Chapter 175
They Weren't Even Comparable on the Same Level
Claire Bennett let out a cold laugh. "Who exactly cut in line?"
She really had stepped forward first just now, but before she had the chance to speak, Willow Lane and Yvonne Yu had come up. If anyone had cut in line, it was the two of them.
When Yvonne Yu heard Claire Bennett's name, she looked over at her in surprise and sized her up from head to toe.
She hadn't seen Claire Bennett in a long time. She hadn't expected that after all the twists and turns, she'd run into her again in Chicago. When Willow Lane had said earlier that Claire Bennett was also in Chicago, she hadn't quite believed it.
Now that she saw Claire Bennett standing right in front of her, she finally believed that after failing to make it in New York, Claire really had come to Chicago.
Back when Claire Bennett was at Bennett Group, she had dressed pretty tastefully. Even though she didn't wear big-name brands, she always carried the air of a rich young lady about her. After that incident and her departure, her life had only gotten more and more miserable.
The outfit she was wearing now didn't look like any brand at all.
Tsk, tsk... looks like Claire Bennett was doing worse and worse.
And she still dared to fight them for a spot. She really had no idea what she was worth!
"Cut in line?" Willow Lane laughed mockingly. With a proud look on her face, she snorted, "Didn't you hear what the server just said? I have a VIP gold card. Open your damn eyes and take a good look!"
Yvonne Yu also gave a mocking laugh and chimed in, "Exactly. Know what a gold card is? Go line up in the back like a good girl. Either you're pretending to be stupid on purpose, or you're just looking for trouble!"
Seeing how arrogant the two of them were, Claire Bennett didn't get angry.
She merely handed over the card in her hand calmly. "VIP card."
The moment the server saw Claire Bennett's top-tier black card, her eyes went wide.
This was Crown Taste House's highest-level VIP card. So few had ever been issued that you could count them on one hand. Every black card holder had an incredibly distinguished status.
The gold cards those two women were holding, on the other hand, were far more common. They weren't even comparable on the same level.
It was instantly obvious who should be properly attended to.
The expression on the Crown Taste House server's face changed. She said apologetically to Willow Lane and Yvonne Yu, "I'm sorry, but this young lady was the one who came to line up first."
After saying that, she walked over to Claire Bennett and said, "You didn't show your top-tier black card earlier, so I didn't know you were a member of our Crown Taste House. Please come with me."
Seeing the server abandon them and fawn over Claire Bennett like that,
Willow Lane and Yvonne Yu's faces turned ugly to the extreme.
"You just said there was only one private room left. So what are we supposed to do?"
The server looked apologetic. "If you don't mind, you can wait until other guests finish dining, and then we'll make other arrangements for you..."
Willow Lane's face went stiff, dark with anger.
She had come with her gold card specifically to show off in front of Yvonne Yu, and now she was being made to wait like an ordinary person. Wouldn't that be humiliating beyond belief?
Claire Bennett didn't want to keep tangling with them. Impatiently, she said, "Can we go in now?"
"Yes, of course. Please come with me."
Just as Claire Bennett was about to go inside with the server, Willow Lane said unwillingly, "Wait a second! How could she possibly have a Crown Taste House card? That card has to be fake, right? Don't let her fool you!"
The server said, "If the card were fake, it wouldn't scan on the machine."
"Then go scan it!"
Hearing Willow Lane's words, a trace of hesitation flashed across the server's face. If the card turned out to be real, wouldn't she be offending this guest? For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
Willow Lane refused to let it go and insisted that the server scan the card.
Both sides were members of Crown Taste House. Although Claire Bennett's black card was a higher tier, the other side still had a gold card.
Seeing the conflicted look on the server's face, Claire Bennett said, "Go scan it."
She hadn't expected Claire Bennett to be so easygoing, and a grateful look appeared on the server's face.
She took Claire Bennett's card and scanned it on the machine. Instantly, the black card's serial number and points appeared on the screen. That endless string of points was dazzling to look at. It really was a genuine Crown Taste House black card.
The server let out a sigh of relief. She walked back over to them and said to Willow Lane, "This guest's card is real."
After that, she led Claire Bennett into Crown Taste House.
Willow Lane and Yvonne Yu stood there in a daze. They had never expected Claire Bennett to actually have a Crown Taste House black card. Where had she gotten it?
Very quickly, Willow Lane thought of Claire Bennett's situation and slowly came to a realization.
She ground her teeth and said hatefully, "Claire Bennett sold her body to climb the ladder, stringing several men along at once. Some man definitely gave her that black card. Sooner or later, she's going to screw herself over!"
She was going to remember what happened today.
Once she became President Sterling's woman in the future, she would crush Claire Bennett completely!
...
After going inside, Claire Bennett sent Julian Sterling a message telling him the name of the private room.
Because of the slight snub at the entrance, Crown Taste House sent her quite a few appetizers before the meal. Claire Bennett had a pretty good impression of Crown Taste House.
Two minutes later, Julian Sterling entered the private room.
Seeing Claire Bennett sitting there obediently waiting for him, he asked, "Why didn't you order first?"
"I... I don't know what you like to eat." As Claire Bennett said this, a guilty look appeared on her face.
She realized that she still didn't know Julian Sterling well enough. Whatever she cooked usually, Julian Sterling would always graciously finish it all. Other than accidentally discovering that he didn't like green peppers, it didn't seem like he had any other foods he avoided.
"Whatever you order, I like." Julian Sterling said this unhurriedly.
"..." What he said was a little too easy to misunderstand.
Just then, there was a knock on the private room door, and a server walked in carrying a plate. "Hello, this is our complimentary couples' fruit platter."
Claire Bennett looked over in surprise and saw that the fruit platter in front of her was arranged from watermelon cut into heart shapes, piled together, with other fruits decorating it. It looked delicate and beautiful.
But that wasn't the point. What had the server just said?
Couples' fruit platter?
It seemed like they weren't a couple yet, at least for now...
Yet Julian Sterling didn't explain, and the server had already left.
Julian Sterling's girlfriend? Claire Bennett secretly turned to glance at him, a trace of delight appearing at the corners of her mouth as she happily accepted this wonderful relationship.