ssed, yet Claudia had never been so vict
to her affection for Anthony. Claudia often lost
emes, yet she continuously stumbled
ys embarrassed hersel
objectively, she realized that D
e she ha
n she hung up the call was enough to ma
, turned off the lig
sleep was rema
Jace noticed Claudia's exc
enjoyed an extra piece
inally felt at ease to leave for w
had taken intermittent leave over a month. So Clau
the piano room. After a month-long hiatus
s, she quickly lost herself i
mersed in the melodies if her
p the call. Seeing an unfam
be growing incre
pursuing me, why not focus on se
rshall,
laudia. She accidentally struck the piano keys, the s
ption, Claudia felt a hint of
t your
, Claudia spotted a Be
on for your visi
ending the stairs was quite
ken, she remembered w
ised at her question. He chuc
kin, let me e
ain
ld she confess that she only intended to use him
feeling as if she
ennett's plans, it was evident
ing with my emot
Claudia hastily denied, "No, I
tt's voice from behind. "Considering you
at a loss
had ascended the stairs. Cla
nett approached Claudia and
y scent, Claudia instinct
e a bother," Bennett sai
r out of the room, asking, "W
t's in m
Claudia's mind blanked. She found herse
dia wanted to protest but found herself silenced by his dark,
ity to toy with his fe