Chapter 61
Who Exactly Are They?
After Naomi Pierce and the other two women left, the store finally quieted down.
"I'm so sorry. This was our store's mistake, and I've decided to give you our studio's top signature piece." Vivian Yu looked at Claire Bennett with a face full of apology, pressing her hands together as she said, "I hope you won't take what just happened to heart."
After saying that, she gave the store manager a look, signaling for her to bring out the dress.
The store manager was startled. The top signature piece?
That was the dress that had won the most awards in Vivian Yu's entire design career. She had always treasured it and kept it carefully put away, and now she was actually going to give it to them?
Who exactly were these two people?
The store manager didn't dare say anything more and immediately turned to get the dress.
The top signature piece was a high-end white body-hugging dress. It was simple and elegant, dignified and refined, yet still full of design, with a kind of back-to-basics beauty.
Claire Bennett had only been trying to slap Naomi Pierce in the face just now. She hadn't expected them to directly give her their signature piece, and she felt too embarrassed to accept it.
Ruby Sterling immediately said, "Oh, Claire, don't be so polite. Just think of it as the battle outfit I'm giving you. We're good sisters—you're not seriously going to be formal with me, are you?"
Hearing Ruby Sterling say that, all of Claire Bennett's hesitation disappeared.
She decided that from now on, she had to treat Ruby Sterling, this sister of hers, even better.
"Alright, hurry up and go try it on." Ruby Sterling pushed Claire Bennett into the fitting room, and left with no choice, Claire Bennett could only carry the dress inside.
After Claire Bennett entered the fitting room, Ruby Sterling immediately pulled out her phone and tattled to Julian Sterling.
That woman Naomi Pierce was way too arrogant. How could they just let her off easily!
She described in full detail to Julian Sterling how she and Claire Bennett had been looked down on by Naomi Pierce and by two ordinary Sterling International employees.
"Bro, your wife represents your reputation. Now people are already stomping all over your head—can you really just stand by and watch her get bullied? If you're a man, you should avenge her!"
Julian Sterling didn't say much. He only gave a calm "Mm."
Ruby Sterling was a little curious and wondered what her brother would do.
Very soon, Claire Bennett came out after trying on the dress. She was extremely satisfied with it. After looking at herself in the mirror, she decided this was the one.
Vivian Yu personally walked the two of them out with great courtesy.
After she came back, the store manager finally dared step forward. Looking utterly confused, she asked, "Boss, why did you give the signature piece to those two women just now? Who exactly are they?"
Vivian Yu let out a cold snort. "Do you realize you almost made a huge mistake? Good thing I got here in time to save the situation, or even I wouldn't have been able to protect you. In the future, learn to read people better."
"Th-they..."
"Just remember this: their background is even more powerful than those women from earlier."
Naomi Pierce was already Ethan Sterling's fiancée, and Ethan Sterling was a collateral relative of President Julian Sterling. They were even more powerful than Naomi Pierce? Then that could only mean Julian Sterling...
The store manager sucked in a sharp breath and immediately understood.
From now on, she would definitely keep her eyes open!
...
Luna Brooks and Meng Lifen caught up with Naomi Pierce outside.
Since they still had to attend Naomi Pierce's engagement party, even though they had wasted a large amount of money for nothing, neither of them dared voice any complaints. Still, they felt uncomfortable deep down.
"Assistant Song, what exactly is going on? Isn't Vivian Yu Studio Sterling Group's styling studio? Why didn't they give you any face at all?"
"Could there be some misunderstanding?"
Naomi Pierce's face was ashen. She couldn't make sense of that either.
Why had that boss protected Ruby Sterling and Claire Bennett? Could it be that Claire Bennett had secretly hooked up with Ethan Sterling, and he had helped Claire Bennett behind the scenes?
Other than that, Naomi Pierce couldn't think of any reason at all.
She took out her phone and immediately called Ethan Sterling. To her surprise, the line was busy, and she had no idea who he was talking to.
Naomi Pierce became even more irritated. Only after calling several times did she finally get through to Ethan Sterling.
"Hello, Ethan, just now at Vivian Yu..."
Before she could finish, Ethan Sterling cut her off and said, "Naomi, starting tomorrow, you don't need to come to work at Sterling International anymore. From now on, just stay home and be a full-time wife."
What!
Naomi Pierce froze where she stood, simply unable to believe what she had just heard.
Ethan Sterling was a little irritated too. Just moments ago, Julian Sterling's assistant Marcus Reed had suddenly called him and said the company could not take in random nobodies whose academic qualifications didn't meet the requirements.
He had even specifically used Naomi Pierce as an example.
As the most famous company in Chicago, Sterling International did not have low hiring standards, and someone like Naomi Pierce truly wasn't qualified to enter Sterling International. It was only because he had made a special exception that she had become his personal assistant.
He hadn't expected such a small matter to alert Julian Sterling. In the end, he had no choice but to call Naomi Pierce and tell her about it.
He even gently tried to comfort Naomi Pierce, telling her that she wouldn't have to work so hard anymore.
But when those words reached Naomi Pierce's ears, they didn't sound like that at all.
Once the seed of suspicion is planted, it starts to grow. Just now, she had suspected that Ethan Sterling had helped Claire Bennett, and now what he had done directly confirmed that suspicion for her.
Claire Bennett really had been secretly fooling around with Ethan Sterling. Otherwise, why would Ethan Sterling be helping Claire Bennett like this!
"Things are very busy at the company, so I'm hanging up now."
Without giving Naomi Pierce a chance to question him, Ethan Sterling, afraid she would throw a tantrum, directly ended the call and didn't leave her any chance to press him further.
Naomi Pierce's face twisted with resentment.