Billionaires with Benefits

166 166. Clara’s Fight

Doctor Evans was flabbergasted to find a patient who came to her. The young woman she treated six years ago. She’s Patrick’s daughter. She shouldn’t have come for a pregnancy check-up.

“Clara?” The doctor swallowed hard. “Sit down.”

Clara nodded, then sat down in the chair provided. Her eyes didn’t blink, looking at the old woman who had taken care of her six years ago.

“This clinic … is very crowded,” Clara commented with a smile.

“Thank you,” replied Doctor Evans.

“You must be a great doctor, right? Considering that this clinic has only been open for six years,” Clara answered while admiring Doctor Evans’ clinic.

Doctor Evans smiled wryly. She felt that Clara’s visit this time was not for a mere consultation.

“Thank you. It’s all just a coincidence,” answered doctor Evans awkwardly. “Oh yes. You didn’t fill out the questionnaire. You may explain your health condition now.”

Clara chuckled at Doctor Evans’ question. She looked down, then narrowed her eyes.

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“That’s great, you know right away that I’m not pregnant,” Clara commented sarcastically. “Can a doctor be a psychic?”

Doctor Evans’ face stiffened for a moment. However, she tried to remain calm and polite.

“I just want to know what your problem is. Not all patients come here because they are pregnant,” replied Doctor Evans. A forced smile plastered awkwardly on her face.

Clara nodded, understanding that it was true. She then leaned back against the back of the chair.

“I checked my fertility and it was stated that I couldn’t get pregnant,” Clara answered slowly, looking at doctor Evans without blinking a single glance.

Clara then took something from her bag and pulled out a white envelope with the sign Linda Decker hospital on it. “Here are the results of the examination,” Clara said, handing the paper to doctor Evans.

Doctor Evans managed to meet Clara’s sharp gaze as if he didn’t know anything about it. “I … feel sorry for that.”

Clara nodded slowly. “That’s true. I’m very sad about this,” Clara answered with a straight face.

“Shouldn’t you consult with a doctor at the same hospital? Or are you looking for a second opinion?” Doctor Evans asked calmly.

Clara closed her eyes for a few seconds, impressed by the reaction of Doctor Evans, who was so good at hiding facts. She then opened her eyes again, looking at doctor Evans with concern.

“Why do you say it as if you don’t know anything about my infertility?” asked Clara with tears in her eyes. She studied the look on the female doctor’s face in dismay.

Doctor Evans hid her surprise with a calm face. He looked away for a moment, filling her lungs with air, hoping that the oxygen would be a source of strength for her.

Then, the doctor looked at Clara again and asked, “So ... you’ve heard everything from Patrick?”

Clara sighed, her brows furrowed. “Yes. And it was very surprising because my father said that I had been pregnant and had a miscarriage six years ago.”

Doctor Evans kept trying to stay calm even though her heart was beating erratically. She was afraid that Patrick had told her everything, or worse, he was telling Clara lies and slandering her alone.

“Is that true? Or is it just Patrick’s story?” Clara asked Doctor Evans again in a sharp voice.

Doctor Evans’ aged face changed for a moment. Even if it was only for seconds, Clara could see the anxiety flashing there. Anxiety on a face was far more honest than the lips.

“Right. You… have indeed had a miscarriage,” answered Doctor Evans. Her heart was beating so fast. She gulped, out of worry.

Clara nodded, then asked again. “Can you tell me everything?” Clara asked again.

Hearing Clara’s last question, Doctor Evans did not immediately answer. She knew Clara would only equate Patrick’s story with her story. If something went wrong, Clara would know right away that she had been deceived.

Meanwhile, Clara begins to understand what’s going on in Doctor Evans’ head. She knew that the female doctor was hiding something with her father.

“As I thought, you don’t want to say it, do you?” Clara said sarcastically. “That means, you and my father are liars.”

“Clara!”

“What happens if the public finds out about your behavior?” Clara asked again. “I’m sure your famous clinic will be closed soon.”

Doctor Evans’ heart skipped a beat. She glared at her visitors in disbelief. However, not long after, a nurse entered the room and whispered that another patient was waiting outside. The patient had already made an appointment.

“Clara, I still have a patient waiting. How about we continue another time?” Doctor Evans offered, feeling helped by the new patient.

Clara snorted in annoyance. She purposely took the last line, close to the closing time of Doctor Evans’ clinic so that her important conversation would not be disturbed.

“Can’t your patient wait? You can give other compensation to him or her, can’t you?” Clara asked, annoyed. She didn’t want Doctor Evans to have a chance to contact her father. She could fail to get proof of Doctor Evans’ conspiracy with her father.

“Clara, aren’t you a doctor yourself? I appreciate the punctuality in my clinic. So, you shouldn’t ask me unreasonable things.” Doctor Evans argued. She didn’t want Clara to force her to tell everything that happened six years ago. Those were all criminal acts. However, she was forced to do so because of Patrick’s request.

Perhaps, threats would be more appropriate to call what Patrick was doing at that time. He had forced her to do an abortion for Clara in secret.

Then, why now stupidly did the man tell his daughter about the unwanted pregnancy? Why couldn’t that damn man just shut his mouth so that Clara wouldn’t bring this up and seek justice for her and for the baby who never got the chance to be born?

“Clara, my patient is very important. She’s the one who helped me set up this clinic. So, if you can postpone this matter, we can talk about it some other time,” asked Doctor Evans, pleadingly.

After she did that terrible thing to Clara, Doctor Evans received a very large sum of money from Patrick. However, she felt guilty and refused his hush money.

The ten million dollars Patrick was offering were too tempting to accept. However, she chose to reject it. She even chose to resign from the Linda Decker hospital because she felt so guilty for Linda and Clara.

Luckily, after leaving the Linda Decker hospital, Doctor Evans met Thomas Montgomery. The man felt indebted to doctor Evans who had saved Samuel’s birth. Thomas felt guilty for not waiting for Samuel’s difficult birth. Larissa almost lost her life and her baby.

Hearing Larissa’s story about Doctor Evans, Thomas thought she was the savior of the family. Samuel was born safely, and so was Larissa. He often gave doctor Evans many expensive gifts.

Because Larissa trusted Doctor Evans, she never went to another doctor. All the children were treated and born with the help of doctor Evans.

After finding that Doctor Evans left the hospital, Thomas then made a clinic for her. He was also the one who helped with the clinic’s promotion.

Doctor Evans’ life was so peaceful. She could forget the pressure of her guilt. She never thought that in the end, Clara would still know and sue her.

“Clara, please. I can schedule time with you for the weekend.” Doctor Evans begged. She wanted to escape from Clara’s questions and at the same time she wanted to take care of her important patient.

“Oh, so you do want to avoid me, don’t you?” Clara was getting impatient. “Okay, then, I just want to ask for two minutes. I’m only asking you to answer one question.”

Doctor Evans sighed exasperatedly. She was forced to accept Clara’s request. “Okay! What’s that?”

“I didn’t have a miscarriage, did I?” Clara asked then. “You aborted my baby, right?”

Doctor Evans’ mouth opened. Her fears came true. Clara suspected that there was a conspiracy behind it.

“Clara, pull yourself together, and don’t assume!” Doctor Evans tried to calm Clara down. Clara was so freaked out. What should she do? Dealing with Clara’s anger first or running away immediately?

“I only accept yes or no answers. Aren’t you in a hurry?” Clara demanded again. She glanced sharply at doctor Evans so that the woman would immediately confirm her assumptions.

“Clara! It is not a simple question.” Doctor Evans approached Clara. Grabbing the young woman’s hand, politely asked her to leave. She squeezed Clara’s hand and said, “Darling, you know that I and Linda are so close. How could I intend to harm you? Why do you have bad thoughts like that?”

Clara burst out laughing at the doctor’s last statement. She then took something from her pocket. She opened her palm, displaying two pills that made the doctor’s eyes wide open.

Clara’s eyes widened and snapped at the doctor, “This is what you gave me six years ago, isn’t it?”