Chapter 475
Claire Bennett Discovers Julian Sterling
Ruby Sterling was so anxious she was practically clawing at herself. She hurriedly said, "This is bad, really bad, Julian. That Zane Cole is way too crafty. He actually used this as his angle. That's hitting the snake right in its weak spot. Isn't that exactly what happened between you and Claire? He's cleared away every obstacle now."
Julian Sterling's face grew darker and darker, and the hand gripping the blanket tightened.
At that moment, he actually started regretting divorcing Claire Bennett.
Otherwise, she would still be his wife now, and Zane Cole wouldn't have had any chance. But Claire Bennett had nothing to do with him now.
Even if she was with another man, it had nothing to do with him. He had no right to interfere.
Claire Bennett had always known Zane Cole liked her, but she had never had that kind of feeling for him, so she had always treated him as a good friend. No matter how Zane Cole hinted at it, she had never responded, either pretending not to understand or brushing it off.
She hadn't expected Zane Cole to say it so bluntly this time.
She gave a light cough, then said seriously, "Zane, actually, I know how you feel about me. It's just that I really don't feel that way. You shouldn't put your feelings on me anymore. You deserve to find a better girl."
When Ruby Sterling heard Claire Bennett's words, the knot in her stomach instantly loosened.
"Thank goodness! Nice one, Claire. That's exactly how you reject that guy." After saying that, Ruby Sterling smiled at Julian Sterling and said, "You really scared me just now. I thought Claire was going to say yes to him."
The expression on Julian Sterling's face also visibly eased, and he loosened his grip on the cup in his hand.
At that moment, Claire Bennett noticed Ruby Sterling and Julian Sterling, and her eyes narrowed slightly.
Actually, when they had been sneaking glances over earlier, she had already felt that they were a little suspicious. Julian Sterling and Ruby Sterling had both disguised themselves, so she hadn't recognized them right away.
Now she saw it clearly. They were Julian Sterling and Ruby Sterling!
She hadn't expected the two of them to follow her here. What did they mean by this? Did they know she was having dinner with Zane Cole and come over on purpose to monitor her?
She and Julian Sterling were already divorced.
Zane Cole seemed to have been rejected by Claire Bennett too many times. What she had just said hadn't discouraged him at all. Looking at her, he said sincerely, "Claire, I know you just separated from Julian Sterling, so there's no way you'd be ready to accept a new relationship that quickly. I just want to get in line first, let you know how I feel, and keep anyone else from cutting ahead of me."
After a pause, Zane Cole said, "So can we try first? If you don't end up liking me, then we can break up."
If Julian Sterling and Ruby Sterling hadn't been here, Claire Bennett might have directly refused to give it a try with Zane Cole.
But now that she knew the two of them were eavesdropping on their conversation, her feelings were extremely complicated. She felt that what stood between her and Julian Sterling was an unbridgeable gulf.
Maybe Julian Sterling had come here to eavesdrop on her and Zane Cole because he still couldn't let her go.
Even though she felt the same way, she still didn't want Julian Sterling to be put in a difficult position because of her.
Old Mr. Sterling must be putting a lot of pressure on him.
Claire Bennett raised her eyes to look at Zane Cole, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Zane Cole had thought Claire Bennett would reject him. He hadn't expected her to agree!
"Y-you... what did you say?" Zane Cole froze completely, never having imagined that Claire Bennett would agree so readily.
But very quickly, wild joy wrapped tightly around him. He grabbed Claire Bennett's hand, grinning so hard his mouth practically reached his ears. "Oh my God! Claire, I can't believe you actually said yes to me. I'm so happy!"
Zane Cole felt that asking Claire Bennett out to dinner today and taking the opportunity to confess to her had been absolutely the right decision.
Ruby Sterling had just been praising Claire Bennett for rejecting Zane Cole, but she had never expected that in the blink of an eye Claire Bennett would actually agree!
She was so shocked her jaw nearly hit the floor, her eyes wide as saucers.
What was going on?
Claire Bennett ag... agreed?
Ruby Sterling looked worriedly toward Julian Sterling and saw that his face had gone pale, his expression looking terrible.
"Julian, are you okay? I don't think things are that bad. Claire only just agreed to his request. They haven't officially started yet. When the time comes, she definitely will..."
However, Julian Sterling couldn't listen anymore.
He looked at the man and woman in the distance holding hands tightly, and his heart was a tangled mix of emotions. His body also stiffened.
Julian Sterling was afraid of seeing Claire Bennett take things even further with another man right in front of him. If that happened, he wouldn't be able to stop himself from going over to stop it, but now he no longer had any right to.
He felt suffocated with misery, as though he could barely breathe.
Then he stood up and walked straight बाहर. When Ruby Sterling saw Julian Sterling leave, she hurried after him worriedly.
Julian, wait for me!
Claire Bennett had been paying attention to what was happening over there the whole time. When she saw Julian Sterling and Ruby Sterling leave, the tension in her heart finally eased.
At that moment, Zane Cole was still holding Claire Bennett's hand. She pulled her hand free from his and said, "Zane, I'm sorry. I lied to you just now. Actually, I still can't be with another man. I'm really sorry."
Zane Cole's brows knit tightly together, and it felt like he had fallen from heaven straight into hell.
He noticed that Claire Bennett's attention had remained fixed on the two people walking outside, and his eyes narrowed suspiciously.
Why did those two look kind of familiar?
Could that have been Julian Sterling?
Could it be that Claire Bennett had only agreed to him because Julian Sterling was here?
In reality, Claire Bennett hadn't wanted to agree to his request at all, and her agreement had only been an act for Julian Sterling to see?
Once that possibility hit him, Zane Cole felt utterly miserable.