Chapter 421: Chapter 421

"Anna, what are you planning to do now? This video is from several years ago, and you are now married to that man, with two children... My advice is, we should look ahead!" Douglas Dempsey still wanted to reassure Anna Thornton with his words.

"Don’t worry, Uncle Douglas, the thing I’m best at is looking ahead."

People who don’t know Anna Thornton might think she’s let it go when they hear this.

However, Anna’s eyes flickered, and she had already made up her mind; her cooperation with Rainie Hawthorne was not just feasible but imperative.

After leaving the tea house, Anna Thornton took Uncle Douglas out for a meal and then sent him back to the hotel.

Then, she booked a room for herself in the hotel as well.

She planned to pick up Pop and Lola from kindergarten later.

She was too angry today and didn’t want to go back to see Conrad Sterling.

If she accidentally went back, she’d still have to endure being pressed down by that man in bed at night, which would make Anna even more frustrated.

"Babies, how about we stay in a big hotel room with mommy tonight?"

Pop always thinks whatever Anna says is good.

Lola, however, set down her mini computer and asked Anna, "Have you finally decided to start a new life with us and kick the old man to the curb? Do you need me to transfer assets for you?"

What to do if her son is too clever? Anna Thornton was stumped online by a question.

Even though what Lola said was indeed what Anna was thinking, you can’t teach children that way.

Anna could only soothe Lola by ruffling the little tuft of hair on her forehead: "A particularly good uncle from mommy’s hometown came. I’m taking you to the hotel to see the elders, don’t overthink it."

Lola pursed her lips slightly, seeming a bit disappointed.

Then she picked up her mini computer again and began operating it quickly with her little hands.

Anna Thornton sighed in relief when Pop tugged at her sleeve: "Daddy?"

The two little ones had completely different attitudes about not seeing their father for the night.

She didn’t know how to describe her current mood, should she feel depressed or happy?

Pop was born alone and raised on bottle after bottle of formula.

Conrad Sterling barely contributed to the child’s upbringing, but Pop had an inexplicable fondness for him since the first meeting, being particularly close to her daddy.

Is it because of the bloodline?

But Lola, who wasn’t raised by her side, treats Anna Thornton very well as a mommy but has some inexplicable hostility toward Conrad Sterling, the biological father.

She’s never called him ’daddy’, just using ’that man’ and now an even more disdainful ’old man’.

Children, such creatures are really incomprehensible!

"Miss Thornton, you’re not staying at home tonight with the young master and young miss?"

Receiving a call from Granny Chandler was within Anna Thornton’s expectation.

She gave her prepared legitimate reason: "I have relatives from my hometown visiting; they aren’t familiar with the place. I’m staying here to take care of them and let the kids spend time with the elders."

"Why didn’t Miss Thornton bring the relative directly to the house? It’d actually be more convenient, and we would have been ready to host them properly."

"I thought it might be inconvenient, so I didn’t say anything."

"Then, Miss Thornton..."

"I still have some matters to deal with here, so let’s leave it at that for now. We can talk when I get back."

Anna Thornton hung up the phone before Granny Chandler could finish.

She actually knew what Granny Chandler wanted to say.

Being hung up on left Granny Chandler quite hopeless as she looked towards the man who had been sitting on the sofa listening in: "President Sterling, Miss Thornton said relatives from her hometown are visiting. She’s not staying at home tonight and advises you to get some rest early."

Conrad Sterling’s expression was not looking good at the moment!

He knew little Anna definitely never said those last words, they were added by Granny Chandler.

Although it hasn’t been officially announced, they’ve registered their marriage, and they have two kids; Anna always had the awareness of being his wife.

She not only resisted Conrad in bed but now was planning to spend the night out with the kids without explaining a word beforehand.

Conrad waited impatiently for them to return, only finding out after asking Granny Chandler to call.

Plus, it had to be Granny Chandler who made the call; if Conrad did it, Anna might not have answered half the time.

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Granny Chandler’s comfort didn’t reach Conrad Sterling’s ears; he just dialed a subordinate’s number and issued orders with a grim face: "Find out which hotel Anna Thornton checked into today. Also, check what other close relatives she has in Veridia."

"Sigh..." Granny Chandler secretly sighed.

Not to criticize, but President Sterling really doesn’t know how to be in love.

Even this middle-aged woman couldn’t bear to watch, but she dared not say much.

Anyone could see that Miss Thornton and President Sterling were constantly on edge with each other lately.

This was the time to clear things up and use some romantic means to coax her.

But President Sterling seemed to deliberately avoid her when she was at home.

Now she’s away, and he’s unsettled, determined to investigate and follow her, his possessiveness too strong.

Granny Chandler thought if she were Miss Thornton, she would also feel suffocated.

She wasn’t standing with President Sterling this time!

Conrad Sterling’s car drove up to the hotel’s entrance. The doorman went to open the door for him and was taken aback: "Mu-Mu... President Sterling?!!"

"Our hotel doesn’t have a presidential suite!"

The Sterling Group also had its hotels, globally even, so Conrad never needed to book in other brand hotels for his business trips.

However, the high-end positioning of Sterling hotels created an industry legend, and everyone looked up to them as a model, so even a doorman recognized Conrad’s face.

What on earth brought President Sterling to their hotel? Did the sun rise in the west today?

The doorman hardly dared to valet such an expensive car.

Conrad wholly disregarded the doorman’s mental state, already tossing him the car keys: "Take the things out of the trunk."

"President Sterling, are you here to check in or...?"

"Looking for someone!"

"President Sterling, anything else you need our assistance with?"

The doorman’s chatter made Conrad instinctively frown.

In the Sterling Group, everyone had the awareness not to ask too many questions of the boss.

If such an employee worked under him, they would likely get transferred to Africa.

Oh, President Sterling almost forgot, his last similarly clueless assistant, Ethan, is currently sunbathing in Africa.