Chapter 170 Clara's Miscarriage!
In the Cleveland Clinic, outside the operating room, Lucas appeared, walking hurriedly. When he received Julia's call, he didn't even finish his meeting and rushed to the hospital immediately.
As soon as Julia saw him, she cried, "Lucas, Clara is bleeding a lot."
Lucas' deep eyes darkened, and he asked coldly, "What exactly happened? Why did Clara fall down the stairs for no reason?"
On the phone, Julia only mentioned that Clara fell down the stairs and didn't say anything else.
Julia, with red-rimmed eyes, angrily pointed at Victoria and the others sitting not far away.
"It was her. It was Victoria who pushed Clara down. She was jealous that Clara was pregnant with your child. I had arranged to meet Clara for lunch and happened to run into her. Then she blocked Clara at the top of the stairs, and they must have had an argument. She got angry and pushed Clara," Julia said.
These words were purely Julia's imagination, as she always disliked Victoria and never passed up an opportunity to slander her.
Lucas looked in the direction she pointed and saw Victoria and the others. This time, he didn't immediately believe Julia's words but instinctively said, "Julia, don't talk nonsense."
Julia retorted excitedly, "Lucas, I saw it with my own eyes. There were many people at the scene, including surveillance cameras."
Lila saw Lucas walking towards them and immediately stood up to block in front of Victoria.
"Lucas, Victoria wouldn't stoop to such despicable means. Who knows if Clara staged the fall herself?" Lila always spoke directly, and she wasn't wrong. Victoria never stooped to such things.
Julia was the first to disagree. "Don't talk nonsense. Clara loves this child so much. It's her and Lucas' child. She loves it so much, let alone fall on purpose."
Lila sneered and directly retorted, "Who knows if it's Lucas' child."
Julia was instantly speechless.
Lucas listened to Lila's words, his lips pressed into a thin line, and a dangerous glint appeared in his eyes. He said coldly, "Ms. Scott, watch your words. I know you never liked Clara because of me and Victoria, but you shouldn't slander her like this!"
Lila wasn't afraid of him and was about to retort when Victoria, who was being protected behind her, suddenly spoke, "Slandered her? She's not even worth us doing so!"
This was the first sentence Victoria had said since Clara had fallen.
She wasn't afraid but was thinking about the situation. Lila's words had just reminded her.
Victoria stood up, with Lila and Marlowe standing on either side of her.
"Lucas, I have a clear conscience. I didn't do it, and none of you can pin it on me. Otherwise, I will retaliate doubly!" She spoke coldly, glaring icily at him and Julia beside him.
At this moment, the elevator doors opened again, and it was the Kennedy family.
As soon as Elodie saw Lucas, she ran over, crying and anxiously asking, "Lucas, where is Clara? We got a call saying she was pushed down the stairs. Where is she? How is she now?"
Elodie's series of questions showed how anxious she was.
Lucas had just arrived and didn't know the situation either, so he could only comfort her, "Don't worry. Clara will be fine."
Then Elodie came to Julia, choking up as she asked, "Who, who pushed Clara down the stairs?"
Julia immediately pointed at Victoria. "It was her."
Hearing this, Elodie turned and glared angrily at Victoria, cursing sharply, "You bitch, it's you again. What did Clara ever do to you that you want her dead so many times? You vicious person, how can you be so malicious! Poor Clara and her unborn child."
Julia helped the crying Elodie to sit down.
Oliver and Simon didn't expect it to be Victoria either. She had caused the Kennedy family a lot of trouble several times.
"You bastard!!" Simon cursed angrily.
It was Clara's pregancy that got Felix and Heather to agree to the marriage. Now, it seemed the wedding plans might fall through again.
Victoria didn't get angry upon hearing this; her face remained eerily calm. Meanwhile, Marlowe and Lila were almost ready to curse. How could there be such a father? Both daughters were treated so differently, and he scolded them without even finding out the truth!
At this moment, Felix and Heather also arrived. However, they just greeted politely and then stood quietly to the side.
Meanwhile, a video was going viral online.
It was the video from the restaurant showing Victoria pushing Clara down the stairs. Although the video only captured Victoria's profile, anyone who had seen her could recognize her immediately.
The internet, being a place of free speech, had all sorts of comments.
The post had already garnered thousands of comments: [My mother always said beautiful women are vicious, and she wasn't wrong!]
[Although Clara stealing Victoria's fiancé was pretty awful, Victoria pushing Clara down the stairs and causing a miscarriage is truly despicable and vile. This is a human life. Maybe even two.]
[Clara being retaliated against by Victoria is quite tragic. Victoria's mind is too malicious. It's terrifying.]
[Just to clarify, I'm not taking sides. Everyone is saying Victoria's methods are vile and malicious. Did you all watch the video carefully? You're just accusing her. The video angle is clearly wrong, and all the unfavorable aspects point to Victoria. Doesn't that seem suspicious? Everyone saw the previous livestream, right? Victoria is clearly a smart and decisive person. Would she be stupid enough to push Clara down the stairs in broad daylight? That was a high-end restaurant with people coming and going. Who would be dumb enough to act there? Think carefully. Don't find out later that you wronged her when the truth is revealed. While free speech is a right, we should still be responsible for our words.]
This comment quickly gained a lot of support from netizens.
At Vertex Holdings Group, Alexander was in an international video conference when Dylan, for the first time, broke protocol and barged in without knocking.
In the past, he would never have dared to do such a thing, but this matter couldn't be delayed.
Alexander frowned and was about to speak when he heard Dylan say, "Mr. Howard, Mrs. Howard has a trouble."
The senior executives in the video hadn't even reacted when they heard Alexander say, "Meeting adjourned!" and the video call was ruthlessly cut off.
"What happened?" Alexander's demeanor turned icy upon hearing that Victoria had trouble.
Dylan handed over the phone, playing the video, and succinctly explained the key points.
At Cleveland Clinic, Owen was the first to arrive. He had just finished surgery and rushed over as soon as he saw Lila's message.
When he arrived, he saw the police talking to the Kennedy family.
Just then, the operating room door opened.
A nurse called out, "Family of Clara."
"I'm her mother. How is Clara now?" Elodie stepped forward and asked.
The nurse replied, "The baby couldn't be saved, but Clara is fine. She might have a mild concussion and a fractured right calf. She has been moved to a ward, and you can go see her now."
Upon hearing that the baby couldn't be saved, Lucas slumped, his eyes instantly darkening.
Elodie cried out, "Poor Clara, the baby is gone."
Oliver and Simon also had grim expressions.
Felix and Heather sighed upon hearing the baby was lost, thinking that this child was destined not to be born smoothly.
Elodie swerved and lunged at Victoria, but the quick-witted policeman quickly stopped her.
With red-rimmed eyes, she shouted at Victoria in anger and sorrow, "It's all you. You murderer! You pushed Clara down the stairs and caused her miscarriage." She then turned to the police officer holding her back and pleaded, "Sir, you must give Clara and her unborn child justice. Arrest her."
The police officer replied, "Don't worry. We will handle this impartially and won't let any criminal go unpunished."
They had come to the hospital after receiving a call, and the specifics of the situation were still under investigation.
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