Chapter 101: Chapter 101

Conrad Sterling saw this WeChat message before going to bed after finishing his work.

Anna Thornton actually sent two messages; the first was an invitation to dinner, and the second was an emoji.

This emoji was made from her own photo, matched with a cute expression and the words "mua~".

Conrad Sterling suggested looking up these words, and upon understanding them, he immediately dismissed, "Boring!"

Though he said this, he pressed and held the image for two seconds and saved it.

After showering that day, President Sterling specifically inspected his wardrobe.

His clothes were mostly suits, custom tailored by Italian old shop masters, very tasteful but also very formal.

Actually, given his face and figure, he’d look handsome in anything.

However, Conrad Sterling intentionally selected an outfit with care, setting it aside and hanging it separately.

"Pop, Mommy has an important date today! Which dress do you think looks beautiful for Mommy, okay?"

"Sure, sure, Anna, I want to help you pick too." Mary, holding Pop, sat in the hospital room, excitedly watching Anna Thornton pull out a few presentable dresses. Her expression was even more nervous than if it were her own date.

"Anna, let me tell you, the first date between a man and a woman is particularly important. Make sure to seize the opportunity, pick the most beautiful dress, it’d be best if you could look like a fairy descending from the heavens, so that when you meet, you’ll have President Sterling’s eyes fixed on you."

"Didn’t you say that my face alone is fairy-like enough?"

"That’s true, but fairies have different ways of being beautiful. Every man’s preference is different. From what I see, President Sterling might prefer something more pure and conservative. That’s the style Marilyn Ford usually wears. It must be because you were too sexy and outstanding when you returned to the country, you didn’t leave a good impression on him, that’s why President Sterling initially had that attitude towards you."

"His bad attitude towards me has nothing to do with that, it’s just that the pighead himself feels guilty and doesn’t want to take responsibility for what happened four years ago. Right, Pop?"

Anna Thornton asked the child, and Pop nodded in agreement.

Then the little one pointed at the dress in Anna’s hand, excitedly said, "Mommy, that one~"

"You want to see Mommy wear this?"

Anna Thornton put the purple dress against her body, and the little one immediately clapped supportively.

"Do I look pretty in this?"

"Pretty!" Mary and Pop said in unison.

"How does my precious have such good taste? Just like Mommy’s excellent taste!" Anna Thornton explained to Pop, "Do you know? Daddy gave me this dress."

Hearing it was from Daddy, the little one got even more excited, waving her hands and feet to urge her to put it on quickly.

Anna Thornton wore this dress once on a show, and before cutting the tag, she saw the price and found it too expensive. After taking it off, she couldn’t bear to wear it again.

But a little dress can only be worn once in public, if it’s worn again at another event, it would be picked on and ridiculed.

Today happens to be a private occasion, so wearing this dress to the date would indeed be appropriate.

Anna Thornton quickly changed into the dress, letting down the hair she had tied up to find clothes. Her black, seaweed-like curls cascaded down, covering her overly fair back and shoulders, softly delineating her graceful neck and shoulder line.

Anna Thornton is a typical Eastern beauty, big eyes, oval face, so she particularly suits black hair. With every smile, it seems like autumn water flows in her eyes, and the draped curls add a lively and charming touch, making her face look even smaller.

Mary and Pop’s eyes were glued, "Anna, I think you will definitely succeed today!"

"Rescue President Sterling from his relentless pursuit of Actress Ford. With such a beautiful, ready-made child’s mother, what more could he want? He should hurry up and marry you back home to spoil!"

"I’ll take your word for it then."

Anna Thornton picked up her bag and gave a peck to the little one who had just moved back to a regular ward today, "Pop, Mommy is going out, want to play with Aunt Mary?"

Pop was particularly considerate about this, knowing that Daddy is not fully hers yet. Mommy still needed to work hard, or he’d become someone else’s Daddy.

So each time she cheered Anna Thornton on, "Mommy, add oil~" (a way to say "keep going" or "work hard"). Official source ıs novel{f}ire.net

"Alright, Mommy will do her best."

Anna Thornton hadn’t even opened the ride-hailing app outside the hospital when an unfamiliar SUV stopped in front of her. The driver whistled, smiling, "Hey beauty, want a ride?"

It seemed that today’s Anna Thornton’s look was indeed eye-catching, the taxi difficulty that Ethan mentioned in Aethelgard seemed to be no issue for her at all.

Another sports car queued behind, and the driver rolled down the window, sticking out his head and shouted, "Beauty, there’s a ride here too!"

Anna Thornton heard the familiar voice, turned and found the sports car driver was Henry Willow.

Henry Willow might have just happened to pass by and teased Anna Thornton.

Having a ride with someone you know is naturally more convenient than with a stranger, at least she wouldn’t be chased for contact details.

Therefore, Anna Thornton smiled apologetically at the SUV driver, "Sorry, the car I’m waiting for is here."

The SUV driver saw Henry Willow’s limited edition flashy sports car in the rearview mirror, thought about it and knew he couldn’t compare, cursed and drove away.

Henry Willow took the opportunity to pull up, "Dressing so beautifully today, got a date?"

"Yeah, with Conrad Sterling."

Hearing this, Henry Willow couldn’t help but give her a thumbs up, "Awesome! I really look forward to seeing how Young Master Sterling succumbs to you!"

"Then are you sending me to the restaurant?"

"Well..." Henry Willow only dared to secretly look forward to it. After the lesson at the sanatorium last time, he wouldn’t dare meddle in affairs between Conrad Sterling and Anna Thornton.

"Your rare date, I won’t be the third wheel. How about I get you a cab?"

Anna Thornton: "... If I knew you were this spineless, I wouldn’t have chosen you just now."

"No choice, you don’t understand how petty Young Master Sterling can be. Last time, he clearly agreed to let me drive you and Sweetheart to the hospital, but who knows what went wrong afterward, and then made things difficult for me." Henry Willow sighed about his hardships.

"You’re the eldest son of the Willow Family, and I heard your girlfriend’s Grant Family is not weak either, do you need to be so scared of Conrad Sterling?"

"Don’t talk nonsense, I don’t have a girlfriend."

"As if I’d believe you!"

Both Anna Thornton and Henry Willow were particularly chatty types, yet at this moment, a Maserati sports car quietly parked at the street corner of the hospital.

Sarah Grant glared tearfully at the two ’flirting’ through the car window, so angry that she clenched her fists, revealing bulging veins.

Then, with a ruthless look on her face, she dialed a number, "Brother, I need you to teach someone a lesson!"