Want My Womb? I'll Make You Childless novel Chapter 89

Chapter 89

Ethan received the bodyguard’s call as he arrived at Conray International Private Hospital.

He was in the waiting area outside the emergency room, listening to the doctor explain Natalie Parker’s condition.

Natalie had been in a car accident on her way to work and was rushed to the nearest hospital. She had multiple fractures in her lower leg severe blood loss, and had just been bandaged up.

When Ethan arrived, Natalie had just regained consciousness, lying in bed, pale and weak.

“Eth, thank you for coming to see me.”

Before Ethan could respond, his heart clenched, and he answered the phone.

“Mr. Carter! The old man is awake! The medic says he only has ten minutes left. You need to come back now!”

The bodyguard’s urgent voice came through the phone. Natalie clearly heard him too, and her brow furrowed slightly.

Of course, she didn’t want Ethan to see the old man.

But it would take at least half an hour to get back to the hospital where the old man was.

She knew how effective the military’s medicine was; it definitely wouldn’t last that long.

Rather than that, she might as well play the nice card. She forced a weak smile and reached out to grab Ethan’s arm. “Eth, your grandfather is important. You should go back. I…I’m fine…”

Before she could finish, Ethan cut her off.“I don’t need you to tell me. I’m going back.”

Without another word, he pulled his arm away from her, his gaze devoid of emotion. He said coldly, “I advise you not to play these meaningless little tricks in front of me.”

“Next time, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

With that, Ethan turned and strode away, not even looking back.

“Get someone to prepare

the car.”

Left behind, Natalie’s face stiffened as she watched Ethan walk away. She couldn’t help but clench the blanket in her hands.

When had Ethan ever been so cold to her?

No, she had to change things; she couldn’t just sit around and do nothing!

Meanwhile.

Margaret and Clara, unable to wait any longer for Ethan and worried about the old man’s condition, went into the hospital room ahead

of him.

The old man in the hospital bed had an unhealthy flush to his face, and he was covered in tubes. When he saw Clara, a slow smile spread across his lips, and his eyes brightened.

He laboriously raised his hand, and Clara quickly took it, feeling a temperature that was abnormally high.

The old man’s gaze swept over Margaret, and Margaret immediately understood what he meant.

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She quickly explained, “Ethan just got a call from the company and doesn’t know you’re awake yet. He’ll be here soon!”

Clara didn’t expose Margaret’s obvious lie, only glancing at her without saying a word.

But Margaret had something on her mind, especially what Luke had said about Clara being responsible for what happened to the old

man.

Taking advantage of the old man’s brief moment of lucidity, Margaret quickly asked, “Dad! Do you remember if anyone came into the room when the accident happened?”

The old man coughed twice, his pupils constricting sharply as he gripped Clara’s hand with sudden, intense force.

Clinging to a final breath, he strained to speak, but his weakened state allowed only a single, fragmented word to escape:“It was Nat…”

Natalie Parker!

Margaret’s expression shifted instantly, recognizing the gravity of the old man’s words.

So, Natalie had bribed a nurse to harm him.

Margaret may have disliked Clara and favored Natalie, but if Natalie was truly this venomous, allowing her to marry into the Carter family would mean forfeiting the entire Carter Group to her!

“H–how could this be?!”

Margaret stumbled backward, utterly shocked.

Clara merely glanced at the stunned Margaret; she had more pressing matters to address.

Kneeling beside the old man, she spoke in front of Margaret, “Grandfather, while you were unconscious, I heard from the lawyer that you intended to leave me 15% of the company shares.”

As she spoke, she looked at Margaret.“I need to confirm this with you. If you have no objections, please blink.”

Right in front of Margaret, the old man blinked faintly.

The Carter family had treated Clara poorly over the years, and these shares were a fair compensation for that.

Besides, Clara also held incriminating evidence against Ethan, and he hoped that she would spare the Carter family in exchange for

these shares.

“What?!”

Seeing the old man personally confirm that he was giving the shares to Clara, the shock in Margaret’s eyes turned to resentment.

“Dad, what are you saying?”

Clara and Ethan were getting a divorce, so what would she do with Carter Group shares?

Moreover, there was obviously something going on between Clara and Ryan Walker. What if Clara took the shares and married Ryan

after the divorce?

Ryan’s shares in the Carter Group would almost catch up to Ethan’s.

If Ryan wanted to do something then, what could they do?

How would she and Ethan face each other then?

The old man coughed twice, his old eyes blurred. He knew better than anyone that his end was near.

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Holding on to his last breath, he said, “Clara… after I’m gone, if you want to divorce Ethan, then divorce him… Take the shares, remarry if you want… Grandpa supports you.”

“Dad! You’re confused!”

Hearing this, Margaret Carter completely lost it, her voice rising, “How could you arrange things like this…!

Clara Bennett’s heart swelled with mixed emotions upon hearing the old man’s words. Even now, as he was nearing the end, he was still thinking of her.

“Also, I… I want to recognize Clara as my… To make Eth remember… He can’t bully her anymore… From now on, she’s his…”

The old man’s breathing became rapid, his chest heaving violently.

He spoke haltingly, his eyes fixed on the doorway. The hand that had been holding Clara’s fell limply to his side.

The heart rate monitor began to fluctuate wildly, before flatlining. A piercing alarm echoed throughout the ICU.

“Dad!”

Margaret screamed, throwing herself onto the bed and grabbing the old man’s hand.“Don’t die! Finish what you were saying! Eth is on his way! Hold on!”

She sobbed, shaking him, but the old man’s eyes were closed forever, a look of regret for unspoken words on his face.

Hearing the commotion, the military doctor rushed in and began performing CPR, but after ten minutes of resuscitation attempts, he shook his head helplessly.

“I’m sorry

for loss. The old man is gone.”

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Margaret collapsed onto the floor, bursting into tears, but there was little sorrow in her eyes, only utter panic.

The old man was gone, leaving shares to both Clara and Ryan Walker. How would the other shareholders view the Carter family now?

Now that Clara inheriting the Carter family’s shares was a done deal, Margaret couldn’t let Clara leave the Carter family with those shares, no matter what.

Clara stood there, watching the old man on the bed who would never open his eyes again, and tears finally streamed down her face.

She remembered how the old man had protected her before, and the words he had just spoken. Her heart ached as if it were being torn

apart.

She slowly knelt down and kowtowed three times to the old man, her forehead pressed against the cold floor, her voice choked with sobs, “Grandpa, thank you.”

Seeing Clara like this, Margaret rolled her eyes inwardly, convinced she was just putting on an act for the sake of the shares. Wiping away her tears, Margaret walked out of the room, forcing herself to adopt the demeanor of the lady of the house, and said to the bodyguard, “Make arrangements for the funeral. Bring Luke up here to see the old man off one last time.”

“And hurry Eth up, tell him to get here as soon as possible.”

Clara stood up and walked out of the room, clutching the recording pen in her hand.

Now that she had these recordings, no one could pin Mr. Carter’s death on her.

Watching the bodyguard bring Lucas over, she couldn’t bear to look at her son and stepped aside to let him pass, allowing him to enter the room to pay his

respects.

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She stood outside the room, took one last look at Mr. Carter, closed her eyes, and turned to leave, but Margaret grabbed her arm.

Her face was devoid of the earlier accusations and sarcasm, replaced with a hint of a smile that Clara hadn’t seen since she married into the Carter family.

“Clara, I was wrong before, I misjudged you.”

“It’s all Luke’s fault for talking nonsense; look at the mess this has caused…”

“No matter what, Eth believes you…”

“The thing with calling the police, I forced him to do it. Can you not divorce Eth…?”

“I’m… I’m begging you…”

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“As long as you agree, I’ll give you anything you want! I’ll even hand over control of the Carter family finances to you!”

Lucas, who came out after bowing to Mr. Carter, saw a flicker of guilt in his eyes upon hearing this. It seemed his great–grandfather had already said that Mom hadn’t harmed him.

But then confusion clouded his features. Why was Grandma speaking to Mom with such humility?

Margaret continued, “I was wrong before, Clara. I promise I’ll never let

you

suffer again.”

“Think about it, you own 20% of Carter Group now. No one in the Carter family would dare to mistreat you.”

Lucas’s eyes widened, and he stared at Clara in disbelief.

Great–Grandfather had given her that much stock?

No wonder Grandma didn’t want her to divorce Dad.

With a pout, Lucas walked up to Clara and tugged gently at her sleeve.

“Mom, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.”

“I just didn’t want you and Dad to get divorced, so I said you hurt Grandpa…”

“Later, when things blew up, I wanted to tell the truth, but I was afraid Dad would scold me, so I didn’t dare to say anything.”

He looked up, tears welling in his eyes, his voice pleading, “Mom, please don’t get divorced, okay? I promise I’ll be good from now on and never make you angry again.”

Margaret chimed in quickly, “Yes, Clara, Luke knows he was wrong too. For the sake of the child, please stay with Eth and live happily together, won’t you?”

She glanced at Lucas, then leaned closer to Clara, whispering, “As long as you don’t get a divorce, I’ll go to the police right now and have that bitch Natalie thrown in jail. I’ll make sure she never shows her face around you again or bothers Eth.”

“Mom will even help you and Ethan have a grand wedding reception so everyone knows you’re the rightful Mrs. Carter!”

Clara looked at the grandmother and grandson, who were acting in concert, and suddenly laughed, her laughter filled with mockery.

“Don’t you think it’s laughable that you’re saying this now?”