Chapter 144: Chapter 144

"Has President Sterling been away from teenage years for too long? Didn’t every young, naive man have a dream goddess encounter? It’s fine if he doesn’t have one himself, but he doesn’t allow others to have one either... what’s with that?" Florian Hollis complained to his agent.

Hearing this, Kevin Jacobs quickly stopped him: "Florian, say a few words less, don’t let the big boss hear you. We’re all inside the company, we still need to rely on him to ."

"Didn’t you say it’s my earnings that are supporting the whole company now?"

"Uh... with what you’re earning now, you could indeed support the entire Dynasty Entertainment. But I’m talking about President Sterling’s main company, the influence of the entire Sterling Group in Aethelgard and even internationally is significant. You should remember not to offend President Sterling if you’re aiming higher later on." Kevin Jacobs earnestly advised him.

However, Florian scoffed disdainfully.

"Please, my dear ancestor, I’m begging you, don’t start any conflict with President Sterling. Regarding President Sterling’s suggestion to delete all the kissing scenes in the MV, do you think..."

"No see! No listen! No change!"

Seeing Florian so stubborn, Kevin Jacobs could only go along with him: "Then I’ll go and discuss with President Sterling again, explaining your thoughts to him. I remember President Sterling typically doesn’t care about our entertainment side, maybe he really doesn’t understand the current domestic entertainment industry’s situation."

Kevin Jacobs managed to advise Florian over here, and when facing Conrad Sterling, he changed his approach.

"President Sterling, I just discussed with Florian, and we all think your concerns are valid. Florian has always been a positive energy idol, filming overly passionate scenes right after turning adult indeed doesn’t set a good example. But this script was written by him personally, and he’s put in a lot of effort. So if you ask him to change it... he might not be able to accept it right away. However, rest assured, I’ll go back and persuade him properly to give you a satisfactory answer."

Kevin Jacobs spoke diplomatically to avoid offending either side, but unfortunately, Conrad Sterling wasn’t listening at all.

After all, what he cared about wasn’t Florian, but not wanting to see that kid wrapping his arms around Anna Thornton’s waist in front of him.

He heard there are kissing scenes later, even more explicit ones... utterly ridiculous!

Conrad Sterling happened to see Mary and walked over to ask her, "Is this MV the new job you arranged for her?"

"Ah!" Mary didn’t expect President Sterling to suddenly talk to her, and was startled.

She quickly looked around, hoping to find Anna for support.

But at that moment, Anna Thornton happened to be in the restroom fixing her makeup.

Helplessly, Mary had to face President Sterling alone, nodding reluctantly. "Yes."

"What were you thinking?"

Conrad Sterling leaned against the outdoor corridor and lit a cigarette, seemingly ready to listen while he smoked.

Mary couldn’t understand why he suddenly took an interest in her entertainment work?

But since a big CEO willing to waste time, she decided to explain briefly.

"Anna just returned to the country, and her only notable work is a movie where she plays a supporting role. Recently, whenever she appears in the audience’s sight, it’s because of various negative scandals... Of course, these scandals weren’t something we wanted. Currently, we need to break through the bottleneck of not receiving roles by creating a new image for Anna. I’ve positioned her new image as a ’Home Goddess,’ which fits with Florian’s MV image this time. Plus, Florian’s song has popularity and traffic guarantees, so it’s a good opportunity for Anna to meet the public again with a new image."

Mary didn’t know how clear her explanation was, possibly because she was too nervous in front of President Sterling, and went a bit clumsy.

After speaking, she cautiously glanced at Conrad Sterling’s expression, interpreting it as someone like her in his hands would be fired in a minute.

Alright, Mary was genuinely scared.

Alone, she couldn’t hold her ground against President Sterling and just wanted to find a chance to slip away: "Today’s shoot ends here, I’ll go tidy up. President Sterling, if you have more questions, ask Anna, she’s in the restroom."

Sorry, Anna, I didn’t mean to sell you out.

It’s just that... only you can handle him!

Anna Thornton seemed to sense Mary’s internal apology and sneezed in front of the mirror.

She took out lipstick from her bag and touched up her makeup.

When she came out of the restroom, she happened to bump into Conrad Sterling.

This club’s restroom wasn’t divided by gender, as there was only one on each floor.

But Anna Thornton instinctively treated it as a women’s restroom, looking at Conrad Sterling strangely: "President Sterling, do you have a special fondness for women’s restrooms? Why do I keep bumping into you by the door?"

"How many times have you bumped into me?" Conrad Sterling asked her back.

"Just twice!" The first time was when Anna Thornton was being bullied by a group at the company, they pulled her to the restroom to bully her.

"Alright, counting like that, it indeed isn’t much. If you insist on saying you’re just passing by, coming in to use the restroom, then I have no words."

Anna Thornton said and took a step forward, ready to let the restroom out for him.

Who knew that when passing by Conrad Sterling, he grabbed her hand and pushed her back, closing the door.

"Finally admitted it? Then why are you here looking for me? Miss me after just one day?"

Anna looked up at him, although the bathroom wasn’t the best place for a confession.

But she couldn’t be bothered to choose a place, since getting this man to speak honestly wasn’t easy.

Guess it was because Anna took care of a drunken Conrad last night that finally moved this man to seriously reflect on his feelings.

So just now when Conrad saw Florian touching her, he immediately intervened, which wasn’t his usual behavior.

Under Anna’s expectant gaze, Conrad’s next words completely ruined the mood: "Pop wet the bed this morning!"

Anna looked at him confused, "So? You called me several times just for this? Isn’t it normal for a kid to wet the bed? Are you so much of a clean freak, Mr. President, that you even dislike your own daughter?"

To be honest, Anna thought it was very likely, given Conrad’s meticulous nature—he might not have changed Pop’s pants yet.

Thinking about the poor little kid possibly wearing dirty pants all day, looking miserable and uncomfortable, made Anna’s heart ache.

What’s that song? A child without a mother is like a weed...

"Already changed!" Conrad interrupted her wild imagination, "And I’ve cleaned it up."

"Did you change them? You probably got Granny Chandler to do it, right? Even if they were changed, I doubt you washed her little pants..."

"Do you really need to ask in such detail?" Conrad impatiently cut her off, "If you’re so concerned about the kid, go and see for yourself!"

"No way, I can’t go back yet. There’s two more days of filming left, I’m planning to just stay in a nearby hotel, it’s too far and inconvenient from Sterling Residence."

Hearing her refusal to go back, Conrad immediately frowned in displeasure, "Do you think staying here is convenient? This is practically the suburbs, there aren’t any good hotels around here."

"It’s okay, I can stay somewhere not so great. After all, I’ve been homeless before, I’m not picky."

Hearing her mention being homeless in a somewhat aggrieved tone, Conrad couldn’t help but retort, "That was before, don’t you have a house to live in now?"

"That house is yours, not mine. Who knows when you’ll get upset and just pack us off? Besides, Pop is your daughter, I’m the kid’s mom, yet living with you always feels like we’re imposing, without even a proper status."

Conrad: "..." This woman again!

"Kevin Jacobs had a point, this MV doesn’t really need a female lead."

"Conrad, what do you mean by that? I might be okay not needing a status now, and we don’t have to bring up our one-night stand in the past, but you can’t sabotage my work! Do you hear me?"

Just moments ago, Anna was still half-joking, but as soon as her work was mentioned, her demeanor turned serious.

After all, it’s rare to get a job, even if it’s just an MV. As long as she had the chance to act, Anna would give her all.

"I practiced dancing all day today, now my back and waist are sore. Do you think it’s something dispensable? Even if it is, you can’t just dismiss all my hard work with one sentence, that’s really hurtful!"

Conrad didn’t style of MV, especially with those suggestive dance moves and even a kissing scene, he thought it was unnecessary.

But he didn’t expect Anna to take it so seriously!

Seeing her expression fall, he didn’t know how to comfort her.

After struggling for a while, he could only bluntly say: "Are you going or not? If you are, get in the car!"

Anna finally understood why he couldn’t win over Marilyn!

She replied just as bluntly: "Not leaving! If you dare, go tell the director to really throw out this female lead!"

After her harsh words, Anna was actually a bit afraid Conrad might really do it.

So before leaving the bathroom, she turned back to add a threat to balance things out: "Then I’ll just go out and tell everyone you’re my child’s father!"

With that, Anna finally felt relieved, leaving Conrad with a nonchalant back view.

When she opened the door, she saw Florian outside the bathroom.

"I just wanted to use the toilet, I didn’t hear anything else!"

Florian explained, but as he looked at Conrad and then back at Anna, he couldn’t help but express his surprise: "The media’s been gossiping that you have a child of unknown paternity, turns out it’s with him?"

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Conrad: "Watch your mouth!"