Chapter 7
"How did you know to check, Christian?" Clara whispered late that night from her hospital bed, her pale blue gown contrasting against the stark white sheets while her hand rested protectively over her swollen belly. "I thought I was going to die in the dark."
"I saw the way your hand twitched when I touched your belly," Christian answered softly, stroking her hair with profound tenderness. "My instincts told me what my mother tried to hide. You and our baby are fighters."
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Dr. Hayes, the family physician who had signed the fraudulent death certificate, was arrested at his private residence before midnight. Confronted with the hospital's comprehensive toxicology report, the corrupt doctor confessed within twenty minutes, implicating Eleanor as the sole mastermind behind the plot.
The motive was brutally simple: Eleanor despised Clara for refusing to sign away her prenuptial inheritance rights and wanted full legal custody of the unborn heir to control the multi-million-dollar trust fund.
