Chapter 150
Claire Bennett Is the Design Director
She crossed her arms and said casually, "Only a thief sees everyone else as a thief. I entered Sterling International through proper, legal channels to work here."
How was that possible!
Naomi Pierce's face darkened. She couldn't believe Claire Bennett had gotten into Sterling International legitimately. She knew how high Sterling International's standards were. Even she had only gotten in by relying on the Bennett family's connections, so what gave Claire Bennett the right?
Ethan Sterling's dark gaze fell on Claire Bennett, his expression somewhat complicated.
He knew how Claire Bennett had gotten in: she'd latched onto Cameron Quinn!
The man he had sent that day had seen Cameron Quinn and Claire Bennett enter Parkview Heights one after the other, and at the time he had dismissed the idea that the two of them were involved.
Now that suspicion surfaced again, and it was growing stronger and stronger.
Cameron Quinn had to be the one who helped her get into Sterling International and even become design director. No wonder Claire Bennett was so smug.
Although Claire Bennett's family background wasn't much, her face and figure were nearly perfect. The stunning impression from that day was still unforgettable to him. No wonder Cameron Quinn had taken a liking to her.
His biggest regret was that he hadn't gotten her back then, which was why he couldn't stop thinking about her now.
At once, Ethan Sterling frowned tightly, feeling even more unwilling to accept it.
Naomi Pierce had originally thought that after viciously sabotaging Claire Bennett's studio, she would have nowhere to go and end up destitute and miserable.
She hadn't expected Claire Bennett to show up in front of her again in the blink of an eye.
And even become Maison Verne Jewelry's design director!
How could she possibly let Claire Bennett keep strutting around under her nose? And Claire Bennett still hadn't given up on Ethan Sterling—what if she seduced him away?
Naomi Pierce gritted her teeth and said with a dark expression, "I don't care what methods you used to get in here, you're leaving right now. Maison Verne Jewelry doesn't want you!"
Claire Bennett let out a cold laugh and ignored Naomi Pierce's fury.
Fortunately, she had been hired by President Sterling himself. If Naomi Pierce wanted to fire her, she probably didn't have that authority. Back then, Julian Sterling had even specifically spoken up for her.
She had no need to take Naomi Pierce seriously at all.
Claire Bennett folded her arms across her chest and said coolly, "I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. First, you weren't the one who hired me. If you want me to leave, you'll need the consent of the person who recruited me. Second, although I'm Maison Verne's design director, you're not my supervisor."
In other words, if Naomi Pierce wanted to fire her, no chance!
Hearing Claire Bennett's words, Naomi Pierce was so furious her face turned green. She clenched her fists tightly, completely unable to do a thing to Claire Bennett.
Just as she was about to say something, a hand came to rest on her shoulder. She turned her head and found Ethan Sterling.
He gave a slight shake of his head, telling her not to keep talking.
Naomi Pierce's expression immediately became even uglier.
Was Ethan Sterling going to stop her from dealing with Claire Bennett? Had he still not forgotten Claire Bennett?
A surge of rage rose in Naomi Pierce's chest, almost burning her to ashes. Gritting her teeth, she said in a low voice, "Ethan! What do you mean by this?"
"I'll explain later. Don't bother with her for now."
Naomi Pierce could hear there was more to his words, and a suspicious look appeared on her face.
Could there be some inside story here?
A moment later, Naomi Pierce suppressed the surging anger in her heart and regained her composure. Curling her lips into a smile, she continued the onboarding process with the designers.
After they briefly got acquainted, Yoyo took the others to tour the company.
Meanwhile, Naomi Pierce dragged Ethan Sterling into the office.
Once the office door had closed, Naomi Pierce couldn't help demanding, "Ethan, why did you stop me for Claire Bennett just now?"
"Naomi, listen to me..." Ethan Sterling took a deep breath and slowly said, "I didn't stop you just now because I wanted to help Claire Bennett. It was because I didn't want you to keep making a fool of yourself. Claire Bennett has very likely attached herself to some big shot!"
"What?" Naomi Pierce looked at Ethan Sterling in shock.
She asked carefully, "Is it... is it President Sterling?"
"No." Ethan Sterling shook his head. "Don't worry about this for now. I'll investigate it properly."
If even Ethan Sterling didn't know, Naomi Pierce could only suppress her curiosity.
At that moment, after touring the office, Claire Bennett and the other designers returned to their seats.
Yoyo pointed to a separate area and said to Claire Bennett, "Director Bennett, this is your workspace."
As the design director, Claire Bennett had her own separate workstation, set apart from the other designers.
"Oh, right. Your assistant will be here in a bit." As if remembering something, Yoyo added.
Claire Bennett was stunned inside.
She actually even had an assistant? This treatment was just too good, wasn't it?
Earlier, Naomi Pierce and the others hadn't known Claire Bennett was the design director. They had assumed she was someone sent from Sterling International headquarters, so they had given her the highest-level setup. Now they were probably feeling worse than if they'd swallowed a fly.
Willow Lane looked at all the preferential treatment Claire Bennett was getting, her face darkening, the jealousy in her eyes practically spilling over.
Damn that Claire Bennett—she'd ended up above her again!
The first day was just for getting familiar with the company, so for the time being there was no need to do any complicated work.
Time passed quickly.
When it was time to get off work, Claire Bennett remembered that when Julian Sterling had dropped her off, he had said he would come pick her up after work. After thinking about it, she sent Julian Sterling a message, and soon got a reply.
He said he was almost there.
Claire Bennett happily began packing up her things to leave.
After she left, a figure furtively followed after her.