Chapter 408
Using This Matter Against Claire Bennett
Willow Lane sat in her apartment, her face full of irritation and anxiety.
Last time, when she got off work at Sterling International, Claire Bennett had humiliated her right at the entrance. Afterward, she had boldly spread the word that she would be hosting all of Nia's colleagues for dinner that weekend together with President Sterling.
Who would have thought that the President Sterling she was dating wasn't Julian Sterling at all!
And to make matters worse, in order to suppress Claire Bennett again, she had still sent people to invite Claire Bennett and several people from Maison Verne. If she canceled at the last minute now, everyone would suspect that she had been lying before.
Now that she'd already said it publicly, what could she do to avoid embarrassing herself in front of everyone?
At the thought of this, Willow Lane was so angry her face darkened. Where was she supposed to find a President Sterling now?
Obviously this wasn't her fault. Wes Mercer had pretended to be President Sterling and deceived her!
Claire Bennett's man was also President Sterling's assistant, and Wes Mercer was an assistant too, but compared to Claire Bennett's man, Wes Mercer was ridiculously inferior!
She was truly about to go mad with jealousy. Why was Claire Bennett able to meet a man like that, while she was so unlucky?
Last time, Wes Mercer had called her and even pretended he'd been hit by a car. A man whose mouth was full of lies still wanted to keep fooling her. With that kind of status and background, who would think highly of him?
At the time, she had hidden in the bathroom to answer the phone. Later, after she finished the call with Wes Mercer, she discovered Hazel Lewis coming out of the next stall.
In short, Hazel Lewis had found out all about her situation.
But Hazel Lewis hadn't mocked her. Instead, she had helped her come up with a plan.
She said the first step was to let everyone know that Claire Bennett had once worked at Bennett Group. As for what to do after that, Hazel Lewis hadn't told her.
At the time, Willow Lane had been flustered and had no idea what to do, so she followed Hazel Lewis's advice.
Now that the information about Claire Bennett had been spread, she should ask Hazel Lewis what the next step of the plan was.
Thinking that, Willow Lane dialed Hazel Lewis's number. "Hello, Hazel. That thing you mentioned—what do we do next? You'll tell me tomorrow after work? Okay, I got it. Then tomorrow after work, let's go eat together."
After ending the call, the tension in Willow Lane's heart finally eased.
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The next day, at the Lewis family home.
Daniel Lewis was sitting on the sofa drinking tea. He glanced at Hazel Lewis, who was getting ready to go out, and asked, "Hazel, how's that new brand of yours at Sterling International going? You have to get up to speed as soon as possible. If you need any help, just say the word."
He knew that Hazel Lewis had gone to find Old Mr. Sterling herself and gotten a position at Sterling International as the manager of the new brand to compete against Claire Bennett.
It had already been over a week now, and he had no idea how things were progressing.
Hazel Lewis was even more capable than he'd imagined and very much had a mind of her own. At first, he had been somewhat worried about Hazel Lewis and Julian Sterling, but later he stopped worrying too much about it.
"Don't worry, Dad. Nia is already on track now, and the latest designs have already started sample-making. If nothing unexpected happens, we can begin promoting and selling them." Hazel Lewis stopped walking and smiled with complete confidence. "Over on Claire Bennett's side, they haven't even found a designer yet. They're already a big step behind us. She's definitely going to lose this time."
"You've done very well!" Daniel Lewis looked pleased.
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he began reminding her again, "Don't just focus on staying busy with these things. Spend more time getting in contact with Julian Sterling too. Show your charm and try to make him see you in a different light."
"I know."
A sharp gleam flashed through Hazel Lewis's eyes as she thought about that stupid woman Willow Lane inviting everyone to a dinner gathering and even bragging that President Sterling would be there.
Willow Lane had even recklessly invited Claire Bennett to attend the gathering.
Claire Bennett's side had already agreed to show up, and she might even bring Julian Sterling with her. Originally, this would have been Willow Lane's miserable end, but through Willow Lane, Hazel Lewis had learned quite a bit about Claire Bennett. It just so happened that she could use this matter against Claire Bennett.
At that thought, a mocking curve lifted at the corner of her mouth.
She believed no man would be able to completely ignore his woman's filthy past. When the time came, the relationship between Julian Sterling and Claire Bennett definitely would not withstand this test.
Even if Julian Sterling endured it, what about Old Mr. Sterling?