Chapter 572
Claire Bennett Agrees to Get Back Together
Julian Sterling continued, "I know you still have feelings for me. Originally, I wanted to clear away every obstacle for you and then pursue you all over again, but now I've realized I just can't stand not seeing you, so I moved across from you. That way I can see you every day."
"You..." Claire Bennett lifted her eyes to look at Julian Sterling.
His eyes were deep and serious. The words he'd just spoken were completely sincere, without the slightest trace of falsehood.
Claire Bennett had liked him all along, and now that she'd heard him say these things, she couldn't help the surge of emotion rising in her heart.
But she still had her concerns.
There was more than one obstacle between them. It wasn't as simple as just throwing everything aside and being together.
Julian Sterling knew what Claire Bennett was worried about.
He pulled Claire Bennett into his arms, kissed her, and said, "We're still legally husband and wife. I've been deliberately dragging my feet on filing the divorce papers during this time, and you never came looking for me again. Actually, you couldn't bear to let me go either, right?"
"Your grandfather doesn't like me, and then there's what happened between your fourth uncle and my mother. I don't think there's any possibility left for us anymore."
Julian Sterling laughed and said, "I've already moved out now, so he can't control my affairs. As for your worry that I might lose the Sterling family's power because I angered Grandpa, I don't think you need to worry. I'm determined to get Sterling Group."
After a moment of silence, Julian Sterling decided to come clean.
He said, "Actually, I wasn't kicked out of Sterling Group. I've been laying the groundwork this whole time. Once I fully take over Sterling Group, no one will ever be able to stop us from being together again. Claire, trust me. Hmm?"
Claire Bennett froze, unable to say a word.
She hadn't expected Julian Sterling to know everything and to have already made preparations for it all.
All of a sudden, it felt like he was working hard for their relationship, while she had been hiding in her shell the whole time, never daring to take that step.
A sudden wave of guilt rose in her heart, and she felt she was just too cowardly, shrinking back the moment she ran into a problem.
She didn't even have the courage to keep walking forward with Julian Sterling and face difficulties together with him.
Claire Bennett didn't know where she found the courage, but she looked at Julian Sterling and said, "Julian Sterling, I believe you."
Although Julian Sterling had always been very confident, he still hadn't been sure what Claire Bennett meant. In truth, he had been a little uneasy too. Now that he heard her finally agree, he completely let out a sigh of relief.
He tightened his arms around her and lowered his head to plant a hard kiss on her cheek.
"I finally coaxed you back. Otherwise, I really was afraid you'd run off with some other man."
Hearing Julian Sterling's words, Claire Bennett didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
There weren't any men around her right now, so where exactly had this idea of her running off with a man come from?
"Julian Sterling." Claire Bennett suddenly grabbed hold of him and said uneasily, "Even though we've decided to get back together now, I don't want to move back to the Sterling family home."
She was still a little afraid of the Sterling family, and even more afraid of facing the old Mr. Sterling.
After all, the conflict she'd had with him before had already cast a shadow over her heart.
Julian Sterling smiled and said, "Mm, we'll do everything your way. If you don't want to go back, then we won't go back. From now on, I'll stay here with you."
What? Claire Bennett was dumbfounded.
Even though she had said she wouldn't go back, wouldn't Julian Sterling be suffering a bit by living here?
After all, back when he was in Chicago, he'd lived in a place like that only because he was pretending to be poor, and now he was saying he wanted to live here with her?
Julian Sterling curled his lips slightly. "You'll have to work hard from now on."
In reality, by moving out now, he had also sent a message to the outside world that he had been kicked out by old Mr. Sterling and abandoned. His uncles would probably start making their moves too.
If he wanted to take control of Sterling Group, it would require quite a bit of time.
But now, for Claire Bennett's sake, he was going to speed up that process and clear away the obstacles in front of them.
He only needed a little time before he could be openly and rightfully with Claire Bennett.
Old Mr. Sterling and old Mrs. Sterling didn't know that Julian Sterling and Claire Bennett had quietly reconciled, and the two of them were still worrying about Julian Sterling.
After old Mr. Sterling failed when he went to see Claire Bennett that day, he had not interfered in their affairs again.
Now it had already been several days since Julian Sterling moved out.
Old Mr. Sterling couldn't help sitting in the living room sighing over and over. Old Mrs. Sterling was beside him. She glanced at him and said, "What's wrong with you now?"
"Don't you think Julian's been moved out for so long already? What's going on between him and that woman anyway?" old Mr. Sterling asked with a grave expression.
"Why do you care what's going on with them? Anyway, don't interfere in their business anymore. Julian will definitely win Claire back, so just calmly accept her as your granddaughter-in-law!"
After being scolded, old Mr. Sterling could only sit off to the side in sullen silence.