"Good night, Mrs. Dreskin," Claudia grumbled sleepily in response, That night, Claudia had another “exciting” dream.

Her bold actions before she fell asleep were probably what prompted such a wild dream.

In her dream, she had Bennett pinned to the bed. She pulled at his tie before she began undressing him while dirty-talking.

As soon as Claudia opened her eyes in the morning, her cheeks flushed as what she did in her dream came flooding to her.

Bennett was already up and not in the room now, Afraid that he would come back and see her red face, she leaped off the bed and rushed to the bathroom, where she took her time brushing her teeth and washing her face, hoping it would calm her down.

Bennett had already returned from his morning swim when Claudia emerged from the bathroom.

He was wearing a bathrobe this time, unlike yesterday, probably because he did not want their housekeeper to see him half-naked,

Bennett, upon seeing her, undid the robe's belt.

The front of the bathrobe opened up, revealing his muscular chest. Immediately, Claudia's eyes darted to it.

Her face instantly began to burn as memories of the dream she had the night before flooded her head.

"Good morning."

After muttering the brisk greeting, she walked past the man and sat down in front of the dressing table.

Bennett regarded the woman for a moment before entering the bathroom.

Claudia and Aurora had agreed to meet at eleven o'clock in the morning, so there was no need for her to be in a hurry.

At ten o'clock, she did her makeup and changed her clothes.

The weather was warm in Linmarsh that day. Claudia had just put on a slip dress when she saw the mark on her chest.

The mark looked so suggestive.

In the end, Claudia had no choice but to change into a dress with a square collar and puffy sleeves that left only her collarbones showing.

It was getting late by the time she was done changing. Thankfully, Bennett gave her a ride to the restaurant.

“Call me once you're done."

"sure."

Claudia unfastened her seatbelt, got out of the car, and waved at him before entering the establishment, squinting her eyes.

It did not take her long to find Aurora. The woman had managed to reserve a seat by the window.

Claudia walked up to her and asked, "Did we arrive too early?"