Though Bennett had explained who Kayla was, Claudia sensed that Kayla was not just an ordinary childhood friend to him.

If he hadn't been at the concert, he had Likely gone to pick up Kayla. Bennett obviously cared a lot about Kayla. How could Claudia dare to compare herself with her then?

"Really?" Bennett asked, his eyes fixed on her, filled with expectation.

Claudia shook her head, a mixture of confusion and certainty in her voice. "No."

“Okay,” he answered, his voice casual. Then, without warning, he took a step into her room, his eyes twinkling with a hint of mischief.

“Then it's my turn to ask you something.”

Bennett took a seat in the chair in front of the dressing table, while Claudia, embarrassed, made her way to the edge of the bed.

“What do you wanna know?" she asked, her voice firm.

She knew she had done nothing wrong.

Her phone, resting on the dressing table, suddenly came to Life.

A glance at it showed Claudia a message from Aurora, causing her to panic. Quickly, she grabbed her phone.

Had he seen it?

She had moved swiftly; perhaps Bennett hadn't noticed.

However, the man's next words dashed her hopes. "Maybe you should reply to your friend's message first.

Otherwise, I'm afraid she may misunderstand me."

Should she make excuses for Aurora?

She gave up on the idea. She couldn't find the right words to justify

Aurora's message, which referred to Bennett quite unkindly.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Dreskin. My friend didn't mean anything malicious. She simply misunderstood our relationship," she managed to say, deciding that an explanation was the best course after all.

Balancing friendships and marital relations was proving to be a complex task.

To Claudia's dismay, her phone Lit up once more.

As she expected, another message from Aurora.

“May I see how your friend misunderstood me?"

How could Claudia show him the conversation? Only a moment ago, she had confided in Aurora about her feelings for Bennett.