Chapter 319
Who Is This Woman's Grandfather
When Hazel Lewis and Daniel Lewis saw that Claire Bennett not only hadn't made a fool of herself, but was now even being praised by everyone, their expressions turned ugly beyond words.
Hazel Lewis narrowed her eyes suspiciously, apparently thinking of something.
Since this bracelet was real, and Green Hills, Blue Waters had first been bought by the Cole family, setting aside whether Claire Bennett even had that much money to buy it, if the Cole family had been willing to sell it to her, then did Claire Bennett have some kind of connection to the Cole family?
With that thought in mind, Hazel Lewis spoke up and asked, "Miss Bennett, did you buy that jade bracelet from the Cole family?"
Claire Bennett gave Hazel Lewis a flat look, naturally seeing that she was trying to find a hole in her story.
She couldn't drag Zane Cole into this, or they would very likely keep pressing her about the purchase price, and then keep pressing about other things, and then it would never end.
So Claire Bennett smiled faintly and said, "I bought it from Ruby Sterling."
"Huh?" Ruby Sterling froze for a moment.
When had Claire Bennett ever bought it from her? She had absolutely no idea, okay!
Very quickly, Ruby Sterling thought of something, and in a situation like this, she more or less understood that some things couldn't be met with too much honesty.
Ruby Sterling hurriedly nodded. "Right, right, right! She bought it from me. Claire heard she needed to bring a birthday gift, so she asked me to help buy the bracelet. Do you have a problem with that?"
Hazel Lewis's expression stiffened, but she still said unwillingly, "But just now you said this bracelet belonged to the Cole family..."
"Oh, come on! Can't the Cole family buy it at auction and then resell it? Since Old Mr. Ross said it's genuine, that's all that matters. Why are you still hung up on it? What exactly are you trying to do?"
The moment Ruby Sterling said that, Hazel Lewis was left speechless on the spot.
She still wanted to say something, but Daniel Lewis shot her a look, and only then did Hazel Lewis reluctantly shut her mouth.
...
In a corner, Hazel Lewis stared at Claire Bennett with an unwilling expression.
"Dad! Claire Bennett actually stole the spotlight. It's seriously infuriating! Why did you stop me just now? There's no way Claire Bennett has that much money to buy something like this."
"Hazel, you were still too impatient. Claire Bennett also has the identity of Queen. Getting money isn't that hard for her. If you keep clinging to this, Old Mr. Sterling may think you're petty. It would be better to come at it from another angle!"
Hearing that, Hazel Lewis gradually calmed down, and she turned to look at Old Mr. Sterling.
That's right!
Old Mr. Sterling liked her very much. Right now, what she should be doing was trying her best to please him.
After all, Old Mr. Sterling was the one truly in power in the Sterling family right now. The others didn't count for much at all. No matter how much Old Mrs. Sterling liked Claire Bennett, she could only obediently listen to Old Mr. Sterling!
Hazel Lewis perked up again.
Claire Bennett sat beside Old Mrs. Sterling. Thinking of how Old Mrs. Sterling had protected her just now and embarrassed Hazel Lewis in public for her sake, she wanted to repay Old Mrs. Sterling.
As it happened, Zane Cole had already agreed to help take a look at Julian Sterling's grandfather's condition.
So Claire Bennett said, "Grandma, that doctor friend I mentioned to you yesterday has already agreed to see Grandpa. When you have time another day, shall we go together and have him checked out?"
Old Mrs. Sterling was taken aback for a moment, then nodded repeatedly. "Good, good, good. That's very thoughtful of you, Claire."
After saying that, she looked at Old Mr. Sterling and huffed, "Claire found you a doctor to treat you, and you're not saying anything? Why don't you thank Claire? You have no manners at all!"
Old Mr. Sterling: "..."
Who was this woman's grandfather? Had he acknowledged her status as his granddaughter-in-law? And she was just calling him that so casually!
"Hmph! I'm not going!" Old Mr. Sterling turned his head away angrily.
"Old Mr. Sterling, please don't be angry." Hazel Lewis spoke obediently. "Speaking of seeing a doctor, I just so happened to find one for you as well. I was originally planning to have her take a look at you just now, but I didn't get the chance to mention it."
When Old Mr. Sterling heard that, he looked over curiously. "Really? What doctor did you invite, and from where?"