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lan's car sped toward home.

It was then that he received a call from Anders. "Ian, the baby's heart has stopped beating. Elle needs to undergo surgery immediately. Can you get in touch with a pediatric specialist for me?" "Sure, right away."

He had just finished calling the pediatric specialist when, in an instant, he heard a deafening sound.

His heart skipped a beat in shock.

He immediately looked toward the direction of the sound. In an instant, white smoke billowed into the air, coming from the villa's location.

At this moment, lan didn't know how to describe his feelings - shock, fear, disbelief. It was as if his throat was blocked with cotton. He wanted to speak but was unable to utter a single word. Dawson also realized the danger. He immediately said, "Mr. Hayes, there seems to have been an explosion, and it looks like it's at the villa."

Their car was still several miles away from the villa. Getting there immediately was simply impossible.

lan's hands were ice cold and trembled non-stop. His phone slipped from his hands several times.

It wasn't until the third time that he managed to steady his emotions and called Clara, but the phone rang for a long time without an answer.

He then called Casey, but still, no one answered. The calls to the two bodyguards went unanswered as well.

It was only at this moment that lan truly realized that danger had indeed struck. The accident had happened at home. Clara might have already been a casualty.

lan thought back to the dream he had on the plane, and his whole body shivered.

He immediately called Teo, his voice seemingly devoid of strength. "Dad, something seems to have happened to Clara. Please go check on her. I'll be there as soon as I can." The Hayes family mansion was closer to their home than lan's current location. The chances of Clara and the child's survival would be somewhat higher with Teo's help.

Teo was stunned upon receiving the call. It took him several seconds before he said, "Okay, I'm on my way."

After hanging up with Teo, lan called Chase urgently. "Bring the emergency team to my house quickly. Clara is in danger."

Chase immediately replied, "Okay, I'm moving out with my team right now."

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His throat choked up repeatedly. "Clara, please, you gotta be safe, okay?"

He couldn't imagine what he would have done if something had happened to Clara at this time.

What would Clara do if something happened to their child? She had gone through so much to raise the child to this point.

To protect this child, she had nearly lost her life several times. If something really happened to the child, would Clara lose her mind?

lan closed his eyes in agony. At that moment, Dawson reported, "Mr. Hayes, there's a traffic jam ahead. We'll have to take a detour." "Then detour."

Dawson immediately turned the car

around and beaded in a different direction, but when they reached the neighborhood entrance, traffic was already being controlled. No vehicles were allowed to pass, and the police had cordoned off the scene.

Without a word, lan jumped out of the car, slipped under the yellow police tape, and dashed toward his home.

This was a villa district, with each

home quite distant from the next

His house was in the best location in

the community. It's closest to the center of the lake, farthest from the entrance.

lan, in a designer suit and black Italian handmade leather shoes, sprinted down the roads of the community.

When he arrived at the entrance of his home, he was completely stunned. The once beautiful mansion had been blown to unrecognizable ruins.