Chapter 324

When Nicholas Evans heard that Benjamin had shown up at Clara Bennett’s place—worse yet, barged into her room while she was in the shower—he totally lost it. He didn’t even wait till morning, just jumped in his car, drove over like a bat outta hell, and gave Benjamin a proper beating. How dare Benjamin touch his woman? Was he out of his mind? “So that’s what happened. Nick, this has nothing to do with you anymore. Go back and get some rest,” David Howard said before leaving. Clara glanced at Nicholas. “Feel better now?” “He’s totally pretending to be crazy, I’m telling you. This has to be part of some scheme. Don’t let him fool you!” “I already tested him, Nicholas. He's not faking it. And if you really think he was, why did you step in when Gabriel Evans tried to make him crawl under his legs?” Nicholas looked away, eyes a little shifty. “Because… I’m not heartless, okay?” That made Clara chuckle. “Since you're a good guy, why beat up someone who’s clearly not right in the head? He di