Chapter 290: Chapter 290
Angela was suffocating!
For the first time in her life, she saw such a handsome man!
His features were absolutely perfect!
Tall, upright, and seemingly strong!
He only needed one hand to support her, and Angela felt she could sense the powerful heartbeat, giving her a special sense of security.
Moreover, he seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, just as she was about to fall, preventing her from an embarrassing blunder. Angela had unintentionally lost her footing, but now she was immersed in the classic scene of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress.
Contrarily, Conrad felt rather disappointed upon seeing her face.
Indeed, the woman who amazed him in recent years has only been Anna.
Her allure was unrelated to her surroundings or the clothes she wore.
It’s just that she was Angela!
Angela felt weak being stared at so intently by Conrad.
Watching this stranger in a knock-off dress approach him, seemingly wanting to lean into his arms.
Conrad frowned and released her with disdain.
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She got up, ignoring the dust on her, and hurried to catch up with Conrad.
"Hey handsome, what’s your name?"
"..." Conrad wasn’t interested in talking to her.
"My name is Angela, thank you for helping me just now."
"No need to thank me, it wasn’t intentional."
Conrad’s straightforward response left Angela stunned?
What did he mean? Was he implying that helping her wasn’t deliberate but an accident?
"Anyway, I still want to thank you. By the way, you haven’t told me your name yet."
"Are you from Veridia? I feel like you look familiar."
"Like someone who’s particularly good at business!"
"But I didn’t see you at my birthday party this afternoon, did you just arrive? Would you like me to get you something to eat?"
Angela said so many things, but only one phrase caught Conrad’s attention.
"Your birthday? Are you related to Anna?"
"Yes, Anna is my cousin. Do you know her?"
"You’re looking for my cousin? How about I find us a place to sit and chat while we wait for her. Today’s my birthday; my cousin will surely come to find me."
Angela led Conrad to the lounge area, drawing the gaze of many guests.
Conrad was simply too striking, leading a classmate to softly ask Angela, "Who’s this?"
"My boyfriend!" Angela announced proudly.
"Didn’t you say your boyfriend was Chase?"
"That’s past tense!" Angela glanced at Conrad, whispered, "How can Chase compare to him?"
Conrad sat down in the lounge area as Angela brought him a cup of coffee.
Anna’s fourth uncle spotted him keenly and approached: "Isn’t this President Sterling? What wind brought you here?"
"Dad, which President Sterling are you talking about? Can’t be the Sterling Group one, right?"
Angela thought Conrad looked familiar for a reason.
Angela had seen Conrad four years ago at Anna’s eighteenth birthday party.
Even from afar, she thought he looked handsome, envying Anna for getting to dance with him.
Seeing President Sterling up close today, she found him even more handsome!
"President Sterling, what’s your relationship with my cousin?" Angela sat beside Conrad, propping her chin up as she asked.
"By the way, I think my cousin just left with a guy."
"Lots of people saw it; he’s her high school senior, and they were tugging at each other when they left."
"Why didn’t you say this earlier?"
"I... I just remembered suddenly." Angela was startled by Conrad’s fierce gaze.
Upon hearing Anna wasn’t here, Conrad saw no reason to stay.
That little woman sure made up her mind, never giving him a moment’s peace.
Yesterday messing with some brat, today who knows where the senior came from.
Conrad stood, ready to continue on the long road of chasing his wife, when Anna suddenly returned.
Seeing Conrad, Anna raised her brows: "You really found your way here, huh?"
"Cousin, you’re finally back! President Sterling has been waiting for you!"
Angela eagerly blocked Conrad and Anna, afraid Anna wouldn’t introduce them.
Anna admired her cousin’s ability to change faces, deeply inheriting the skills from her fourth uncle.
"You all gathered together?" So Anna courteously introduced, "This is President Sterling, and this is Angela, my fourth uncle’s daughter."
After Anna introduced them, Conrad glanced at Angela again, confused about their family’s complicated relations: "Cousin, yet sharing the same last name?"
"Fourth uncle’s surname is Thornton, follows the mother’s surname." Anna explained.
The actual situation was that fourth uncle’s family had been impoverished for three generations, envying Dad Thornton’s wealth, so he adopted the Thornton surname after his parents divorced to deepen family relations and gain favor.
Later, when he joined the company, Dad Thornton indeed took care of him.
Anna remembered that fourth uncle used to idolize her father, always mentioning him as a model.
Because of this, when Dad Thornton died, he immediately sided with Holly Sutton to fight over the estate, leaving Anna heartbroken.
Angela’s name was indeed given by Dad Thornton, only one character apart from Anna’s name.
Conrad had come to find Anna, and regardless of whether he found her or not, staying here was unnecessary.
Besides, everything here gave President Sterling a headache.
"You skipped my lunch just to watch a ridiculous imitation farce. Doesn’t it disgust you?" Conrad asked her after shaking off Anna’s pesky relatives.
Even Conrad could see that Angela was practically a copycat, imitating Anna’s birthday processes and attire, even trying to grab the title of ’Little Princess of the Thornton Family.’
"Maybe it’s called the circle of life." Anna sighed, "There’s no rule against others having birthdays that way, or wearing a dress I’ve worn."
"Hers isn’t yours; it’s a knock-off!"
Even Anna herself couldn’t tell, but Conrad sounded very sure.
"Yours was auctioned off by Holly Sutton long ago."
"How do you know?" Anna was even more curious, "Who was it sold to?"
Conrad didn’t continue answering, glancing aside.
Seeing him avoid her gaze, Anna was even more convinced he was hiding something from her!