Chapter 206: Chapter 206

The news that President Sterling’s car was already downstairs had the entire Sterling Group headquarters engulfed in a tense and foreboding atmosphere.

Especially the path that Conrad Sterling takes every time from the company lobby, it was simply a striking scenery. Not only because he himself is handsome and cool as if walking with the wind, but for another important reason, Conrad Sterling uses this route to scrutinize the company’s situation, including the people.

All employees adhered to President Sterling’s usual meticulous attitude, insanely busy, like students about to face a teacher’s question, fearing to look up for even a moment and have President Sterling call them into the office to answer a life-or-death question.

However, the strange thing today was that Conrad Sterling did not take his usual route; instead, he directly arrived at the president’s office floor from the underground parking lot using a private elevator.

The elevator doors opened with a ’ding,’ and Conrad Sterling stepped out wearing a black suit, sunglasses, with long legs striding out.

President Sterling was still as handsome and stylish, walking with an aura.

The only difference was, today Conrad Sterling had a cute fashion item dangling from him — surprisingly, it was a little baby sucking on a pacifier.

The employees on the president’s office floor were part of Conrad Sterling’s secretarial assistant team, who usually had the most interaction with him in the company, and were considered close.

Yet seeing this scene, they all froze with shock, petrified on the spot.

Only Ethan was not so shocked; he had seen President Sterling with the baby earlier, having witnessed it at the hospital.

However, Ethan was still surprised, weren’t Miss Thornton and little Miss Thornton supposed to have moved out from the Sterling Residence?

Ethan had secretly felt heartbroken about this, thinking his goddess and President Sterling would no longer have a chance.

But seeing the situation today, he scratched his head in confusion.

Could it be that President Sterling had won custody of little Miss Thornton? But that’s impossible; Ethan felt that Miss Thornton loved her child too much to agree to it.

She wouldn’t agree, so President Sterling would definitely not succeed. Ethan had that much faith in his goddess.

"Can anyone tell me what I just saw?" Read complete versıon only at novel※fire.net

"No one can tell you, I don’t even trust my own eyes right now. Could someone tell me, did I just see President Sterling walk by?"

"Then am I dreaming? Was President Sterling holding a doll or really a baby?"

"Real! It was a baby so pretty it looked like a doll! Did President Sterling not just get a certificate with Actress Ford yesterday, but also had a baby already?"

"Shush! Stop speculating about President Sterling getting a certificate with her, haven’t we learned our lesson from the group chat yesterday? Besides, getting a certificate yesterday, how could it be possible to hold a nearly three-year-old baby today?"

Outside, the presidential secretarial team was in an uproar. They wanted to discuss, but didn’t dare to, simply bewildered by the magical scene earlier, unable to distinguish reality from a dream, itching with curiosity.

Meanwhile, inside the president’s office, after Conrad Sterling brought Pop into the company, the little bundle, with big, grape-like eyes, curiously looked around, observing where daddy worked!

Conrad Sterling placed her on the sofa he usually used for resting in the office, crouched down, and focused on the pacifier Pop carried everywhere.

"Listen! Three years old is not small anymore, this has to stop!"

Conrad Sterling decided to wean her off the pacifier right then, directly pulling it out from Pop’s mouth.

This time Pop had no mommy to back her up, watching helplessly as her pacifier was taken away, she puckered her lips in anger but dared not say anything.

Seeing her about to shed tears in grievance, Conrad Sterling turned and took a lychee from the fruit platter meant for guests. He peeled off its hard skin, removed the seed, and offered the large, snow-white, crystal-like flesh to Pop’s mouth.

Conrad Sterling had consulted experts yesterday, who said kids this age rely on pacifiers mainly because their needs for safety and emotional satisfaction remain unmet. Since Conrad Sterling had brought her to the company with him, lacking safety was simply out of the question.

As for emotional satisfaction... besides feeding Pop, Conrad Sterling wasn’t sure how else to comfort the child.

Luckily, one of the little one’s biggest joys in life was eating!

Sucking sweet lychee flesh, she quickly forgot about the pacifier.

The problem was, once she finished eating, with her mouth being empty for a little while, she’d remember it again.

Conrad Sterling fed her three lychees in succession, knowing he couldn’t just sit there doing nothing but peel fruit for her at the company. So, he used the company’s internal phone line to call Ethan in.

"President Sterling, did you call for me?"

"I need to handle the backlog of files from yesterday this morning, you stay here and keep an eye on Pop, get her whatever she wants to eat, okay?" Conrad Sterling asked Ethan.

"Of course, no problem, President Sterling!"

This was practically a great duty for Ethan!

Being able to play with little Miss Thornton, seeing Pop sitting on the sofa with a little two-centimeter tuft tied up on her head, nibbling a lychee like a little hamster, Ethan showed an uncle-like smile, nearly melting with fondness.

"By the way, President Sterling, since you brought little Miss Thornton to the company, what about Miss Thornton?"

Ethan blurted out the question, only to see Conrad Sterling’s face suddenly darken, realizing he had touched a sensitive topic.

But Anna Thornton was Ethan’s idol and goddess, so even at the risk of offending his boss, Ethan had no choice but to ask one more question: "Is Miss Thornton doing well recently?"

"Her?" Conrad Sterling snorted, "Very busy!"

Ethan’s goddess, Anna Thornton, whom Conrad Sterling described as very busy, was plotting how to deal with the owner of the law firm in front of her.

"This is Sunrise Law Firm, Miss, may I know what type of business you need consulting for?"

"Well, as a public figure, I often receive defamatory media statements that violate facts. Can you help?" Anna Thornton asked with her sunglasses off.

"Certainly!" The receptionist at the law firm glanced up at her and handed Anna a form. "Being a public figure does come with pressure nowadays, we’ve issued letters for many celebrities, Miss Thornton, you’ll need to fill out some basic information."

"By the way, our boss is currently with an important client. You’ll need to wait in the reception room, he will discuss everything with you in detail later."

"I won’t go to your reception room, is it okay if I just have a coffee in the café next door?" Anna Thornton asked.

"Sure, just leave your contact number!"

Anna Thornton filled out the information, went to the coffee shop, and ordered a mocha.

Yesterday, she got hold of information from Uncle Douglas, confirming that the lawyer who conspired with Holly four years ago to alter the will had arrived in Aethelgard, so she urgently came here.

Next, the only thing left to do is ’wait’!

She was quite confident that the person wouldn’t keep her waiting for long!