Chapter 443: Chapter 443
Conrad Sterling went to accept the investigation!
Anna Thornton picked up the two little kids from kindergarten as usual to bring them home.
During the family dinner, Granny Chandler stood by the table, opening her mouth a few times, wanting to say something.
She must have seen the news and was worried about President Sterling.
But seeing that Anna didn’t react, she was afraid that bringing it up would scare the kids, so she held back from asking.
Pop clutched an egg dumpling in his hand, his big eyes blinking left and right, his little head full of question marks: "Where’s Daddy?"
When Conrad Sterling finally finished his work and came back, it was after eight that evening.
Earlier than expected, because if he had really been labeled as having questionable identity and collusion with overseas forces, he wouldn’t have come back.
The man carried an air of chillness, and Granny Chandler didn’t even have time to help him take his coat or ask if President Sterling had eaten, or if he needed any food prepared.
Conrad Sterling directly dragged Anna Thornton upstairs.
This was supposed to be the time for parent-child interaction, leaving the kids, who were playing Lego with mommy, completely baffled.
However, Lola reacted faster, sensing something was wrong with Conrad Sterling.
She hurriedly chased after him, worried her mom might be bullied.
But with her short arms and legs, by the time she reached upstairs, Conrad Sterling had already forcibly locked Anna Thornton in his room from the inside.
Lola was worried about Anna Thornton.
Pop belatedly followed up, also learning from his sister by using his little hands to knock on the door.
Conrad Sterling trapped Anna Thornton between him and the wall, forming a kabedon stance, while turning on the wall lamp above.
The warm light poured down, illuminating the fierce standoff between their gazes.
"Did you open my safe box?" The man indeed asked this the moment he returned.
Anna Thornton raised her head and continued staring at him, not the slightest bit timid: "Yes, I opened it!"
"Was that thing yours?"
"Are you talking about the storage card? Yes, I put it there!" Anna Thornton admitted directly.
"No special reason, I just can’t stand you!"
"Do you really think I can’t do anything to you?"
Conrad Sterling spoke through gritted teeth.
Anna Thornton still intended to argue: "Oh! What can you do about me..."
She hadn’t finished her sentence when Conrad Sterling leaned his head forward.
Anna Thornton immediately used her hand to tactically cover her lips tightly, turning her head away. The most update n0vels are published on nοvelfire.net
Luckily, she was prepared and had anticipated that this man might try to ambush her.
Leaving a slight gap for breathing around her lips, Anna Thornton dared not let go: "Conrad Sterling, I’m warning you, argue if you want, yell if you must! If you’re capable, don’t play the forced kissing card today, or you’re not a decent human being!"
Such matters of forced kisses, did Conrad Sterling think, could be blocked just by her single hand?
Even though Anna Thornton issued harsh words, Conrad Sterling soon showed her with his actions that he truly wasn’t decent.
Lola had her ear against the door, unable to hear her mom’s voice from inside the room.
This made the two little ones outside anxious...
At the same time, elsewhere—
Rainie Hawthorne didn’t expect that mysterious man never to contact her again.
Wasn’t it supposed to be resolved in half an hour?
Rainie had found a few projects for the Hawthorne family, waiting for the payoff to turn things around.
Also, when Conrad Sterling fell, the Sterling Group would lose support.
By then, the three families would undoubtedly turn their attention to dividing the bigger pie, giving the Hawthorne family a chance to breathe, allowing Rainie to get a share.
Unfortunately, her plans weren’t going the way she intended.
Losing contact with the mysterious person, Rainie had to investigate the situation on Conrad Sterling’s side herself.
Logically, the accusations they pinned on President Sterling were significant and sensitive.
If confirmed, there’d be no chance for Conrad Sterling to walk out of the investigation agency.
But Rainie received news that after cooperating with the investigation, Conrad Sterling drove home.
That shouldn’t be right!
The contents of the storage card were enough to confirm the charges of him colluding with the JW Faction.
Moreover, Conrad Sterling’s identity was already questionable.
He appeared out of nowhere, and wasn’t even a Cathayan.
This information was provided by Smith to Rainie. Although Rainie didn’t know Smith’s identity, she believed that since this man dared to speak, he must have certain evidence, knowing secrets others weren’t aware of.
In any case, the investigation against Conrad Sterling shouldn’t end so easily, yet he was allowed to return home.
Shouldn’t Conrad Sterling be under control?
Rainie felt increasingly uneasy, and she called Anna Thornton, but there was no answer.
It wasn’t until the next day that Rainie could reach Anna Thornton’s phone.
"Anna, I thought we were allies on the same side, but I didn’t expect you’d betray me."
"You didn’t put the storage card I gave you in Conrad Sterling’s safe box as agreed."
"Then how come he’s still fine?"
"I don’t know either, but I did put the thing there." Anna Thornton said while yawning, having just gotten up, as she squeezed toothpaste into her toothbrush in the bathroom, holding the phone with her ear and explaining to Rainie, "As for why Conrad Sterling could come out of the investigation, shouldn’t you be asking yourselves? I don’t know what’s on the storage card. Do you?"
"I don’t know either!" Rainie said, frowning.
The storage card was something that mysterious man sent to her, and although Rainie was curious about its contents, the encryption was too tight for her to open.
Could it be that she was fooled by this foreign mysterious man?
Rainie instinctively felt the problem was with Anna Thornton.
However, she didn’t have evidence yet.
"What did Conrad Sterling say last night?"
"Impossible! Aren’t you living together? Didn’t you ask him what’s going on?"
"Alright, he found out I tampered with his safe box," Anna Thornton admitted truthfully.
"I admitted it, and then he didn’t say much, just did it! Have you seen those overbearing CEO captivity plays? It’s about a forceful lesson in bed!"
"I’m now confined at home by him, and I might soon have my phone confiscated. So if you can’t reach me later, don’t be surprised. And to avoid getting implicated, you better not contact me again."
Anna Thornton figured Rainie was probably someone who hadn’t read domineering CEO novels.
She must be feeling stunned, having her view of the world reshaped.
After hanging up on Rainie, Anna Thornton directly blocked her.
"Ha, I warned you long ago, don’t expect to use me!"
Rainie probably never imagined that Conrad Sterling had transferred all his assets to Anna and the kids.
Dealing with Conrad Sterling alone was one thing, but toppling him and then using Sterling Group as a target for the four families to divide and conquer was another thing entirely!