The two exchanged smiles. There was a hint of ridicule gleaming in their eyes.

Kayla had a knack for consoling herself.

Claudia was thrilled to acquire a necklace worth more than three million dollars during her outing. The smile on her lips during her trip home wouldn't dissipate.

On her journey home, her thoughts were wrapped around the fact that Bennett did not concede to Kayla. She was so engrossed that she'd entirely forgotten about her earlier moment of hesitation about going out.

When she got back to the villa and slipped off her earrings, that forgotten question resurfaced.