Chapter 2 - The Stolen Suite
Just six hours earlier, Claire had been admitted to St. Catherine’s—the most prestigious private medical facility in the state, built and funded entirely by her father’s real estate conglomerate.
Her father had booked the top-floor executive suite months in advance, ensuring Claire would have twenty-four-hour access to the hospital's chief of obstetrics and specialized care.
When Claire went into active labor at 2:00 AM, Ryan had insisted on handling her intake paperwork personally. But while Claire was in the triage room struggling through agonizing contractions, Ryan had received a frantic call on his cell phone from Vanessa.
Vanessa—whom Ryan had hired as his personal executive assistant eight months ago—claimed she had suddenly gone into premature labor.
Without hesitation, Ryan used Claire’s medical clearance form to transfer the reservation of the presidential maternity suite into Vanessa’s name, downgrading his own wife to a standard shared room on the lower floor.
When Claire’s blood pressure spiked critically and her baby went into fetal distress, the nurses scrambled to locate the assigned chief surgeon. But the surgeon was unavailable—he had been summoned upstairs to oversee Vanessa’s private delivery on Ryan’s explicit instructions.
If Claire’s mother hadn't arrived at the hospital early and used her family authority to demand immediate emergency intervention, Claire and her baby girl might not have survived the night.
Now, standing inside the reclaimed suite, Ryan pulled out his iPhone as it began to chime loudly with Vanessa’s custom ringtone once again.
Ryan looked down at his screen, then glanced anxiously at Claire. "Claire... I’ll be back in ten minutes, I swear. She's panicked."
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At the door, Vanessa struggled against the security officers' firm grip, crying out in a high-pitched, desperate tone. "Ryan... please don't leave me here alone!"
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