We Should Still Get Divorced

Julian Sterling's face turned cold as he asked, "How are you going to pay me back? Borrow from Sean Shaw?"

Actually, he was a little angry. Did Claire Bennett know that owing a man money like that was the same as owing him a huge favor? Later, that man could use it as leverage and coerce her into doing anything.

Did she think everyone was like him?

A man like Sean Shaw, with no credibility whatsoever, would never show her any consideration at all!

Claire Bennett said, "You don't need to worry about it. Anyway, I'll give you the money."

A wave of helplessness rose in Julian Sterling's heart.

He had thought that if he worked hard enough, he could take Claire Bennett back from Sean Shaw. He hadn't expected that it had all been nothing but his own delusion.

Claire Bennett had no intention whatsoever of changing her mind.

In the end, she still wanted to leave his side.

Just now, he had prepared a whole speech in his head. He had wanted to apologize for his aunt's abruptness and win her forgiveness, but Claire Bennett didn't want to hear any of his explanations. She directly said she wanted to leave.

Claire Bennett still chose to return to Sean Shaw's embrace.

In that case, what was the point of forcing her to stay?

His body was taut, and he used every ounce of strength to suppress the emotions in his heart. After a moment of silence, he said hoarsely, "Okay. I promise you."

After speaking, Julian Sterling stood up and went straight out the door.

This time, Claire Bennett did not chase after him like she had last night. She only sat weakly on the sofa, watching helplessly as Julian Sterling closed the door and left.

Only after the room fell quiet did her tears start flowing uncontrollably.

This crush that had never even had the chance to begin had ended. She and Julian Sterling had come to nothing.

That night, Claire Bennett began packing her things.

Since she was already going to separate from Julian Sterling, she shouldn't keep living here. But for a moment, she felt lost, not knowing where exactly she should go or where she belonged.

Her eyes began to sting again, and Claire Bennett hurriedly forced down the thoughts in her heart.

That night, Ruby Sterling drove to the bar.

Julian Sterling knew Claire Bennett had been kidnapped by Paige Sterling, so naturally Ruby Sterling knew too. At the time, she had wanted to go with Julian Sterling to rescue her, but Julian Sterling had told her not to make trouble.

After that, she saw Julian Sterling come back.

He had only said that he and Claire Bennett were over, then went into his room. No matter how much she knocked, it was useless. Ruby Sterling was frantic, so she immediately came to find Claire Bennett to ask what had happened. When she learned Claire Bennett was here at the bar, she rushed over right away.

After Ruby Sterling went in, she saw Claire Bennett sitting alone at the bar. Her back looked lonely and desolate, carrying a frailness that made people's hearts ache.

Claire Bennett was drinking by herself in misery.

Her glossy black hair draped down her back, and she was leaning lazily over the bar. She looked inexplicably seductive, and someone nearby was already eager to go up and hit on her.

Ruby Sterling couldn't worry about anything else. She hurried over and said, "Claire, what are you doing? Let's go home."

When she heard Ruby Sterling say go home, a brief look of confusion appeared in Claire Bennett's eyes.

She gave a faint, self-mocking smile and said, "I don't have a home anymore."

The Bennett family wasn't her home. She had left the Bennett family long ago. And the place where she had later lived with Julian Sterling wasn't her home either. She and Julian Sterling were getting divorced, so where was there left for her to go home to?

"Oh! I have another place somewhere else. Come stay with me. This bar doesn't look very safe. Let's go."

She hadn't brought any bodyguards with her today. Claire Bennett was far too beautiful, and there were plenty of men nearby staring at her like predators. What if she got drunk later?

Ruby Sterling had no choice but to think about their safety, and this wasn't a good place to talk either. Claire Bennett didn't object. Before Ruby Sterling arrived, she had already drunk quite a bit, and now her mind was a little numb and her reactions much slower too.

"Let's go." Ruby Sterling pulled Claire Bennett away.

Julian Sterling was at the Sterling family home, and it wasn't convenient for Ruby Sterling to take Claire Bennett there, so she took her straight to one of her own places.

Someone usually came here to clean, and sometimes Ruby Sterling would come stay here.

The two entered the living room. Claire Bennett staggered toward the sofa, then threw herself onto it. She looked completely drained of energy.

Ruby Sterling sat down beside her. She looked Claire Bennett over, worry appearing in her eyes, and asked, "Claire, what exactly happened between you and... Julian Sterling?"

Claire Bennett stayed silent and said nothing.

A moment later, she said softly, "We're getting divorced."

Ruby Sterling's brows knitted tightly together. "How did it come to divorce? Did you find out something?"

At that moment, Ruby Sterling had no choice but to suspect that when Claire Bennett had been taken away by Paige Sterling, she had found out Julian Sterling's real identity and was furious over being deceived, so that was why she wanted a divorce.

This was all her fault!

From the very beginning, she shouldn't have kept it hidden. She never expected one mistake would lead to another, and then things would keep going wrong until it ended up at this irreversible point.

Ruby Sterling grabbed Claire Bennett's hand and said with a pitiful expression all over her face, "Claire, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. Julian Sterling, he's my brother..."