Chapter 331: Chapter 331

"Miss Thornton, you’re awake? Lunch has already been prepared for you!"

Anna Thornton hurriedly came downstairs: "No need, I’m not eating! I’m going to pick up my kids from kindergarten!" Fınd the newest release on novelꜰire.net

Anna returned to Aethelgard last night, just before dawn.

So she woke up late today.

Granny Chandler, who is very perceptive, noticed Anna was ready to head out with her bag and quickly added, "That’s fine, lately the little miss and little sir have been picked up from school and taken to President Sterling’s company. Not sure if President Sterling is back today, though?"

Anna seemed to have heard Granny Chandler, but her steps didn’t pause, she was already out the door.

"Sigh, it looks like there’s some tension between Miss Thornton and President Sterling." Granny Chandler sighed.

"Skyler Sterling, your hat is so cute~"

"Your backpack is cute too~"

"Your clothes are cute~"

The little girl who was speaking ran out of compliments, seeing that Skyler still wasn’t paying her any attention.

The little girl looked around and finally focused on Pop, who was openly chomping on a lollipop in class, and added, "Your sister is also cute~"

Skyler sat on his little chair in the classroom, holding a thick dictionary in his hands, completely unfazed by the adoring gaze of the kindergarten girls. Even when showered with praise, he remained indifferent.

He occasionally pulled out a tissue from his backpack to wipe the drool from Pop’s mouth.

But when the girl mentioned his clothes and backpack, he set down the dictionary and asked the girl who always turned around to talk to him during class, "Do you want to be this cute too?"

"Mhm mhm!" The little girl nodded excitedly.

"Then ask your mom to buy it for you!"

"Where can I buy it?" The little girl asked, looking at him in a daze.

"In Veridia! The clothes we’re wearing are from The Thornton-Sinclair Group’s newly released children’s line this season - the Cute Lord Animal Series, though there aren’t any dedicated stores in Aethelgard yet."

Seeing that the girl didn’t comprehend his explanation, Skyler simply wrote the words ’Cute Lord’ on a sticky note and stuck it in her palm: "Take this, and ask your mom to buy it for you! There are flagship stores online!"

Skyler spoke with a stern face, not like a sales host trying to please and persuade, but more like an authoritative CEO commanding her to buy.

The little girl quickly clapped her hands together, smiling with pursed lips.

This was the first time Skyler Sterling had given her a gift!

Even though it was just a sticky note!

But the little girl treasured it like a precious item, clutching it tightly and not letting her desk mate see.

This led to several other little girls surrounding Skyler after class, clamoring for him to write words for them as well.

Skyler felt annoyed; he hated being bothered the most.

But to promote his mom’s brand, the little guy patiently wrote down note after note for his classmates.

Meanwhile, a little boy was also lingering near Skyler and Pop’s seats.

He was in kindergarten’s senior class, but he always liked to visit the junior class during breaks, particularly enjoying being around Pop.

The little boy glanced at the words on Skyler’s note. Although he only recognized the word ’Lord’ and was unfamiliar with ’Cute’, it didn’t stop him from sneering: "I’ve never heard of this brand, not impressed. The clothes I’m wearing are custom-made abroad by my parents. They say only poor people wear domestic brands, the quality is poor and causes rashes."

Hearing this, Skyler furrowed his brow and looked at him.

Immediately, one of Skyler’s fans stood up to argue, "But Skyler’s clothes look so nice!"

"And they look very comfortable!"

"Believe it or not," the little boy responded arrogantly, raising his chin before turning back to Pop: "Wearing cheap clothes is uncomfortable, you shouldn’t wear them! I’ll ask my parents to buy some nice clothes from abroad for you!"

"..." Pop ignored him, concentrating on her candy.

"You like candy, don’t you? I have a lot at home. You can come over as a guest, and I’ll treat you to imported chocolate."

The young boy, though not very old, already spoke with a sense of superiority.

Perhaps oblivious to this, Skyler had already stood up unhappily, shielding his sister: "Stay away from us!"

"I’m not talking to you."

"Without my permission, no one is allowed to get that close to my sister."

This senior class kid was already five years old, but Skyler was only three, shorter by half a head.

Nonetheless, it didn’t stop him from confidently protecting Pop.

The senior class kid felt slightly intimidated by Skyler.

However, he was two years older, conscious enough to have developed a sense of pride. Seeing Pop watching, he pushed Skyler.

Skyler, being frail, fell, hitting the desk, though fortunately, his tiny tiger hat cushion protected him.

"No!" Pop leaned forward to help Skyler up.

Seeing Skyler being pushed, several of the girls were furious, ready to tattle: "Evan Hawthorne, Skyler Sterling, you’re not allowed to fight! I’ll tell the teacher!"

Anna appeared at the kindergarten entrance, spotting two little tykes in queue, made conspicuous by their tiny duck and little tiger winter hats.

The little tiger and little duck saw her and immediately ran over hand in hand.

The adorable sight hit Anna right in the feels.

Skyler reached her first, and Anna ruffled his little face until both cheeks had lipstick marks.

"Mommy~" Pop squeezed next to Anna, hugging her neck and giving two ’muah muah’ sounds.

Then she noticed Anna’s hair, reaching up on tiptoe to touch it.

After filming for over two months, Anna’s hair had grown to her earlobes. Before coming, she made a special visit to the salon to have her ends trimmed neatly and added soft bangs, a look completely different from her long-haired self.

Who said Anna couldn’t star in a school romance drama?

With this look, she could easily pass as the sweet school belle at any high school or university.

"Do you like Mommy’s new hairstyle?"

"Mhm mhm!" Pop nodded vigorously.

"What about you, Skyler?"

While talking, Pop suddenly glanced around.

Anna asked her, "Sweetie, what are you looking at?"

"Daddy’s car~" Normally, Conrad Sterling would send a car or arrange for Granny Chandler to pick them up after school and take them to Sterling Group.

But with Mommy back today, she expected Daddy to come personally, so she was looking around, but... no sign of him yet. Daddy sure was slow.

Anna patted Pop’s head: "Sweetie, I saw a restaurant near your kindergarten offering a deal, where kids’ meals come with Mommy’s animated series ’Super Soldier’ figurines. Would you like one?"

"Then how about Mommy takes you there to eat?"

But Skyler gave Anna a thoughtful look.

Mommy is back for the first day and wants to eat with just them, not the other person!

Seems like... there might be an issue!

Oh well, if not, then not. After all, Skyler didn’t like eating with Conrad Sterling anyway.

From afar, a little boy watched the happy family of three strolling hand in hand to the restaurant, then climbed into a stretch Lincoln at the kindergarten entrance and suddenly pointed to the restaurant, saying to his parent, "Mom, I want to eat there!"

To which the elegantly dressed woman beside him, cloaked in fur, showed disdain: "What’s so special about that small restaurant?"