Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

When Clara thought about Z, a pang of guilt hit her. She quickly scrolled through their chat history. Ever since she had calmed him down last time, he'd been behaving pretty well.

As she took a deep breath, ready to head towards the estate, her phone rang. It was Ryan, and he sounded panicked.

"Clara, can you check on the villa? The housekeeper says Sarah got food poisoning last night and has been sick all day. She won't go to the hospital."

Clara tightened her grip on the steering wheel. So, her brother had let Sarah move into his villa after all.

She rubbed her temples. "I'll go later. I've got something important to do right now."

Ryan didn't say anything, but she could hear his breathing quicken.

Clara pressed her lips together, then turned the car around. "Alright, I'm on my way."

Inside the villa, Sarah sat with her legs crossed, acting like she owned the place. "This fruit isn't imported, I'm not eating it. I'm carrying Ryan's child, the future heir of the Bradford Group. You better treat me with respect."

Sarah had been living there for a week, and the housekeepers were already fed up. But they couldn't say much because she wasn't entirely wrong.

Just as Sarah was about to lean back, she spotted Clara's car through the floor- to-ceiling windows.

She quickly clutched her belly, pretending to be weak.

When Clara walked in, she found Sarah looking sweaty and miserable.

Sarah's voice was anything but friendly as she leaned to the side. "I've been sick all day. Were you planning to wait until I kicked the bucket before showing up?"

Clara gave her a once-over, her tone cool. "I'll call someone to take you to the hospital."

Sarah instantly hugged a pillow, looking scared. "I can't go to the hospital. Who knows if you're trying to get rid of my baby?"

Clara felt her patience slipping. She turned to the housekeeper. "What's really going on with her?"noveldrama

The housekeeper knew Sarah was fine, but with her now being the lady of the house, they would bear the consequences once Clara left.

She lowered her head a little, "Sarah just has food poisoning, threw up a few times, and feels weak."

Sarah started clutching her belly dramatically. "I can't take it anymore, the pain is unbearable. Clara, you better come by often. We should wait for Ryan together. If anything happens to the baby, his grandfather in the afterlife would be heartbroken, don't you think?"

Clara froze, a memory flashing in her mind. At her birthday party, Johnny had wished to see her and Ryan marry and settle down. Maybe every parent has that same hope.

Sarah had hit the right nerve using Johnny.

Clara didn't say anything else and simply called for a doctor to check on her.

While they waited for the doctor, Sarah kept up her act, complaining about headaches and stomach pains on and off.

She had her orders from Megan: use the baby to tie Clara up, distract her, and keep her away from Dylan.

An hour later, the doctor arrived. Clara was eager to leave and head to the manor

to pick some wildflowers. But just as she was about to leave, Sarah suddenly fainted.