Chapter 343
They Came for Claire Bennett
Claire Bennett looked at Megan's mother in some surprise, not knowing why her aunt was suddenly so opposed to her getting married.
When they'd talked on the phone before, they hadn't seemed this against it at all. They'd kept congratulating her and saying they'd come to Chicago to visit her when they had the chance.
Looking at the grave expression on her aunt's face, Claire Bennett said uneasily, "Auntie, I know our decision was rushed, but I've thought it through very carefully. I didn't just casually pick someone and rush into a marriage."
Even though it really had been casual at the beginning, now she was truly serious about being with Julian Sterling.
Actually, Claire Bennett had originally thought Julian Sterling would definitely win her uncle and aunt over, but seeing them like this now, she suddenly didn't know what to say either.
Megan's mother looked at the stubborn set of Claire Bennett's face and blanked out for a moment, as if she were seeing something through Claire Bennett.
Claire Bennett's temperament was actually very similar to Megan Shaw Bennett's. If they didn't interfere, she would probably end up following in her mother's footsteps too.
Sean's father knitted his brows tightly and said, "Claire, your aunt is only thinking of you too. Even if you and that man are getting along well right now, you still don't know each other that deeply after all. There are many things about his family and about him that you still don't understand. We still hope you'll think it over carefully again."
Megan's mother nodded repeatedly beside him.
She let out a soft sigh. "After all these years, you and Zane Cole are still so close..."
Claire Bennett didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She said, "Of course. We're good friends."
Megan's mother suddenly sighed faintly. "I always thought you two would end up together. If only you could have been together, how wonderful that would be."
"..."
Claire Bennett froze for a moment.
Could it be that her aunt had just opposed this because of how much she liked Zane Cole?
Claire Bennett awkwardly rubbed her nose and said, "Auntie, even though everyone says that, I never meant it that way. Julian Sterling is a very good man. I'll introduce him to you another day, and you should change your minds then."
After Megan Shaw Bennett became a vegetable and Claire Bennett cut ties with the Bennett family, Sean's father and mother had, in a sense, become her second parents, and Claire Bennett treated them with the utmost respect.
If she was going to be with Julian Sterling, then she definitely had to bring him to meet them, and she also hoped to receive their blessing.
It was just that her relationship with Julian Sterling still wasn't very stable yet. Claire Bennett wanted to wait a little longer, and when their relationship had settled, then she would introduce Julian Sterling to them.
When Sean's father and mother heard this, not only were they not happy, their expressions grew even graver.
Of course they had met Julian Sterling before. It was precisely because they knew the person Claire Bennett had married was Julian Sterling that they were so uneasy. After all, back then...
The two of them fell into an unusual silence.
Claire Bennett had no idea what was wrong with them and felt somewhat at a loss.
She didn't know what was going on, but Sean Shaw, who had been standing in the back without saying a word, knew perfectly well.
Earlier, he hadn't had a chance to tell his parents about Claire Bennett. They vaguely knew that Claire Bennett had gone to Chicago to get married, but they didn't know the specific details very clearly.
This morning, Sean's father asked him about business matters, and he casually brought up this matter.
He hadn't expected the two of them to turn tense. They even looked into where Claire Bennett was, and after learning she was at the hospital, they hurried over, even making it look as though they had come to visit Megan Shaw Bennett.
In fact, they had already come to visit earlier when Claire Bennett wasn't there. The two of them had come for Claire Bennett all along!