Bennett looked at her for a few seconds and said, "Go ahead and practice."

Then, he walked out of the piano room.

Claudia didn't dare to slack off anymore. After Bennett left, she quickly began practicing.

After practicing for over an hour, Claudia picked up her phone and pulled up her messaging app.

Her phone had been buzzing nonstop. Aurora had been texting her while she was busy practicing the piano.

"Oh, my goodness, honey! You will not believe what I heard just now!" Aurora's first message read. Then, she sent a few photos.

“Would you look at that? Kristy isn't married to Anthony yet, but she's already turning him into a miserable cuckold. They just got engaged last night, and this morning, she was photographed in bed with another man. She and Anthony are indeed a perfect match!" Aurora texted.

Claudia tapped on the photos Aurora sent and found that they were indeed explicit.

Kristy was clearly lying in bed with some strange man

However, the photos didn't show sexual acts.

Kristy was sleeping on her side with a quilt over half of her body. It could be seen that she was naked.

The man next to her was lying on his stomach. His very naked body was on full display.

After looking at the photos, Claudia texted Aurora, “Looks like Kristy had way too much fun Last night."

“Tell me about it! Would you like to know how the photos were taken?" Aurora asked.

"Tell me in detail!" Claudia replied.

“Well, apparently, the paparazzi caught wind of a young starlet sleeping with a rich second-generation. Naturally, they wanted the photos because it would fetch a boatload of money. Around seven o'clock this morning, they bought off the cleaning crew at the hotel where Kristy and her side piece were and got their room key. They sneaked in while the two were still asleep and took the pictures," Aurora explained.

“However, it wasn't until after they already took the photos that they realized they were photographing the wrong people. And then, Kristy and her secret lover woke up," Aurora continued.

“You could guess what happened next-pandemonium. The matter could've been handled discreetly, but Kristy lost her shit, grabbed one of the paparazzi's camera, and smashed it. That paparazzo got furious and did some digging into Kristy. When he discovered that she was Anthony's fiancee, he sent copies of the photos to the Nixon family and then sold the originals to someone in the entertainment circle," Aurora concluded.

“The photos have gone viral in the just hours! I heard there's even a video. It's quite sensational! But I haven't seen the video," Aurora remarked.

After reading the messages, Claudia couldn't help texting back, "I thought Kristy was deeply in love with Anthony.

It turned out that she was also a playgirl.”

“That's what I thought all along," Aurora replied.

The two best friends chatted about Kristy's misfortune for a while. By the time they finished, Claudia realized that it was already eleven o'clock. She stopped replying to Aurora and put her phone down to continue practicing the piano.

At twelve o'clock, Bennett came up and invited her to join him for lunch. Claudia stood up and walked out of the piano room. When she fell into step beside him, her mind went blank for a moment. She blurted out, "Have you heard about Kristy's scandal, Mr. Dreskin?"