Chapter 173
President Sterling Has a New Romance
Before long, Julian Sterling came back holding a bouquet of roses. After he got into the driver's seat, he handed the flowers to Claire Bennett. "These are for you."
"This was the only bouquet left in the shop."
The roses in front of her weren't as big as the bouquet from earlier today, nor were they as fresh and pretty. They even looked a little wilted, like they'd been sitting around for a while. But Claire Bennett's delight was beyond words.
She curled her lips into a small smile, and the disappointment she'd felt just now instantly cleared like the sky after rain.
She hadn't expected Julian Sterling to buy her flowers again.
"Thank you, I really like them." Claire Bennett hugged the flowers in her arms and wouldn't let go, treating them like something extremely precious.
Julian Sterling found today's mishap between the two of them both absurd and amusing. Looking at Claire Bennett's expression, he felt she was far too easy to satisfy.
Just one bouquet of flowers was enough to make her beam from ear to ear?
He could give Claire Bennett much more than that.
Ruby Sterling's words suddenly came to mind: give away the best things first, and when the time comes to confess, you'll get twice the result with half the effort. He hadn't expected Ruby Sterling to be this useful.
At that moment, Claire Bennett looked at the flowers in her arms, and her mind also began to wander.
Normally, when a man gives a woman flowers, it carries special meaning. Why had Julian Sterling suddenly given her flowers?
Could it be that he was interested in her?
Or did it mean nothing else, and was just a return gift because she had given him a suit?
Claire Bennett had overheard what Julian Sterling said before, and she wouldn't narcissistically assume that he liked her. Very quickly, she convinced herself that this had to be his thank-you gift, thanking her for giving him clothes.
Julian Sterling had no idea that Claire Bennett's thoughts were in chaos, or that she had taken the flowers as a thank-you gift from him. He asked, "Do you like them?"
"I like them a lot." Claire Bennett nodded.
"Then from now on, I'll give you flowers every day."
Claire Bennett: "!!!"
He was going to make her misunderstand like this! Giving her flowers every day—just imagining it made her feel so happy she could practically faint.
Could it be that Julian Sterling believed in repaying a drop of kindness with a gushing spring?
Before Claire Bennett could speak, Julian Sterling continued, "If not flowers, I can give you something else too."
"Something else?" Claire Bennett looked at him in surprise and asked doubtfully, "What are you planning to give me?"
"If I tell you, it won't be a surprise anymore."
Hearing that, Claire Bennett couldn't help laughing. She hadn't expected Julian Sterling to play the surprise game too, but that only made her more eager to see what he would give her next.
She said sincerely, "This time, I definitely won't mistake it and refuse to accept it. Whatever you give me, I'll treasure it carefully!"
At that, the corners of Julian Sterling's mouth lifted slightly.
Suddenly, Claire Bennett seemed to think of something and said, "At noon today, I ran into President Sterling downstairs at the company..."
The real President Sterling frowned slightly and looked over at Claire Bennett. "Hm?"
"Ruby said President Sterling was heartbroken, but I don't think he looked like it at all. And it kind of seemed like he has a new romance already, and it's with..."
Claire Bennett had originally wanted to bring up Willow Lane. After all, she had worked with Willow Lane for a while before at Bennett Group. Back then, Willow Lane had been her stepsister's lackey, and Claire Bennett understood exactly what kind of person she was.
But after thinking it over, she felt that gossiping about someone behind their back didn't seem very nice.
In the end, she swallowed the words back down.
Changing the subject, she said, "But I guess that's a good thing. If he has a new romance, then he won't come looking for you to keep him company drinking anymore."
Just now, Julian Sterling had thought Claire Bennett had seen through his identity. Only afterward did he realize that the President Sterling she meant was Wes Mercer.
He had no way to explain it, so he could only silently accept the idea that President Sterling had a new romance.