Clara saw someone falling toward her and instinctively tried to dodge backward. Stumbling a few steps, she realized she was about to crash into a tower of champagne glasses. The sense of danger overwhelmed her.

Just as she braced for a cascade of glass and pain, a pair of strong hands grabbed her waist, pulling her back into a protective embrace.

Clara heard screams piercing the air, followed by the clatter of the champagne tower tumbling down. She felt a liquid splash onto her, initially thinking it was the champagne. But as she regained her composure, she realized with horror that it was blood.

Stunned, she couldn't feel any pain of her own. Where had the blood come from?

That was when she saw lan bulldozing through the crowd toward her. His voice was shaking as he spoke, "Clara, are you hurt? Let me see."

Only then did Clara notice that it was Brodie who had shielded her. His body was now streaming with blood.

Brodie with concern. "Mr. Brodie, you're injured. I must get

That's all that matters. I'll have someone take him

might have been the one covered in blood. "Just stay put. Don't move. You're injured too. We're going to the hospital now." Chaos ensued at the scene. Chase and Sasha hurried over in a

rushed to the emergency

I hadn't asked you to catch the bouquet, none of this would've happened. Oh, I'm so scared. What if you were the one crushed? You would have

thought of a two-meter-high champagne tower crashing onto someone was harrowing - it

might think Clara's a goner. Are actor's tears

kick in Chase's direction. Her tearful demeanor quickly turned fierce. "Shut it, Chase! If I wanted your opinion, I'd ask for it! I

if I died, my wife would be the one mourning, not

I'd mourn for you! Go back to your beast of a wife and let

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