Chapter 520
The Recording of the Two Sterling Elders
Although Hazel Lewis came out and stirred up trouble at this birthday banquet, by a strange twist of fate it made Grandma accept Claire Bennett. That wasn't a bad thing after all, and could be considered a blessing in disguise.
However, before Julian Sterling could be happy, he heard the old Mr. Sterling clear his throat and say, "What that woman is really like still needs to be observed carefully. Who knows whether she's just another pretty face that's useless where it counts!"
After being ruthlessly exposed by old Mrs. Sterling, old Mr. Sterling couldn't save face and started arguing with her.
Old Mrs. Sterling gave a light snort. "You were the one who misjudged someone. I won't misjudge her. If you ask me, Claire is a good girl. Julian has good taste!"
"What nonsense are you talking? As if you people have never misjudged anyone before. We still don't know anything for sure."
"Of course we won't. Claire is that capable."
Their voices ended there. Although old Mr. Sterling still had a bit of a knot in his heart, it was obvious that his opinion of Claire Bennett had already improved. On top of that, Hazel Lewis's own self-destructive behavior had created a very good situation for Claire Bennett.
Ruby Sterling looked at Julian Sterling and Claire Bennett with a smile and said, "Bro, sis-in-law, you heard it too, right? Grandpa isn't as against Claire Bennett now. I think maybe before long, Claire will be completely accepted by him. Come to think of it, we really should thank Hazel Lewis."
Now she didn't hate that woman quite as much anymore, feeling that what she had done might have unintentionally helped them.
Claire Bennett curled her lips slightly into a smile.
She glanced at Julian Sterling. Julian Sterling reached out and pulled her into his arms, saying, "That day will come very soon."
The banquet was already drawing to a close.
A large portion of the people at the scene had left, and Claire Bennett helped old Mrs. Sterling see the guests out.
She suddenly felt an urgent need to use the bathroom, so she told old Mrs. Sterling and then left for the restroom.
When she reached the small garden outside the restroom, a figure suddenly lunged at her.
It was Hazel Lewis, who had just been discussing with Daniel Lewis how to deal with Claire Bennett. After reaching an agreement with Daniel Lewis, she had been waiting for an opportunity the whole time. After Claire Bennett and Julian Sterling came back, the two of them stayed together, so she had no chance to make a move at all.
But now Claire Bennett was alone. She had finally gotten her chance!
There had been people in the nearby restroom just now, so Claire Bennett could only go to one a little farther away. She never expected Hazel Lewis to pounce on her there.
As she and Hazel Lewis fell into the pond together, the thought in her mind was: she and the Sterling family must be fundamentally incompatible, otherwise how could she possibly fall into a pond two times in a row.
The first time, it was Megan Sterling, that little white lotus, who got her into it.
The second time, she still hadn't clearly seen who it was, but in any case, she and that person had fallen in together.
This time, Claire Bennett wasn't going to be as stupid as last time. She had fallen in with Megan Sterling and even tried to save her, only to have Megan press her head down underwater instead.
She quickly kicked away the person dragging her in the water.
Then she swiftly swam toward the shore.
At that moment, some guests who were nearby and hadn't left yet heard the sound of someone falling into the water and immediately gathered around.
Julian Sterling had originally been talking with old Mr. Sterling and accompanying an executive who had recently been cooperating with the Sterling family. When he heard that someone had fallen into the water, a bad feeling rose in his heart, and he immediately ran toward the pond.
When he reached the shore, he saw two figures bobbing in the water. One of them was Claire Bennett!
Julian Sterling instantly stopped caring about anything else. He immediately took off his jacket and jumped neatly into the water.
Claire Bennett had been busy for so long today that her body truly couldn't quite take it. By the time she had swum halfway, she was already starting to sink. She had just been thinking of relaxing and floating for a moment when Julian Sterling came to save her.
Last time, Julian Sterling hadn't believed her about what happened with Megan Sterling, and they had a pretty big fight over it.
But this time Julian Sterling had jumped into the water to save her without hesitation. A wave of emotion rose in Claire Bennett's heart, and currents of warmth flowed through the tip of her heart. She no longer held it against him for not trusting her last time.
Julian Sterling exerted himself to swim Claire Bennett back to shore, and with the guests' help, the two of them finally made it onto land successfully.
At this time, there was still another person struggling in the water.
Old Mrs. Sterling and old Mr. Sterling also didn't want any death to occur at the Sterling family home, so they had someone rescue her as well.
Very soon, both Claire Bennett and Hazel Lewis, who had fallen into the water, were brought ashore. Quite a few people surrounded them. Holding Claire Bennett, Julian Sterling asked softly, "Claire, are you okay? How do you feel?"
Claire Bennett shook her head. This time was much better than last time.
Last time she had swallowed several mouthfuls of water. This time nothing had happened at all.
She turned to look at who the woman was that had pushed her into the water, and when she saw clearly that it was Hazel Lewis, her brows knitted tightly together, her face full of speechless disbelief.
Had this woman become so enraged from being humiliated by her that she wanted to kill her?
"Make way, everybody, make way now!"
Suddenly, the family doctor they had arranged pushed through the crowd. She came to Claire Bennett's side. "Miss Bennett, let me examine you."