Claudia nodded, retrieving her phone and absentmindedly fiddled with the piano keys, a worried look in her eyes.

“I understand someone paid you a visit today?"

Looking towards Bennett, Claudia briefly narrated the day's events. Finally, noticing Bennett's silence, she cautiously queried, “Did I act too inconsiderately?”

Bennett, raising an eyebrow, loosened the top button of his shirt, reassuring her, “No, it's all good."

Claudia's eyes were involuntarily drawn to his Adam's apple once more. After a few seconds, though, she noticed something wrong. Why was the scratch mark on his neck now showing?