He didn't expect that nor did she. She just wanted to leave her mark on him while he just wanted her to sit a little longer, hoping that she'd get angry and leave on her own.

The only thing she did was place her lips against his. She didn't know how to go from there. She didn't want to retreat either. The frozen Justin lost all his will to fight and deepened the kiss. He licked her lips with his tongue before accessing her mouth and claiming it as his.

It was Claudia's turn to freeze. Her eyes widened like that of a deer in the headlights. Him deepening the kiss what not something she had predicted. It took her a while to get used to the feeling of someone plundering her mounth, and she slowly closed her eyes, accepting him.

Kevin shook it head at the both of them. His brother really had zero principles when it came to Claudia. He threw all the "moving on" mindset out the window just because of a simple kiss.

He knew there had to be a reason for his brother's actions, and it definitely wasn't Claudia's fault. He gave himself a new task of finding out the reason why.

After Justin had gotten his fill, he let her go, allowing her to catch her breath. He cursed himself inwardly for losing his mind at the critical moment, but he didn't regret it.

Claudia was on cloud nine. He kissed her. That meant he liked her too, right? Was everything solved now? Was this a classic case of kissing and making up? Did he want her too? Before she could put together her thoughts and ask him for confirmation, his husky voice sounded.

"Isn't that what you wanted?"

"Now that you've got it, can you leave?"

"Or you aren't satisfied yet?"

He sneered while asking and looked into her eyes with no feelings or hesitation. It made it seem like he was the one who had been taken advantage of.

Every one of his questions pierced Claudia's heart fiercely. Did he take her like some kind of hooker? Or a trouser-chaser? Although she was hurt by his words, her face didn't show any reaction.

"That'd be all for today," she said, still smiling.

"I'll see you later." She gave him a peck on his chin and winked at him as she made her way back to Kevin.

Lesson 0: be shameless, thick-skinned, and seductive.