Chapter 735: Victimized

Chapter 735: Chapter 735: Victimized

Evergreen Garden.

The election was tomorrow, and Claire Sinclair’s due date was only eight days away.

Claire Sinclair had already bought everything she needed for after the birth. She planned on going to the hospital by herself tomorrow to await labor. With the election so close, she didn’t want to distract The Great Demon King Quincy.

That morning, she woke up early and went for a walk in the courtyard, breathing in the fresh air and enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.

Around eight o’clock, the sanitation worker came to collect the trash. Claire Sinclair greeted him politely, "Good morning!"

Strangely, the man didn’t reply. He just walked in, silently picked up the bagged trash, and turned to leave.

Claire Sinclair felt something was odd, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. She turned and headed back inside for breakfast.

She had only taken a few steps when the man suddenly returned. He raised his hand, grabbing her shoulder from behind. With his other hand, he pinched her chin and forced a pill into her mouth.

Claire Sinclair panicked and instinctively tried to spit the pill out, but it was no use. The man pressed a finger to her throat, forcing her to swallow.

Claire Sinclair’s eyes flew wide open, her mind going completely blank.

’What did I just swallow?’

’What was it?’

As this question raced through her mind, the man behind her turned and fled.

The moment he let go, she dropped to her knees, trying to stick her fingers down her throat to force the pill back up. But a sudden, sharp pain lanced through her abdomen, so intense it robbed her of all strength.

’It hurts so much!’

’What’s going on?’

’My stomach... it hurts so much...’

Her brows knitted in pain. She tried to cry for help. "Mom... someone... help..."

She couldn’t get the words out. ’It hurts... so much...’

’What do I do?’

’My stomach hurts this much... Will the baby be okay?’

Claire Sinclair desperately wanted to get up, but the pain left her powerless. Her abdomen throbbed with wave after wave of agony. ’If this keeps up, the baby will be in danger.’

’What do I do...’

"Someone, help... Help me..."

She cried out helplessly, trying to crawl back to the house to find someone, but she couldn’t move.

’What can I do...?’

"Adrian... Adrian... Mom... Sister Helen... Faye... Aiden Howkins..." She called out nearly every name she could think of, but no one came.

Just as she was about to sink into despair, the door to the villa suddenly opened.

Mrs. Quincy had been coming out to call her for breakfast. The sight of her collapsed on the ground made Mrs. Quincy’s heart leap into her throat. She sprinted over. "Claire! Claire, what’s wrong?"

"Mom... it hurts so much..." Claire Sinclair’s brows were knitted tightly, and she could barely keep her eyes open.

Mrs. Quincy saw her clutching her stomach and instantly understood. "You must be going into labor. Try not to panic. Just focus on your breathing. I’ll get someone to take you to the hospital right now. Don’t worry, I’m here."

"Okay..." Claire Sinclair nodded.

She could feel her mother-in-law’s hand gripping hers tightly, giving her strength and courage. But oh, it hurt so, so much!

Mrs. Quincy called for help. They frantically carried Claire into the car. Mrs. Quincy then dashed back into the villa to grab the hospital bag before getting into the car herself to rush to the hospital with them.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Claire Sinclair was rushed into a delivery room.

A doctor examined her and said, "You’re two centimeters dilated. You’re about to give birth."

Hearing this, Claire Sinclair grew frantic. "Doctor, someone just forced a pill down my throat! I don’t know what it was. Will my baby be okay?"

"What kind of pill?" the doctor asked immediately.

"I don’t know! Please, run a blood test, quickly! I’m so scared something’s wrong with my baby... Nothing can happen to my baby, please, hurry..." Claire Sinclair was so distraught that she burst into tears.