Chapter 35
Luckily, He Came
"Spare me, spare me! It was Naomi Pierce. That woman sent me..." Kevin Parker clutched his chest and begged for mercy over and over.
When Claire Bennett heard that Naomi Pierce had sent Kevin Parker to ruin her innocence, she trembled with rage.
That woman was truly disgusting to the extreme!
Claire Bennett stood up and demanded, "What did she tell you to do?"
Kevin Parker was terrified of Julian Sterling. Even though he didn't know who he was, the man was just too formidable. How could he dare hide anything? He confessed honestly to everything.
"Naomi Pierce told me to sleep with you, then film us having sex. She wants to play it at the engagement party and make you utterly disgraced..."
Hearing Naomi Pierce's plan, Claire Bennett was furious.
A woman's heart could be the most vicious. Naomi Pierce really was a black-hearted woman!
She took out her phone, switched on video mode, pointed the camera at Kevin Parker, and shouted sternly, "Say what you just said again!"
Kevin Parker didn't dare resist and could only do as he was told.
After recording the evidence of his crime, Claire Bennett put her phone away.
Julian Sterling said in a low voice, "Get some rest. Leave this to me."
After saying that, he grabbed Kevin Parker by the collar and dragged him out of the apartment.
Outside the apartment door, Julian Sterling took out his phone and called Marcus Reed, telling him to appear in front of him within five minutes.
Marcus Reed had been the one to drive him back just now, and he hadn't gotten far yet. After receiving the order, he immediately turned the car around.
Very quickly, Marcus Reed appeared in front of them.
He walked over and said respectfully, "Mr. Sterling, what are your orders?"
Kevin Parker's eyes went wide as he stared at Julian Sterling in shock, as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard.
Mr. Sterling! Which Mr. Sterling was Marcus Reed talking about?
It was obvious that Sterling International had only one Mr. Sterling. In an instant, Kevin Parker's face turned white as paper, and his mind was filled with two words: I'm done for!
Kevin Parker said, trembling, "Mr. Sterling, I didn't know you were Mr. Sterling, and I definitely didn't know Claire Bennett was your woman. Please, be magnanimous and let me go!"
When Marcus Reed saw Kevin Parker here and heard what he said, he instantly guessed part of what had just happened.
He stepped forward and viciously kicked him.
"Let you go? Last time, you tampered with Ms. Bennett's rigging and nearly got her killed. Mr. Sterling already let you off once, and now you still dared to make a move on Ms. Bennett?"
Kevin Parker regretted it bitterly. He never should have listened to that woman Naomi Pierce.
He hurriedly knelt and begged for mercy. "I was blinded by greed. I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..."
Kevin Parker kept kowtowing to Julian Sterling, panicked and disoriented like a frightened bird.
Julian Sterling's gaze was ice-cold as he said in a chilly voice, "You said just now that Naomi Pierce ordered you to film Claire Bennett's video?"
"Yes! Naomi Pierce was behind all of it. It had nothing to do with me!" Kevin Parker immediately shoved all the blame onto Naomi Pierce.
Julian Sterling curled his lips in a mocking arc.
A bloodthirsty darkness flashed through his eyes as he said slowly, "I have a task for you."
Kevin Parker only wanted to escape punishment now, so he nodded at once and said, "Mr. Sterling, just give the order. I won't hesitate to do it!"
Julian Sterling didn't want to look at Kevin Parker for another second. Somewhat impatiently, he said, "Marcus Reed, take him away. I don't want to see him in front of me."
"Yes, Mr. Sterling." Marcus Reed immediately dragged Kevin Parker away.
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Inside the apartment, Claire Bennett picked up the things that had been knocked around in the chaos and put them back in place. She also disinfected the spot where Kevin Parker had been before finally feeling a little better.
She sat and waited for a while before Julian Sterling came back in from outside.
There was still a gloom on his face that hadn't lifted.
Claire Bennett asked, "Where's Kevin Parker?"
"Taken care of." Julian Sterling didn't say how he had dealt with Kevin Parker.
Claire Bennett assumed he had sent him to the police station, so she didn't keep asking.
She sent Julian Sterling the video of Kevin Parker's confession from earlier and said, "I've sent you the video. Hand over the evidence."
Julian Sterling nodded.
The two of them tidied up a little, then lay down on the bed to sleep.
Claire Bennett's nerves had been stretched tight all day. Now that she finally relaxed, she felt utterly exhausted and quickly fell asleep.
In her dream, she saw Kevin Parker charging at her with a lewd grin. He pinned her beneath him, and no matter what she did, she couldn't break free.
The terrifying nightmare tormented Claire Bennett. A thin layer of sweat seeped out across her forehead, her brows knitted tightly, and her breathing grew rapid, as though she were trapped in the dream and unable to wake up.
Suddenly, Julian Sterling's voice sounded by her ear.
"Claire Bennett, wake up!"
His voice was like the dawn come to save her. The nightmare before her eyes vanished, and Claire Bennett suddenly opened her eyes, gasping for breath like a fish out of water.
"Did you have a nightmare?" Julian Sterling's voice sounded by her ear.
Claire Bennett lifted her eyes and saw his gentle gaze resting on her. She swallowed, let out a breath, and answered dully, "I dreamed about Kevin Parker."
Julian Sterling felt that kicking Kevin Parker just once had been letting him off too easily.
A piece of trash like that deserved to be killed.
"Don't be afraid." His voice was low and gentle, carrying a warmth that soothed the heart.
Claire Bennett gradually calmed down. Even though Julian Sterling had said only two words, they gave her a strange sense of security.