Claire Bennett Woke Up

After the turmoil in the Sterling family some time ago, they had returned to Chicago.

Originally, when Julian Sterling pulled himself together again and started his own company, they were very happy. They thought the good days for Claire Bennett and Julian Sterling were finally about to come.

They never expected something like this to happen again. There had truly been too many hardships between them.

Seeing how heartbroken Mrs. Sterling was, Ruby Sterling comforted her, saying, "Mom, you don't have to worry either. We won't give up on Claire's treatment. Maybe one day in the future, she really will wake up."

Although the situation wasn't looking too good, from Julian Sterling to everyone around him, they all believed that Claire Bennett would definitely wake up.

...

Julian Sterling moved Claire Bennett to the country house where the old Mrs. Sterling and old Mr. Sterling lived. The environment there was excellent, far better than a cold, lifeless place like the hospital.

After something happened to the Sterling family, old Mr. Sterling and old Mrs. Sterling also completely withdrew from the business world. They took the initiative to ask to go along with Claire Bennett too, so it would be easier to care for her.

With the help of the two elders in taking care of her, Julian Sterling also hired several servants to go help out, then threw himself into his busy work. Although Ethan Sterling was gravely injured and his fate unknown, there was still Thomas Sterling.

Recently, Sterling Group under Thomas Sterling's management had indeed been going downhill, and this was entirely because Thomas Sterling had privately carried out a major internal shake-up at Sterling Group.

The new people couldn't adapt to the market in the short term, and on top of that, Julian Sterling's new company was growing extremely fast, quickly standing shoulder to shoulder with the former Sterling Group.

In the blink of an eye, time quietly slipped by.

One month, six months, one year passed.

During that time, Claire Bennett never woke up even once.

The doctor once told Julian Sterling that if Claire Bennett didn't wake up in the short term, then she would never wake up again in the future.

But Julian Sterling wasn't discouraged. He firmly believed Claire Bennett would open her eyes one day.

Every day he worked in downtown New York, and after work he would drive to the house in the suburbs. The time he spent on the road every day came to two hours.

But Julian Sterling felt no exhaustion at all. For all this time, he still steadfastly traveled back and forth between the two places.

Because Claire Bennett was there waiting for him.

...

Three years later.

After a brief period of dejection, Julian Sterling threw himself wholeheartedly into his career.

Over the past few years, Julian Sterling had successfully turned things around and crushed Thomas Sterling, increasing his company's market value dozens of times over. Now Sterling Group had long since become like the western sunset, carrying the lifeless air of an elderly person in their final years.

Recently, Sterling Group had set its sights on an important project. If they could secure it, they could come back to life again under Julian Sterling's suppression. Thomas Sterling attached extraordinary importance to it and put all his energy into it.

As for Julian Sterling's side...

He had no intention of leaving Thomas Sterling any way out. He was determined to win this project. By now, he had already forced Thomas Sterling into a dead end. If he could take it too, then Sterling Group would go completely bankrupt.

Julian Sterling called old Mrs. Sterling and old Mr. Sterling, and only after asking about Claire Bennett's condition today did he feel at ease enough to stay and work overtime.

He planned that after finishing this matter, he would properly stay by Claire Bennett's side.

Although during these three years Claire Bennett had never woken up and had never spoken to him, he still believed she could wake up. When she did wake up in the future, she would be able to see the empire he had built for her.

At this moment, old Mr. Sterling and old Mrs. Sterling went out together.

Today was the once-a-week market in the small town outside the city. After coming here, old Mr. Sterling and old Mrs. Sterling had fallen in love with this pastime. Today they instructed the servants to take good care of Claire Bennett, then went out together carrying vegetable baskets.

In the upstairs room, a servant pulled open the curtains.

Sunlight spilled over the woman on the bed, covering her tranquil face in a layer of warm, soft light,

The servant saw Claire Bennett every day, but every time she was still struck by her beauty. Claire Bennett had been lying there for several years, yet her skin and complexion were still beautiful and lovely. That was entirely because Julian Sterling had taken extremely good care of her. Sometimes when Julian Sterling wasn't there, she practically didn't need to lift a hand at all.

After doing all this, the servant turned and went upstairs to hang out the laundry.

Just as she closed the door, the finger of Claire Bennett, lying on the bed, moved slightly, and then her eyelashes trembled faintly.

Claire Bennett felt like she had had a very long dream.

In the dream, it seemed Julian Sterling had always been talking by her side. Every day she could hear Julian Sterling softly telling her about recent events, sometimes about how much he missed her, sometimes about things at work.