Chapter 439: Chapter 439

Among the people Conrad Sterling brought, many were injured.

Anna Thornton’s arm was also hurt, and whenever she recalled the incident, she couldn’t help but want to spit venomous curses at that pervert Smith.

Why provoke him, just for that insignificant face? He made so many people pay the price in blood.

Back then, Anna Thornton turned down Smith’s confession, resolutely returning home with Pop, and time proved it to be a wise decision.

Even now, staying beside Conrad Sterling, this ’wolf in sheep’s clothing’, is much better than associating with someone with no morals.

Although inside, Anna compared Conrad Sterling and Smith and found the former winning by a slight margin, outwardly she remained indifferent.

Conrad Sterling could see clearly that on the flight back, as their return home drew nearer, Anna’s attitude towards him grew colder.

In fact, Conrad had long noticed that this woman was deliberately distancing herself due to her internal discomfort, ever since her so-called uncle visited Veridia from Aethelgard.

Although women are creatures who say one thing but mean another, she found it difficult to conceal her inner feelings completely, especially under Conrad Sterling’s penetrating gaze.

"Miss Thornton, before President Sterling left, he finalized the deal with Mr. Bem to provide the needed medical supplies support. Including those institutions adopting orphans, they will regularly receive aid related to survival and living resources from Sterling Group."

Mason King deliberately informed Anna Thornton of these things, because she seemed very concerned about the rescued little Blackie.

Such words will surely make Miss Thornton’s impression of President Sterling surge upwards.

However, at this, Anna raised her eyebrows: "Really? He certainly asked for a lot of mineral resources from them, this business deal isn’t a loss!"

President Sterling would never make an unprofitable deal, would he?

Even though over at Bem’s side, they couldn’t even pay the tail-end of the defense map, so poor they couldn’t even scrape together anesthesia, and the injured in their group could only use mental methods to divert the pain. Yet, their country’s mineral resources are very rich, just years of war have left little opportunity for extraction.

Conrad Sterling certainly wouldn’t provide aid without reason; he saw the opportunity for profit.

But indeed, for Bem’s side and the people suffering from the pain of war, it was timely support.

Anna seemingly disdained, but in her heart, she truly acknowledged it.

Once the plane landed in Aethelgard, as soon as phones could be turned on, Conrad Sterling’s phone vibrated non-stop.

He answered, and after hearing the report from the company on the other end, his expression turned exceptionally serious.

He couldn’t even change clothes before needing to go urgently.

Only instructing Mason and Leo King to escort Anna Thornton home!

After this incident, Conrad didn’t want any further mishaps for Anna; henceforth he’d personally selected personnel to better protect Anna’s safety.

Anna hadn’t even left the airport when she received a call from Rainie Hawthorne.

"Anna, your phone is finally reachable?"

"Ha... don’t pretend with me, nor tell me you didn’t know where I was a few days ago!"

"I really didn’t know! I only heard you might have an advertisement to shoot, but according to the schedule, it should have finished days ago. Did something unexpected happen in the meantime that caused this delay, related to that mysterious person contacting me?"

Rainie’s attitude was quite sincere, seemingly genuinely unaware of Anna being kidnapped.

"Anyway, now that you’re back, I’m relieved. The reason I rushed to call is to show you a good show!"

"Hurry to Sterling Group; the show there has already begun."

As Anna left the airport, Conrad’s car had just departed.

She got into the backseat of the nanny car and instructed the driver, Leo: "Head to Sterling Group headquarters!"

"But President Sterling instructed us to take Miss Thornton straight home."

Leo only followed President Sterling’s orders, thus treating Anna’s words as background noise, driving directly towards Sterling Residence.

"Then let me off beside; I’ll catch a cab myself."

Seeing Anna insist, Mason in the front passenger seat nudged his brother: "Miss Thornton must have business with President Sterling."

"Why not mention on the plane earlier?"

"It didn’t occur earlier, did now, take her to the company!"

"But President Sterling is there handling important matters!"

"Important matters or not? Does President Sterling have anything more important than Miss Thornton?"

Anna listened quietly to the brothers’ antics, performing a verbal back-and-forth.

In the end, Leo yielded to his brother, turning the car towards the company.

Indeed, it was listening to his brother, not Anna!

Anna realized, Leo truly had issues with her!

At this moment, in Leo’s eyes, Anna was equated with the ruinous beauty who brings disaster upon nations.

If it weren’t for this woman, why would President Sterling go to such war-torn places, risking himself, getting injured?

Leo respected and admired President Sterling, thus feeling Anna wasted his time, and she even showed him a cold face.

This woman probably didn’t know how the group fell into chaos while President Sterling was abroad handling her affairs.

But soon, Anna would witness it.

Arriving at Sterling Group’s entrance, Anna found it surrounded.

There were people sitting quietly, seemingly those affected workers’ families, holding white banners with red letters, demanding compensation from Sterling Group.

Yet Anna distinctly remembered before going abroad for the advertisement, hadn’t Conrad visited the hospital already?

According to his fierce style, there’s no reason not to have executed compensation by now!

Additionally, the crowd clustering the Sterling Group’s entrance were journalists.

Previously, no journalist dared come face Sterling group with trouble.

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Now its impact has reached the international level, coupled with the previous abrupt cancellation of Sterling’s press conference, leaving the public without a reasonable explanation.

Over the next few days, the group’s president’s mysterious disappearance caused a stir.

Someone revealed Conrad’s flight, sparking speculation he fled.

If you’re innocent, why flee leaving a mess at the critical moment?

The conspiracy theories intensified, with some even accusing Conrad of using armed forces abroad.

Photos of him boarding a helicopter, meetings with Bem and other faction leaders were exposed, threaded into conspiracy narratives.

The most severe allegation painted Conrad as a spy.

Investigation revealed his domestic identity remained uncertain!

Without parents, relatives, birthplace, and even his household registration might be fabricated!