Claire Bennett's Mother's Killer

Sean Shaw rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Dad! You know Claire's personality. She has to discover this herself. Last time I told her Julian Sterling's identity, not only did she not believe me, she even thought I was overthinking it."

Hearing Sean Shaw say that, the two of them finally relaxed a little.

They couldn't be rash about this. They had to wait slowly.

At the same time, outside the hospital room, Zane Cole stood there with a dark look in his eyes.

He had just finished dealing with his own matters and had originally come to visit Claire Bennett. He hadn't expected Claire Bennett to have already left, or for him to overhear the conversation between Mr. Shaw and his parents.

Megan Shaw Bennett's car accident was connected to the Sterling family?

What happened back then had caused a huge uproar, and afterward someone had spent a great deal of money to suppress it. He only vaguely knew about Megan Shaw Bennett's car accident, but he didn't know what had actually happened.

If things were really as Mr. Shaw said...

Then... wouldn't Julian Sterling be Claire Bennett's mother's killer?

Although Megan Shaw Bennett wasn't dead yet, she had been lying in a hospital bed all these years, basically no different from a living corpse. And because of her, Claire Bennett had been forced to leave the Bennett family and had suffered quite a bit out there too.

It seemed that going up against Julian Sterling wasn't entirely hopeless for him after all.

When the truth was exposed, that would be the moment Claire Bennett returned to his side!

Zane Cole didn't go into the hospital room. Instead, he silently turned and left.

After Claire Bennett and Julian Sterling returned to Chicago, life got back on track.

Maison Verne Design Department.

Today was the day to register for the public selection to compete for the person in charge position.

Early that morning, Claire Bennett arrived at Maison Verne to prepare. Although she'd been a little hesitant before about whether to participate, now that she had actually signed up, she naturally had to give it everything she had.

This competition would use a three-round selection process. The first round was a preliminary screening to eliminate everyone who didn't meet the requirements. The later rounds were the real main event.

After Claire Bennett entered Maison Verne, she saw quite a few people gathered around Willow Lane.

They were all sucking up to Willow Lane.

"Willow, I heard that a few days ago Mr. Sterling announced in New York that he wasn't single. Doesn't that mean he's acknowledging your status? You're so lucky!"

"Exactly. Even though you didn't go to New York, Mr. Sterling clearly holds you in the palm of his hand!"

"I bet you're definitely going to be the final winner in this competition."

Last time Chloe Carter had tried to curry favor with Willow Lane, only to get stepped on by Claire Bennett. Recently she'd been keeping her head down, but now that Willow Lane's status as Mr. Sterling's girlfriend had been made public, she instantly had much more confidence again.

Even the way she looked at Claire Bennett was full of disdain.

This time, she would definitely crush Claire Bennett!

"Hey, did you all hear? Claire Bennett took three days off. She must've been secretly working hard to prepare for this competition, right? What a pity though. She's destined to be eliminated this time."

"What's the use of working hard? This is an era of connections now. Since when does hard work lead to success anymore?"

"Pfft, she actually worked that hard. Too bad it was all for nothing!"

"Exactly. I wonder how her preparations are going. I'm kind of curious!"

What Julian Sterling had done at Old Madam Sterling's birthday banquet had made Willow Lane, the woman mistaken for Mr. Sterling's girlfriend, become the object of everyone's admiration at Maison Verne.

Even Claire Bennett's status as Queen couldn't compare to Willow Lane's. After all, this was the future boss's wife!

Surrounded and adored like the stars around the moon, Willow Lane swept a contemptuous glance over Claire Bennett.

These past few days, she'd been working hard to build her relationship with Mr. Sterling. When he said he was away on business, she checked on his meals and daily routine every day. She had never expected that Mr. Sterling had actually gone back to New York for Old Madam Sterling's birthday banquet, and had even publicly announced her status as his official girlfriend at the banquet.

At that moment, Willow Lane felt that her position was secure.

A mocking smile curled at the corner of her lips. What the hell was Claire Bennett supposed to be!

Hearing these people's conversation and seeing their mocking looks, Claire Bennett didn't take any of it to heart.

She had been at the birthday banquet that day too and had seen the scene of Mr. Sterling publicly declaring his love.

Although she was unhappy with Willow Lane, now that the woman was Mr. Sterling's girlfriend, she had better keep her distance. If any major conflict really broke out, no one would be able to protect her.

Claire Bennett turned and walked to her seat, then sat down.

Before, Claire Bennett would always make a few sarcastic remarks whenever she faced her. She hadn't expected that now Claire Bennett wouldn't say a single thing. Willow Lane felt that Claire Bennett must be afraid of her, and the smug look on her face grew even stronger.

After who knew how long, Claire Bennett heard someone shout, "People from headquarters are here!"

She looked up, and to her surprise, she saw a familiar figure. Claire Bennett's eyes instantly widened.

It was actually Julian Sterling!!