Chapter 146

When they got to the hospital, everyone with David looked like they'd been through a war. Especially David—his face was a mess, bruised and swollen like he got seriously roughed up. "David, what happened?" Clara asked, worry all over her face. "Hiss... Clara? Why are you here?" David winced as he spoke. "Your assistant called me! What on earth happened? Who did this?" "Miss Bennett, here's the deal—David had a fight with Ethan's guys. Ethan said some disgusting stuff about you, threatened you even. So David went off on them." Ethan? Of all people—why him? "Clara, really, don't worry. I'm okay," David told her, trying to keep her calm. "David, that guy's trouble. Why would you even go up against him? Look at you—you're the one hurt!" David gave a half-smile, "It's fine. Don't stress. You're my sister—someone talks trash about you, I gotta step in. And trust me, Ethan took a worse beating than me. I ain't exactly losing here. Just... a bit embarrassing, that's all." Clara felt her chest