Chapter 261: Chapter 261

After the meeting, there was a discussion about Anna Thornton’s next step in her acting career.

Mary suggested further accumulating popularity, but Anna herself had no particular requirements; as long as the script was good, she was satisfied.

But President Sterling... it seems it was a good thing he didn’t manage an entertainment company before, otherwise, if he were serious, most scripts wouldn’t pass his scrutiny.

Clearly, a person who usually doesn’t watch TV has a lot to complain about when selecting scripts, finding fault with mindless plots, illogical narratives, or overly lengthy content...

Henry Willow privately felt that the reasons given for rejecting these scripts weren’t the main point. The main point was that the plots were too ambiguous and the scenes too intimate, with kisses and embraces that Conrad Sterling wouldn’t allow Anna Thornton to film!

Only a man understands another man’s mind best, so naturally, Henry sided with his good brother.

The two top dogs opposing together led to the meeting lasting an entire afternoon, and they still hadn’t decided on Anna Thornton’s next project.

Anna Thornton had already given up hope on the two of them, so she took the break to place a toy guard dog on the table to relax.

Henry Willow, seeing her playing with it energetically, curiously leaned over, "Anna, this looks interesting, let me try it."

"Be careful not to break it," she warned.

"Don’t worry, if I break it, I’ll buy you a new one!"

"That’s not the same!"

Hearing this from Anna, Henry seemed to sense something fishy: "Seems little toy is important to you? Who gave it to you?"

Sitting at the head of the table, Conrad Sterling glanced at Anna Thornton, also interested in her answer.

Conrad Sterling remembered that Anna Thornton had answered a phone call particularly gently this morning and rushed out right after.

"It’s none of your business, hmph!" Anna Thornton was still upset with Henry for going along with Conrad Sterling on everything.

With that ’hmph’ from her, the ’guard dog’ suddenly turned its head and roared, frightening Henry Willow into immediately letting go of the bone clipper and retracting his hand.

In a more urgent situation, he might have preferred to throw away his own hand out of fear.

"Hahaha, Young Master Willow, are you really that scared?" Anna Thornton mocked him mercilessly.

"That’s because I haven’t figured out how to play the game yet. Let me try again; this little gadget won’t scare me!"

Henry was eager to regain his dignity, but Anna Thornton put it away and wouldn’t let him play again.

"It’s just a toy worth a few dozen bucks, go buy one yourself and practice gaining courage. Otherwise, if you’re frightened and throw it away, what will you replace it with?"

"Tch, look at you being so stingy, it couldn’t possibly be a gift from Young Master Grant, right? He wouldn’t stoop to giving such a small thing."

"Stop trying to pry information out of me on behalf of certain people!"

Seeing Anna Thornton put the guard dog toy back in its box after playing with it, Conrad Sterling couldn’t help but squint slightly.

Anna Thornton never treated her makeup and clothes at home this well.

When hasn’t she just left a pile of things lying around after using them?

After the meeting, Conrad Sterling specifically went to check Anna Thornton’s call records from this morning.

The response he got was that the number was newly registered, and Anna Thornton had personally bought it. It was a consecutive number with the card in the new phone watch she had just given Pop.

If some people are using a child’s phone watch as a cover for cheating during marriage...

Then she’d truly be something!

That evening, after getting Pop to sleep, Anna Thornton was finally ready to enjoy a quiet moment to review scripts.

Who knew, just after her shower and before getting into bed, she’d receive a message from Conrad Sterling.

The message contained only four words—[Come to my room!]

[Why?] Anna Thornton replied.

[Two days a week, count for yourself how many days you owe me!]

Anna Thornton wasn’t going to count!

She had never met someone as shameless as Conrad Sterling. Knowing what happened three years ago, the fact that he hadn’t felt guilty enough to jump off a building was already shameless enough, and yet he still had the nerve to make those demands of Anna Thornton?

[Do I need to take medicine?] Anna Thornton asked in her message, wanting to see just how shameless he could be.

It seemed Conrad Sterling’s lustful heart was not dead; the car accident injuries were only slightly healed, and he already wanted to test whether Anna Thornton was truly frigid.

Although the man was shameless, Anna Thornton would not go back on her word if she had agreed.

If he wanted to test it, then let him.

To Anna Thornton, it was just a matter of reading scripts in another room. Follow current novels on novel※fire.net

She brought a thick stack of scripts to Conrad Sterling’s room and settled on the bed.

By the time Conrad finished his work, Anna Thornton was already on the verge of falling asleep.

In her drowsiness, she felt someone pressing down on her. Uncomfortable, she turned over and mumbled, "Conrad Sterling, I’m giving you an hour. Either do it, or don’t disturb my sleep if you can’t manage!"

"Anna, you’re only making me want you more!"

Despite Conrad Sterling’s usual silent demeanor, on the bed he spoke endlessly.

But unfortunately, there was no fluctuation in Anna Thornton’s heart, and she even yawned.

Conrad Sterling finally proved that Anna Thornton was indeed frigid. He was in a frenzy of activity, but the woman beneath him remained icy in her limbs.

Without her taking any medicine, Conrad Sterling ultimately didn’t force himself on her and ended up taking a cold shower instead.

"Have you given up now? Can I go back to my room?"

"Stay here obediently tonight."

Even after taking a cold shower, Conrad Sterling’s body was still hot.

Using that warmth, he got into bed and warmed Anna Thornton’s hands and feet.

The small woman turned over in his arms unappreciatively, "Conrad Sterling, you’re on my hair."

Not fond of heat, Anna Thornton didn’t want to sleep in Conrad Sterling’s embrace and wriggled free.

However, after she fell asleep, the man behind her wrapped himself around her again, gently moving aside her seaweed-like black hair, pressing his prominent nose tip almost obsessively to the back of her neck.

"Conrad Sterling, you bastard!"

Conrad Sterling almost thought Anna was awake; but the opportunistic hand he was using to make small moves instantly froze.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that she was merely talking in her sleep.

Even in her sleep, she cursed him. Just how deep was this grudge?

Anna Thornton was having nightmares again!

She dreamed of the endless dark days in the mental hospital, of that stillborn child.

The next morning, she rebuttoned her pajama blouse and went to the bathroom to wash off the cold sweat.

After her shower, once her head was clearer, Anna Thornton made a decision.

She would return to Veridia!

The initial plan was to find a foothold in the entertainment industry before slowly dealing with Holly Sutton, but Anna Thornton couldn’t wait any longer!

"Mary, I looked at the scripts we have on hand. Is one of them filming in Veridia?"

"Yes, there is an idol drama."

"I’ll take that one. Arrange for me to sign with the crew this morning, and I’ll book a ticket to leave in the afternoon."

"Is it that urgent? Anna, why don’t you think about it some more? It’s an idol drama, I saw the script, and it’s indeed good, but playing the role requires some sacrifice..."

"If I were as picky as Conrad Sterling, I’d never choose by the next life. By the way, delay informing the company about this decision for a bit, and don’t let Conrad Sterling know that I’m heading back to Veridia!"