Chapter 553
Go Back. Don't Humiliate Yourself Here.
Before she could finish speaking, Old Mr. Sterling gave a light snort and said, "Ruby Sterling, don't talk!"
Ruby Sterling could only shut her mouth resentfully, not daring to provoke Old Mr. Sterling.
She quietly glanced at Julian Sterling, signaling with her eyes for him to hurry up and say something.
Julian Sterling looked at Ruby Sterling, then calmly withdrew his gaze without saying anything.
Ruby Sterling couldn't help wanting to kick him. How could her brother not be anxious at all?
Claire Bennett didn't notice the undercurrent among them. She already knew they had come because of the matter between her and Julian Sterling. Their relationship had already come to an end, and she didn't want any more entanglement, much less for them to argue because of her.
She revealed a faint smile and said sincerely, "Grandpa Sterling, I believe I already made myself very clear just now. There probably isn't anything more to say."
After saying that, Claire Bennett stood up. "It's getting late. You should head back first."
She was showing them out.
Julian Sterling stood up first. He looked at Old Mr. Sterling and said, "Grandpa, let's go back. Don't humiliate yourself here."
Hearing Julian Sterling say that he was humiliating himself, Old Mr. Sterling nearly exploded with rage. He had once been a powerful force in the business world, and now he was being turned out by Claire Bennett. It was simply too humiliating.
Five minutes later, the group left Claire Bennett's place.
...
After returning to the Sterling family home, Old Mr. Sterling immediately had Julian Sterling come to him, and the two of them went into the study.
Ruby Sterling looked at Julian Sterling worriedly, and then the study door closed in front of her.
Old Mrs. Sterling hadn't gone with them earlier. Now, seeing that they had all returned, but that Old Mr. Sterling didn't look too good, she faintly had a bad feeling in her heart.
She immediately pulled Ruby Sterling over and asked, "Ruby, didn't you go to see Claire? How did it go? Did Julian and Claire make up?"
"No. We didn't even get to say anything before Claire told us to come back."
Ruby Sterling let out a faint sigh, not knowing what Grandpa and her brother would say.
In the study, Julian Sterling and Old Mr. Sterling sat facing each other.
Old Mr. Sterling looked at Julian Sterling and said with a dark expression, "You were acting like you would live or die for that woman, and now that I went to bring her back, why are you stopping me?"
At Claire Bennett's apartment, before Old Mr. Sterling had even gotten to speak, Julian Sterling had already made him leave with him. Clearly, Julian Sterling did not want him to clear things up with Claire Bennett.
"Grandpa, I hope you won't interfere in my affairs with Claire anymore. The best thing you can do is stay out of it," Julian Sterling said, looking at Old Mr. Sterling.
Although Old Mr. Sterling had gone to see Claire Bennett today and might have persuaded her to come back, Julian Sterling did not want her to return under those circumstances.
He had already reflected deeply on this incident. It truly was his own incompetence that he had failed to protect Claire Bennett.
Everything she had asked him that day had made perfect sense.
"What are you trying to do?" Old Mr. Sterling looked at Julian Sterling in surprise, his eyes full of curiosity.
Julian Sterling's eyes darkened slightly, and he pressed his lips together tightly without saying more. "In any case, I hope Grandpa won't interfere in our affairs anymore."
The air fell quiet, and Old Mr. Sterling stared at Julian Sterling for a long time.
After a long silence, he finally asked worriedly, "You aren't going to keep acting like you'll live or die for her again, are you?"
Julian Sterling lifted his eyes to look at Old Mr. Sterling. "As long as you don't do anything else, Grandpa, I won't do anything foolish. Don't worry."
"Sigh..." Old Mr. Sterling let out a heavy sigh.
Now that things had come to this, he no longer wanted to concern himself with Julian Sterling and Claire Bennett. As long as Julian Sterling didn't pull that vegetative-state stunt on him again, that was enough.
Old Mr. Sterling said, "Fine. I won't interfere in your affairs anymore, and I won't arrange any blind dates for you either. As long as you behave yourself from now on and stop messing around, that's all that matters!"
After saying that, Old Mr. Sterling realized he had softened and felt somewhat embarrassed.
He immediately put on a stern face again and said, "If I find out you're slacking off when it comes to the company's affairs, I will still step in and deal with you, so don't be happy too soon!"
After Julian Sterling finished talking with Old Mr. Sterling and walked out, Old Mrs. Sterling and Ruby Sterling surrounded him.
"Bro, how did it go? What did Grandpa say?"
"Yes, Julian, did your grandfather make things hard for you?"
Julian Sterling looked calm and steadily shook his head. "I've already talked it out with Grandpa. He won't stand in the way of Claire and me anymore, so you don't need to worry."
Old Mrs. Sterling hadn't expected that Old Mr. Sterling could actually be persuaded this time, and she was somewhat surprised.
But then she seemed to think of something and asked, "Then you and Claire..."
At the mention of Claire Bennett, Julian Sterling's expression turned grave, and he said, "Claire and I are temporarily separating for now, but you don't need to worry. Claire will be back very soon."
He was going to begin giving it everything he had and work hard to clear away every obstacle for Claire Bennett.
He would make sure she would no longer suffer any threats or harm, and then he would be able to bring Claire Bennett back.
...
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
After Old Mr. Sterling and Julian Sterling had come that day, Claire Bennett had thought Julian Sterling would take her the next day to get the divorce certificate, but he never showed up.
Later, she called Julian Sterling, but on the phone he said he had been busy lately and told her to wait a little longer.
Claire Bennett felt somewhat irritated, not knowing who exactly was unwilling to get divorced.
Although she had suffered setbacks in love, Claire Bennett had made considerable progress in her career. She had never been able to find investors before, but today there was good news.
Claire Bennett was sitting in the office.
Molly Lee pushed the door open and came in, her face full of excitement. "Good news! Manager Bennett, an investor is willing to meet with us!"
"What?" Hearing this good news, Claire Bennett was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her lips lifted slightly.
She had suffered far too many blows during this period. At last, there was finally some happy news!
"Who is the other party?" Claire Bennett asked with some concern.
Molly Lee quickly gave Claire Bennett an introduction to this client's information. She said, "It's Hudson Capital. They specialize in investing in promising projects and companies in exchange for high returns. They have quite a few well-known brands under them, and several famous companies in the industry were also invested in by them. I never expected F Company would actually be willing to give us a chance."
Hearing that it was a legitimate major brand and major company, Claire Bennett let out a sigh of relief.
As long as it wasn't one of Ava Bennett's shady companies, that was good enough. This was also a chance heaven was giving her.
She had to work hard to secure F Company's investment!