“Marcia, we were just..."

She tried calling out to the woman.

However, her words trailed off after Marcia practically flew down the flight of stairs.

Claudia stamped her feet and held her cheek. She then turned to Bennett. "It seems Marcia misunderstood the situation."

“What's there to misunderstand?"

Bennett raised an eyebrow at her.

“Don't you get it? Judging by the look on her face, she probably thought we were kissing.”

Claudia felt extremely embarrassed.

“And what's wrong with that? We are a couple, aren't we?"

“Yes, but..."

They were a contract couple!

“Isn't it normal for a couple to share a kiss?"

Claudia finally understood what he meant. "Yes, it's normal."

In Marcia's eyes, they were a real couple. Even if she was surprised to see them making out in the corridor, she mustn't have thought it was wrong.

Bennett didn't spare her more time to dwell on the issue. He just gestured to the staircase and uttered, "Shall we go have dinner now?"

“Oh, yes."

Claudia set her worries aside and went downstairs.

At the top of the staircase, something occurred to her.

They hadn't kissed or even came close to that.

What was Bennett talking about?

Bennett was already halfway down the stairs when he noticed that Claudia was neither by his side nor following him. He looked back at her.

“Aren't you coming? What's wrong?”

Hearing that, Claudia pursed her lips slightly and shook her head.

“Nothing. Let's go."