Chapter 214
Should She Say Yes?
When she heard that, Kelsey Lee lifted her chin smugly and snorted. "Of course! She just looks like her face is decent. Her education and everything else aren't any better than mine."
Mrs. Lee immediately smiled in delight and quickly said, "Then once they get divorced, you can seize the opportunity."
Thinking of Julian Sterling today, Kelsey Lee's eyes filled with admiration.
When Julian Sterling was little, his features were handsome and noble, and he was extremely good-looking. After growing up, he was even more full of masculine charm, just as she had imagined. Added to that were his status and power, which moved her heart even more.
Back when she was in school, excellent as she was, quite a few boys had pursued her. In order to come back to Julian Sterling's side, she hadn't even spared them a glance.
"Mom, that woman still seems to want to cling to Julian and not let go!"
Kelsey Lee said indignantly, "But it doesn't matter. I'll deal with her. Just wait for my good news."
"What I need to do now is raise my own value. Only then will I be worthy of Julian. I don't even take that woman Claire Bennett seriously at all!"
Tomorrow, there was a gathering in Chicago's high-society circle. After learning about it, she had put a lot of thought into it, wanting to use her status as the Sterling family's daughter to go attend.
Anyway, Ruby Sterling was in New York, so right now she was the Sterling family's young lady in Chicago!
Kelsey Lee had already started fantasizing that if she successfully used this connection to break into the world of the wealthy, her own status would rise with it.
Seeing Kelsey Lee look so confident, Mrs. Lee smiled so hard she could hardly close her mouth.
All her efforts raising her hadn't been in vain. In the future, their whole family would be depending on this daughter!
Meanwhile, Julian Sterling's car was slowly driving down the road.
Claire Bennett sat in the front passenger seat. A thoughtful look appeared on her face as she was still thinking back over what had just happened.
She kept feeling that Julian Sterling's sister was a little strange. His sister's possessiveness toward him was extremely strong, already unlike that of an ordinary younger sister. It looked more like a girlfriend protecting her boyfriend.
Could this be what people called brother-obsessed?
Julian Sterling glanced at her and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
He didn't know whether Claire Bennett had seen through everything that happened today. He felt there shouldn't have been any flaws at all.
But right now, Claire Bennett had her head lowered, and something about it made him uneasy.
"Nothing..." Claire Bennett didn't know how to explain the issue with his sister to him. After thinking it over, she finally said, "Do you usually have much contact with your sister?"
Since his sister didn't like her, then they should just see each other less.
Julian Sterling immediately shook his head. "Not much."
Claire Bennett let out a sigh of relief. "Then that's fine. Now I can relax."
Very soon, Julian Sterling dropped Claire Bennett off at the detached house. As he watched her unbuckle her seat belt and get out, he suddenly called out to her, "Claire."
Claire Bennett paused, turned back to look at him, and asked in confusion, "Hm? Is there something else?"
"Do you still remember what happened before?"
"What happened before?"
Claire Bennett was utterly baffled. No matter how hard she racked her brain, she couldn't remember.
Julian Sterling lowered his lashes slightly and reminded her, "Helping my friend."
"!!!" Claire Bennett was shocked. Hadn't that matter already passed?
She looked at Julian Sterling's deep and gentle gaze resting on her, and her heartbeat gradually quickened. Her whole body seemed to start heating up.
Was Julian Sterling really sure he wanted to continue?
Did he know that for her, this was pure torture? He was practically flirting with her like crazy. But before, the feeling of being pursued by Julian Sterling had really been too wonderful.
What should she do? Should she agree to keep helping his friend?
Before Claire Bennett could answer, Julian Sterling said quietly again, "Or do you want to use some other method?"
"Some other method?" Claire Bennett murmured.
A trace of sharpness spilled into Julian Sterling's eyes as he slowly said, "Actually date me."
Claire Bennett's eyes went wide, and her legs turned weak with fright, almost making her collapse onto the ground.
He, he, he... was he serious?
Before misunderstanding Claire Bennett, Julian Sterling had kept avoiding things. He had thought that leaving Claire Bennett would let him forget her.
But the days without Claire Bennett by his side only made him feel worse.
What his mother said that day had suddenly enlightened him. On top of that, after learning that Claire Bennett hadn't borrowed money from Sean Shaw and wasn't living with Sean Shaw either, he became even more certain of his own feelings.
He had also adopted another strategy, changing from a gentle drizzle into a violent storm, and taking the initiative so Claire Bennett wouldn't have any chance to refuse.
After Julian Sterling said it, he stared at Claire Bennett without blinking for a single instant.
Quietly and seriously waiting for her answer.
"I... I..." She should have agreed immediately, but Claire Bennett actually chickened out and didn't answer for a long time.
If it had been before, she probably would have accepted in wild delight.
But now she felt like she was having a beautiful dream, and she was afraid that if she agreed, the dream would wake up.
Seeing Claire Bennett hesitate, Julian Sterling seemed unwilling to let her avoid it.
He unbuckled his seat belt and walked toward Claire Bennett. Sensing the man closing in on her step by step, Claire Bennett backed away in alarm.