Chapter 42

Clara's POV When I heard those two little ingrates,Rowan and Rhys, had been rushed to the hospital, I couldn't have been more delighted. For three years, I've showered them with affection and care.Yet the moment their birth mother returned, they completely forgot about me. How typical. They left me no choice but to take drastic measures. With them gone, Calvin would have no remaining connection to that Evelyn woman. As for children? Once Calvin and I marry, I can give him plenty more. Better ones. I rushed to the hospital, my face carefully arranged into a mask of concern. As the twins were wheeled out of the emergency room, I approached with my practiced tears ready to fall, only to have Evelyn block my path. "Your perfume is too strong," she said, her nose wrinkling with distaste. "It will irritate their respiratory system." What nonsense. Those little brats might as well die quickly. But Calvin was watching, so I had no choice but to agree to leave. I nodded tearfully, but as I turn