Claudia had a restless night. Stirring awake twice, she was careful not to disturb Bennett as she closed her eyes and tried to find sleep once more.

When the alarm sounded the next morning, her eyes felt too heavy to lift. Shaking off sleep, she still felt a tinge of dizziness.

She silenced the alarm and glanced at the clock without fully realizing it.

It was already seven in the morning. Time to rise and shine.

If she didn't catch her flight to Rarc, she'd lose her chance to board the plane to Feling later in the day.

Joann had already informed her via Line that she would be at the airport early, awaiting her arrival.

Seeing the message, Claudia felt a sense of urgency and quickly began to get ready.

It was Thursday, and Bennett had no scheduled meetings. He decided to personally drop her off at the airport.

After leaving the house at eight-thirty, they ran straight into morning rush hour. Despite being stuck in traffic for ten minutes, they reached the airport by nine-twenty.

In her haste, Claudia realized her suitcase was too large to be a carry- on, She had no choice but to check it in.

Joann had already arrived in the airport and she spotted Claudia and Bennett. She grabbed Claudia's suitcase and said, “Claudia, allow me to handle the check-in, You can proceed to security with Mr. Dreskin

After saying that, Joann briskly walked away with the suitcase, as if her lingering any longer would be an imposition,

Feeling a bit awkward, Claudia shifted her gaze and looked at Bennett.

"Shall we head to security?"

Bennett simply nodded, taking her hand in his.

Given the morning's delays, it was already nine-thirty by the time they reached the security checkpoint, Their departure was merely half an hour away.

The VIP lane promised a swift passage, yet the clock was ticking closer to their boarding time.

Eyeing the VIP entrance, Claudia hesitated.

“Guess it's time for me to head in.”

Her words hung in the air, and she didn't make a move to leave.

Bennett met her gaze, then tenderly touched her face.

"Text me when you get to Rarc, alright?"

“I will."

She looked up, wanting to say, "I'll miss you," but held back, aware of the many eyes around them,