This question remained unanswered for now.

Bennett's words made it clear: having a baby wasn't something he was thinking about right now.

After she finished speaking, Claudia couldn't fight off her drowsiness any longer.

With two yawns and teary eyes, she gazed at Bennett and murmured, "I'm so sleepy."

Bennett remembered her damp hair, reached out to check, but it was dry. He released her, suggesting, “Get some rest."

Claudia got out of his embrace and fell onto the pillow.

But she didn't fall asleep immediately. She looked at him sleepily and asked, "What about you?"

Bennett switched off the main light, left a soft glow from a nightlight, then joined her in bed, enveloping her in his arms before turning off even that gentle light.

"I'm sleeping too."

Claudia snuggled into him, let out a contented murmur, and was soon fast asleep.

When she was not completely asleep, she thought she heard Bennett's voice. “Claudia, was there something else you wished to say?"

But she was so sleepy that she fell asleep completely soon.

Exercise made people sleep well.

She plunged into a deep sleep, free from dreams.

It was past eight when Claudia's eyes fluttered open the next day, the room bathed in morning light.

The sunlight streamed in through the French window, casting a gentle glow that seemed to awaken everything to life.

Barely awake, she found the brightness a bit overwhelming.

She shielded her eyes from the bright sunlight. When she lowered her hand, Bennett was there approaching her.

With a moment's pause, she wrapped her arms around his neck, embracing him tightly.

Bennett, dressed in a crisply tailored shirt, looked sharp and attractive. Without his glasses, his gaze seemed cooler and more distant, yet undeniably captivating.

But as he gazed down at her, his eyes were filled with warmth, and Claudia felt as though she were bathed in their tender gaze.

"Do you have any soreness in your waist?" he asked.

Claudia's cheeks turned pink at once.

Why were they starting the day with such a topic?