Planning to Separate from Julian Sterling

Maybe they were never meant to be in the first place. Being able to make it this far together was already enough, and she felt like it was time for her to take the initiative.

The car entered the parking area of the detached house, and the courage Claire Bennett had just worked up gradually faded again.

She decided in her heart that once they got home, she would tell him.

The two of them took the elevator upstairs. The moment they stepped inside, Claire Bennett took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Let's talk."

Julian Sterling unhurriedly set down the keys in his hand, his gaze falling on the constrained, uneasy Claire Bennett. "Hm?"

He had already sensed Claire Bennett's worried, tense mood earlier, and he knew it was because of this incident.

As for the matter between Claire Bennett and Ian Walsh, he had already started having people investigate it.

Although he believed Claire Bennett, other people might not be like him. There had to be solid evidence laid out in front of everyone before Claire Bennett could clear her name of this stain.

It was just that during this period, Claire Bennett really had been wronged.

Julian Sterling said, "What do you want to talk about?"

Claire Bennett considered her words for a moment, then said, "Julian Sterling, you've probably heard about what happened this time too, right? This matter has too much of an impact on you, so maybe we should separate for now."

When Julian Sterling heard Claire Bennett's words, his brows knitted tightly.

"Separate?"

He had thought Claire Bennett wanted to say something else to him. He hadn't expected this to be what she said.

To separate from him over something this small—what kind of person did Claire Bennett take him for?

Seeing Julian Sterling's expression darken, Claire Bennett also knew this was too cruel to him, but she had no other choice.

She let out a heavy sigh and said helplessly, "The impact of this matter is too great. Up to now, I still haven't thought of any good solution. At Sterling International, you'll definitely be affected by what's happening with me, so we might as well separate for now. That would be better for you."

"How do you know that's what's better for me? Shouldn't you at least ask my opinion?"

Julian Sterling wanted to give her a good scolding. She actually wanted to separate from him over something this small, and was even doing it in the name of it being for his own good.

Claire Bennett's eyes reddened. This matter really was unfair to him.

But she truly couldn't bear to watch Julian Sterling be affected by her issues and suffer other people's pointing fingers and gossip.

What if President Sterling thought he had damaged Sterling International's image and fired him?

Hadn't Ethan Sterling been fired before because of matters related to Sterling International?

Before Claire Bennett could speak, Julian Sterling's expression sharpened and he said, "Maybe you think this is for my own good, but we're husband and wife. No matter what happens, we advance and retreat together. If something happened to me in the future and I wanted to separate from you so I wouldn't drag you down, would you think that was the right thing to do?"

Claire Bennett fell silent and said nothing more.

If she put herself in his shoes, she really wouldn't want Julian Sterling to shove her aside whenever something happened to him.

They could face difficulties together.

She had been too impulsive today. Because Julian Sterling's parents had come to see her, and because she still hadn't found a way to solve things, that was why she had acted like this.

"I'm sorry. I was wrong. I shouldn't have wanted to separate from you over something like this."