I don't want to see him

Her desperate please all fell in deaf ears, her adopters roughly ransacked her bag until they found her phone.

" How about saving your child's life with twenty million dollars? We want the money deposited into the account we will be sending to you, after that we will proceed with your plan." With a horrific expression Clara listened as one of her kidnappers bargained with whoever was on the other side of the phone, but she could understand one thing, whoever it was was the Masterminder.

<Child?!, Child again?>

But who could that be? Adam Davis?That can't be since the child is no longer a threat to him, he could no longer use her baby to get money from Xavier.

Not long after, the answers to her questions were presented by the man on the phone.

" President Rey, your pregnant wife is with us, transfer a sum of fifty million dollars to that account if you want them safe and sound. " The other man commanded, roughly jerking the phone from his partner.

' Xavier?! 'Clara found it very difficult to digest this news, she couldn't believe that Xavier would go back on his own words, how could he?How could he be so heartless?.

But he promised to let her keep the baby, after she pleaded with him, if not him who else could possibly be addressed as president Rey?.

Not long after, her doubt was cleared when the man walked up to her with the phone on speaker and she heard that familiar cold voice again but this time it shattered any other emotional attachment she was still nursing for him.

" My pregnant wife is right here with me, do whatever you want with her, it has nothing to do with me. "

To him the life and death of she and her child meant nothing.

" What did I ever do to make you hate me the way you do Xavier?Even if you have a falling out with my family at least you should consider the fact that we were a couple for almost a year, you heartless son of a bitch!." she couldn't hold her emotion any longer so she screamed and angrily cursed at him.

Silence ensued around them until he finally spoke up.

" You should stop playing tricks with me Clara Davis, I won't fall for it again…. du du du du."

He disconnected the call coldly without giving her time to explain and clear the misunderstanding between them.

Clara panicked, how could he do this to her and their child,how?.

" Do it! " one of the men said to the other.

<Wait! Do what?> she shuddered seriously, thoughts of the cruel ways these people will use to remove her baby filled her head, what would she do if she lost her baby like this.

" Please don't harm my baby. I beg of you, how much do you want?I can arrange the money, just give me my phone, let me make a call." She pleaded desperately her eyes dancing from one man to the other, desperately praying they accept her offer, the men exchange glance before nodding, one of them stepped forward and handed her the phone

"If you are thinking about playing tricks with us, we will make sure we leave a hole on your head." The one who seemed to have more authority threatened placing the cold tip of his small gun on her head." Who are you calling," he asked curtly.

" President Ryan...No, Alex, I will call Dr Qin instead." She still doesn't trust Ryan enough to ask him for help, not when such a huge sum of money is involved.

" But on hearing her reply the men got furious and kicked her down,stupid woman! you're playing tricks on us, right?, you think we're here to play or act out an action thriller!, Who's that person to you? "The other one stepped forward and roughly grabbed a handful of her hair and pulled her up.

Groaning in pain she hurriedly got up so as to make him stop, since struggling with him will take her nowhere, well except she loves to visit hell which she doesn't, as long as her baby is concerned.

" He....he is the child's father, please let me call him you will get your money, I promise." she assured them .

Alex caring voice bust out from the phone speak at the second ring

" Sorry I missed your call, I'm at the grocery store right now, is there anything you would like me to buy for you? "On hearing his gentle voice, she could hold back her tears, it's only him, Alex is the only one who put her needs first in whatever he does even when he was aware that the baby was someone else's he was still willing to take care of her and her baby.

" You must be the infamous Alex, '' a taunting voice answered him. Instead ,the man was grinning from ear to ear, happy that he didn't call the wrong person judging from his tender voice.

" Who are you? Where's Clara?. " "Alex 's heart skipped a beat.

" Don't worry I assured you that she is safe for now but I can't say what will happen if you showed up late. All you have to do is to bring one hundred and fifty million dollars to the address I'll be sending to you now. Make sure you come alone; if not you will only have yourself to blame."

Clara was stunned on hearing the huge amount they are requesting for " you said fifty million dollars." She pointed out angrily.

" We aren't foolish if you could promise such an amount of money so easily, that means the child's father must be a big shot. " The man retorted.

" Please can I talk to her?" Alex requested and the man was kind enough to bring the phone close to her.

" Alex I'm very sorry, I involved you in such a mess." she couldn't help but apologize for causing him so much trouble.

" No,please don't say that, okay everything will be fine, all you have to do is listen to them and don't do anything to get them angry, I will run around and see if I can arrange the money, Please hang in there for our baby, don't be scared remember your emotions could affect the baby, stay calm, I'm coming I promise. " He hung up leaving Clara a crying mess . Deep down she was really scared that these people won't let her off even if they have the money.

*****

Xavier kept his phone in his pocket , anxiously looking at the unconscious woman laying on the hospital bed .

Earlier today Glory received a call from a strange number and became very agitated to the extent that she passed out, they had to rush her to the hospital.

He heaved a sigh, that person didn't actually let go of his Lilac he was just laying low, letting her have her way, he may come for her one day.

' But don't worry Flora,no matter what happens your brother won't let you go to him against your wish, I won't allow anything happen to you and your child, I promise.' he muttered, placing a kiss at the back of her hand before standing up.

He stepped out of the room and ordered Judith " gather our best men and tighten the security around her, get rid of anyone who appears as a threat!" he instructed curtly with a stoic face.

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He was coming from buying Glory's favorite snack when he walked past the emergency area.

" Please move aside!. '' someone yelled from behind him, he hurriedly stepped aside for the nurses pushing a stretcher with someone splattered lying on it, the scene was too gross for him so he looked away not wanting to get another glimpse he moved to the other side.

Until they ran past him ,he got a glimpse of the person's legs. He could tell it was a woman who was lying motionlessly on that bed because of the amount of blood flowing between her long slim legs.

" Clara Davis, twenty_two weeks pregnant, fell off a cliff which resulted in heavy bleeding." Alex was running after them giving the doctor details of what happened.

When he heard this the bag he was holding dropped and for the first time his emotions were clearly visible on his face.

Then he recalled her call two hours ago. He thought it was another trick and hung up on her. How come she's in such a state? He didn't even realize when he took the first step,he just found himself running after them.

< Twenty two weeks doesn't that mean, she was already pregnant before the incident that night. She lie to me, but why?,why did she lie to me, why?! >

Drenched in blood Alex desperately watched them push her into the operation theater. It ended up like this because she didn't listen to him when he finally gathered the money , he went there only to witness her rolling down the hill ,she was trying to escape from them.

He was in a desperate state, fear, anger, guilt, all the negative emotions one could think of overwhelmed him. Ezekiel have been calling but he was not in the mood to answer his call, he doesn't know if he could ever forgive himself if something happened to her, he grabbed a handful of his hair tugged at it before punching and kicking the white wall before him, it was at this time he caught glimpse of Xavier who was running towards him with a pale expression, his eyes darken as he muttered a curse before bouncing on him, he grabbed his collar.

" You devil! I'm very certain you are the first person she reached out to but what did you do, you smashed her hope.

I just don't understand , since you could heartlessly leave her in a cemetery on such a cold night , why did you pick her up again?Why did you make her believe in you when you have nothing but heartbreak and pain to offer her?. " He kept throwing punch after punch at him.

" If you are done venting let me go," Xavier said with a bloody mouth.

" Let you go, to where?, to her?" Alex scoffed " you still have the cheek to stand before her." He asks with disdain.

" I said, get your hands off me! " Xavier pushed him aside.

" Did you know that she was rolling down that hill still protecting her stomach , but you honestly aren't worthy of her and her baby. Once she wakes up I will take her far away from this place, to a place you will never find us so that you can live happily with your wife and baby." if Clara should continue staying here this beast would end up being the cause of her death .

" That's only if I let her go, she's my wife and the earliest you accept this fact the better for all of us. Xavier said coldly, glaring at him.

" And Who said we need your permission to be together? Xavier, you no what? To hell with you and whatever you have to offer her, I don't care!I may not have much to offer her but I'll make sure she's happy and if you are man enough, sign the divorce papers. "

He no longer cares about the kind of person this man is or about their past relationships. All he wants is to keep Clara away from him.

" What is going on here?" Kiel ask panting, he has been trying to reach Alex to know if he was able to meet up, but the dude wouldn't answer his phone which got him worried, after many failed attempt he started tracking his phone, his heart skipped a beat when it led him to this hospital, he started searching for Alex only to run into his two brothers ready to kill each other.

" Don't tell me you guys fought!Alex, did something happen to her?" He asks Alex, but at that moment the red light on top of the door turns green indicating that the doctors are through with the operation. Alex pushed him aside when the door opened, the doctor finally came out after what seemed to be forever to the two men.

" Dr, how's she?" The both of them ask in perfect sync, confusing the doctor, he stared up at the three men in daze.

" Who are you guys to the patient? " he asked, hoping to clear the air.

" The child's father "

" Her husband "

This time two men answered sync, Alex shot Xavier a heated glare which he equally returned hot but with killing intent .

Ezekiel gulped down nervously because of how suffocating the atmosphere has become even the doctor subconsciously took a step back. Ignoring them the doctor proceeded with his message " well I will say she's one of the strongest mothers I've seen so far, she refused to take an anesthetic shot, she said she wants to feel the pain, we tried our best but we couldn't save the baby. "

<What! ,she lost the baby, I'm the culprit, I killed my own child.>

How strong could she possibly be, to endure such pain, she must have been hurt, I'm a murderer.

"Although we couldn't save the baby but the mother is safe and out of danger now, she's just emotionally drained and needs every bit of love and affection she can get."

*****

" Clara I'm very sorry, I failed you, I couldn't keep my promise, I was late and I couldn't save our baby." Alex went on his knees and cried holding her hand, Clara was lying motionlessly on the bed.

" Please don't stay long she needs to rest.'' The doctor was about to leave when a weak voice called him back in a pleading tone.

" Dr, please I don't want to see him." she closed her eyes not wanting to look at the man standing beside the doctor.

The doctor was confused, they're two people, who does the patient want out?, he looked at Alex back to Xavier .

" Him, " as if she felt the doctor's predicament Clara slowly raised her trembling pale finger and pointed at Xavier staring him in the eyes. The doctor looked at the man who was supposed to be the husband and asked him to leave .

" Sorry Sir if you keep standing here, your presence may affect the patient's health."

Xavier lowered his guilt filled eyes as he turned towards the door not daring to look at the woman again .