Yet, this Lifted Bennett's spirits.

For a prolonged moment, he observed the resting woman. Eventually, he gently shut her door behind him and departed.

The next day, Claudia woke up before sunrise. She had gone to bed around eight o'clock the previous night and was up by six o'clock. She felt refreshed.

She dolled herself up, slipped into an elegant dress, and donned a pair of comfy low-heeled sandals. Making her way out, she hailed a taxi to Aurora's place.

Humph! She deliberately wanted to avoid seeing Bennett. Didn't he always have his guard up around her?