Anna Thornton carried Pop back to the room and put her on the small bed. Then she heard the sound of a car starting downstairs.
She hurried out of the bedroom and asked Granny Chandler who was just coming upstairs, "Did Conrad Sterling go out?"
"Yes, President Sterling... he just received a phone call. I heard Miss Ford got sick from catching a cold in the rain when she ca back, so he went to see her."
Upon hearing this, Anna Thornton couldn’t help but look suspicious, "How conveniently sick, and how tily her return is!"
Granny Chandler cautiously watched her expression, sowhat worried, "Miss Thornton, please don’t be angry!"
"Why should I be angry?" Anna Thornton chuckled softly, "Your President Sterling is clever. He never gave the right to be angry from the start. Probably paving the way for the day he can kick out."
"It won’t happen, Miss Thornton. At least... at least you have given him an elder sister!" Granny Chandler comforted her.
Granny Chandler didn’t know how to summarize the relationship between the three of them.
Recently, it seed that President Sterling and Miss Thornton were closer, and today they went out for a family date happily.
Who knew Miss Ford would return, and he rushed over to her.
Apparently, n have the flaw of being fickle, unable to settle on one woman.
Just like watching those ancient palace dramas where concubines fought for favor, Anna Thornton may not have a strong family background, but she at least bore a child for Conrad Sterling.
According to the principle of a mother gaining dignity through her child, Miss Thornton would always have a place beside President Sterling, thought Granny Chandler.
"Granny Chandler, go back and sleep. I guess he’ll co back very late tonight."
"Then Miss Thornton, you should go to bed early too."
After Granny Chandler left, Anna Thornton couldn’t help but curse Conrad Sterling: "Big pig hoof!"
Not angry? Not being angry is impossible!
She looked at the badge on her chest, imagining the pig head as Conrad Sterling, finding it increasingly unpleasant.
She simply took it off and threw it out the window fiercely, "Pfft! Who cares!"
That night—
Conrad Sterling indeed returned very late to Sterling Residence. The man didn’t imdiately go to his own room.
Anna Thornton’s door was gently pushed open from outside, and a tall and cautious figure walked from the door to her bedside.
Since the window wasn’t fully drawn, Conrad Sterling could see the two sleeping figures on the bed with the neon and moonlight shining through the window.
Pop slept restlessly on her small bed, kicking the blanket to the foot of the bed with her ’dream training’.
Anna Thornton wasn’t much better than the child, and she was talking in her sleep.
Conrad Sterling leaned in to listen, seemingly hearing her cursing him, instantly darkening his face.
However, with the room’s already dim light at night, no light could blend with the night. He didn’t argue with Anna Thornton, and covered the mother and daughter back up with the blanket.
"Anna Thornton, why did you co back?"
Conrad Sterling faintly looked at the silhouette of the woman sleeping on the bed in the night, wanting to reach out and touch her face.
But as if worrying about sothing, he ultimately didn’t touch her.
"Four years ago you got taught a lesson, yet you still didn’t stay far away from ?"
Anna Thornton probably thought four years ago she was just tricked into a one-night stand by Conrad Sterling.
The man clearly promised to avenge her, but after pulling up his pants, he didn’t recognize anyone.
However, she didn’t know, the Thornton Family’s incident four years ago...actually Conrad Sterling played a part in pushing things along behind the scenes.
Thornton Family, Kenneth Thornton!
If it weren’t for Holly Sutton who acted out of greed, Conrad Sterling wouldn’t let him end well.
After all, his hatred had accumulated for more than twenty years.
It’s impossible, nor should it be shaken by an enemy’s daughter!
...
In the middle of the night—Anna Thornton suddenly woke up.
She groggily opened her eyes and saw a figure sitting beside her, startled awake.
Then she saw the outline of this figure more clearly, getting more familiar and more irritating.
"Conrad Sterling, are you sick or what?" Anna Thornton patted her startled chest, "Trying to scare soone to death in the middle of the night?"
The ’figure’ spoke, "Anna Thornton, I have sothing to say to you."
"Can’t you say it during the day? Why have to co to my room at midnight?"
"Yes, have to!"
Conrad Sterling insisted on having others follow his wishes, even dragging Anna Thornton out of bed at midnight.
Anna Thornton put on a coat, yawned and went to Conrad Sterling’s study, seeing a thick stack of docunts already on the desk.
The last ti she was in the study, Anna Thornton rembered Conrad Sterling presented her with two options — a Dynasty Entertainnt contract and a bone marrow donation consent form.
Wonder what trick he’s playing this ti?
"Here is all my real estate in the country, take a look!"
"Real estate? So much?"
Anna Thornton gestured, this wasn’t just property certificates.
She picked up the top docunt and found it was just a catalog of properties.
How rich is Conrad Sterling?
"Pick the one you like, I will arrange for you and Pop to move in."
From what he said, Anna Thornton knew Conrad Sterling wanted to draw clear boundaries.
It seed she lost the bet.
Since she had dared to boast betting with Conrad Sterling back then, seeing when this man would fall in love with her, even giving him the important task of judging, allowing him to decide victory or defeat at any ti, showed Anna Thornton started off with real confidence.
Including until tonight, Anna Thornton was also sure he had feelings for her.
But despite using every thod, having dated, whether Conrad Sterling had ambition or hardships, ultimately he decided to stay with Marilyn Ford.
Anna Thornton had no way to deal with him!
"Want and Pop to move out, is it Actress Ford’s idea? Are you getting married?" Anna Thornton asked.
Granny Chandler ntioned Marilyn Ford ca to Sterling Residence right after arriving in Aethelgard today, could obviously see traces of her and Pop living here.
Then Marilyn Ford got sick, if Conrad Sterling reconciled while visiting her at the hospital, and Marilyn Ford agreed to Conrad Sterling’s proposal.
It would be reasonable for her, as his fiancée, to request them to move out.
"Aunt Murray worried about Pop, so asked to bring you both to take care of you for a mont. Now that Pop has recovered, aren’t you planning to enroll her in a dostic school? You can pick sowhere closer to kindergarten." Conrad Sterling avoided the question.
"Then what if I want to pick Sterling Residence?"
Conrad Sterling thought she was being difficult, didn’t answer this question.
"You can continue driving that Aston Martin you like, convenient for taking and picking up the child later."
"Also, estimate the cost for caring for Pop. I’ll pay you a lump sum. As long as the amount is within a reasonable range, I’ll do my best to satisfy."
"And... tomorrow, go find Jane Jennings, you can freely pick Dynasty Entertainnt’s film and TV resources."
Listening to him distribute things like a divorce settlent, Anna Thornton couldn’t help but smirk, "Very good, President Sterling, conscience struck! Suddenly giving so many benefits... Hence, one must strive, my pestering seems effective on you."
"Effective, but it ends here! Anna Thornton, do you understand?"
"Rest assured, I’ve said willing to accept the bet, I have good gambling ethics!"
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