Going to the Hospital to Visit Her Mother

She agreed to Victor Bennett's request.

After getting up and washing up, Claire Bennett planned to go to the hospital to visit her mother. She hadn't seen her mother in a long time.

The person Claire Bennett contacted was Zane Cole. He seemed very pleasantly surprised when he got her call and said outright that he would wait for her at the hospital.

After getting her things together, Claire Bennett headed to the hospital.

Zane Cole had been waiting in Megan Shaw Bennett's hospital room early on. When he saw Claire Bennett, he immediately walked up to her. "You finally came."

Claire Bennett curled her lips into a smile and asked, "How is my mother doing?"

"Her condition has been very stable lately, but you don't need to worry about how she is now. She's much better than when she was first admitted."

Claire Bennett could tell that her mother really had been receiving excellent care. Although she had paid Zane Cole all of the medical expenses, he had also taken care of her attentively, entirely for her sake.

She said sincerely, "Zane Cole, thank you for taking care of my mother during this time."

"Do we really need to be so polite with each other? But..." Zane Cole suddenly looked at Claire Bennett suspiciously.

He sharply sensed that something was off. He and Claire Bennett had grown up together. Although there had been a period when they hadn't seen each other, he still understood Claire Bennett's micro-expressions very well.

Claire Bennett was smiling at him now, but sorrow was spreading through her eyes.

Zane Cole narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's wrong with you? What happened? Did you find out about your mother?"

Hearing that, Claire Bennett looked up at Zane Cole in surprise. She hadn't expected that he actually knew.

"You know about my mother and Fourth Uncle Sterling?"

The moment he heard Claire Bennett's words, Zane Cole immediately knew that she really did know, so did that mean she and Julian Sterling had fought?

A blazing excitement suddenly spread through Zane Cole's heart.

If Claire Bennett and Julian Sterling had fallen out, then wouldn't that mean he had a chance?

Under Claire Bennett's questioning, Zane Cole said awkwardly, "Uh... I only found out by accident when I overheard Uncle Shaw and Aunt Shaw talking."

Back then, he had been waiting for an opportunity. He knew this matter would erupt sooner or later.

Now his opportunity had indeed come.

Zane Cole's feelings, which had originally gone quiet under Julian Sterling's suppression, instantly flared back to life, and the way he looked at Claire Bennett grew a few degrees hotter.

...

At the same time, Ruby Sterling had just arrived at Sterling Group.

She pushed open the office door and walked in, immediately seeing her own brother sitting behind the desk. His expression was calm, and just like yesterday, he was still handling work at an unhurried pace.

Ruby Sterling knocked on the desk and said, "Bro, why are you still here? Do you know what Claire told me when I texted her just now? She's going to the hospital to visit her mother. That's Zane Cole's hospital. Now that Claire is already divorced from you, she's single. Maybe something's about to happen between her and that man!"

After saying that, Ruby Sterling was afraid she hadn't provoked Julian Sterling enough.

She continued in an earnest tone, "And yesterday I called to comfort Claire, but she wasn't sad at all. Maybe she'll turn around and get together with another man very soon!"

Julian Sterling's brows knitted tightly.

It was hard to tell whether it was because he heard Ruby Sterling say that Claire Bennett felt nothing at all, or because he heard that Claire Bennett was meeting Zane Cole.

Just as Ruby Sterling was about to keep provoking him, Julian Sterling suddenly picked up his coat and stood up. Ruby Sterling hurriedly trotted after him and asked in confusion, "Bro, what are you going to do?"

"Get my wife back."

"Huh?" Ruby Sterling froze for a moment, then immediately laughed. She had thought her brother had no reaction at all, but it turned out he could get anxious too. Now he finally couldn't sit still, could he!

Julian Sterling was already walking out. Ruby Sterling hurriedly followed after him. "Bro, wait for me!"

...

In a restaurant near the hospital.

Claire Bennett and Zane Cole were sitting in a booth eating. To thank Zane Cole for helping take care of her mother, Claire Bennett had taken the initiative to treat him to a meal. Zane Cole naturally couldn't have been happier to have dinner alone with Claire Bennett, so he immediately agreed.

The two of them sat together in a booth at a nearby restaurant.

They did not notice at all that not far away, Ruby Sterling and Julian Sterling were already there in disguise.

"Bro, look at the way Zane Cole is looking at Claire. That affection is practically overflowing. Tsk, tsk..." Ruby Sterling looked over at Claire Bennett's side and lowered her voice as she whispered into Julian Sterling's ear.

Julian Sterling lifted his eyes and looked over. Zane Cole was gazing down at Claire Bennett, and it really did look like the way a man looks at a woman.

Actually, Zane Cole was no poor match to begin with. He and Claire Bennett were well matched in family background too. If he really took this opportunity to make a move on Claire Bennett, it wasn't impossible.

"I think Zane Cole and Claire Bennett actually look pretty good together, and they grew up together, so there probably wouldn't be any family conflicts, right? Maybe Zane Cole's mother likes Claire a lot. Bro, looks like this love rival of yours isn't simple either."

Ruby Sterling sighed with feeling, but the moment she finished speaking, she was met with a warning look from Julian Sterling, and she immediately shut her mouth resentfully.