Chapter 226: Chapter 226

"Conrad Sterling, did you know? This amusement park was specially built for me by my dad."

"I still remember celebrating my eighteenth birthday here."

"Oh right, you should have been in Veridia back then. Did you come?"

After a nap, Anna Thornton felt much more energetic when she got out of the car.

Especially once she walked into the amusement park, she couldn’t stop chatting away.

She held little Pop’s hand excitedly as they headed into the park, while Conrad Sterling followed behind them with a stern face.

Of course, Conrad Sterling was there for Anna Thornton’s eighteenth birthday!

He even danced the opening dance with her!

And she doesn’t remember this?

"It’s through this gate, I still remember the monsters at the entrance were designed for me by the designer. Because when I was a kid, my favorite story was ’Beauty and the Beast’. But now, thinking about it, having two beast dolls at the entrance of an amusement park isn’t very appropriate, since not all kids have the same quirky taste as I do."

Anna Thornton was just like Pop, jumping around joyfully in this ’Fairytale World’.

Every familiar place felt like a newfound world to her.

"But now, this amusement park doesn’t belong to my family anymore. I heard it was sold by Holly Sutton due to low profits to some mysterious buyer. Surprisingly, it’s still preserved the same as before, with no changes at all."

"Is there something wrong with this mysterious owner’s head? Buying a piece of land and not rebuilding it - there’s no profit in running an amusement park."

Conrad Sterling, right behind Anna Thornton, heard her say this: "..."

What Anna Thornton didn’t know was that the mysterious buyer was actually Conrad Sterling.

So even now, this amusement park could still be considered part of her family.

After buying it, Conrad Sterling made sure no changes were made.

Nowadays, many entertainment venues strive for newness and change, but only this place remains the same, naturally leading to low customer flow and high maintenance costs.

But Conrad Sterling has enough money that one unprofitable project is something he can afford to maintain.

The family of three headed into the amusement park, until little Pop stopped stubbornly in front of an ice cream cart, refusing to budge.

Anna Thornton crouched down to reason with her: "Pop, didn’t Mommy tell you? Kids can’t eat too many sweets. Especially ice cream, it’s too cold and can give you a tummy ache."

Little Pop nodded, understanding the reasoning.

But she still longingly stared at the ice cream stickers on the cart, drooling, while cuddling against Mommy’s leg.

How could Anna Thornton resist that?

She had to compromise: "Mommy can buy it for you, but you can’t eat too much, only two bites."

After setting conditions with Pop, Anna Thornton bought a tub of chocolate ice cream.

Feeding Pop one bite, two bites...

After two bites, seeing little Pop still opening her mouth and looking at her, Anna Thornton put the spoon away and told her a story.

"Baby, did you know? When Mommy was little, I also loved ice cream, especially chocolate flavor. Grandpa loved Mommy a lot, and he bought me a whole freezer full of ice cream so I could have it anytime and as much as I wanted."

Facing Pop’s envious little eyes, Anna Thornton continued: "But do you know what happened to Mommy later?"

Pop looked at her, shaking her little head, not knowing.

"Later, Mommy turned into a little chubby!" Anna Thornton puffed up her cheeks, mimicking her chubby shape from back then, "Mommy was about your age but twice as wide. One day, Mommy looked in the mirror and accidentally cried because of how bad I looked, and I never ate ice cream again."

Little Pop seemed to understand her meaning, and replied: "I’m full~"

Conrad Sterling didn’t know that Anna Thornton had such a dark history from her childhood.

The man listened attentively behind her, and suddenly, Anna Thornton, who was walking ahead, turned back.

As their eyes met, Conrad Sterling immediately put on a stern face.

"President Sterling, can you do me a favor?"

Anna Thornton also had two bites of the chocolate ice cream but didn’t dare to eat more: "This is enough calories for me to run an extra half hour or do two more hours of planks, the rest can you help me finish!"

Didn’t someone claim she wouldn’t gain weight?

Conrad Sterling gave Anna Thornton a side-eye: "You want me to eat what you’ve left over?"

"What’s the big deal? My mouth isn’t dirty." Anna Thornton nudged his shoulder and whispered, "Besides, you love kissing, don’t you?"

Seeing little Pop perk up her little ears, President Sterling cleared his throat with a stern expression, "If you’re not eating it, just throw it away."

"That’s such a waste, it cost dozens of bucks."

"So if you can’t finish it, why buy the biggest tub of ice cream?"

"It looks nice, holding a big tub feels satisfying."

"Fine, if you won’t eat it." Anna Thornton sighed.

"Actually, Pop and I just scooped a small bit from one side, we didn’t touch the rest. I shouldn’t have counted on you, I’ll ask Ethan if he wants some."

Hearing her say she’d give the rest to Ethan, Conrad Sterling immediately took the ice cream tub with a serious face, "I was joking, you believed me?" Anna Thornton teased him, "Did you forget this is Veridia, Ethan didn’t even come."

Conrad Sterling: "I know!"

He just didn’t want Anna Thornton forming a habit of thinking about other men when she needed something.

Conrad Sterling never liked sweets, and after reluctantly trying a bite, he had even more reasons not to like them.

I really don’t know what’s so good about this sweet and sticky stuff.

But Anna Thornton simply tossed the leftovers to him, immediately feeling light and carefree as she ran off with Pop.

"Baby, how about Mommy takes you to ride the carousel?"

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"Want to ride the Ferris wheel?"

"Mommy wants to too, but it’s a long line! ... Conrad Sterling, hurry and come here, line up for us!"

Conrad Sterling had no interest in these attractions meant for kids and women, and Anna knew it. So she assigned him tasks like paying, buying tickets, and standing in line, treating the dignified president of a big company like a handyman, making him also serve as the ’junk food disposal.’

After eating an entire family-size tub of chocolate ice cream, by the time President Sterling got on the Ferris wheel, his face was almost the color of chocolate.

But Anna and Pop were having a blast, both leaning against the Ferris wheel’s glass wall, expressing their amazement at the scenery outside in harmonious unison.

"Veridia is still as beautiful as ever!"

Conrad Sterling silently stood next to them, glancing at Anna upon hearing her words.

He suddenly remembered that little girl wearing angel wings for her eighteenth birthday, four years ago. She must have been just like she was now on the Ferris wheel.

Once the family of three finished the Ferris wheel ride, it was almost dark.

"Actually, there are quite a few people here tonight!" Anna remarked.

Conrad Sterling: "It’s because there’s a White Snow Princess event tonight."

"...It was written on the notice board at the entrance."

Looking around, most of the amusement park attendees were families with kids coming to see the White Snow Princess. The typical family arrangement was the mom holding onto the dad, and the child sitting on dad’s shoulders.

Anna’s eyes twinkled with mischief as she asked Pop, "Want to see the White Snow Princess?"

"Want to sit on daddy’s shoulders to see the White Snow Princess?"

Pop rubbed his hands excitedly: "Yes~"

"Conrad Sterling, did you hear that? Lower your head!"

President Sterling: "..."

The only person in the world who can sit on Conrad Sterling’s head is probably his daughter.

But Anna’s suggestion was spot on; as soon as the White Snow Princess appeared, the crowd surged towards her.

They were on the outskirts, merely being squeezed among them, but thanks to Conrad’s height advantage, Pop could see quite well. The excitement made her kick her legs on daddy’s shoulders.

Anna had seen the White Snow Princess event in Fairytale World four years ago, curious if the amusement park still kept this event exactly the same.

Unfortunately, she could only see the row of heads in front even though she stood on tiptoe, so she sought Conrad’s help, "Honey, I want to see too!"

She even called him ’honey,’ leaving Conrad no choice but to fulfill her request.

Without hesitation, the man lifted Anna up.

Thankfully, he regularly works out and remains sturdy, easily lifting both a grown woman and a child.

Now there were two people perched on his head!

Pop was so exhausted from the fun that she fell asleep on the way back in the car.

Upon arriving at the hotel, Anna gently placed the little one down and tucked her in.

Suddenly, she felt an arm encircle her waist, pulling her into Conrad’s embrace.

The man’s warm breath fell on her ear and neck, causing Anna to instinctively shrink away, "Wait a minute! Not, not yet!"

Being rebuffed, Conrad expressed his displeasure by lightly nibbling on Anna’s pale neck.

"Remember, you owe me two days. What excuse do you plan to use to avoid me tonight?"

"It’s not that I want to refuse, but I feel hot and sweaty from all the activities today and haven’t showered yet."

"Let’s shower together!"

"Alright then, but you go in first; I need to get some clothes from my room."

"Okay, I’ll head to the shower first. But I’ll expect you come while I’m in there...if not, you know what will happen?"

"Don’t worry; I’ll come right away once I grab my nightwear."

As Conrad went to shower, Anna indeed went back to her room to grab clothes.

Meanwhile, she took out a pill she had confiscated from Dylan White the day before.

Apparently, Dylan White had bought two kinds of pills from an adult shop, one intended for seduction, with the ability to muddle perception when mixed in drinks.

It had originally been added to Anna’s drink, but she switched her glass without knowing.

The other kind was a stimulator, which Dylan probably intended to use last night before getting unexpectedly called away by Holly Sutton.

After being thwarted by Conrad, Dylan hadn’t returned since.

Who would have thought that a pill bought with questionable intentions would end up serving Anna’s purpose?

Anna poured herself a glass of red wine and dropped the pill in, watching it dissolve completely in the crimson liquid.

Then, she willingly drank the wine laced with the pill!

Only then did she go to find Conrad...