Have You Seen a Doctor

Naomi Pierce looked at Claire Bennett warily, not understanding why she was suddenly asking that.

Recently, she really had been seeing a doctor to get her body in shape for pregnancy preparation. She was doing it in secret, so how did Claire Bennett know about it?

"Whether I see a doctor or not is none of your business!" Naomi Pierce shouted guiltily.

"Your delusions are getting worse and worse. I'm just kindly reminding you to hurry up and get treatment, so Ms. Sterling doesn't find out and dump you for fear you'll affect the next generation."

Claire Bennett remembered hearing Tanya Sterling say something like that to Ethan Sterling before. She'd said that with Claire's poor family background and single-parent household, she definitely hadn't received much of an education either, and wouldn't be able to raise future children well.

But they didn't know that her education level wasn't low at all...

Naomi Pierce was so angry her face turned dark. She knew she couldn't out-argue Claire Bennett.

Thinking that Claire Bennett was eyeing Ethan Sterling, Naomi Pierce couldn't stay any longer. She had to remain by Ethan Sterling's side twenty-four hours a day to keep watch, so Claire Bennett couldn't slip in through the cracks.

Naomi Pierce gave a light snort and hurried into Sterling International.

Watching her impatient, eager-to-rush-off back, Claire Bennett let out a cold laugh.

Treating trash like treasure—Naomi Pierce really thought everyone would fight her over Ethan Sterling. A man like that wasn't worth thinking about.

Naomi Pierce found Ethan Sterling waiting in the conference room.

"Ethan, how can you let Claire Bennett just start painting like this? What if she does a bad job? It'll affect Sterling International's image, and then your uncle he..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ethan Sterling impatiently waved his hand. "Enough. Don't bother me with something this trivial. I have things to do. Go back to the office and stay there now."

Naomi Pierce stared at Ethan Sterling in shock. She hadn't expected him to act like this. Her hands at her sides clenched tightly.

It had to be Claire Bennett!

She had actually bought Ethan Sterling off. Now he was completely taking Claire Bennett's side, and he'd even told her not to bother him and to leave immediately!

Naomi Pierce didn't dare argue with Ethan Sterling, so she could only force herself to swallow her anger.

She left resentfully. On her way back to the office, she passed through a long corridor, and through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows she could see the scenery outside.

Naomi Pierce stopped and looked down. On the elevated platform below, Claire Bennett was holding a paintbrush and painting with full concentration.

She let out a cold laugh, and a vicious look overflowed from her eyes.

Claire Bennett seemed to sense something. She looked around, but didn't notice anything unusual.

Strange. Just now, she'd suddenly felt a chill on her back, something creepy, like someone was staring at her. Very quickly, she tossed the question out of her mind.

Maybe she was overthinking it. In this kind of work, when you're outdoors, it's perfectly normal for people to stare out of curiosity.

Claire Bennett thought of Ethan Sterling.

His behavior today had really been too strange. What exactly was he busy with?

Since she couldn't figure it out, she stopped thinking about it.

Claire Bennett worked the entire day and finally completed one-third of the line drawing.

When work wrapped up that evening, a car stopped in front of her. The window slowly rolled down, revealing a handsome, striking face.

Julian Sterling.

Claire Bennett curled her lips slightly, opened the car door, and sat in the passenger seat.

"What are you doing here?"

Julian Sterling said evenly, "I happened to pass by after work."

He started the car and drove away. The scenery around them rapidly receded. Claire Bennett rolled down the window, and the gentle breeze blowing across her face made her feel refreshed and at ease.

Ever since coming to Chicago, all kinds of painful and oppressive things had kept happening. Now things were starting to move in a better direction.

For a brief moment, Claire Bennett actually felt that this kind of life had a quiet sort of beauty to it: every day she finished her own work, and then the man beside her came to pick her up after work.

The two of them went to the market on the way.

At this hour, the market was crowded. A person pushing a flatbed cart came by, and it was about to crash into Claire Bennett, but she was busy looking at ingredients and didn't notice.

Julian Sterling reached out and pulled Claire Bennett over. "Be careful."

This woman really was that carefree.

Didn't she know there was a child in her belly?

Claire Bennett fell straight into his arms. Sensing the man's cool, clean scent, she only then belatedly came to her senses.

She quickly thanked him. "Thank you."

After that, Julian Sterling carefully kept Claire Bennett protected the whole time so she wouldn't get bumped by anyone. Seeing that, Claire Bennett felt a strange stir in her heart.