Chapter 148

Clara's ears burned red, hot enough to feel as if they might bleed. She stammered, "I-I'll go to the bathroom myself."

"Wait." Arthur caught her wrist and drew her closer, knotting his suit jacket neatly around her waist to hide the stain on her skirt.

"T-Thank you," Clara whispered.

With David and the others due back at any moment, this felt safer.

Her cheeks flushed as hot as her ears. Instead o