Chapter 43
President Sterling Seems to Be Really Ugly
A thin sheen of sweat broke out on Marcus Reed's forehead.
Damn it. He hadn't expected to run into Claire Bennett, so he'd personally pretended to be a delivery guy bringing groceries to the door. Now that Claire Bennett had caught him, his cover was about to be blown. What was he supposed to do?
A layer of cold sweat spread across Marcus Reed's back. He felt like his job as a special assistant was about to be gone.
At the critical moment, Marcus Reed let out a choked sound, and a miserable expression appeared on his face.
He let out a heavy sigh and said with snot and tears, "Miss Bennett, my family is especially poor. Above me are four seventy-year-old elders, and below me are seven younger brothers and sisters. Besides working as an assistant, after I get off work I also take a side job delivering food to help support my family..."
Claire Bennett was stunned, and a sympathetic look appeared on her face.
She herself had once gone through very hard times. She hadn't expected there to be someone in the world even worse off. He was truly too inspiring.
"Everything will get better," Claire Bennett comforted him.
"Miss Bennett, thank you!" Marcus Reed looked full of gratitude.
He let out a sigh of relief.
Great, his job was finally safe!
When Julian Sterling saw the sympathy in Claire Bennett's eyes, he shot Marcus Reed a look.
Marcus Reed understood at once and hurriedly said, "President Sterling has something urgent to discuss with me. I'm going up first. Goodbye, Miss Bennett."
After saying that, he quickly took the elevator and fled the scene.
Julian Sterling looked at Claire Bennett and asked, "Why did you come here instead of resting at home? Sterling International didn't buy insurance for you."
What he meant was that if Claire Bennett got into any kind of accident, there would be no compensation at all.
The moment she heard that, Claire Bennett felt a little aggrieved.
She said gloomily, "Wasn't it all because of that woman Tanya Sterling? She said if I didn't finish her order on time, she'd make my life hell, so I came over to make an appearance and shut her up."
Who would've thought she'd run into Ethan Sterling, that confident and arrogant man. Really bad luck.
Thinking about what he'd just said, Claire Bennett still felt a little sick.
Seeing the troubled look on her little face, Julian Sterling's heart instantly softened, and he said gently, "Go back and rest. I'll ask for leave for you."
Claire Bennett nodded. "Got it."
She suddenly remembered the unwilling look on Ethan Sterling's face as he kept pressing to know who her boyfriend was, and curiously asked, "Do you often bring President Sterling to Sterling International?"
Julian Sterling raised a brow. "Why?"
"Just now Ethan Sterling said he wanted to get a look at you. Before their engagement banquet, your ultimate-secret weapon absolutely can't be exposed, so if we run into each other at Sterling International in the future, let's just pretend we don't know each other."
When the time came, she was going to bring Julian Sterling to Ethan Sterling's engagement banquet to show off, so Ethan Sterling absolutely couldn't discover him beforehand.
"Anyway, Ethan Sterling might run into us together at any moment, so I'm leaving first."
Claire Bennett waved her good hand and quickly turned to leave.
Julian Sterling had actually wanted to say that Ethan Sterling had just gone upstairs again to look for him, so he wouldn't be coming down and running into them. But Claire Bennett was already out of sight, so after thinking about it, he took the elevator upstairs.
The elevator doors opened, and Julian Sterling walked out.
Marcus Reed immediately went up to him and asked ingratiatingly, "President Sterling, Miss Bennett didn't suspect anything just now, did she?"
Julian Sterling gave him a faint glance. "No."
Marcus Reed patted his chest. "Good thing I'm quick-witted and my acting isn't bad either."
"Has Kevin Parker's matter been handled?"
Hearing Julian Sterling's question, Marcus Reed immediately replied, "It's already been arranged properly according to your instructions. Also..." He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Ethan Sterling wants to see you. He's waiting in the conference room."
At the mention of Ethan Sterling, Julian Sterling felt a little irritated.
With impatience on his face, he said, "I'm not seeing him. Tell him I'm busy."
Inside the conference room, when Ethan Sterling heard the message that Julian Sterling was unavailable, his face immediately darkened.
After Marcus Reed left, he viciously slammed the laptop in his hand onto the table, and his whole body seethed with agitation.
He had waited so long, and every single time Julian Sterling said he wasn't available. Who knew if he was deliberately messing with him!
What was Julian Sterling acting so high and mighty for? Wasn't it just because he relied on the old man's favor?
Once he married Naomi Pierce, when the Bennett family acknowledged his status as their future son-in-law, he would definitely be able to make his mark in front of the old man too. Then where would he still need to put up with Julian Sterling's attitude?
Ethan Sterling left in anger. He decided to put his energy into Naomi Pierce instead of continuing to waste it on Julian Sterling.
While Claire Bennett was still sketching and doodling, she suddenly saw several people make a grand appearance. One of them was carrying a huge bouquet of roses half a person's width across, while the others directly arranged flower petals into the shape of a heart in front of Sterling International's entrance.
Quite a few people quickly gathered around, and envious voices rang out one after another.
"Wow, is some man about to confess his love?"
"So many roses. It looks so romantic."
"The girl being confessed to must be dying of happiness, right? Who's being so high-profile? This is seriously torture for single people!"
Amid the discussion, Naomi Pierce came downstairs. When she saw the sea of roses below, she covered her mouth in surprise, so moved she was about to cry.
Ethan Sterling walked out from the side and slowly made his way to Naomi Pierce.
After stopping in front of her, Ethan Sterling took a velvet box out of his dress pants pocket, opened it, and dropped to one knee before Naomi Pierce.