Anna drove ho after picking up so packages from the company.
They were fan letters sent to her. There were so many recently that Anna asked Mary to issue a statent saying she won’t accept gifts, just letters, but they were piling up.
Moreover, her fans even initiated a private donation of baby formula for Anna’s child. Boxes of formula were delivered to the company!
Though the public only knows Anna has one child.
The donated formula is enough to feed two children until kindergarten graduation, or even to open a maternity store.
Her fans are extrely enthusiastic!
In fact, Anna’s fans are quite young. They not only support her acting career but also worry about her childcare, which is truly adorable.
Anna returned to Sterling Residence at six in the afternoon. Pop and Lola were lying on the carpet playing puzzles.
Anna waved to Pop, and the little one imdiately got up and ran to her, hugging her leg tightly.
Anna lifted Pop up with one hand and gave a peck on his sweet, chubby cheek.
"I heard there’s a little bun who misses mommy so much he’s about to burst into tears. Who is it?"
"Daddy~"
"Not honest, huh!"
Pop: "..."
It really is daddy!
But when Pop turned around, Conrad Sterling had just co down from the second-floor study, showing surprise at Anna’s early return today but said nothing.
President Sterling poured a glass of water in the kitchen downstairs and went back to the study.
If he wanted to drink water, didn’t he have it upstairs?
But Anna wasn’t focusing on him and didn’t notice this little flaw.
So Pop’s role as the ’scapegoat’ in the family remains intact!
Both daddy and mommy are actors. What can she do?
She’s still a baby! She feels very hopeless too!
Granny Chandler, maintaining her peacemaker role as usual, took the opportunity to tell Anna it was Conrad Sterling’s birthday today.
"Miss Anna, President Sterling never celebrated birthdays before, he was too busy working. But everyone needs to rest, don’t you think? This year is particularly significant for him. Now that it’s a family of four, celebrating together will surely be lively and joyful, don’t you think?"
Anna really wanted to say no!
Say that she’s not really familiar with Conrad Sterling!
Although they’re living together now, it’s no different from those divorced couples who maintain appearances!
No, they’re not even maintaining appearances.
Anna is unwilling to pretend to have any ’unity’ with Conrad Sterling.
That’s why Granny Chandler is so worried about them!
Knowing Granny Chandler has no ill intentions, Anna didn’t want to embarrass her, responded a bit perfunctorily but didn’t make any promises.
"Miss Thornton, dinner officially starts at eight. If you forgot to prepare a gift for President Sterling, it’s not too late to prepare now. Or if you want to think about what to prepare, I can have the staff help buy it for you."
"No need! Conrad Sterling is so grown up; he doesn’t need gifts."
Actually, the unspoken aning was, who does he think he is?
Pop or Lola?
Do they need a bike? Go away!
Granny Chandler, having lived to such an age, naturally wasn’t easy to fool. Seeing Anna’s lack of interest, she couldn’t help but worry for President Sterling.
In three years working at Sterling Residence, although most staff both respected and feared President Sterling.
Granny Chandler managed to slightly gauge Conrad Sterling’s temperant, knowing that despite showing indifference, he actually longed for a lively birthday celebration.
So people appear quiet and composed on the surface, but internally they yearn for freedom and unrestrained joy.
Otherwise, why would President Sterling be attracted to a girl with Anna’s personality?
He really likes Pop and Lola but is just not good at expressing it.
"Miss Anna, in the three years I’ve worked beside President Sterling, I’ve never seen him celebrate a birthday."
"So what? That ans he doesn’t like ceremonies, right?"
"No! To tell you the truth, when I first started working at Sterling Residence for such a distinguished person, I was afraid of making mistakes and did a lot of howork. I rember President Sterling’s birthday clearly and remind him every year if it was suitable to hold sothing, as all the wealthy elites I’ve worked for before love hosting banquets. But every ti I ntion it, President Sterling would get angry, except this year!"
Clearly, Conrad Sterling had so reasons that made him dislike his birthday being ntioned.
Even when others ntioned it, he’d lose his temper.
But he didn’t get angry this year, specifically asked Pop to get Anna back ho early. Even Granny Chandler suggested a grand dinner, and he didn’t refuse.
"Miss Thornton, I don’t know what secrets President Sterling has or what really happened between you two. But I can see he’s waiting for soone to pull him up."
Granny Chandler is quite the emotional manipulator!
She always speaks in favor of Conrad Sterling, portraying him as a pitiful figure, as if others not helping him is their wrongdoing.
But four years ago, when he knew Holly Sutton was a mber of the ’Psyche’ organization, did he help the Thornton family?
He didn’t!
While they talked, dinner was being served.
The chefs at Sterling Residence included both Western and Chinese cuisines, with the eight major cuisines represented, everything from chicken, duck, fish, at, shrimp, and crab, but no rabbit at.
Anna didn’t intend on celebrating Conrad Sterling’s birthday but considering the food tonight was quite appetizing, staying for dinner was possible.
But unexpectedly, just then, Anna received a ssage.
It was from Director Nash!
[Anna, where are you now?]
[I’m at ho.]
[I’ll send you a location, co over now! Sothing’s terribly wrong!!!]
Sean Nash is never the type to overreact. Anna saw the exclamation marks in his ssage. She tried calling to find out what was wrong, but no one answered.
It seems the situation is indeed unusual!
"Pop, Lola, mommy has to go out for a while now. If I can’t make it back to join you for dinner, don’t wait for . Make sure you eat and go to bed on ti, alright? Mommy owes you this al but promises to make up for it later."
The two little ones are sensible kids. Pop nodded obediently, his attention drawn by the aroma of at from the nearby dining table.
Lola, hearing mommy was going out again just after returning, looked at Anna with puppy eyes but said nothing.
This child seed to have grown distant from her. Anna always wanted to spend ti with Lola but hesitated, fearing he’d be uncomfortable or not used to her company, so she hadn’t been overtly affectionate lately.
However, she had no idea that Lola’s personality was entirely inherited from Conrad Sterling.
Father and son are exactly the sa when it cos to liking!
Lola saw Conrad Sterling make Pop call Anna to trick mommy into coming ho.
He didn’t expose the plan because he missed mommy too.
And the reason the little one was being awkward was because, when mommy arrived ho today, she had only kissed Pop and not him.
By the ti Conrad Sterling ca downstairs, Anna had already left.
President Sterling had even changed clothes—into a blue casual suit, a rare light color for him.
But when he ca downstairs, he only saw the two little ones and Granny Chandler, who looked unsure how to explain: "President Sterling, Miss Thornton left suddenly for so urgent matter. Should the dishes continue to be served?"
"..."
"But Miss Thornton left a ssage saying she’d try to return as early as possible after handling things."
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