“Let's go."

As if on cue, Marcia knocked on the door and announced, "Mr. and Mrs. Dreskin, dinner is ready."

“We'll be there in a second," Claudia replied before walking to Bennett's side and taking his hand. "Let's go and eat dinner."

She was really hungry now.

Bennett had hurried back from Erivale, where he had Left a mountain of work behind. The next day, around seven o'clock in the morning, Claudia woke up to the sound of him preparing to leave for work.

When he noticed that she had awakened, Bennett leaned over and kissed her. "It's still early. You can sleep some more."

Still disoriented, Claudia gave no reaction to the kiss.

She groaned and asked, "Do you have a meeting this morning?"

“Yes.”

Stroking her cheek tenderly, Bennett added, “Get some more rest." Claudia, who was still not fully awake yet, responded with a sleepy

“Mm," before closing her eyes again and drifting back to sleep.

Bennett smiled as he watched the sleeping woman, and then he got up and exited the room.

The moment he closed the door behind him, silence descended in the room.

Claudia had not been asleep for Long when she realized that Bennett had just kissed her.

Suddenly, she was fully awake. She opened her eyes, gaped at the ceiling, and gently touched her Lips, feeling warmth spread across her face.

When she realized she would not be able to fall back to sleep again, she got out of bed.

Bennett was about to leave when Claudia walked down the stairs.

Upon seeing her, he stopped at the doorway to watch her.

Claudia blinked in surprise before she hurried over to Bennett. She glanced at his collar and offered, "Let me help you with your necktie."

Bennett's brows shot up. Smiling, he replied, "Sure. Thank you, Mrs. Dreskin."

Claudia shyly took the tie from him. She had always known Bennett was tall, but it was not until she was standing in front of him that she felt the full extent of his height.

Her height of 5.5 feet was not particularly tall, but she was noticeably taller than most women she knew. Still, she had to get on tiptoe to fasten Bennett's necktie.

It was the second time that she helped Bennett with his tie. She was so tense the Last time, and her hands kept trembling. The woodsy scent distracted her so much, and even though she tried to stay calm, she failed. It ended up in a knot that was a touch sloppy.

Now, the two of them were much more familiar with each other, so it was much easier. Claudia was still a little shy, but her performance was noticeably better than before.