Chapter 34
My Husband Will Be Back Any Minute
The apartment was pitch-black, and Julian Sterling hadn't come back here either. Claire Bennett sat down on the couch, and just then the doorbell suddenly rang.
Claire Bennett looked over in confusion.
Could it be Julian Sterling? Had he not brought his key?
Did he not see her at the hospital, so he came straight back to the apartment to look for her?
Claire Bennett went to open the door. Outside was a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
She knew this man. After all, she had just seen what he looked like in the video last night.
"Manager Parker? What do you need?"
Kevin Parker gave a dark smile and said coldly, "I didn't expect Miss Bennett to still remember me. I heard you were injured, so I came specially to check on you."
Claire Bennett frowned. She wasn't an employee of Sterling International, and she wasn't that familiar with this Manager Parker either. She truly didn't want to accept his concern.
"Thank you for your concern, Manager Parker. I'm fine." After saying that, Claire Bennett moved to shut the door, but Kevin Parker reached out and pushed it open, shoving half his body into the gap at once.
Claire Bennett's right hand was in a cast and couldn't move, and she wasn't as strong as he was. He pushed the door open in an instant.
Kevin Parker entered the apartment and shut the door behind him.
His burning gaze fell on Claire Bennett as he leered and said, "Miss Bennett, you live here all by yourself. You must get unbearably lonely sometimes. Want me to help you out? You won't be able to forget it. Maybe next time you'll even beg me to give it to you."
"Leave right now, or I'm calling the police!" Claire Bennett said with a cold face, backing up a few steps to widen the distance between them.
"I heard you're a woman Ethan Sterling dumped. You could do it with him but not with me? I'm no worse than he is!" Kevin Parker said mockingly.
He sneered. He had even gotten Ethan Sterling's fiancée into bed, so what was Claire Bennett acting so pure and high-minded for? For all he knew, Ethan Sterling had already used her up.
Hearing Kevin Parker say that made Claire Bennett feel utterly sick.
"Don't come any closer. My husband will be back any minute." She used Julian Sterling to scare Kevin Parker.
How could Kevin Parker possibly believe Claire Bennett's words? He had heard from Naomi Pierce that Claire Bennett had just been dumped by Ethan Sterling. How could she possibly have a husband?
She had to be lying to him. What a sly little thing.
Claire Bennett was pretty. Even if she was damaged goods, he still wanted a taste, so he had agreed to Naomi Pierce's request.
Getting money and taking advantage at the same time—where else could he find something that good?
"This place is out in the suburbs, and occupancy is low. Even if you scream, no one will come save you. They might even think we're having a good time, so stop resisting!"
As he spoke, Kevin Parker started taking off his clothes while lunging at Claire Bennett...
"Get away from me!" Claire Bennett dodged to the side.
She still had bandages wrapped around her body, so she was already not very agile. Kevin Parker grabbed her hand at once and yanked hard, pulling her toward him.
Kevin Parker threw Claire Bennett down onto the couch. He took out his phone, turned on video mode, set it on the table beside them, and then started unfastening his belt.
Just as Kevin Parker pulled his belt free, the apartment door was suddenly flung open.
The next second, someone sent him flying with a kick!
Kevin Parker slammed heavily into the table behind him, making a tremendous crash.
He felt as if he had already suffered internal injuries. After falling to the floor, he clutched his waist with a face full of pain, unable to even crawl back up.
Julian Sterling's face was dark as he strode over with steady steps.
The room's light poured down over his head, edging his handsome, noble features with a layer of radiance.
Seeing him appear just in time, Claire Bennett felt as though she were seeing a savior, and her eyes grew wet.
Thank God he came!
Otherwise, she probably would have had no choice but to fight Kevin Parker to the death.
Julian Sterling walked over and helped Claire Bennett up from the couch. He pulled her fallen clothing back into place over her shoulder.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here," his deep voice sounded.
Claire Bennett's heart trembled, and a warm current surged through every part of her body.
Her heart filled completely with a sense of safety, as though with Julian Sterling there, he would settle every difficulty for her, as though if the sky fell, he would hold it up.
"Y-you... it's actually you?" After Kevin Parker recovered a little, he recognized Julian Sterling.
He was that man Marcus Reed had brought to beat him up!
He never expected him to appear here at Claire Bennett's place. What exactly was his relationship with Claire Bennett?
Julian Sterling shot Kevin Parker a sharp look. His icy gaze swept over him, making him shudder with fear.
It was truly strange. He was obviously just an ordinary man, but there was an exceptionally powerful presence about him that made Kevin Parker unable to stop himself from feeling afraid.
Julian Sterling walked up to Kevin Parker and drove his powerful long leg into him.
His sinister, vicious voice rang out: "You filthy bastard, you dare touch my woman?"
"Ah!" Kevin Parker was kicked in the chest and screamed miserably.
Kevin Parker had already been injured to begin with. Now Julian Sterling's kick made him cough up blood, and he felt like if he got kicked one more time, he was going to die.