Chapter 469
Then Are We Going to Separate?
Claire Bennett felt her head buzz, and for a moment she couldn't process it. Only after a long while did she ask, "What do you mean?"
Julian Sterling was silent for a moment, then said bitterly, "Back then, your mother and my fourth uncle were in that car accident together. My grandparents have always felt that your mother was the one who got my fourth uncle killed. When they found out you're the Bennett family's daughter, they were furious."
She had thought they were just making an ordinary visit to see a patient. She never expected to hear something like this.
It wasn't as though Claire Bennett knew nothing at all. Back when her mother had that accident, there had been word that she was in the crash with a man. She was just too young then to know the reason behind it.
Now that Julian Sterling had brought it up, she connected everything at once.
Claire Bennett lifted her eyes to look at Julian Sterling. There was a kind of helplessness in his eyes that suddenly made her heart ache.
Julian Sterling had already made it very clear just now. Because of what happened to her mother and the Sterling family's fourth uncle, his grandparents had taken their anger out on her mother. They hadn't liked her before, and now they would probably hate her even more.
After a long while, Claire Bennett finally asked with difficulty, "Then are we going to separate?"
Julian Sterling didn't speak. He stepped forward and wrapped his strong arms tightly around Claire Bennett, pulling her hard against him as though he wanted to press her into his very bones.
Claire Bennett fell silent. She understood what Julian Sterling meant.
Even though she talked all day about separating from Julian Sterling, now that she was really facing a moment like this, it felt like her heart was being torn apart.
When the two of them left the sanatorium, both of them were very quiet.
Julian Sterling went back to the house with Claire Bennett. After the car stopped, he didn't hurry to get out. His hand rested on the steering wheel as he said, "Claire, go on up first. I need to go take care of something."
Claire Bennett had already pulled herself back together on the way. She was fairly calm now.
After hearing Julian Sterling's words, she nodded lightly and said, "Mm, I know. Go ahead and take care of your business first."
After saying that, Claire Bennett opened the car door and got out by herself.
The house was still the same house as last night, but at this moment Claire Bennett found it strangely unfamiliar. With no one else beside her, she sat alone in the living room and cried silently.
She had never expected that in the end, she still wouldn't be able to make it to the finish with Julian Sterling.
Maybe this was for the best.
After crying for a while, Claire Bennett decided to talk to Victor Bennett. She wanted to know what had really happened back then.
She called Victor Bennett, and he picked up quickly. "Claire, what is it? Why are you calling me?"
Victor Bennett felt a little pleasantly surprised. Claire Bennett was actually taking the initiative to call him.
Ever since his relationship with Claire Bennett had fallen apart, things between them had been very cold, and Claire Bennett had never shown him a good face.
Claire Bennett's voice was cool as she asked directly, "Where are you? I have some things to ask you."
"I'm off today, at home." Yesterday was the Bennett family's birthday banquet, and Victor Bennett had inevitably drunk alcohol, so he simply took the day off and stayed home.
Claire Bennett said, "Okay, I'm coming to see you."
After saying that, Claire Bennett hung up directly. She took a cab back to the Bennett house.
At this moment, in the Bennett family living room.
Today Ava Bennett was off and at home. She was drinking tea in the living room with Hannah Bennett. When she heard the servant report that Claire Bennett had arrived, Hannah Bennett's eyes instantly darkened, and she snarled viciously, "What is that little bitch doing here?"
Ava Bennett let out a cold laugh. "Mom, didn't we call her last night and tell her to leave Bennett Group? Maybe she's here to beg for mercy."
Hearing that Claire Bennett had come to beg for mercy, Hannah Bennett let out a cold snort, a look of contempt surfacing in her eyes.
She sneered, "Let her come in. Let's see how I deal with her!"