"You're absolutely right, Mrs. Dreskin. My extended stay abroad has indeed shaped a perspective different from the ones back home. I've learned a lot today. I have some plans with my friends to attend to. But we can surely hang out sometime, Mrs. Dreskin.

Claudia met her words with a pleasant smile, agreeing, "Sure."

As Kayla returned the smile and pivoted to leave, the forced grin vanished swiftly from her face,

Aurora, who had been observing the exchange, found it difficult to restrain from applauding Claudia's handling of the situation.

However, she understood that she shouldn't make things too challenging for Kayla, so she decided to bear with it.