After he took the clothes from her arms and placed them on a shelf, the sound of the door being locked by him reverberated in the spacious bathroom.

The click seemed like a romantic and secret signal.

Claudia rested her hands on the wash basin. The marble was cold, but it did little to cool her down at all.

Bennett raised his hand, turning on the shower. Warm water cascaded from the showerhead, enveloping the bathroom in steam.

The mirror reflected Bennett's every move as he began unbuttoning his shirt. Claudia couldn't help but swallow nervously when she saw it.

Bennett swiftly took off his shirt and threw it into the clothes basket. Then, he began to unfasten his belt.

Staring at the scene and lost in a daze, Claudia recalled a video forwarded by Aurora.

Aurora had gushed that the hero looked so handsome when he unfastened his belt. Of course, it was only a scene in a video of the hero taking off his belt.

But Bennett, in this moment, was no fictional hero. He was a real person.

“What are you thinking about?" His deep male voice came from above and broke her out of her thoughts, so close that his familiar breath fanned her skin.

“Nothing. I'm not thinking about anything." Claudia's breathing became uneven.

"Aren't you going to take a shower? Why don't you take off your clothes?" As he spoke, his hands slowly pulled out the belt.

Gazing at the belt, Claudia suddenly asked in a timid voice, "Do you want to tie me up with the belt?"

After that, she found herself utterly shocked.

Even Bennett was momentarily stunned by her question.

However, he soon smirked, shaking the belt he was about to hang up.

"So you Like this, right?"

"I don't!" she denied quickly, her face turning red.

Bennett didn't seem to believe her, which made her anxious. She placed her hand on his shoulder, attempting to take the belt from him with her other hand.

Instead of taking the belt, however, she found herself drawn into Bennett's arms.

"You've even taken the initiative by throwing yourself at me?"

Bennett looked at her in his arms, his smirk growing wider.

“Then I can't let you down."

Then he put the belt in her hand and murmured, "Here you are."