CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 45: IF WORST COMES TO WORST, WE’LL BREAK UP

Isaac Sutton has been trying to find out Clara Sterling’s address recently.

But he hasn’t been able to find it.

"What’s going on? I asked you to find an address, and you can’t even do that?"

Isaac Sutton scolded the person on the other end of the phone.

"She’s not from Veridian, she must have rented a place when she came to Veridian. Renting a place leaves a record; can’t you handle such a small matter?"

The person responded timidly, "Young Master Sutton, there’s really no rental information for Clara Sterling in Veridian."

"Can’t you find out where she works either?"

"No, I can’t."

Isaac Sutton angrily said, "I gave you so much money, and this is how you do things? Can’t find anything?"

"Young Master Sutton, it’s my failure to do things well. I can refund your money. When I tried to check Yvonne Sterling’s hospital information last time, I mentioned that there’s someone backing them, and that person is more powerful than us. Not being able to find anything is normal."

"Impossible!" Isaac Sutton said firmly, "She’s just a girl from a small county, her family has no background whatsoever. How could there be someone backing her?"

"Wasn’t it said last time that she’s married? It could be her husband..."

Isaac Sutton blurted out, "That’s impossible too. Her husband is just a regular person, drives a beat-up car, and all his clothing is cheap stuff. How could he have such a strong backing?"

"Then I don’t know," said the person on the phone, "I’ve tried many ways and couldn’t find anything. I can’t handle this matter. I’ll refund you, and you can find someone else."

Just after hanging up, Quinn Hughes suddenly pushed the door open and walked in.

"Isaac, who were you talking to on the phone?"

Seeing Quinn Hughes, Isaac Sutton’s expression was full of impatience, "Didn’t I say many times that you need to knock before entering my room?"

"I’m sorry, I..."

Quinn Hughes hadn’t finished speaking when Isaac Sutton interrupted irately, "Why are you looking for me?"

"Uncle Sutton said we should start working at the company, He wants me to be your secretary. When shall we go to the company?"

"You, be my secretary? No way." Isaac Sutton said coldly, "Go to another department."

Isaac Sutton knows that his father arranged Quinn Hughes as his secretary to let them meet and interact more, to build feelings.

But right now, his mind is occupied with Clara Sterling, he doesn’t want to see Quinn Hughes, let alone build feelings.

Quinn Hughes looked distressed, "But I..."

Her words were again cut off by Isaac Sutton, "Okay, okay, let’s talk about work another day, just leave first."

Quinn Hughes was driven out of the room by Isaac Sutton.

As soon as she left, the door closed violently with a "bang" behind her.

The patient grin and distress on Quinn Hughes’ face instantly melted away, replaced by a cold shadow in her eyes.

...

For the next two weeks, Clara was buried in her work.

She completed all the tasks Julian Hawthorne assigned her with outstanding performance.

That morning at work, the department held a meeting.

Director Julian Hawthorne publicly praised Clara Sterling during the meeting.

"Clara Sterling has been in our department for less than a month, yet she’s already able to efficiently complete the tasks I assigned. Not only that, but last week she even found two detailed errors while reviewing the contract submitted by the project team; I want to commend her for that."

The contracts submitted to Director Julian Hawthorne by the project team are first reviewed by the assistants.

After Julian Hawthorne finished speaking, the meeting room filled with applause.

Jonah Shaw snorted coldly, with a disdainful look in his eyes.

He cast a contemptuous glance at Clara Sterling.

No matter how well the work is done, she’s just an undergraduate; I’m a master’s degree graduate. The most capable assistant for the director must be me.

Seeing Jonah Shaw’s glance from the diagonal opposite, Clara Sterling rolled her eyes.

During her time at Sheffield, she’s deeply understood why Lisa Holloway said she disliked Jonah Shaw.

Her work efficiency is higher than Jonah Shaw’s, and her completed tasks are more outstanding.

Jonah Shaw is quite displeased about it.

He’s always secretly or openly belittling her, especially mocking her education, insinuating that she joined Sheffield due to her looks.

The meeting ends.

As they left the meeting room, Jonah Shaw passed by Clara Sterling and deliberately bumped into her.

Clara was about to react when Lisa Holloway spoke up first, "Are you blind or what?"

"Humph," Jonah Shaw rolled his eyes and left.

Lisa Holloway: "Clara, don’t bother with him, he’s just jealous of you."

"I know, I’ll make him convinced through my capability."

...

After work, Clara went to the hospital to see her mom.

The doctor said Yvonne Sterling’s preoperative therapy worked well, and she can start preparing for surgery.

After listening to the doctor explain the risks and precautions of the surgery, Clara signed the consent form.

This time, Silas Sheffield accompanied her to the hospital.

This was the second time Yvonne Sterling saw Silas Sheffield and Clara together at the hospital.

During a moment when Silas Sheffield stepped out to take a call,

Yvonne Sterling smiled gently and asked, "Clara, are you together with Silas?"

"Hmm?" Clara was stunned for a moment; was it that obvious?

She pursed her lips, "Mom, how did you see it?"

Yvonne Sterling smiled gently, her voice soft, "You’re my daughter; I know you best. Your eyes gave you away."

Clara smiled and pursed her lips, "Yes, we’re together."

"How long has it been?"

"Not long, just recently."

"I can see you’re really happy with him; your state is much better than before," Yvonne appreciate, "I’m relieved you’re with Silas; he’s a good kid."

Switching the subject, Yvonne said, "But given our family’s condition, will his parents agree to you being together?"

"It’s okay, Mom. Silas and I..." Clara thought about her word choice, "We’ve just started seeing each other, our feelings aren’t deep yet. If Uncle Sheffield and Auntie Quincy disagree, we might as well break up."

Silas Sheffield finished his call and just pushed the door open to hear that sentence.

The man paused, his eyes flickering darkly.

"Clara, ah..." Yvonne wanted to say more but stopped when noticing Silas Sheffield had returned.

"Silas, done with the call already?" Clara was stunned, unsure if he heard what she said earlier.

"Hmm," he replied with indifference.

Clara checked the time, "Mom, it’s getting late, I should go."

Yvonne: "Alright."

Before leaving, Clara reminded, "Mom, surgery is in a week; remember to follow the doctor’s orders these days. I’ll come to see you tomorrow."

"Don’t worry, Mom knows."

...

On the way home, Silas Sheffield kept a cold expression, emanating an intimidating aura.

Clara pursed her lips and kept her head down in silence.

During this time, Silas Sheffield had been very gentle with her.

So gentle she almost forgot Silas Sheffield is actually a distant and unapproachable person; when he doesn’t speak, he’s quite frightening.

He had the feeling of "The Grim Reaper" as Lisa Holloway described.

They returned to Prospect Hill Villa.

Following behind Silas Sheffield, Clara hesitated to explain the words she said in front of her mom just now.

Instinctively, she felt Silas Sheffield was angry because he heard her words.

However, Silas Sheffield didn’t ask about it, and she didn’t know how to start the conversation.

Clara held onto her thoughts, distractedly entering the house.

Suddenly.

The man quickly turned around, pressing her shoulders and quickly pushed her.

Clara regained her senses, finding herself pinned against the wall by Silas Sheffield.