However, the owner still refused to pay for all of it,

Claudia shared Aurora's suspicion that the restaurant owner was trying to trick them, but her dismay was not as loud as her friend's.

“I'll ask Bennett to contact a lawyer for us."

Thankfully, she did not have a lot of work to do in the second half of the year, so she had plenty of time to deal with this matter.

After a moment of silence, Aurora declared, “If they ask us to negotiate again, I won't agree."

"Do you want to get some coffee?"

Claudia's gaze fell on Aurora. The woman's face was still clouded with gloom. A significant amount had been deducted from her paycheck since she had to take a day off from work, and she just could not get over it. Claudia placed a hand on her shoulder, “Calm down now, Come on, Let's get some coffee,"

The two of them entered a cozy coffee shop they passed by. Claudia had just sat down on the chair when she received a message from Bennett.

“Have you resolved the issue?"

Claudia was not upset at first, but after Bennett's inquiry, she began to feel wronged.

"We didn't reach an agreement at all. They accused us of blackmailing them.

Bennett replied, "Don't bother negotiating with them anymore. I'l get in touch with a lawyer, and then we'll file a lawsuit against them.

“Yeah, that's what we're planning to do."

Aurora ordered a cup of cappuccino. When she saw Claudia typing on her phone, she assumed she was messaging a lawyer, so she did not bother asking her what she wanted to drink. She just ordered a cup of latte for Claudia.

When Claudia put her phone down and saw Aurora staring expectantly at her, she smiled at her friend sheepishly.

“I'm asking Bennett to contact a lawyer for us."

It was common knowledge that the Segarine Group's legal team were unbeatable in court.

She was just worried that they might think this case did not matter enough to go to court over.

Surprisingly, Aurora did not tease her about her relationship with Bennett this time. The woman just nodded in approval and said, “The lawyers of Segarine Group are well-known and highly skilled, Let's see if the restaurant owner can keep up his arrogance once we're in front of a judge.”

Once they had finished their coffee, the two women parted ways. Aurora was meeting with her coworkers that night, and Claudia intended to have a discussion about the case with Bennett after dinner.

It was still early when Claudia returned to the villa. After changing her clothes, she proceeded to the piano room and spent the next two hours practicing,

Around six o'clock in the evening, she heard the sound of the car's engine from the outside.

She looked out through the window, but she could only see the garden through the glass, not the road.

Soon, though, she heard footsteps approaching.