Ruby's Brother Got Dumped

Very quickly, Claire Bennett arrived at the Sterling residence.

Standing at the ornate front gate of the Sterling residence, Claire Bennett dialed Ruby Sterling's number. It took quite a while before someone answered.

"Hello." A deep, rich, pleasant voice came through, making Claire Bennett freeze for a moment.

It was Julian Sterling's voice.

She thought she might have misheard, so she pulled the phone away to look at it. It was definitely Ruby Sterling's number.

"Julian Sterling?" Claire Bennett sounded uncertain as she asked in confusion, "Why do you have Ruby's phone?"

"It's me. She went to the bathroom." The person on the other end responded in a low voice.

"Julian Sterling, are you at the Sterling residence right now keeping President Sterling company? I'm at the gate of the Sterling residence. You..."

Before Claire Bennett could finish, the call was cut off directly.

She was still standing there in a daze when she soon heard a burst of footsteps.

Julian Sterling came walking out along the long cobblestone path. There was a faint flush on his jade-like handsome face.

When he got closer, Claire Bennett could also smell alcohol on him.

He really had been drinking!

Julian Sterling's gaze fell on Claire Bennett as he asked, "Why are you here?"

Actually, he didn't need to think much to know Ruby Sterling had told Claire Bennett.

Just now, Ruby Sterling had suddenly run over to him, sighing dramatically and making tragically heroic remarks at him, and insisting on drinking with him until they were both wasted.

Claire Bennett was silent for a moment, then said, "Ruby said President Sterling got dumped..."

Julian Sterling frowned.

Claire Bennett continued, "I thought he might call you over, and I was worried you'd be too drunk to get back, so I came to pick you up."

The look in Julian Sterling's cold, dark eyes gradually changed.

Because she was worried about him, she'd come specifically to pick him up?

He actually felt a secret surge of joy at that moment, happy that Claire Bennett had come specifically to pick him up, even to the point that he didn't want to argue with her about what happened before.

At that moment, before Julian Sterling could speak, Ruby Sterling came running over.

She had gone to the bathroom just now, and when she came back, Julian Sterling was gone. She thought for a moment that he couldn't handle it and something had happened, but after searching around, she discovered him at the gate.

And Claire Bennett was here too?

Ruby Sterling hurried forward. "Claire, why are you here?"

What she actually wanted to say was that since things were already beyond saving, Claire Bennett shouldn't come here and rub salt in her brother's wounds.

Sob, sob, sob... she felt so bad for her big brother!

Claire Bennett had no idea what Ruby Sterling was thinking and replied, "I came to pick him up."

Ruby Sterling secretly glanced at Julian Sterling. Seeing that his expression hadn't changed at all, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

She edged closer to Julian Sterling and lowered her voice. "Bro, you should go back first, so you don't have to see her and get hurt. Let me talk to Claire..."

"Get hurt?" Julian Sterling cast Ruby Sterling a cool glance, his brows knitting slightly.

Ruby Sterling said with complete seriousness, "Yeah. Wasn't it because Claire got together with Sean Shaw and betrayed you that you've been all depressed and drinking?"

"..."

Julian Sterling was a little speechless. What nonsense was Ruby Sterling thinking up?

Since when had Claire Bennett gotten together with Sean Shaw?

Julian Sterling took a deep breath. "She didn't." Though judging by the situation, it should be soon.

"Huh?" Ruby Sterling's eyes widened abruptly, and it felt like she'd gone from hell straight to heaven.

Claire Bennett hadn't gotten together with Sean Shaw?

Then why had he come back to the Sterling residence looking like his wife had run off with someone and started drinking his sorrows away? She'd thought she'd really lost Claire Bennett as a sister-in-law!

In an instant, Ruby Sterling was fired up again.

At that moment, Julian Sterling walked forward and said to Claire Bennett, "Can you drive?"

"Yes."

Julian Sterling handed the car keys to Claire Bennett.

He had been drinking, so it wasn't convenient for him to drive.

Even after Julian Sterling's car had driven away from the Sterling residence, Ruby Sterling was still in a daze, feeling like she'd just had a dream.

Tonight had truly been an extremely turbulent night. She'd nearly been scared to death, but fortunately it had only been a false alarm.

...

The car moved steadily down the road. Julian Sterling sat in the front passenger seat, his head lazily resting against the headrest, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

Claire Bennett asked, "Are you drunk?"

Julian Sterling had actually been fine all along, but hearing the concern in Claire Bennett's voice, he suddenly felt at ease, and unconsciously didn't deny it.

But Claire Bennett thought he felt so awful he didn't even want to talk.

She continued, "We'll be home soon. I'll make you some hangover soup in a bit."

After that, Claire Bennett pressed the accelerator a little more.

Very soon, the two of them returned to Parkview Heights.

After they went inside, Claire Bennett entered the kitchen and began making hangover soup.

Julian Sterling sat on the couch, looking at the busy figure in the kitchen, confusion appearing in his eyes.

Wasn't Claire Bennett supposed to be deeply in love with Sean Shaw? Then why was she still caring for him like this?

Did she know that acting like this would only make him even less willing to let go?

Before long, Claire Bennett carefully carried out a bowl of hangover soup.