Bennett had no intention of talking about Benico in Claudia's presence, but he changed his mind after seeing her worried expression.

“Well, I guess I am a bit upset."

After a brief pause, he continued, "My father's sixtieth birthday is coming up next month."

He was planning to take Claudia to his father's birthday celebration, but Benico had just told him over the phone that he might as well not come if he decided to bring her along.

People would talk behind their backs and speculate that Bennett and Claudia's marriage was fake if she did not attend Benico's birthday party.