Chapter 549
She Said Being with Me Was Too Exhausting
Old Mrs. Sterling said, "Sigh! After Julian came back today, his expression looked very wrong. He locked himself in his room and didn't say a word. He didn't even respond at dinnertime. We're worried something might happen to him, so we asked you to come take a look..."
"If it really is because of that woman, then help us talk some sense into him. Whatever you do, don't let him do anything stupid!"
Ruby Sterling's expression changed again and again when she heard Old Mr. Sterling and Old Mrs. Sterling's words.
What!
Her brother's situation was actually that serious?
That day he had even told her not to worry about him, but now it had turned into this? Sure enough, it just wouldn't do without her keeping an eye on him.
"Julian, how are you? Can you open the door first? Whatever it is, we can solve it together." Ruby Sterling started pounding on the door, "Bang bang bang," but there was no response at all from inside the room.
No one knew how Julian Sterling was doing after locking himself inside.
Ruby Sterling's face turned pale, and she muttered uneasily, "Why is there no sound at all inside? My brother isn't in there doing something rash, is he?"
When Old Mr. Sterling and Old Mrs. Sterling heard that, their faces turned pale at the same time.
They had never expected Claire Bennett to have such a huge impact on Julian Sterling. If anything really happened to Julian Sterling, they definitely would not be able to accept that blow.
When Ruby Sterling saw that her words had changed Old Mr. Sterling and Old Mrs. Sterling's expressions, she hurriedly reassured them, "Grandpa, Grandma, I was just saying it casually. My brother doesn't seem like someone that impulsive. How about we break the door open?"
"Quick, get someone over here and break the door down immediately!" Old Mr. Sterling ordered at once.
At that moment, Old Mrs. Sterling suddenly thought of something and quickly said, "No need. There's a spare key to the room. I'll have someone bring it right away."
In the midst of the chaos, a servant quickly brought the key over.
Click. With a soft sound, the room door opened.
The situation inside the room was not as bad as they had imagined. Julian Sterling hadn't done anything. He was just sitting quietly in a chair on the balcony, looking lonely and desolate.
Ruby Sterling let out a sigh of relief when she saw that he was safe and sound.
She signaled to Old Mr. Sterling and Old Mrs. Sterling with her eyes, indicating that the two of them should go out first.
Although the two of them were somewhat worried, they also didn't dare provoke Julian Sterling, so they still chose to let Ruby Sterling talk him around, and the two quietly withdrew.
After they walked outside, Old Mr. Sterling asked, "What do you think about this? Did Julian really break up with that woman?"
Otherwise, he wouldn't be like this. It didn't look fake.
This time he shouldn't be lying, right!
Old Mrs. Sterling looked grave as she said, "Actually, you don't find Claire that unacceptable either, so what exactly are you being so stubborn about? If you had agreed to let them be together from the beginning, this wouldn't have happened."
Old Mr. Sterling's face immediately grew long.
He snorted and said, "Let's wait and see. If that boy really has already broken up with that woman, then even if I agree, it won't make any difference."
Inside the room, Ruby Sterling looked at Julian Sterling's back, and her eyes filled with heartache.
From childhood to adulthood, her brother had always been heaven's favored son. He probably had never experienced this kind of failure before. This was the first time she had ever seen him like this.
She lightened her steps, walked to Julian Sterling's side, crouched down next to him, and asked, "Julian, what's wrong? Did you and Claire have a fight? If you're having any trouble, you can tell me. I can help you solve it no matter what it is."
Hearing Ruby Sterling's words, the expressionless Julian Sterling suddenly curled his lips in self-mockery.
Ruby Sterling help him solve the problem?
There was simply no way to solve this problem now.
He took a deep breath and said hoarsely, "No need. Claire and I have no possibility at all. She said being with me was exhausting, and that she wants to choose someone who won't make her so tired..."