Chapter 624
Julian Sterling Is Looked Down On
If this had happened before, absolutely no woman would have dared to get this close to Julian Sterling without fearing for her life, but things were different now.
The heiress of Hengyang Real Estate was so dazzled by Julian Sterling's face that she lost herself. Before, she had only known that Julian Sterling was not someone to mess with. Now that he wasn't the Sterling family's heir anymore, who was he putting on that attitude for?
She sneered, "Mr. Sterling, I'd advise you not to refuse a good thing when it's offered."
"Do you know Hengyang Real Estate? It's my dad's company. Maybe a small company like ours really wasn't worthy of your notice before, but now you should take a good look at your situation."
Julian Sterling's brows drew tighter and tighter as he said flatly, "What situation am I in?"
"Heh..." the heiress of Hengyang Real Estate mocked. "Obviously the situation where Little Mr. Sterling is suppressing you so badly you can't even hold your head up."
"I heard you've started a new company again. You must really need projects, right?"
As she spoke, she recklessly leaned toward Julian Sterling and even tried to reach out and stroke his chest, making the disgust in his eyes deepen more and more.
The heiress of Hengyang Real Estate even threw him a flirtatious glance, thinking she was irresistibly charming.
"As long as you're willing to be with me, from now on, you can pick whichever projects from Hengyang Real Estate you want."
"Well?"
Just Julian Sterling's face alone was top-tier. The closer the heiress of Hengyang Real Estate got to him, the more completely dizzy she became.
He was practically a walking temptation!
Quite a few people at the cocktail party stood not far away, watching Julian Sterling make a fool of himself, and among them was Ethan Sterling, who had been basking in glory lately.
"Who would've thought? The once high-and-mighty Mr. Sterling is actually getting tangled up by a tiny nobody company like Hengyang Real Estate. That woman is ugly as hell. Don't tell me Julian Sterling can even stomach that."
"This is hilarious. Julian Sterling used to act like his eyes were growing on the top of his head. Let's see how arrogant he can be now."
"I've got to get a good video of this!"
The people around Ethan Sterling burst out laughing, while a cold sneer hung on his lips.
He really wanted Claire Bennett to see this scene with her own eyes, so she could see what a laughable decision it was to give up on him and choose Julian Sterling!
Speak of the devil, and the devil arrives.
Claire Bennett appeared at the entrance to the cocktail party in a plain, simple dress, her hair pinned up behind her head, making her neck look as long and elegant as a swan's.
Julian Sterling noticed Claire Bennett immediately.
At that moment, Claire Bennett noticed Julian Sterling too, and she also saw the heiress clinging to him without knowing her place.
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
Claire Bennett strode forward sharply, grabbed the Hengyang Real Estate heiress by the wrist without the slightest politeness, squeezed hard enough to make her yelp, and then pulled her away from Julian Sterling's side.
She looked coldly at the heiress of Hengyang Real Estate. "I'd like to hear what earth-shattering major projects Hengyang Real Estate has that my husband can just pick from."
"You're being so generous. Does your father know?"
"You!" The heiress of Hengyang Real Estate flushed red after being blocked so thoroughly by Claire Bennett.
Claire Bennett folded her arms across her chest and lifted her chin high, standing in front of Julian Sterling with the air of the rightful woman of the house. That protective-wife posture made a certain man bloom with joy inside.
"Me what?"
"And another thing... even if Julian Sterling isn't the president of Sterling Group, he's still the president of Sterling International."
"What the hell are you, to dare insult him?"
When Claire Bennett heard Julian Sterling being looked down on, she felt both angry and upset, and at the same time her heart ached for him.
When had Julian Sterling ever suffered this kind of humiliation?
The Hengyang Real Estate heiress was far too low-level. After only a few exchanges with Claire Bennett, she was scolded until her eyes turned red, then stamped her foot and ran off.
The other women nearby who had been watching the excitement and itching to make a move also scattered.
Forget it. They had known all along that Julian Sterling wasn't someone to provoke. Looking down on people was something you had to pay a price for.
But they still didn't come up to greet him the way they had before. All the bustle under heaven is for profit; once he lost the halo of Sterling Group, his value in these people's eyes dropped sharply.
He was no longer worth the effort of their attention or friendship.
This was reality.
Before coming to the cocktail party, Claire Bennett had already imagined the kind of cold treatment and contempt Julian Sterling would face here, but seeing a scene like this in real life still made her feel unbearably sad.
"Don't take it to heart. These people have always been this blind, from the beginning until now."
Julian Sterling wasn't some delicate porcelain doll that couldn't withstand a little wind and rain, the kind to lose his soul and spirit after receiving a few cold looks.