Chapter 441: Chapter 441

Conrad Sterling prepared to get up, but the other party said, "President Sterling, you don’t need to come in person, just tell us the safe’s password."

It’s not that they didn’t want to trouble Conrad to do it, they clearly were preventing him.

These people, if they didn’t have accurate intelligence, wouldn’t search the Sterling Group so blatantly.

Upon hearing this, Conrad’s face clearly showed displeasure!

He purposely avoided looking in Anna Thornton’s direction as he recited a series of numbers.

Anna, who was initially looking down at her phone, raised her gaze to see those people opening the safe.

What would typically fill the safe in a big boss’s office?

Cash? Contracts? Gold?

But Conrad’s safe was empty, with only one... hair tie.

The hair tie was pink, obviously belonging to a girl.

However, it was somewhat worn, appearing to have been used for a considerable time.

The investigators were baffled, but with the mindset that there might be some secret, they placed the hair tie in a sealed bag, intending to take it back for inspection.

At this moment, Conrad glanced sideways at Anna.

Anna glared back, thinking, "What are you looking at? Did you really think I’d be moved? Seeing it only makes me remember how you took advantage of me!"

That hair tie belonged to Anna Thornton!

When she escaped from the psychiatric hospital, she was in a miserable state, with only a hair tie to her name.

Later, after making a deal with Conrad, Anna’s hair tie went missing.

Humph! Thief! Scoundrel!

Stealing someone’s first time!

Also, stealing even someone’s hair tie!

When Anna opened the safe under Rainie Hawthorne’s instructions, she recognized the hair tie inside.

She recalled past humiliations as she looked at it.

Conrad indeed had a quirk of keeping souvenirs from their first meeting, even stealing the hair tie from Anna’s head to keep.

Did he really lack things?

However, at this moment, Anna did not know that this man truly considered her as the only one worth treasuring in the first half of his life.

The investigators, unwilling to give up, meticulously inspected the safe again, and finally, without disappointment, found the memory card Anna had initially placed inside.

The card contained eight gigabytes of content, but it was encrypted in a meticulous and complicated manner, clearly problematic.

"President Sterling, we still need you to cooperate by coming with us for an investigation!"

"As for your wife..."

"She’s got nothing to do with this!"

Conrad stood up, buttoned his perfectly creased suit, and walked out of the office first.

The investigators hurriedly followed, leaving no room to look after Anna.

The information they received suggested Conrad might be a very dangerous character. Given his temperament, he shouldn’t cooperate with the investigation, so they needed to be cautiously prepared for any sudden changes.

The King brothers couldn’t believe it when President Sterling walked away with those people without saying anything.

This left them hesitating on whether to act, regretting deeply for not having taken any steps.

"Since President Sterling is cooperating with the investigation, it shows nothing’s wrong, we have nothing to fear when we’re upright! Miss Thornton, don’t worry!" Mason King even comforted Anna, "President Sterling isn’t someone reckless, I doubt there’s anything important on that memory card, or it wouldn’t have been discovered by them, would it?"

He had no idea that it was Anna who placed the memory card in the safe.

Even if there’s nothing to hide, it doesn’t guard against being betrayed by the people closest to you!

Moreover, is Conrad truly upright?

What exactly is his identity?

In his quest for revenge, how many lines has he manipulated from behind the scenes?

How many people, including Dad Thornton, has he harmed?

However, there was one thing Anna agreed with that Mason said, Conrad wasn’t that reckless.

Things had been added to his safe, but hadn’t been noticed for the past week?

Even though Smith deliberately plotted to kidnap Anna, diverting attention to lure Conrad abroad.

Only when he was away could the domestic situation be thoroughly disrupted.

But Anna still felt that Conrad knew.

Otherwise, why would he not look at her again when he left just now?

He was probably angry!

Anna walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down, seeing many reporters still surrounding the periphery of Sterling Group.

From above, the crowd looked like ants.

However, Conrad’s strong aura was unmistakable. Anna immediately spotted the man striding ahead, followed closely by three mysterious investigators.

The media rushed forward, and those who were sitting quietly also began to frantically squeeze in his direction, even shouting for blood for blood.

"It’s probably the first time Conrad has been so passive."

"Miss Thornton, I think President Sterling is upright and dignified, not embarrassed at all, and I believe they will find out the truth soon!" Mason King didn’t miss a chance to uphold his boss’s image in front of Anna.

In contrast, Leo King had a sour expression and always showed Anna an unfriendly face: "President Sterling asked us to take you home, don’t cause him any more trouble."

Anna withdrew her gaze and sat on the sofa: "I’ll leave once the people at the door disperse. By the way, have that secretary named Amy bring me a cup of coffee."

Leo really couldn’t understand why President Sterling would like Anna Thornton.

From his observation, this woman, besides being beautiful, had no other merits.

Watching her husband being taken away for investigation, she could still calmly sit there and drink coffee, which was truly cold-hearted.

But Leo was forcibly pulled away by Mason, leaving him no further opportunity to show his disdain for Anna.

After a while, Amy brought in the coffee for Anna.

"Miss Thornton, your coffee!"

"Wait, don’t go yet!" Anna stopped Amy, "Did they find anything just now? How is Sterling’s situation recently?"

"They found issues with some accounts, but these involve company secrets, which I can’t reveal. But since they took President Sterling away, it means they have further evidence, and everyone in the company is worried. I’m afraid there will be major trouble in the coming days."

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"Of course, Miss Thornton, I’ve been with the company for two years and I’m very concerned about President Sterling."

"No need to act all noble in front of me, you know what I mean. I’m asking whether what you did in secret this time will truly leave Conrad with no chance for redemption?"

"Miss Thornton, what are you talking about? I don’t understand!"

"Are you planning to play dumb to the end?"

Seeing her genuinely confused look, Anna sneered: "Right, since I’m the one directly responsible for this setup, huh? At worst, you’ll resign... by the way, did you destroy the video recording of me placing the memory card in the safe?"

"I’m sorry Miss Thornton, I really don’t know what you’re talking about!"

"Then you can leave now!"

Anna drummed her fingers on the sofa’s armrest, watching Amy leave.

Just as Amy disappeared from her view, Rainie Hawthorne’s call came in.

"I received word that Conrad was taken in for investigation just after returning to the country. It seems our plan was quite successful; we should celebrate."

"Conrad being investigated isn’t doing me any favors either. I’ll celebrate another day, you go ahead and pop a bottle of champagne."

"You’re right. Let’s do that, then. Rest assured, if the Hawthorne family rises again, I won’t forget you."