Hazel Lewis Wants to Compete with Claire Bennett

Old Mr. Sterling liked her so much that she believed Julian Sterling would change his mind and throw himself into her arms as well.

Although Hazel Lewis had suffered one setback after another at Old Mrs. Sterling's birthday banquet, she had not been discouraged. On the contrary, the more she was knocked down, the more determined she became.

Hazel Lewis concealed her thoughts and said, "So in the final selection for the person in charge, you absolutely have to do your best. When the time comes, I'll celebrate for you."

Willow Lane agreed with a smile.

After ending the call, Hazel Lewis let out a cold snort.

She'd only mistakenly thought she'd latched onto Julian Sterling, and look how smug Willow Lane had gotten, acting all high and mighty.

Hazel Lewis's eyes darkened, revealing a thoughtful expression.

In fact, Bertha's competition this time might not have been entirely because Claire Bennett knew Mrs. Grant. It was very likely that Julian Sterling had also been fanning the flames behind the scenes.

As far as she knew, Mr. Grant was an extremely rigorous man and could not possibly play favorites. He would never make an exception and choose Claire Bennett just because of Mrs. Grant alone.

Since the Mr. Sterling behind Willow Lane was fake, he definitely wouldn't help her. Perhaps in the next competition, Claire Bennett was highly likely to beat Willow Lane again.

She had to think of a way.

Very quickly, Hazel Lewis came up with the perfect solution, and the corners of her lips curled upward.

It was time for her to make a trip to New York and check in on Old Mr. Sterling's health!

...

New York, the Sterling family home.

Hazel Lewis delivered the supplements to Old Mr. Sterling and said with a faint smile, "Mr. Sterling, you look much better lately."

Old Mrs. Sterling, Evelyn Sterling, was sitting not far away, watching Hazel Lewis curry favor with an indifferent expression. Deep down, the one she really liked was still Claire Bennett.

No matter how much Hazel Lewis tried to please her, she had no strong feelings for the woman.

After hearing Hazel Lewis's words, Old Mrs. Sterling cut in, saying, "That's because Claire asked the head of the Cole family to help the old man recover. The head of the Cole family's medical skills really are quite good."

Hazel Lewis's face stiffened, and her expression turned somewhat awkward.

The incident with Jade Cole that day surfaced in her mind again. Old Mrs. Sterling was rubbing salt in the wound.

Old Mr. Sterling shot Old Mrs. Sterling a look, then smiled kindly and said, "I'm already much better. It's thoughtful of you, Hazel. What brings you to New York today?"

Hazel Lewis hadn't expected Old Mr. Sterling to get straight to the point like that. Just now, she had still been thinking about how to bring it up.

Since that was the case, there was no need for her to hesitate any longer.

After thinking it over, Hazel Lewis said directly, "Mr. Sterling, I won't hide it from you. Here's the situation..."

"Julian Sterling wants to appoint Claire Bennett as the person in charge of Maison Verne, Sterling International's new brand. He doesn't know me very well, which is why he's so resistant to me. So I was thinking, in that case, why not let me compete directly with Claire Bennett? That way, Julian Sterling can see who is truly the one he should choose."

Old Mr. Sterling slowly narrowed his eyes.

He hadn't expected Julian Sterling not only to ignore his words, but even to make a move to give Claire Bennett that kind of advantage.

As for what Hazel Lewis said about competing with Claire Bennett, he actually agreed with it very much.

Old Mr. Sterling said, "What do you plan to do?"

Hazel Lewis curled her lips into a light smile and said, "The Lewis family has recently happened to want to enter the jewelry industry as well and develop a new line of business. Right now is a very good opportunity. My father wants me to learn more from Mr. Sterling too."

"Since Julian Sterling is making Claire Bennett the person in charge of Maison Verne, then you can also let me establish a similar jewelry brand at Sterling International. That would kill two birds with one stone. Through the competition between Claire Bennett and me, a winner can be decided, and it can also prove my abilities."

After Hazel Lewis finished speaking, her smile deepened as she said, "When the time comes, I believe you'll see the results very soon, Mr. Sterling."

She was full of confidence, as if she did not regard Claire Bennett as worth noticing at all.

In fact, it was only normal for Hazel Lewis to have this kind of confidence. After all, she was an elite graduate with top honors from the economics department of an international business school, and she was full of confidence in her own abilities. In terms of business tactics and management ability, Claire Bennett was simply no match for her.

It could be said that Claire Bennett was completely inferior to her!

Old Mr. Sterling thought it over and felt that Hazel Lewis's words made a great deal of sense.

The matriarch of the Sterling family needed to be a capable woman to be up to the role. When the time came, after Hazel Lewis outclassed Claire Bennett, Julian Sterling would understand what was most beneficial for himself!