Chapter 661
I'm Already Pregnant with Your Baby
Ever since Claire Bennett's new collection was launched, it had been widely praised by everyone.
The new pieces designed by Asher Bell this time were incredibly delicate and beautiful. He designed a total of five pieces of jewelry, from earrings to necklaces and more. The socialites and wealthy wives of New York were all captivated by this new collection and started placing advance orders one after another.
Ava Bennett still couldn't come up with any new designs, and before long, everyone had forgotten about her.
Now all the buzz was around Maison Verne, and Claire Bennett seized the momentum and opportunity to immediately open a new branch store.
Today, she was at the new branch for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
To her surprise, she saw someone unexpected. Dressed in a sharp, well-tailored suit, Ethan Sterling walked toward Claire Bennett holding a bouquet of flowers, a faint smile on his lips. "Claire, I heard you opened a new branch today. Congratulations."
Claire Bennett frowned tightly, not knowing what Ethan Sterling was trying to pull again. Hadn't she already told him not to appear in front of her?
And now he had shown up here again, even bringing flowers. What exactly was he trying to do?
At that moment, Ava Bennett had already arrived at Claire Bennett's store. She had originally wanted to rush up and confront Ethan Sterling, but then suddenly thought that maybe she had misunderstood. What if Ethan Sterling was only here to congratulate Claire Bennett?
At the end of the day, she still didn't believe Ethan Sterling would abandon her.
Although she had approached Ethan Sterling with an ulterior motive at first, she had now realized that she had fallen for him.
Ethan Sterling looked at Claire Bennett with deep affection, his face full of guilt, and said softly, "Claire, I've thought it through. I've realized that the one I like most is still you. Come back to my side. I'll love you properly. Let's just pretend the past never happened. You're working so hard with Julian Sterling right now. A woman doesn't need to push herself this much. I can be your safe harbor."
Ethan Sterling had always been extremely unwilling to let Claire Bennett go. Recently, Claire Bennett had been making a huge splash, and Maison Verne was thriving too, doing far better than Bennett Group.
Her abilities were better than Ava Bennett's, and Ethan Sterling felt that he needed a woman like that by his side.
He clearly knew that Claire Bennett was with Julian Sterling now, and that she didn't give him a pleasant look at all, but when he heard that her new store was opening, he still couldn't stop himself from coming.
Just now, when Ethan Sterling saw Claire Bennett standing there, radiant and beautiful in a way that made it impossible to look away, he felt as though his soul had flown out of him. He didn't even know how he had suddenly walked toward Claire Bennett and asked to get back together with her.
But after the words left his mouth, he did not regret them.
Ethan Sterling looked at Claire Bennett with dark, intent eyes, waiting for her reply.
Claire Bennett had thought Ethan Sterling had suddenly appeared because he wanted to do something, but she hadn't expected him to open with such a hypocritical speech.
Just as she was about to open her mouth and snap back at him, she suddenly saw Ava Bennett hiding not far away.
A barely perceptible glint flickered in her eyes, and then she revealed a troubled expression and said, "But aren't you with Ava Bennett right now? You know what my relationship with Ava Bennett is like. It probably wouldn't be possible for us to be together anymore, would it?"
Whenever Ethan Sterling had come looking for Claire Bennett before, she had never shown him any good attitude, but this time was different.
Could it be that Claire Bennett also wanted to be with him?
Ethan Sterling looked excited as he said to Claire Bennett, "No! Ava Bennett was the one who came to seduce me before, and I didn't pay her any attention at all. How could I possibly be interested in Ava Bennett? She's not as pretty as you, and she's not as outstanding as you either. Claire, I really like you. Be with me."
Claire Bennett sneered inwardly, but nothing showed on her face.
She said meaningfully, "But before, you two looked like you were getting along quite well. I think Ava Bennett seems to like you a lot too."
"No!" Seeing the change in Claire Bennett's attitude, Ethan Sterling seemed to glimpse hope and hurried to explain his relationship with Ava Bennett. He said, "Claire, trust me. I really don't like Ava Bennett. You also know that I'm at Sterling Group now. With a status like mine, plenty of women throw themselves at me, but you're the only one I like!"
Ethan Sterling emphasized Claire Bennett's specialness, making her understand that in his heart, she was one of a kind.
Claire Bennett's lips curled up slightly. "Then if Ava Bennett were standing in front of you right now, would you still be able to say that?"
Ethan Sterling naturally wasn't afraid of Ava Bennett. He had long since grown extremely sick of her. Even if Ava Bennett were standing in front of him, he would not waver in the slightest. Anyway, once he had gotten a woman into his hands, he was no longer interested.
"Of course! Even if she knelt in front of me and begged me, I wouldn't waver. Claire, you..."
Before Ethan Sterling could finish speaking, Ava Bennett suddenly rushed out from the side!
Just now, she had heard Ethan Sterling's words. He had actually said that even if she knelt in front of him, he would not waver.
How could he be so heartless and cold-blooded!
Ava Bennett stood in front of Ethan Sterling with a face full of fury and shrieked, "Ethan Sterling, how can you treat me like this? And you say you have nothing to do with me? We are obviously boyfriend and girlfriend, and..."
Her hand touched her stomach. "I'm already pregnant with your baby."