If You Like Him, Make Your Move Early

Seeing Julian Sterling looking so composed, Ruby Sterling gave a light snort. "Just keep acting all high and mighty. If Claire sees Sean Shaw and they rekindle their old romance and she wants to divorce you, let's see where you go cry then!"

The moment Ruby Sterling finished speaking, she ran off, lest she say the wrong thing and get stabbed by Julian Sterling's icy aura.

Once the dining room fell quiet, Julian Sterling lowered his eyes, his expression gloomy.

Claire Bennett and Sean Shaw rekindling their old romance?

...

Claire Bennett successfully met up with Sean Shaw.

After seeing Claire Bennett, Sean Shaw immediately looked her up and down, then asked, "Has the Ethan Sterling thing been resolved? You didn't get hurt, did you?"

Hearing this belated concern, Claire Bennett's mouth twitched.

If she'd really waited for Sean Shaw to save her back then, it would have been far too late.

Luckily, Julian Sterling had helped, and everything had gone smoothly.

Thinking of that, Claire Bennett looked at Sean Shaw in annoyance and huffed, "That was ages ago. You're so unreliable. You call yourself the young master of the Shaw family, and yet you're not even as useful as Julian Sterling, a chauffeur who drives for someone else."

Sean Shaw: "..."

If he could really compare to Julian Sterling, hell would freeze over. That man was the president of Sterling International, and Old Master Sterling's most favored grandson!

It was precisely because he'd heard that Julian Sterling had stepped in to help that he hadn't continued to get involved in this matter.

And Julian Sterling had kept his word. The Shaw family really had gotten involved in that project.

Now Sean Shaw was also a bit more polite and respectful toward him. He even wanted to encourage Claire Bennett to become a real Mrs. Sterling.

Thinking that, Sean Shaw gave a light cough and said earnestly, "Claire, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but are you really planning to keep going on like this with him?"

Claire Bennett knew that the "him" Sean Shaw was talking about meant Julian Sterling.

To be honest, she didn't know either. Of course she didn't want to separate from Julian Sterling. If possible, she wanted to be with him.

Sean Shaw had known Claire Bennett since childhood, and seeing her like this, he immediately understood what she was thinking.

Compared to the last time he'd asked her, when she had looked lost and confused in every possible way, now she was hemming and hawing. It couldn't have been more obvious.

She definitely had the same thought he did. If that was the case, then there was hope.

Sean Shaw continued, "You said before that you like him, right? Since you like him, then make your move early."

"Sean, I..."

Before Claire Bennett could finish, Sean Shaw cut her off.

He huffed, "What? Scared? Since when have you ever been scared? Being this chicken really doesn't suit you. It's just chasing a man. If you like him, then go after him!"

If you like him, go after him?

Claire Bennett was stunned by Sean Shaw's words. The confusion in her eyes gradually cleared, as if she'd figured something out. In the end, those glass-like eyes shone with a startling brightness.

Right!

Sean Shaw was right. Since Julian Sterling didn't have a girlfriend and didn't have a woman he liked, then why couldn't she go after Julian Sterling and turn him into her real husband?

All she had to do was put down her pride.

If he ended up liking her too, then wouldn't they be able to become a real married couple?

What she had been struggling with all along was that Julian Sterling only treated her as the object of a contract, with no other feelings involved.

Claire Bennett had originally been stuck in a dead end, but Sean Shaw woke her up with a single sentence. It felt like a revelation, and she suddenly understood many things.

Right then, she made a decision: she was going to pursue Julian Sterling!

Claire Bennett quickly set herself a huge goal.

She broke into a wide smile, patted Sean Shaw on the shoulder, and said gratefully, "Sean, thank you. I know what I should do now."

Sean Shaw looked completely confused. Figured what out?

Go after Julian Sterling?

Seeing Claire Bennett looking so confident, Sean Shaw smiled back and also patted her on the shoulder, encouraging her. "Then do your best! From now on, I'll be counting on you and my future cousin-in-law to pull me up."

If Claire Bennett became the real Mrs. Sterling, there would be plenty of benefits in it for him too. Just thinking about it made him feel great.

At that moment, outside the restaurant, two private investigators raised the cameras in their hands and photographed Sean Shaw and Claire Bennett through the glass window.

After taking the pictures, they quickly left.

Half an hour later, photos of Claire Bennett and Sean Shaw appeared in Ethan Sterling's hands.

He looked at how close Claire Bennett and Sean Shaw were in the photos. Their heads were close together, their bodies looked almost like they were embracing, and they were looking at each other and smiling as if they shared an understanding.

Ethan Sterling's gaze was dark and puzzled.

Who exactly had Claire Bennett latched onto, Cameron Quinn or Sean Shaw? Or had she given up on neither side and been two-timing them?

...

After parting with Sean Shaw, Claire Bennett felt completely relaxed. A faint smile hung on her lips, and she looked as radiant as a brilliant flower.

After returning to Parkview Heights, Claire Bennett saw that there was only one dim little lamp on in the living room, while the light in the study was on.

Julian Sterling seemed to be in the study.

Thinking of what Sean Shaw had just said, Claire Bennett's cheeks grew a little hot, and her heart beat faster and faster. She felt like her whole body was about to twist itself into a worm.

So how exactly were you supposed to chase a man?

Claire Bennett took out her phone and started searching that question online.

The first answer that popped up was: For a woman to pursue a man is as easy as lifting a veil. If all else fails, just sleep with him. As long as you're not too ugly, absolutely no man can be a saint who keeps his hands off!

Claire Bennett's mouth twitched. Julian Sterling slept beside her every day. Although there had been some excessively intimate behavior, it had never gotten to that point, which was enough to show that he had no such thoughts toward her.

Even if there had been, it was only when he'd been drunk and not thinking clearly!

This wouldn't work!

She kept scrolling to the next one.

The answer on the webpage was: If you want a man to notice you, then of course you need to appear by his side at all times and show concern for him. Not only do you have to win over his stomach, you also have to satisfy his spiritual world and care more about his life...

This one looked a little more reliable.

Normally he ate the food she cooked every day, so there was probably no need to try winning over his stomach. Then she'd just care about his life!

Claire Bennett looked toward the study. What was Julian Sterling doing?