Chapter 507
No Wonder She's Her Sister-in-Law
After Old Mr. Sterling left, Ruby Sterling said to Claire Bennett, "Claire, you've been wronged. Grandpa still hasn't been able to accept you two yet, so this is the only way for now. Let's go downstairs together."
Claire Bennett didn't feel wronged at all. She smiled lightly and said, "You don't have to be so tense. Don't start arguing because of me."
"I was planning to slack off, but now I have to go downstairs and socialize instead."
She had known long ago, when she got together with Julian Sterling, what kind of difficulties she would be facing. She had already been mentally prepared for things turning out like this.
Hearing Claire Bennett's easy tone, Ruby Sterling felt that she really was just too nice.
No wonder she's her sister-in-law!
She was definitely going to work hard to make Grandpa accept Claire Bennett!
Ruby Sterling looked at Julian Sterling and said, "Julian, our goal right now is to get Grandpa to accept Claire. If you argue with him, then won't all the effort we've made before go to waste? And if things blow up too much, Grandma won't be happy either. Then the loss would outweigh the gain..."
After hearing Ruby Sterling's words, Julian Sterling calmed down as well.
He nodded and said, "Mm, got it."
Because he couldn't appear together with Claire Bennett, Julian Sterling comforted her for quite a while, and only turned to go downstairs after Claire Bennett kept urging him to.
...
In the banquet hall.
A moment ago, Hazel Lewis had noticed Julian Sterling and Old Mr. Sterling leave one after the other. Seeing that neither of them looked very good, she vaguely sensed that something important had happened.
Why did they both leave looking so grim?
Just as Hazel Lewis was wondering about it, she saw Old Mr. Sterling return, his expression just as ugly as before.
Following behind him was Julian Sterling. Julian Sterling's expression, on the other hand, wasn't as bad as it had been earlier, which only made things more puzzling, and left people not knowing what exactly had happened.
While Hazel Lewis was still full of doubt, she saw Claire Bennett and Ruby Sterling appear together in the banquet hall.
When she saw Claire Bennett, she froze for a long while.
Since she hadn't seen Claire Bennett earlier today, she had thought Claire Bennett wasn't able to get into the Sterling family, and had been secretly gloating. She never expected her to be here!
What exactly was going on with Claire Bennett now?
Hazel Lewis was far too curious, and in the end she spotted Megan Sterling.
Her eyes shifted slightly, and she walked toward Megan Sterling. "Megan, how could Claire Bennett be here? How could someone of her status come to a place like this? Aren't Old Mr. Sterling and Old Mrs. Sterling afraid of losing face if the guests find out?"
Megan Sterling had briefly spoken with Hazel Lewis earlier, and knew that this woman liked Julian Sterling.
And Hazel Lewis still didn't know that Claire Bennett was the Bennett family's heiress.
Now Hazel Lewis still wanted to make an issue out of Claire Bennett's status.
A faint sneer appeared in Megan Sterling's eyes. What a brainless idiot!
Although Megan Sterling despised Hazel Lewis in her heart, she didn't show it on her face. She merely said flatly, "My cousin likes Claire Bennett, and with an important banquet like Grandma's birthday celebration, of course he wanted her to come too."
Hazel Lewis nodded in sudden understanding and said, "Then later... doesn't that mean Julian Sterling is going to acknowledge her status?"
She had originally thought that Claire Bennett and Julian Sterling were over, but unexpectedly, they were still together.
At an important occasion like this, if Julian Sterling acknowledged Claire Bennett's status, then she would never have any chance again.
Megan Sterling let out a light laugh and said, "Miss Lewis, Claire Bennett naturally can't compare to you. My grandpa has always disliked her. Actually, your chances are still much better than hers. Look, right now she can only appear at Ruby Sterling's side and isn't together with Julian Sterling at all. That's Grandpa's disapproval of her."
When Hazel Lewis heard this, a proud look appeared on her face.
Claire Bennett's status wasn't fit to be shown in public. The two elders of the Sterling family must be extremely dissatisfied with her. No wonder she could only follow Ruby Sterling around.
That meant Julian Sterling would not announce her status.
That way, she could relax!