Chapter 71 I Owe you a Thanks

Claudia stood by the stairs on the second floor with one of her hand holding the railing of the stairs. A film of cold sweat had already formed on her palms as her eyes were glued to Ben’s shrinking back. Her mind was a blank. She thought that she could just swallow her medicine upstairs, but she never thought that he wouldn’t trust her to do that. He wanted to make sure the butler was supervising her while she swallowed the medicine… She could feel her heart thumping furiously, as if with every heartbeat, a huge wave was churning in her body. The pain was unimaginable. By the time she came back to her senses, she heard the sound of car engine vrooming. She was worried that the butler would see her standing on top of the stairs, so she hastily sneaked up the stairs. Such was the human nature. Sometimes, one would rather continue to maintain a makeshift peace rather than learning the truth which is so evident. By the time she returned to her room and shut the door, she felt a mi