Chapter 243
New Product Launch Event
At the Imperial Grand Hotel, the stars shone brilliantly. Celebrities gathered in droves, along with many wealthy young socialites and rich wives from powerful families who had been invited to attend the event.
The scale of the event was almost on par with Ethan Sterling and Naomi Pierce's previous engagement banquet.
Sterling International clearly intended to use this launch event to make the Maison Verne brand name known far and wide.
As a prominent family in Chicago, Hazel Lewis and Mr. Lewis were also invited to attend the event.
Hazel Lewis wore a milk-white satin gown with spaghetti straps, displaying her perfect figure to the fullest. She looked noble and elegant, attracting plenty of lingering gazes.
She was long accustomed to this kind of attention. Holding her head high with aristocratic pride, she looked like a proud white swan.
After entering the venue, Hazel Lewis swept her gaze around the room.
She wondered whether Julian Sterling would come today. After all, this was a brand owned by his company. For such an important occasion, shouldn't he be personally overseeing it?
After looking for quite a while, Hazel Lewis still hadn't seen the person she wanted to see, and she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
But on second thought, she could guess that Julian Sterling might not come.
After all, the reason he had maintained such an air of mystery was precisely because he rarely appeared at public events like this. Otherwise, photos of him would probably already be everywhere.
Quite a few reporters had already gathered at the scene. This new product launch had long since made the trending news, and many promo accounts had reposted and publicized it. The pomp and circumstance were unprecedentedly grand.
And because of the news that Queen would be attending, it had attracted even more attention from others in the industry.
At this moment, Claire Bennett was in a room, checking the jewelry and accessories on the models who would be appearing shortly.
There would be a runway show today, and the pieces being exhibited were all the newest works recently designed by Maison Verne's designers. As design director, she had to see everything through to the end.
Her assistant, Molly Lee, kept running back and forth, anxious beyond belief.
Although Claire Bennett had said she didn't care about the Queen matter, Molly Lee was Claire Bennett's assistant, and Claire Bennett's future position was closely tied to her own.
Of course she had to take it seriously.
Just when was that Queen going to arrive?
At that moment, Willow Lane and a group of other designers also came in to check on their own designs.
The lounge instantly became lively.
Willow Lane glanced at Claire Bennett and said with a mocking smile, "Claire Bennett, Manager Pierce is outside giving interviews right now. She said Queen has already arrived at the venue."
Claire Bennett still busied herself with her own work, with no time to pay Willow Lane any attention. She didn't even look at her.
The designer standing beside Willow Lane, who was on good terms with her, also snickered.
"Once we finish tidying up, let's go out and have a look at Queen."
"I'm really curious who Queen actually is."
Seeing that Claire Bennett stayed silent, Willow Lane assumed she'd been dealt a blow, and the corners of her lips curled up happily.
Tsk, this was really delightful in every way!
Before long, Maison Verne's designers all filed back out in a rush.
The lounge instantly emptied out.
Molly Lee was frantic. She wanted to go outside and see what was happening, but she also needed to stay here and help Claire Bennett.
Claire Bennett noticed her state and asked, "Molly, what's wrong?"
"Manager Claire, I..."
Seeing her like this, Claire Bennett laughed and said, "Are you worried that after Queen arrives, she'll push me out of my position, and then you'll have to suffer along with me?"
Molly Lee nodded first, then immediately shook her head hard. "I'm not worried about suffering. I'm just worried for you."
Claire Bennett understood what she meant. She said softly, "Don't worry. Queen won't push me out."
Because she was Queen. Was she going to push herself out of her own position?