Chapter 403
In a Daze, She Thought She Heard the Words 'Boss's Wife'
The next day, at Maison Verne's design department.
There were still only three people today. Sienna Shaw was even more familiar with and adjusted to the environment here, and she had come up with plenty of design inspiration too. By the end of the day, she had completed quite a few designs.
After seeing that, Claire Bennett felt that bringing Sienna in had been the right choice.
Last night, she had just settled on a plan with Julian Sterling to buy a house, so she had to work harder too. At the very least, she had to beat Hazel Lewis in this competition, so that her position could become even more secure.
So Claire Bennett also quickly threw herself into her work.
Once she got busy, the day passed very quickly.
At quitting time, Sienna Shaw came over to Claire Bennett's side and said a little awkwardly, "Manager Song, are you free tonight?"
"Hm?" Claire Bennett looked up at him in confusion.
Sienna Shaw said somewhat nervously, "I want to invite you over to my place for dinner, as a way of thanking you for all your help during this time. If it weren't for you, maybe debt collectors would still be coming to my door, or maybe they would've already taken me away."
What kind of end awaited someone who got caught by people with no moral bottom line was something one could almost guess without thinking.
After thinking about it, Sienna Shaw added, "You can bring your husband too."
Claire Bennett was worried that if she went to Sienna Shaw's place for dinner, Julian Sterling would have nothing to eat by himself. Now this was perfect—she could have him come along too.
"Then wait a minute. I'll give him a call first."
Claire Bennett walked into the conference room and dialed Julian Sterling's number.
The phone only rang a few times before it was quickly answered. Then Julian Sterling's low, magnetic voice sounded in her ear. "Claire, why are you calling me?"
"It's like this—Sienna says she wants to treat us to dinner. Are you free right now? Let's go mooch a meal at her place, so we won't have to cook tonight."
There was a moment of silence on the other end. "I'm at the hospital right now."
"You went to see Wes Mercer again?"
Claire Bennett was a little surprised. She hadn't expected Julian Sterling to have such a good relationship with his coworker.
"Yeah. I was going to see him first, then pick you up after work. Otherwise, should I head back now?"
"No need. It just so happens that Sienna's apartment is right next to the hospital. We'll go buy some groceries first, and then I'll come find you so we can go to Sienna's place together."
Julian Sterling did not refuse, and that was how they settled it.
After Claire Bennett came out, she told Sienna Shaw that they should head back first, and that she would go find Julian Sterling afterward and then go over to Sienna's place.
They brought Molly Lee along too, and the three of them headed to Sienna Shaw's home together.
After buying quite a lot of ingredients at a nearby market, Claire Bennett had Molly Lee and Sienna Shaw go back first while she went to the hospital to pick up Julian Sterling.
Claire Bennett saw Wes Mercer at the hospital.
He was in much better shape today. Aside from his face still being badly bruised and swollen, his leg had already been operated on and was healing.
"The doctor probably said you're supposed to eat bland food and not anything too stimulating. It just so happens that my friends and I are eating nearby. Later, I'll bring you some food."
When Wes Mercer heard that, he looked at Claire Bennett excitedly, his eyes full of emotion.
Was he hearing things?
Had Claire Bennett just said she would bring him food?
Wes Mercer cautiously looked over at Julian Sterling again, afraid he might get angry, but unexpectedly, his expression was extremely calm, and it was hard to see anything wrong.
In fact, Julian Sterling really didn't mind.
Claire Bennett had said that Sienna Shaw's place was nearby. It was nothing more than a small favor.
Wes Mercer said, "Re-really... you're really going to bring me food?"
"Of course. I'll be eating at my friend's place later. Once we're done cooking, we'll pack up a portion and bring it over for you."
Wes Mercer had grown up without any family, and he had an instinctive aversion to food from outside. He had never expected Claire Bennett to suggest bringing him food.
"Thank you, bos...s's wife... ow!" Wes Mercer was too excited and accidentally pulled at his wound, baring his teeth in pain.
Claire Bennett hurriedly said, "Don't move around."
How was it that, in a daze, she felt like she had heard the words "thank you, boss's wife"?
When Claire Bennett and Julian Sterling arrived at Sienna Shaw's apartment, they saw that Sienna Shaw and Molly Lee were already washing vegetables and getting things ready.
She immediately joined the two of them, and Julian Sterling was also assigned by Claire Bennett to help out inside.
For a while, four figures were bustling around in the not-so-large kitchen.
While they were working, everyone naturally chatted and joked around. Molly Lee suddenly remembered something and said, "Manager Song, Designer Xiang, I forgot to tell you—this morning, Nia sent someone over to say we should all go out for a dinner gathering this weekend. I figured we're in a competitive relationship, so I didn't agree to it."
Sienna Shaw asked in confusion, "A dinner gathering? Why all of a sudden?"
Molly Lee glanced at Claire Bennett, then let out a somewhat helpless sigh.
"From what I found out, it seems to be because of what happened after work yesterday."
When Claire Bennett heard "after work yesterday," she suddenly remembered the sudden rain, and the look of Willow Lane standing by Julian Sterling's car unable to open the door. Could it have something to do with that?
So Molly Lee told them everything she had heard, from beginning to end.
Other than a few small details from other people's comments, there wasn't much discrepancy. In short, Willow Lane had declared that President Sterling would come pick her up, but President Sterling didn't come. Instead, Julian Sterling drove up in a luxury car. Willow Lane was then suspected of lying—she wasn't President Sterling's girlfriend at all.
Later, in order to prove her innocence, Willow Lane chose to arrange this gathering.
After Molly Lee finished speaking, she said with deep feeling on her face, "You all know Willow Lane is President Sterling's girlfriend, and now she's also on opposing sides with Manager Song. She definitely won't just accept this. I think if she wants Manager Song to go, it's probably because she wants to show off in front of Manager Song."
Sienna Shaw's brows knitted slightly. "That's exactly the kind of thing a woman like Willow Lane would do."