Due to the short time he had been given, Bennett couldn't make love to Claudia as usual.

When he had finished what he had to do, Claudia curled up in the bed, with tears blurring her vision.

She stared blankly at the ceiling above her. Alas, due to the fact that her eyes were full of tears, she couldn't see anything clearly.

A few seconds later, she felt a little better.

Taking a look at Bennett, who just came out of the bathroom, Claudia pulled the quilt and covered herself.

She covered herself with the quilt. Bennett walked over to her and placed a kiss on her forehead through the quilt.

“Let's sleep now," he whispered.

"Okay," Claudia answered in a low voice, her eyes closed.

Bennett then turned off the main bedroom light, leaving only the nightlight on.

Claudia was initially quite sleepy, and the sexual intercourse had accentuated her fatigue. Now, she was even more sleepy. Shortly after Bennett turned out the lights, she fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Claudia woke up quite early. She opened her sleepy eyes and looked around. The room was dimly lit and the curtains were still drawn.

Claudia narrowed her eyes and yawned. It was October and in the early morning, it was generally cold. The cold sobered her in an instant. Shivering, she pulled the duvet over her shoulders to cover herself again.

Soon, the door to the room was pushed open and Bennett walked in. He had just taken a shower, and droplets of water were still dripping from his hair.

When Claudia saw Bennett, she immediately sat up on the bed, with the quilt still covering her body.

“Why are you up so early?" she asked in surprise.

“I usually wake up at this time."

Bennett walked to the bedside.

“I'm still wet. I'm going to change."

With that, he turned around and walked to the closet.

Claudia sat there for a few more seconds, gazing in the distance.

Then, she got out of bed and put on her slippers. She then headed to the bathroom to take a shower too.

Just as she finished taking a shower and came out of the bathroom, Bennett came over after changing his clothes.

When he saw her, he reached out his hand to her.

Claudia hesitated for just a second and then ran into his arms.