Addicted to Playing the Rich Heiress

Claire Bennett smiled faintly. "Leave it to me."

"Okay!" Ruby Sterling stood behind Claire Bennett, feeling incredibly happy to have this good sister and future sister-in-law backing her up.

Claire Bennett's gaze settled coolly on Kelsey Lee.

When Ruby Sterling had asked her out today, she hadn't known what it was about, but now she finally understood.

It seemed that Julian Sterling's sister was actually impersonating Ruby Sterling here to swindle and bluff people, and inviting her here yesterday had probably been for the purpose of humiliating her too, right?

When Ruby Sterling saw Claire Bennett stepping in, she immediately backed off.

Claire Bennett looked at Kelsey Lee, mockery spilling from her eyes, and said, "Whose clothes are fake can be settled by asking Vivian Yu."

Holly Hart gave a cold snort. "Everyone knows Vivian Yu is impossible to book. Even we have to make reservations six months in advance. And you're telling us to ask her? You're only saying that because you know there's no way to ask, aren't you!"

Claire Bennett smiled meaningfully and said, "Ruby Sterling and Vivian Yu are very close. One phone call is all it takes to get Vivian Yu over here."

"This Miss Sterling here... that's right, isn't it?" After Claire Bennett finished speaking, she looked pointedly at Kelsey Lee, and successfully saw her expression change.

Behind Claire Bennett, Ruby Sterling nodded in agreement. "That's right, that's right. Ruby Sterling and Vivian Yu are pretty close."

She egged her on, saying, "Call Vivian Yu over right now and let us see. If you can't get her here, that'll prove you're wearing a fake!"

Kelsey Lee's body stiffened slightly. Setting aside whether she could get Vivian Yu to come or not—

Even if Vivian Yu really did come, wouldn't her identity and her clothes be exposed? No matter what, she couldn't agree.

At that moment, as the host of the gathering, Hazel Lewis naturally couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

She stepped forward to play peacemaker and said with a smile, "You two ladies, today's event is a private gathering, and you need an invitation to attend. May I ask how you got in? If you keep making trouble like this, I can have someone escort you out."

Although Hazel Lewis was smiling pleasantly and looked gentle and virtuous, her smile was somewhat fake.

And instead of asking whether the clothes were real or fake, she directly took Kelsey Lee's side, making Ruby Sterling so angry her face turned pale.

What exactly was wrong with this Miss Lewis?

She actually thought they were the ones making trouble?

Seeing someone step in to help her out, Kelsey Lee's taut nerves relaxed slightly. She let out a breath and smiled. "Vivian is usually very busy with work. It wouldn't be appropriate for us to call her over just to prove such boring little things, would it?"

At that, the socialites around them nodded in agreement.

Since Hazel Lewis had stepped in to help Kelsey Lee, and with Kelsey Lee's status as a Sterling family heiress on top of that, they naturally took Kelsey Lee's side as well.

Everyone started saying, "Exactly. This lady is a Sterling family heiress. Who are you two? You've got some nerve asking her to call Vivian Yu over the moment you open your mouths. That's shameless."

"Miss Lewis, didn't you send out invitations? How did these random weirdos get in here?"

"Have someone throw them out!"

In an instant, Claire Bennett and Ruby Sterling became the target of everyone's criticism.

Ruby Sterling was furious. She wanted to yank off her wig and go up there and slap Kelsey Lee hard across the face, so she'd stop impersonating her and bluffing people.

Suddenly, a hand landed on her shoulder, and Claire Bennett's voice sounded by her ear as she said softly, "Don't rush. When you beat a dog, you don't kill it with one blow."

Ruby Sterling's anger subsided, and she turned back into a well-behaved little kitten, hiding behind Claire Bennett again.

When several of the socialites heard Claire Bennett's words, all of their expressions changed.

What did this woman mean? What did she mean by beating a dog?

Did she mean they were all dogs?!

Claire Bennett wasn't intimidated by the few people in front of her. She lifted a faint smile and said, "If she can prove that what I'm wearing is a knockoff, then we'll leave on our own."

Now that she'd put it that way, the others couldn't very well force them out.

Holly Hart sneered at that. She looked at Claire Bennett and Ruby Sterling with gloating malice and mocked, "Isn't it just a phone call? Miss Sterling, make the call right now. I'd really like to see how these two are going to clean this up after they're exposed! Honestly, you won't give up until you're staring at your own coffin!"

"Yeah, if Designer Yu doesn't have time, then just call her. A video call would be best. Then they'll be completely convinced!"

The socialites around them all started chiming in to support Holly Hart, urging Kelsey Lee to hurry up and make the call. She could no longer put them off with excuses.

Kelsey Lee's face turned deathly pale, and she stammered, "I..."

"Oh, Miss Sterling, don't be scared. We'll definitely stand up for you. Once it's proven that what this woman is wearing is fake, we'll have security throw her out."

"Exactly. Don't be too kind. A woman like this deserves to be taught a lesson, so she won't come making trouble for you again in the future."

Kelsey Lee didn't dare move at all. Her back was drenched in sweat from nerves, and her expression was so stiff she couldn't even force a smile anymore.

At that moment, Ruby Sterling snorted and said, "She doesn't dare make the call because she doesn't know Vivian Yu at all! And there's no way she has her number!"