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Clara's tears fell one by one onto the baby's body. Her body was trembling, and she cried without making a sound.

She reached out to gently caress the baby's cheek, her voice choking up. "My sweet baby, I tried so hard to protect you. Why did you still have to leave me? Was I not good enough? If there's something I didn't do right, please tell me. I beg you, please don't leave me behind."

At this point, everyone present burst into tears. This was the outcome they had all anticipated.

Clara had nearly lost her life several times for her child, yet she had bravely survived each time. Even when Heidi kidnapped her, she ignored her deep-sea phobia and fearlessly jumped into the sea to survive. As she said, she had tried her best to protect her child, but why did she still lose him?

She lay beside the baby, her hands gently stroking his body. She longed to hold him in her arms and shower him with love. She wanted to tell him how long she had been waiting for him. However, she never imagined that they would be separated by life and death when they finally met.

lan held her tightly in his arms. Tears fell one by one onto Clara's body. His voice hoarse, he said, "Clara, please listen to me, okay? We can have more children in the future. Don't be too sad. The most important thing is for you to recover."

Clara looked at him through tearful eyes, her voice choking up, "lan, why is it so hard for us? After going through so much together, we couldn't even keep our child alive. I've never done anything wrong, so why is life so unfair to me? My mom's gone, my dad's in a coma, and now my baby doesn't want me either. Who did I offend?"

She sobbed uncontrollably in lan's arms.NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.

She had always been kind-hearted from a young age. Even though Victoria had treated her badly, she never retaliated harshly. Why, despite living her life with a kind heart and treating everyone kindly, did fate still play such cruel tricks on her?

She didn't understand, nor could she comprehend. She even felt desperate.

lan gently stroked her cheek, his

voice choking up, "Clara, I'm sorry, all

of this is my fault. If you want to hate, hate me. If it makes you feel better, hit me, yell at me, but please, don't torture yourself, okay?"

Clara's heart was breaking. How could she not know that all of this was brought upon her because of lan?

But could she hate him? Was she able to?

He was innocent, too, doing his utmost to protect them. She knew that, at this moment, lan's pain was even greater than hers. Not only the pain of losing their baby but also the deep guilt towards her and the child.

Clara looked up at lan with tears. "Ian, let's bury our baby in a beautiful place, far from the deceit and scheming here. I hope he can live a carefree life in another world."

lan nodded with a heartache. "Okay, I've already found a good place for him. When you're better, we'll visit him. Your dad is still in a coma, waiting for you to wake him up. Clara, can you be strong?"

Clara closed her eyes, and tears flowed down like a broken dam. She endured the pain in her heart and said, "Take me to see him."

lan bent down to pick her up in his

arms and walked towards Casey's hospital room. He could feel that Clara's entire body was ice cold. She was shivering all over. If it weren't for her strength, she might have passed out already.

As he stared at her pale cheeks, lan's heart felt like thousands of arrows pierced it.