Zaria chuckled and agreed.

"Yeah, Dad tends to use a lot of official sounding language. Earlier, Cece seemed a bit lost in his conversation."

Clara warmly took Claudia's hand.

"My dear, Zaria fondly calls you Cece. May I do the same and call you Cece as well? And please, don't mind my husband's words. He's been in the business world for ages and likes to sound important."

Claudia, a bit flustered, replied, "Of course, Mrs. Santiago."