She's About to Get Kicked Out of Sterling International

Thinking about Claire Bennett becoming Maison Verne's manager, Willow Lane still felt a little unwilling to accept it.

Hazel Lewis chuckled lightly. "I knew something unexpected might happen, so I made preparations."

Willow Lane muttered in confusion, "But why would upper management skip the final round of selection and choose Claire Bennett to be the manager?"

No matter what, she just couldn't figure it out.

Why did President Sterling think so highly of Claire Bennett? Had Claire Bennett secretly hooked up with President Sterling behind her back?

Hazel Lewis gave Willow Lane a meaningful look and sneered inwardly.

Even now, Hazel Lewis still didn't know where things had gone wrong. No wonder she couldn't beat Claire Bennett!

She pressed down her thoughts and gently soothed her, saying, "Maybe Claire Bennett used some underhanded method to get that opportunity, but it doesn't matter. What matters most is the competition between Nia and Maison Verne afterward. If Claire Bennett loses, then she'll have to get the hell out of Sterling International!"

Willow Lane's attention was immediately caught, and she quickly said, "That's right! We have to work hard and make Claire Bennett get the hell out of Sterling International!"

As long as Claire Bennett left, there would be no need to worry about her seducing President Sterling anymore.

As if thinking of something, Willow Lane added, "Even though Claire Bennett has no one she can use right now, there's no telling that she won't go find more people. When that time comes, she might have the ability to fight against me."

Hazel Lewis curled her lips into a confident smile. "No need to worry. I've already taken care of all the designers in the industry. No one will join Maison Verne."

After work, Claire Bennett got into Julian Sterling's car and went home with him.

Watching the scenery slowly recede behind them, she felt relaxed and cheerful, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

When Hazel Lewis had shown up today, she might have been a little upset, but after learning that Riley Ross and Yvonne Parker would be joining her team, the heart she'd been holding in suspense finally relaxed.

Although they wouldn't be able to join Maison Verne until a month later, that was still good news for her.

Claire Bennett seemed to think of something and took out her phone to look at it.

There was no reply at all to the email she had sent that afternoon.

The person Claire Bennett had messaged was named Sienna Shaw, a designer who had once worked under her back when she was at Bennett Group. Later, after that major incident happened to her and she left Bennett Group, Claire didn't know how Sienna was doing now.

Claire Bennett had always highly recognized Sienna Shaw's design talent and felt that given time, she would definitely make something of herself.

But so many years had passed, and she still hadn't heard Sienna Shaw's name in the industry. She had no idea what had happened.

Julian Sterling saw Claire Bennett lowering her head, clearly lost in thought.

He asked casually, "Still worrying about what'll happen in three months?"

Logically, he had already had Wes Mercer hand over those two carefully selected designers to Claire Bennett, so why did she still look so troubled?

Claire Bennett shook her head gently. "No. I just remembered some things from the past."

Before Julian Sterling could ask, Claire Bennett took the initiative and said, "Big Treasure, did you know? History always repeats itself in startlingly similar ways..."

Hearing that form of address, Julian Sterling's brow twitched. He was now starting to regret the name he'd made up offhand back then. It really was too awful.

He did his best to ignore it, coughed lightly, and asked, "When you were at Bennett Group?"

Julian Sterling's eyes darkened slightly. According to the information he'd previously investigated, Claire Bennett had suffered quite a bit at Bennett Group in the past. Perhaps she had remembered those old events again.

Claire Bennett let out a faint sigh and said, "Yeah. Back when I was at Bennett Group, my father had me compete with my stepsister. Later, at the critical moment, I was framed for stealing a fellow designer's design drafts, and in the end I lost to Ava Bennett..."

She rarely brought up this matter, but now, in front of Julian Sterling, she couldn't help lowering her guard and revealing that fragile part of her past.

"Mm. At Sterling International, that won't happen to you." Julian Sterling narrowed his eyes and gave his quiet promise.

"Now I have to compete with Hazel Lewis again, and Willow Lane, who was one of the people involved back then, is on her side too. This time, I won't lose to her!"

As Claire Bennett said this, a bright light overflowed into her eyes, dazzling like stars high in the heavens.

Julian Sterling looked at Claire Bennett with doting eyes and replied softly, "Mm. I believe in you."

Seeing him trust her so unconditionally, Claire Bennett's cheeks couldn't help flushing red. "Alright, let's stop thinking about this. What are we eating tonight?"

"Whatever you want." After Julian Sterling said that, he seemed to think of something and added meaningfully, "We could eat something nourishing."

The moment Claire Bennett heard that, she instantly felt like she was on fire.

She couldn't help thinking again of what had happened between them last night. They really had used up a lot of energy. If she hadn't been busy with other things today, she probably wouldn't have been able to ignore how tired her body was.

To make herself look a little calmer, Claire Bennett shot him a look and blurted out, "Are you that weak?"

Julian Sterling's eyes suddenly darkened.

What man could tolerate being questioned like that by his own woman?

He curled his lips into a cold smile. "We'll discuss whether I'm weak or not tonight."

Claire Bennett: "..."

Was it still too late for her to take back what she'd just said?