Conrad Sterling returned to the company, and Ethan inford him that Henry Willow was waiting in the office.
The man entered with a dark expression, and Henry was idly doodling on a magazine at his desk, drawing a voluptuous female figure in a lacy bikini on a headshot next to an interview with an international financial giant.
Henry was admiring his masterpiece when he noticed Conrad’s bad mood, and imdiately covered up his unserious doodles with another magazine.
"Young Master Sterling, I’ve called Anna’s manager and confird that the gossip is complete nonsense. The crew and witnesses I’ve arranged can prove that Anna and Wyatt Jagger are not familiar at all, so you can relax."
"You ca here today just to say that?"
"Isn’t this important?" Henry turned on his phone’s front cara and placed it in front of Conrad, "Do you want to take a good look at your face that seems like it’s been washed in a dirty ditch?"
"Scram!" Conrad swatted away the phone.
"So fierce!" Henry patted his own startled heart, "Who fed you gunpowder?"
"Hey, I noticed that several of the prettiest girls in your company look exhausted. Young Master Sterling, could you have gone to Veridia for so long without making any progress with Anna? So you ca back to vent your frustration on the staff?"
"But it shouldn’t be like that!" Henry analyzed, "Recently, I often saw news from Veridia. Young Master Sterling, you even used the strategy of self-sacrifice. I think Anna’s heart isn’t made of stone!"
Henry babbled on and on, analyzing the situation.
At this mont, the door to the CEO’s office was knocked on, and Conrad saw it was ti for kindergarten to end.
Granny Chandler had picked up Pop and Lola and was bringing them to the company.
Conrad imdiately shot a warning glance at Henry, signaling him to stop talking.
The CEO’s office door was pushed open, and a cute little head peeked in first. Pop’s hair had grown longer recently, and she asked Granny Chandler to tie two little pigtails, with a pink flower clipped to one side.
The little one’s cheeks were chubby and fair, and her big, clear eyes scanned the room shrewdly, letting out a babyish "Huh~"
"Sweetheart, co here! Missed Uncle? You still recognize , right?"
Henry waved to Pop, and of course, the little bun still recognized him.
Seeing it was Henry, she happily squeezed in, reaching out to be held while chanting, "Fried chicken~ Chicken Wing Uncle~"
She’s craving fried chicken!
Conrad suspiciously looked at Henry, "What fried chicken?"
"Uh... there’s no fried chicken? She said airplane; Sweetheart misses taking her on a little plane. Right?"
Henry said as he lifted little Pop high, then gently put her down.
After a few tis, the little bun joyfully kicked her legs in his arms, but after being put down, she clearly chanted, "Fried chicken~ eat fried chicken~"
"Shh!"
Henry made a hush gesture toward her, pointing in Conrad’s direction.
aning don’t ntion it in front of your dad, and next ti I’ll take you to eat when he’s not around.
Who knew that Conrad caught Henry pointing?
"Ahem!" Henry coughed lightly, avoided Young Master Sterling’s murderous gaze, and focused on the little bun who ca in afterwards, "Yo, there’s another one here? Young Master, is this... your son?"
Henry had never seen Lola, but he just noticed this kid’s stern expression was a replica.
It’s rare to see a child resembling Conrad so much, so he made a joke.
Who knew Conrad would actually nod: "Hmm."
"What the f***?!!!" Henry was shocked, "Are you serious? What’s going on?"
Conrad didn’t explain to him, but whatever he said was, was.
Henry squatted down, attempting to communicate warmly with Lola, "Co on, let Uncle give you a hug!"
"Uncle is your dad’s good friend!"
Henry put down Pop and tried to pick up Lola instead.
But Lola coldly brushed him aside and walked around him.
"..."
"What’s your na? You can call Uncle Henry."
"..."
"Let’s be friends, okay? How old are you this year? Do you go to school? Have you eaten? Do you like fried chicken?"
"..."
Henry’s repeated friend requests were rejected, and he even got a disdainful look from Lola for the last silly question.
Seeing this little bun ignoring him, Henry could only retract his hand in embarrassnt, scratching his head, saying, "Young Master, your son is really like you!"
Henry couldn’t help but curiously observe Lola, feeling like this little guy, even though he hadn’t grown up yet, had an expression as if cast from the sa mold as Conrad.
The look he gave Henry was filled with disdain, as if looking at a lower creature.
Lola walked over to Conrad’s side, stood on tiptoes to pat his desk, and reached out a little hand, looking like he was waiting for sothing from Conrad.
Conrad glanced at him and then retrieved a phone watch from a locked cabinet next to his desk and handed it to him.
Seeing this, Pop quickly ran over too, extending her two chubby hands together, also wanting her phone watch.
Both little buns’ phone watches were confiscated by Conrad.
Pretending to be for the sake of not letting these kids wear them and affect their studies.
So they were managed together and couldn’t be used during school, only allowed after school at ho where he could keep an eye on them for a while.
After getting his phone watch, Lola imdiately dialed a number.
On the other end, Aunt Mary’s voice ca through first: "Is it Lola? Mommy is still filming, please wait a bit."
"Okay." Lola nodded obediently on the phone.
Then the little one cradled his phone watch for five minutes until Anna Thornton’s voice ca through.
"Honey, how did school feel today?"
"Good."
"How’s your sister?"
"Good~ Mommy~" Pop stretched her little head over.
Seeing this, Henry also leaned his head over: "I’m doing pretty well too."
"Henry, why are you there?"
"I ca to check on Young Master’s office and happened to et your two little sweethearts. Wow, Anna, went to Veridia and ca back with an extra kid. Poor Young Master all alone in Aethelgard, a big man managing work and childcare, it’s not easy being a super dad."
"Lola, I heard from the kindergarten teacher that you get little red flowers every day at school, and recently you helped a bullied classmate, right?"
"Yes."
"My baby is amazing!"
Although Lola didn’t care about the kindergarten red flowers,
he couldn’t help showing a proud expression when he heard his mommy praising him.
"Mommy~ Mommy~" Hearing his brother being praised, little Pop shyly moved closer.
But she was too shy to directly ask for praise, only continuously calling out ’Mommy’ in a cute baby voice suggesting it.
"Pop is also amazing; Granny Chandler said you’ve been eating well recently, right?"
"Right~"
"Then when Mommy finishes filming, I’ll bring you two a reward."
"What reward~" Pop was already rubbing her hands in anticipation.
"What do you like? A clownfish? Elsa? Super Soldier?"
"Cat Princess~"
"Oh, so it’s the Cat Princess from Super Soldier! How about Mommy gets you a Cat Princess bell?"
"Okay~"
Anna Thornton happily discussed cartoons with the two little buns, not ntioning Conrad by a single word.
Henry couldn’t help but sympathetically look at Young Master Sterling.
Conrad pretended not to see Henry’s sympathetic gaze, lowering his head to continue handling files, not caring with whom Lola was speaking or what was being said.
But actually, he hadn’t absorbed a single word of the docunts in front of him!
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