Isn't This Moving Too Fast?

She would just treat it as deceiving herself, wanting to keep in contact with Julian Sterling for a little while longer. Even if it ended with nothing to show for it, she would still be satisfied.

Claire Bennett had completely forgotten that Old Mr. Sterling had assumed she and Julian Sterling had already gotten a divorce certificate back then, and still didn't know they were legally still husband and wife.

Otherwise, how could he possibly be so calm? He would probably have already tried every possible means to order Julian Sterling to divorce Claire Bennett immediately.

At the same time, at the Sterling estate.

Old Mr. Sterling was in a very good mood today, sitting in the living room flipping through a booklet.

It was information he had newly gathered on daughters from prominent New York families. Julian Sterling had only just separated from Claire Bennett, and Old Mr. Sterling had already started arranging to find him a new woman.

After what happened with Hazel Lewis last time, Old Mr. Sterling was now extremely strict about his requirements for Julian Sterling's partner. Family background, looks, education, and more were all part of his criteria.

This time, he was determined to choose carefully and absolutely could not allow any more problems to arise.

The daughters of prominent families in the booklet all came from well-known New York households. Their backgrounds were known inside and out, so there was absolutely no way something like the Hazel Lewis situation would happen again.

He wanted to pick a woman with excellent qualifications in every respect to be Julian Sterling's wife.

Old Mrs. Sterling sat beside him with a helpless look on her face, but she knew how stubborn Old Mr. Sterling was. No matter what she said, she couldn't change his mind, so she could only let him have his way.

Ruby Sterling came to visit the two elders of the Sterling family today. As soon as she came in, she saw Old Mr. Sterling enthusiastically flipping through the booklet. Curious, she sat down beside Old Mrs. Sterling and asked, "Grandma, what is Grandpa doing?"

"Your grandfather is picking out a new wife for Julian."

"What!" Ruby Sterling's eyes widened in shock, practically popping out of their sockets.

She hadn't expected Old Mr. Sterling to be looking for a wife for her brother so quickly. Claire had only left a few days ago, right? Wasn't this a bit too much?

Ruby Sterling didn't dare openly confront Old Mr. Sterling either. After all, his authority was still very much there.

Suddenly, Old Mr. Sterling said, "I think this one will do!"

Ruby Sterling quickly leaned over to take a look and discovered that the person Old Mr. Sterling had taken a liking to was Emma Young, the daughter of the Young family. Although Emma wasn't very active in New York, Ruby did vaguely have some impression of her.

A graduate of a prestigious school, virtuous and gentle, outstanding in every way—it looked like Claire Bennett was in danger!

"Ruby, do you know Miss Young? What do you think of her?" Old Mr. Sterling asked.

"Huh? I... I wouldn't say I know her very well. I've vaguely heard of her."

"Then have you heard anything bad about her? What do you think about Miss Young becoming your sister-in-law?"

Ruby Sterling was from that younger generation after all, and if Emma Young had any issues, the younger people would learn about them faster. Old Mr. Sterling had decided to ask Ruby Sterling.

"Well..." Ruby Sterling didn't dare lie, so she could only steel herself and say, "Miss Young doesn't seem to have any dirt on her. She should be pretty outstanding, I guess."

But she did not agree to having her become her sister-in-law, because in her heart, the only sister-in-law she recognized was Claire Bennett!

"Good, good, good!" Old Mr. Sterling beamed with delight, clearly very satisfied. He said repeatedly, "I'll call the head of the Young family and ask Miss Young to come to our house for dinner tonight, so she and Julian can meet."

Ruby Sterling's cheek twitched. Wasn't this moving a little too fast?

She was starting to suspect that if her brother didn't refuse, Grandpa might just have them go get a marriage certificate on the spot.

Oh no, this won't do! She absolutely could not let all of this happen!

After Old Mr. Sterling finished speaking, he seemed to think of something else and turned to instruct Ruby Sterling, "Ruby, stay here for dinner tonight too. It just so happens you can keep Miss Young company and chat with her."

"..." Ruby Sterling was unwilling a thousand times over, but now that Old Mr. Sterling had spoken, there was nothing she could do no matter how unwilling she was.

In the end, she could only agree helplessly.

As he spoke, Old Mr. Sterling went off to make the call. Quite a while later, he walked back. His expression looked pretty good, which clearly meant the Young family had already agreed to his request.

Suddenly, a worried look appeared on Old Mr. Sterling's face again, and he muttered, "Julian has been busy at the company for days already. He can't neglect his health just for work. We have to think of a way to get him to come back for dinner tonight, and he can also get some contact with Miss Young while he's at it."

Ruby Sterling gave a soft huff in her heart: You drove Claire out, and the person he likes isn't here, so of course he won't come home.

Even though she was complaining inwardly, Ruby Sterling still volunteered by raising her hand. "Grandpa... let me go get him! My brother listens to me the most. If I tell him to come back, he'll definitely come back."

Old Mr. Sterling also didn't want any more conflict with Julian Sterling. If someone else could bring him back, that would be a good thing too.

So, after a brief pause, he said, "All right, you go. No matter what, you must make sure he comes back tonight!"