Anna heard the sound of water running in the bathtub, and the man lifted her up, suspending her over the tub, moving to lower her in.
Knowing she couldn’t pretend anymore, Anna simply opened her eyes, grabbed onto Conrad Sterling’s clothes: "Don’t ss around, Pop is still here!"
"Don’t worry, my room has excellent soundproofing. Even if you scream your lungs out in the bathroom, it won’t wake Pop up!"
"Conrad Sterling, why in the world did you design such a soundproof bathroom? You pervert!"
"Yes, I have a hobby of having soone accompany for a bath; didn’t you experience that last ti?"
After saying this, the man’s hand slightly loosened.
Anna was so scared she scread and clung to his neck. Like a koala hugging a tree trunk, she tightly wrapped herself around Conrad Sterling.
Turning her head to look at the bathtub already filled with water, Anna warned Conrad Sterling: "Stop ssing around, you promised only once a month, and you’ve already used up this month’s quota."
"I didn’t agree to such an unreasonable request!"
"How can you be like this? You imposed four conditions on and I complied with all of them, and even if there’s one I didn’t fulfill, it was because of drinking. Can’t you even fulfill one request of mine? And I even praised you in front of Aunt Murray!"
"That’s because your conditions are too harsh! Asking a man to agree to touching you only once a month, Anna, what are you thinking?"
Seeing that Conrad Sterling was unmoved, hard tactics wouldn’t work, so Anna had to go soft.
"Conrad Sterling, today it’s really a no-go! I’m on my period, I can’t accompany you for a bath!"
"You have so many excuses. You think I’ll believe?"
"It’s true, if you don’t believe , I can let you check the sanitary pad!"
Seeing Anna speak with such sincerity, Conrad’s hand, which was about to lower her into the water, paused slightly.
"I plan to rena Dynasty Entertainnt to Starlight Entertainnt and give this company to you. But you’re not suitable to be associated with just yet. I plan to let Henry Willow be the apparent general manager of the company, replacing Jane Jennings. He will take good care of you, and you can tell him whatever you need."
Letting Henry Willow be the manager, the significance of what Conrad Sterling offered Anna was much more than just an entertainnt company. Henry Willow’s family also owned an entertainnt company; although he didn’t have much status as the second son of the Willow Family, he at least had a reputation. And from now on, if Conrad Sterling wanted to help her, he could do it under Henry Willow’s na, which was exactly what Anna initially demanded—that he use all his resources to elevate her.
However, Conrad Sterling didn’t give these benefits for free.
"Anna, I’ve given you so much; how do you plan to repay ?"
Knowing what the man ant, Anna deliberately pouted: "Between a husband and wife, there’s no talk of repaynt. We’re married, so treating well is sothing you should do, isn’t it?"
"Fine, I’ll take back the company, so you’ll know what should be!"
"No, no!" Anna realized that Conrad Sterling had gone to great lengths just to do sothing improper. If she didn’t give him so benefits tonight, it probably wouldn’t sit well.
"How about this, twice a month?"
Hearing Anna slightly compromise, Conrad Sterling just looked at her, not speaking.
Clearly, he thought exchanging a clear career path for only twice a month was not a good deal.
"Three tis a month, no more!" Anna conceded with difficulty again.
"Three tis a day!"
"Are you kidding? Are you not letting anyone sleep? Four tis a month, once a week, really no more."
"Every two days!"
"President Sterling, you’re so busy with work; how do you have that much ti and energy to waste on that kind of thing? Plus, no moderation in sex life is bad for health. When you’re old, you’ll regret it."
"I’m in great shape, work out every day, and will still be good when I’m old. No need to worry for !"
Conrad was resolute, then he suddenly eyed Anna suspiciously: "Is it you who has a problem? Why are you avoiding on this matter?"
"I’m not avoiding! I just think we’re both busy, this which wastes ti and energy should be minimized. Think about it, Pop is still so little, we can’t leave her alone in the kids’ room at the headquarters. At least two days a week should be spent with the child, at least four days I have to work. Many filming opportunities are night shoots; I can’t even go ho. President, your work is probably busier. I need one rest day. So once a week is quite reasonable, and the day will be my rest day."
Seeing Conrad still unwilling to agree, Anna played her trump card: "At most, no restrictions on positions."
"Two days a week together, no restrictions on positions, no less." Conrad finally compromised.
"Alright!"
Anna agreed quickly to this ’alright,’ but soon felt she had walked into a trap.
Clearly, her last condition was once a week, but Conrad changed it to twice a week.
On the surface, the numbers didn’t seem like a big concession.
But with no limit on the number of tis, what if Conrad wanted to make up the whole week’s quota in those two days?
Anna had seen it before; she knew Conrad had outstanding stamina, he had this capability!
Sure enough, negotiating with a business-savvy man was tricky.
Seeing Conrad’s triumphant look, Anna knew she had definitely lost out.
"But I just got my period..."
"No problem, make it up!" Before Anna could finish, Conrad interrupted her, "I’ll rember it, three days next week!"
In any case, Anna managed to escape the clutches tonight.
She couldn’t bear to think about next week and could only focus on owning her own entertainnt company soon.
Even dreaming, she was calculating how much money the entertainnt company in Aethelgard could earn her every year...
But the next day, Anna didn’t see Conrad completing the transfer procedures for the company to bring it to her.
The man ant that if there were any changes in the entertainnt company’s legal owner, it would be easy to be found out.
For now, they couldn’t do official transfers, but the renaming wouldn’t be delayed. After the na change, Starlight Entertainnt let Henry Willow be the nominal general manager; in fact, this company would prioritize fulfilling Anna’s needs in the future.
So, after talking half the night, Anna got nothing, but lost two days a week to the man?
Sure enough, bargaining with businessn was no easy task!
"The company will eventually be yours, trust ." Those were Conrad Sterling’s last reassuring words to Anna.
Anna and Mary went to the company, just in ti to catch Henry Willow taking office.
Although Young Master Willow was still with one hand in the sling, sitting in a wheelchair, this didn’t affect him wearing a suit, looking dashing with one arm.
Today, his first announcent upon taking office was renaming ’Dynasty Entertainnt’ to ’Starlight Entertainnt,’ currently accepting interviews at the press conference.
"Young Master Willow, why not take over your family’s entertainnt company, and instead work for Sterling Group’s company? Is it because of the rumors that you’re not valued at ho, so you left ho in anger, planning to forge your own path to prove yourself to everyone?"
Hearing the journalist directly address his lack of family attention, Henry Willow wasn’t upset, jokingly replying: "You might as well replace that with the other rumor that I have a secret affair with Young Master Sterling. Then my coming to Young Master Sterling’s company becos very legitimate!"
He always liked to joke, and the dia loved interviewing soone like him.
He had a way with words, and the headline could be made with just a few lines, even if he revealed nothing.
"So say ’Dynasty Entertainnt’ was established by President Sterling to pursue Actress Marilyn Ford. This sudden na change, is it a sign that President Sterling and Actress Ford have had a change in their relationship?"
"Marilyn Ford is just an artist in our company, what relationship could she possibly have with President Sterling? You suddenly say this, are you hinting at a change between and President Sterling?"
Henry Willow feigned anger, making the reporters laugh and too embarrassed to press on Conrad Sterling and Marilyn Ford’s situation.
anwhile—
Marilyn Ford was in her studio, also watching the live broadcast of the press conference in real-ti.
"Sharon, do you think Conrad changed the company’s na out of the blue to tell there’s no going back for us? Did he have to be so ruthless?"
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