besides, everyone in Chicago knows the old man only has a few days left. He’s in a deep coma. No one will ever find out.”

“That’s not true!”

The nurse was on the verge of tears.“I’ve been hiding in the hospital the last couple of days, and I just overheard the old man’s doctor saying that a medical team from the U.S. Department of Defense has contacted the hospital. They’ll be here in the next day or two. They have some kind of miracle drug that can wake the old man up!”

“If the old man wakes up, he’ll tell everyone everything. The Carters won’t let any of us go, not me, not the Anderson family, not that

woman!”

Hearing this, Patricia’s face drained of all color. She leaned heavily against the wall, barely managing to stay upright, her mind reeling.

What to do?

What on earth should she do?

In her panic, she looked up at Emma, hoping she would say something, anything.

Emma, who was sitting on the hospital bed, pondered for a moment.“Mom, don’t freak out. Call Natalie.”

“Do you think that’ll work?”

Patricia’s voice trembled, “Ethan values Natalie so much. If he finds out about this, he might not do anything to Natalie. Instead, he might direct his anger at us.”

“Then we’d have to deal with Mason and face Ethan’s wrath. That would be the end of the Anderson family.”

Emma, recalling her previous conversation with Natalie, said, “Natalie will definitely do something once she knows about this.”

“If she really thought Ethan cared about her, she wouldn’t have risked harming the old man and then framing Clara for it.”

“I bet she wanted to make Ethan hate Clara, force Clara to divorce him, so she could take her place.”

“At this point, she wants the old man to stay unconscious even more than we do, after all, she’s the one who did it.”

Patricia nodded quickly upon hearing this.“That’s right! She will definitely do something.”

When Natalie received the call, she had just finished reporting the progress of acquiring Blade’s core data to her contact abroad.

Hearing Patricia say that the nurse had contacted her and confessed everything about cutting the oxygen tube, she was so angry almost couldn’t catch her breath, cursing the nurse in her mind:“Idiot, can’t handle anything.”

But when she heard Patricia say that the U.S. Department of Defense medical team would arrive in the next day or two and the old man might wake up, Natalie panicked again.

There was no way Ethan could find out she was the one who harmed James Carter!

She calmed herself, striving to make her tone sound normal.

“Got it. Have the caregiver go to Conray International Private Hospital. I’ll arrange for someone to meet her and ensure her safety.”

Hanging up, the composure vanished from Natalie’s face, replaced by a flash of malice in her eyes.

Conray Hospital, ostensibly a private hospital co–founded by international and domestic tycoons, was in reality controlled by the spy organization she belonged to. Once the caregiver set foot inside, she had plenty of ways to make this liability disappear forever, ensuring Ethan would never find her.

1753

34.8%

< Chapter 88

As for Ethan…

Natalie sat on the sofa, lightly tapping the armrest with her fingers.

Right now, in the Carter family, Lucas was too young to hold things together, and Margaret had been sent abroad by Ethan. As long as she could get Ethan away when James, woke up, and adamantly deny everything, she’d be fine.

Even if Ethan suspected something afterward, as long as he didn’t have solid proof, he probably wouldn’t do anything to her, considering she saved his life.

The next morning, Clara woke up to a call from the hospital, saying the military medical team had arrived and was holding a joint

consultation.

After a quick wash, she drove to the hospital.

She had expected to see Ryan Walker, but to her surprise, Ethan Carter was the only one at the entrance of the ICU.

Hearing hurried footsteps, Ethan looked up and didn’t miss the flash of disappointment in Clara’s eyes. He coldly curled his lips into a mocking smile.

“What? Looking for Ryan Walker? Too bad, he’s not here, guess you’re disappointed.”

“Your insistence on divorcing me wouldn’t be so you could be with him, would it?”

“One Mason Walker wasn’t enough, and now you’re hooking up with Ryan Walker. Clara, are you that desperate for men?”

Clara took a deep breath, suppressing her irritation.“Ethan Carter, I’m divorcing you simply because I’m completely disappointed in you, and it has nothing to do with anyone else.”

“Besides, you’re not exactly lacking in women yourself, are you? You have no right to talk.”

“Ha.”

Ethan laughed, enraged, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes.

“I never realized you were this kind of fickle woman. So all those years of obedience in the family were just an act?”

A dull ache filled Clara’s chest, and she laughed coldly.

She never imagined that all her efforts and sacrifices in the Carter family over the years would be so easily and completely dismissed by

Ethan.

Just as the two were locked in a tense standoff, the door to the ICU opened, and a military doctor emerged, his expression grave. “Mr. Carter, your grandfather’s condition is critical. You should prepare for the worst.”

Clara’s heart clenched. Forgetting her argument with Ethan, she quickly asked, “Didn’t you use the special medicine? How could this happen?”

“We did use the special medicine, but Mr. Carter suffered from oxygen deprivation for too long, and his underlying health was poor. We’ve done everything we can.”

The army doctor sighed.“We don’t know when he’ll wake up. It could be in a few minutes, or it could take days.”

“But you need to be prepared. Once he wakes up, it means his life is nearing its end.”

34.8%

< Chapter 88

Clara’s heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand, both bitter and painful.

Even though she had been mentally prepared, this day had still come!

She instinctively reached into her pocket, touching the recorder. As long as the old man woke up, she could clear her name.

But it also meant that the man who had shaped her current destiny, yet respected her choices in the end, was about to leave her forever.

Hearing the doctor’s words, the anger on Ethan’s face vanished, replaced by profound grief.

He didn’t argue with Clara any further, simply waving his hand wearily.“I understand. I’m going to have a smoke.”

He walked to the smoking area at the end of the hallway, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled.

But the frustration in his heart just wouldn’t dissipate.

Just as he was lost in thought, his phone rang.

Looking at the unfamiliar number displayed on the screen, Ethan frowned and hung up.

But the next second, the phone rang again.

“Hello, who is this?”

“Is this Ethan Carter? Natalie Parker has been in a serious car accident and is currently being treated at Conray International Private Hospital. We need a family member to sign some forms.”

“We’ve gone through all her contacts, but we can’t find any family members. You’re listed as her emergency contact. Please come as soon as possible!”

Ethan lowered his eyes.

Natalie’s mother had passed away early, and her father had killed someone in a drunk driving accident when she was young and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Her relatives all disliked her, calling her a jinx, and cut off contact with her.

Plus, she hadn’t been back in the country for long. Besides him, there really wasn’t anyone else who could sign for her.

After all, a life was at stake. He hesitated for a long time, put out his cigarette, called a bodyguard over, and instructed, “Stay here and keep watch. Call me immediately if the old man wakes up.”

Not long after Ethan left the hospital, Margaret stormed in, bag in hand, her face a mask of fury.

She couldn’t believe Ethan had actually sent Clara on vacation!

If anything happened to James Carter while she was gone, she would be utterly disgraced!

Thankfully, she had managed to slip away while the bodyguards hesitated to lay hands on her.

She was determined to find out once and for all: who mattered more to Ethan, his own mother or that bitch Clara?

But when she reached the ICU, she didn’t see Ethan. Instead, she saw Clara.

“What are you doing here?”

Margaret quickened her pace, intending to shove Clara aside, but Clara had anticipated her, sidestepping the clumsy advance.

Margaret stumbled, and would have fallen had a bodyguard not caught her in time.

Righting herself, she glared at Clara.“Weren’t you arrested? Are you still trying to hurt my father–in–law?”

17:53

34.8%

< Chapter 88

Clara’s voice was ice–cold.“I was released on bail due to insufficient evidence.”

As if to deliberately taunt Margaret, Clara drew out the last words, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Margaret was hopping mad and yelled at the bodyguards beside her, “What are you waiting for? Get this woman out of here! Get her

out!“