The Officer's Runaway Wife and Secret Son novel Chapter 581

The doors closed in Clara's line of sight, locking her and Rhys into two different worlds.

The lingering warmth of his lips brushing her palm remained, the final trace of reality he had left her, fading rapidly with his departure.

Clara instinctively clenched her hand into a fist, desperate to capture that last sliver of warmth.

"Clara?" Simon called out from beside her.

She didn't hear him.

A deafening ringing filled her ears. The breath she had been holding in her chest—the sheer willpower keeping her upright—suddenly vanished, leaving her legs weak as she collapsed toward the floor.

"Clara!"

"Clara!"

Simon reacted instantly, catching her by the waist, while Alex grabbed her arm from the other side.

Together, they hauled her up, preventing her knees from actually hitting the ground.

She gasped for air, cold sweat seeping down her forehead, the metallic taste of blood coating her mouth.

"I'm fine..." Pale and trembling, she steadied herself against them, gripping Simon's sleeve. "I just... my legs gave out."

Simon gritted his teeth, guiding her to a row of chairs. "Stop pushing yourself. You're pregnant. You can't take this kind of toll."

Tears welled up in her eyes. She leaned her head back against the wall, trying to force them back down.

But the tears were defiant. No matter how many defenses she built, they poured out uncontrollably.

Soon, the silence of the corridor was shattered by a flurry of frantic footsteps.

Mia and Liam were the first to arrive.

They must have rushed straight over after Clara's phone call—Liam even had his jacket on inside out.

"Clara, where's Rhys? Is he inside?"

She nodded, robotically repeating Dr. Black's exact words about the "marginal match" and the "sixty percent failure rate."

She didn't dare inject any emotion into her voice, terrified that even the slightest crack in her composure would shatter her completely.

As Mia listened, the tears streamed down her face. Beside her, Liam let out a heavy sigh, patting his mother's back to comfort her.

Minutes later, Clara's parents rushed into the hospital, heartbroken by their daughter's devastated state.

Her mother didn't ask a single question, simply walking over and pulling her into a tight embrace.

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