Chapter 416
Old Master Sterling's Fury
The president's office.
Julian Sterling looked at the phone after the call had been hurriedly ended, his brows tightly furrowed. He guessed that Claire Bennett didn't want to drag him into this.
Although she meant well, it still made him a little unhappy.
It proved that in Claire Bennett's eyes, he didn't have the ability to handle this matter.
At that moment, he actually felt a bit of regret over why he had hidden his identity from Claire Bennett, but now wasn't a good time to talk about that.
Just then, the office door was suddenly slammed open, and Ruby Sterling appeared before him, looking utterly panic-stricken, as if something terribly important had happened.
"Julian! This is bad!"
As she spoke, Ruby caught her breath and said, "Mom and Dad got a message this morning, all about Claire at Bennett Group. I glanced at what it said—it claimed she's loose and goes around seducing men everywhere. Mom and Dad asked me what on earth was going on..."
After pausing, she continued, "And that's not even the most important part. What's important is..."
Ruby's face went pale, and with an expression like the sky was falling, she said, "Grandpa knows about it too!"
The moment she finished speaking, Julian Sterling's phone suddenly rang as if on cue. He looked at the caller ID, and his expression shifted slightly.
A call from Old Master Sterling.
He swiped to answer and said in a low voice, "Grandpa."
"This is the woman you've set your sights on? A woman any man can have? Cut ties with her immediately, right now! Otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless! I absolutely will not let you be ruined by a woman like that."
Old Master Sterling's furious voice came through the phone. Even Ruby, standing to the side, could feel his anger.
She couldn't help shrinking her neck. This was bad!
Before Julian Sterling could speak, Old Madam Sterling's voice came from the phone as well. "Julian, what exactly is going on? Claire... did she really do those things?"
Julian Sterling's expression turned grave. Back in New York, Claire Bennett had cooked a meal for the two elders and slightly eased the tension between them. He hadn't expected this incident to instantly send everything back to square one.
Convincing Grandpa would probably not be easy.
Julian Sterling pulled his thoughts back and said softly, "Grandpa, Grandma, I'll give you a satisfactory answer about this matter."
"A satisfactory answer?" Old Master Sterling snorted coldly and said mockingly, "What, are you planning to quietly suppress this and pretend nothing happened? I'm telling you, don't even think about it!"
Ruby felt Julian Sterling was unbelievably impressive. Just hearing a little of Old Master Sterling's roaring was enough to scare her badly.
But Julian Sterling's face didn't change at all. He seemed in no way intimidated by the stern tone.
Only after Old Master Sterling had vented his temper did Julian Sterling say, "Within three days, I'll resolve this matter. I believe Claire."
After saying that, Julian Sterling ended the call.
Ruby looked at Julian Sterling like she was about to cry and asked, "Julian, Grandpa seems really angry. If this matter isn't resolved, I'm afraid he won't let Claire off easily."
Ruby knew Old Master Sterling's methods better than anyone.
If Julian Sterling really chose to fight him head-on, it would probably bring another bloody storm that turned everything upside down!
At this time, far away in New York, Old Master Sterling nearly died of anger when he heard that Julian Sterling had actually refused to listen to him and had directly hung up after tossing out that one sentence.
He clutched his chest and sat on the sofa, panting, his face so dark it looked like water could drip from it.
Old Madam Sterling hurried over and lightly patted his back to help him catch his breath, then asked, "Well? What did Julian say?"
"That brat said he'll settle this matter within three days." Old Master Sterling said unhappily, "And it just had to come out of the Bennett family's company. If this gets exposed, Sterling Group will lose all its face!"
He cared especially about Bennett Group and didn't want to lose face in front of Bennett Group at all.
A suspicious look appeared on Old Madam Sterling's face as she murmured, "Could there be some misunderstanding here? We don't even know who sent that message. What if someone is deliberately misleading us?"
"A misunderstanding?" Old Master Sterling sneered and said, "I've already had Uncle Ming check at Sterling International. The company's group chats really are circulating this matter, and not only that, quite a few people at Sterling International have come out with stories too. With so many people speaking up, how fake can it be? What, are you saying every single one of them has a grudge against Claire Bennett and is framing her?"
Old Madam Sterling's expression turned grave, and she immediately fell silent as well.
Deep down, she still hoped what was being said about Claire Bennett was false. After all, she liked Claire Bennett very much and hoped she could become her granddaughter-in-law.