Chapter 164: Chapter 164

Pop didn’t eat much for two meals, so Anna Thornton had to let the child fill her stomach first.

However, by the time the little bun was full, it was about time for them, mother and daughter, to be sent out of the Sterling Residence.

Previously, Marilyn Ford tried to act magnanimous, knowing they lived here but said nothing.

But today Marilyn Ford came along and saw how Conrad Sterling interacted with Anna Thornton and her daughter, which raised her guard considerably.

Conrad Sterling was different when facing Anna Thornton and little Pop compared to when he dealt with others.

Now, even when Conrad Sterling returned home with a cold face and voice, there was a trace of warmth that even he hadn’t noticed.

In Marilyn Ford’s eyes, this was a very dangerous signal.

So dangerous that she felt she had to express her attitude today, even personally watching to make sure Anna Thornton and her daughter were sent away to feel at ease.

Moreover, Anna Thornton had asked Conrad Sterling for the keys in front of Marilyn Ford, and this time the man had no excuse to refuse her.

The house Conrad Sterling let Anna Thornton choose was indeed not cleaned.

Anna Thornton only found this out when she went there herself; Conrad Sterling wasn’t lying!

"President Sterling, I told you several days in advance, and yet it’s still not ready to move in. You’re really a busy man, too busy to deal with me!"

Listening to Anna Thornton’s complaint, Conrad Sterling remained silent.

However, the man with a stern face summoned several servants from the Sterling Residence and, together with the nanny hired by Anna Thornton, they cleaned and tidied the new house in a few hours.

Although Conrad Sterling himself had never stayed there, the furniture and arrangements were all complete, ensuring no issues with living there.

Anna Thornton and Pop had to stay in the new house today.

After bringing them over, Conrad Sterling left early because Marilyn Ford was watching nearby, making it inconvenient for him to stay long.

Later, Granny Chandler also left. Afraid that the little bun would feel sad, Anna Thornton waved her over: "Pop, do you like the new home daddy gave us?"

Upon hearing this, the little bun ran obediently into her mommy’s arms: "Will daddy stay with us?"

"Daddy won’t be living with us, but Aunt Mary will move in tomorrow to stay with us. Are you happy about that, Pop?"

Based on Anna Thornton’s understanding of Pop, if the little bun were truly happy, she would respond with, ’So happy~.’

"If you miss daddy, mommy can arrange for him to come out and play with you at any time, okay?"

This time Pop didn’t even bother with a perfunctory response and sighed gloomily.

Don’t underestimate the little bun; she knew that daddy moving them out meant she and mommy wouldn’t easily see him anymore.

"Sigh!" Anna Thornton also let out a sigh.

Perhaps from the very beginning, she shouldn’t have given the child hope.

The weekend following Anna Thornton moving into the new house, Florian Hollis’s music video was finally completed and released to the public.

As soon as the new song debuted, it immediately climbed the charts in Europe and America, receiving a great response.

Within half an hour of the music video’s launch on YouTube, its view count surpassed ten million.

Even though Florian Hollis wasn’t typically a male singer targeting Western culture, the title track of this new album was a brand new attempt for him. Meanwhile, Anna Thornton’s impressive performance in the music video, along with her inherent bright and flamboyant Eastern charm, catapulted her onto the trending lists of major foreign social media platforms.

With the excellent reception abroad, the domestic publicity quickly followed suit.

As Florian Hollis was the most popular artist at Dynasty Entertainment, the entire publicity department of Dynasty Entertainment pulled their weight, causing a national discussion on the release day of the new song, landing three trending topics.

One discussing his talent, another praising the excellent dance in the music video, and yet another related to Anna Thornton.

Remember when Anna Thornton first returned to the country, the online news about her was all gossip, including media speculation about the father of her child.

Later, the slightly more positive coverage included her appearance on the variety show "Food and Love," where she pranked the host and Ethan Hawthorne, delighting many viewers. The source of this content ɪs novelꜰire.net

However, this also offended Ethan Hawthorne’s fans, who then harassed her for a long time.

This time, having her name back on the trending list was finally accompanied by a positive label.

Not only was the tag positive, but it also praised her with pinpoint accuracy.

The trending topic was—’Anna Thornton’s beauty.’

Indeed, Anna Thornton’s performance in Florian Hollis’s music video was extraordinarily beautiful.

Although the storyline of the music video ultimately explained that Anna Thornton’s character was just a split personality of Florian Hollis’s own, who hasn’t, during their youth, fantasized about such a stunning goddess?

And Anna Thornton’s outstanding performance finally gave many boys’ dream girl a face.

"Anna, the impact of this music video exceeded our expectations. Although your screen time was limited, all your scenes have been clipped into GIFs, being recommended by numerous bloggers. Especially that wet scene, your gaze was so captivating, even I couldn’t handle it!"

Since the music video came out, Mary has been tracking online trends and frequently updating Anna Thornton, not letting go of her phone all day: "What was that called, remember you once saw a ’topic’? Called beauty that even non-fans must admire!"

"From this morning till now, your Weibo followers increased by more than half a million! Oh my god!"

Keep in mind, Anna Thornton initially only had fifty thousand followers.

Although it’s currently trendy for celebrities to buy followers, we don’t have money to spare.

So Anna Thornton’s Weibo followers all grew organically.

However, a large portion followed because they saw too much gossip about Anna Thornton, joining in the hype.

Many others followed just to criticize her.

Thus, typically, the comments under Anna Thornton’s every Weibo post wouldn’t exceed triple digits.

But now, her followers surged twofold, and the new follower comments were very active.

It seems her strategy to build Anna into a ’homebody goddess’ image is paying off, and even better than expected.

"Anna, your new fans are just adorable, they’ve left comments under every previous Weibo post of yours, let me read out what they’re saying!"

"Want to see Anna do a strip dance, the kind where you take off clothes on a pole..."

"Want to know Anna’s bust size, guessing above C..."

"With these legs, I could play for ten years!"

Mary couldn’t continue reading. The adorable fans she imagined couldn’t possibly all be drooling perverts typing at their keyboards, could they?

"Cough! Those comments earlier were just jokes, no need to mind them. I estimate your followers might surpass one million by tonight at midnight. Plus, it’s also inadvertently promoted our new movie; I just noticed many netizens claiming ’just for Anna Thornton’s face, it’s worth buying a movie ticket to see.’

Mary had already begun calculating how much box office revenue Anna’s beauty could potentially generate.

"I heard there’s a type of partnership where artists receive bonuses based on movie box office performance. I should have a good discussion with Director Lucas about this!"

Anna Thornton already lowered her fee significantly to be in Quinn Locke’s small-scale movie.

She doesn’t prioritize her fee, but as a manager, Mary must carefully calculate her artist’s economic value.

Director Quinn Locke also mentioned needing a discussion, so Mary invited him over to meet at the company.