Chapter 30

Clara stiffened briefly as she walked behind him. When David glanced back, she relaxed.

David let them enter but called after her, "If it gets awkward, I'll ask that fellow to leave and skip dinner."

"I'm fine." Clara had braced herself ever since running into him in Solaria a few days ago. If she could meet him abroad, encountering him here did not surprise her. He had grown powerful and aloof. T