Before she knew what was happening, he pinched her chin and kissed her on the lips slowly.

Claudia jerked awake in bed, only to find that it was just a dream. After breathing a sigh of relief, she buried her face into her palms. Why was her mind so messed up these days? First, she imagined Bennett naked. And now, she dreamt of him kissing her!

Claudia tried her best to ward off the nasty thoughts in her mind. After sitting still for a while, she went to wash her face and brush her teeth. It was already past nine when she went downstairs.

She had woken up so Late having stayed up late Last night. Now, she stretched and yawned.

The villa was as silent as a graveyard. The flapping sound that her flip-flops made echoed as she walked into the kitchen. Seeing her, Marcia took a tray of breakfast out.

Claudia thanked her. "By the way, Marcia. How was Mr.... my husband's appetite this morning?"

She nearly slipped up.

If Marcia found out that they didn't sleep together, the truth about their marriage would come to Light.

Marcia put the food on the table and said, "I'm afraid there has been no improvement. He ate very little."

Claudia nodded. "When did he leave for work?"

For good measure, she added, “I slept like a log, so I have no idea when he woke up and left.”

Marcia didn't sense anything odd. This wasn't the first time Claudia was sleeping in.

“He left at half past eight."

Hmm... That was pretty early. Claudia nodded thoughtfully and felt relieved after confirming that

Bennett had gone to work.

Her dream was still fresh in her memory. She didn't think she would be able to face him this morning.

The news about the charity show finally died down. Nonetheless, Claudia kept receiving strange calls every single day. She wasn't a fan of answering calls from strange numbers. After all, she was wary of falling victim to the rampant phishing scams. She declined all the strange calls.

Unbeknownst to her, the calls were from Benico's assistant. At the decline of the tenth call, the assistant realized that Claudia was never going to pick up. Frustrated, he decided to report this to his boss. Benico flared up when he was told. He was so mad that he lost his appetite for Lunch. Like a raging bull, he called Bennett himself and demanded that he divorced Claudia within three months.

“And if I don't?"

Bennett was as cold as ice as he sat at his desk. His lips were set in a grim line.

“Then I will disown you!"

“Three months is too far. How about you disown me now? You have another son, don't you?"

Benico almost exploded. He hung up straight away.

With a corner of his mouth raised, Bennett scoffed as he stared at his phone screen.