As soon as she left the kindergarten, Tanya Ford sat in the car and hurried to call Marilyn Ford.
"Hey, Marilyn, it’s your aunt. Are you free today? Let’s et up for a chat!"
"You’re at the beauty salon, right? I’ll co over to find you after I drop the kids ho!"
Marilyn Ford recently accepted a new film role and is getting a full beauty treatnt before filming starts.
The last ti she invested confidently in a film, it flopped. Marilyn still can’t understand why.
She asked many people around her what made Anna Thornton’s low-budget so-called dark horse film better than hers.
Everyone told her it was obvious that her movie was better, with a star-studded cast, supported by an award-winning actress, grand scenes... if there’s anyone to bla, it’s the audience for not appreciating it.
If she must find a reason, maybe Anna’s film did well because she knows how to sell her looks.
After all, during the movie’s hot screening period, discussions about Anna Thornton’s beauty were highly popular.
Marilyn Ford is not soone who allows herself to lose, in any aspect.
So the excuse she found for taking a break this ti is a trip to adjust her ntality.
In reality, she secretly went abroad for a costic surgery.
Being cautious and conservative, Marilyn made minor adjustnts. She slightly adjusted her eyelid width and increased her nose height a bit. Only slightly more straightforward n wouldn’t notice the surgery, but she looked significantly better on cara than before.
Even Tanya Ford couldn’t help but praise her, "Marilyn, you’re getting more and more beautiful."
"Aunt, were you urgently trying to find ?"
Tanya Ford married into the Hawthorne Family for over ten years but hasn’t had much contact with Marilyn Ford.
Seeing her rush to the beauty salon after calling, Marilyn couldn’t help but wonder.
"Well, I wanted to ask, does Conrad Sterling have an older brother?"
"Older brother?" Marilyn Ford shook her head, "No, I don’t think so."
Marilyn has known Conrad Sterling for three years without hearing about any other relatives.
"But I was at Evan’s kindergarten today, and I t President Sterling. Evan had a fight with another boy, that kid’s last na is Sterling, and Conrad personally ca to support him. As I was leaving, I heard the kid call him ’Uncle.’ Oh, there was also a little girl, they should be siblings."
"Siblings?"
If Tanya Ford had only said Conrad visited the kindergarten to see a little girl, Marilyn could guess that might be his daughter with Anna Thornton.
But how did a little boy suddenly appear?
Marilyn couldn’t figure it out but didn’t want to show it.
Her ambiguous relationship with Conrad Sterling has been ongoing for three years, and outsiders believe President Sterling is pursuing her.
Marilyn doesn’t want people to know that she knows nothing about that man.
Not even if he has family or who his relatives are.
"Aunt, can you describe that little girl to ?"
"Just cute and adorable, big eyes, fair skin!"
This description... left Marilyn speechless.
How can you tell?
"Forget it! Let’s find a ti to visit Sacred Heart Kindergarten together so I can see for myself."
"Sounds good!"
...
Conrad Sterling drove to pick up his wife and children from the kindergarten.
On the way, he didn’t speak to Anna Thornton.
Because he worried she wouldn’t respond!
Anna really didn’t spare him a glance. Once they arrived at the Sterling Residence, she took Lola and Pop to their room to change clothes and play.
President Sterling went to his study, even Granny Chandler noticed his displeased expression.
He eagerly waited for the chance to rush to the kindergarten to support the kids, only for the two little rascals to call him ’Uncle’ to his face, no wonder his expression turned sour!
Knock knock—
Upon hearing the knock, Conrad Sterling furrowed his brow, initially wanting to instruct the servant not to disturb him.
Yet, before speaking, the door handle softly twisted from the outside.
Those like Granny Chandler wouldn’t dare enter his place without permission from Conrad Sterling.
Pop’s hands weren’t that swift either.
Conrad already realized who was outside, but he never relaxed his knitted brow.
The study door was pushed ajar to reveal a modest opening, and Anna Thornton first peeked inside.
"It’s good that everyone’s free today, let’s have a talk."
Upon entering, she still held so docunt-like items in her hand. Conrad Sterling’s gaze deepened, changing the subject: "When did I get an older brother without even knowing?"
"Didn’t you say yourself that our relationship couldn’t be exposed externally? President Sterling, I’ve always followed your requirents, not letting Lola call you ’Uncle.’ Tanya almost guessed our relationship then."
Whenever Anna Thornton tried to intentionally distance herself, she’d refer to him as President Sterling.
Though they never had a good relationship before, she always called him by his na.
Yet Conrad Sterling simply didn’t want to hear the title ’President Sterling’ coming from her mouth.
Anna Thornton even deliberately irritated him: "But no worries, you won’t be related to us soon, President Sterling!"
Anna stated, slapping the prepared docunt onto Conrad’s table: "Just sign your na!"
Conrad Sterling didn’t look at the specific content of the docunt. His gaze landed on the initial ’Divorce’ character, refusing to look down further.
"Reason?"
"I’ve written the divorce reasons and conditions in the docunt, mulled over them for days, take a look." Anna Thornton pushed the divorce agreent closer to him.
"Not looking!" President Sterling replied arrogantly, "I want to hear you say it!"
Hey?!! Don’t you have any tact?
Still want to explicitly say it?
Such audacity?!!
Anna Thornton wanted to roll her eyes at him: "The reasons for divorcing you, there are plenty. I think you’ve too many secrets, cold, selfish, dangerous—perfect for being alone. After divorce, I’ll take Lola and Pop; you can see them at designated tis. But if you want to fight for custody, I don’t mind blowing up the situation and discussing certain things from back then."
"You’re threatening ?" Conrad Sterling sneered.
Seems like her preparation is thorough, considering all angles.
Conrad Sterling rembers a similar confrontation before, but then it was Anna demanding marriage. Boldly proclaiming post-marriage expectations to treat her better than Marilyn Ford.
How long has it been? Such a fickle woman!
"Your goal doesn’t seem fully realized. Are you willing to give up just like that?" Conrad tried to remind Anna Thornton.
She invested a lot of effort back then to marry him.
But Anna was thoroughly prepared and laughed, "Give up? Of course not! You promised ; nothing gets left out. Accelerate the transfer procedures for Starlight Entertainnt. Plus, annual child support of fifty million for each kid, and compensation for my youth and emotional loss—all listed here."
Anna Thornton is smart; she won’t let herself be wronged.
Only now did Conrad Sterling’s refined fingers flip open the docunt in front of him, and he glanced briefly.
Ha, her appetite isn’t small!
After a glance, Conrad Sterling closed the docunt again, fingertips lightly tapping on the table, his expression returning to his usual composure: "I won’t sign this divorce agreent!"
Anna Thornton: "..."
"But I have a docunt here for you to see!"
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