Marcus was fuming inside, cursing him in his mind, but outwardly, he could only smile and say, “Mr. Sterling, you're too kind.”

As for Claire, she wanted to spend more time with Marcus, but compared to him, her focus was naturally more on Alexander.

Since Alexander was putting so much effort into their date, she was genuinely happy. She didn’t want their personal time to be interrupted either.

So hearing Alexander say that, she left with him ...