Chapter 97: Chapter 97

"Don’t use true love as a disguise. You’re an insignificant actress, daring to dream about President Sterling? If he ever fancies you, he must be blind!"

This makeup artist named Phil really has something against Anna Thornton. To belittle her, she even went so far as to insult Conrad Sterling.

Who knows, if President Sterling had ever been ’blind’ in the past, would he now feel like kicking down the door upon hearing this from outside?

"Don’t speak so definitively! Even if Marilyn Ford is the princess of Dynasty Entertainment, you’d better remember that this company belongs to the Sterlings." Anna reminded her, "The one who pays your salary is Conrad Sterling. Be careful not to ruin the rice bowl given by your patron papa!"

"If you want to sympathize, you might as well sympathize more with Conrad Sterling. After chasing for so many years, he’s gotten no response. Actress Ford’s prestige has only been elevated, and who knows if people are joking behind the scenes about your boss not being charming enough? Now that I’m at the bottom of the food chain, at least he won’t be laughed at. Having a woman pursue him isn’t a bad thing. Saying it out loud might even make him look good, after all, I’m not uglier than anyone else."

Anna’s words, even though the last sentence couldn’t escape the old habit of self-praise, really made the employees who were initially righteous in supporting Actress Ford somewhat hesitant.

Indeed, in the three years since Dynasty was established, everyone has seen how generous President Sterling has been to Marilyn Ford.

One must know that President Sterling is a dream man for many, and among the seven people in this bathroom, six have fantasized about him.

This kind of adoration from a dream man would drive any other woman insane with joy.

Thinking carefully, Marilyn Ford indeed seems quite ungrateful; she hasn’t even personally admitted whether she likes Conrad Sterling.

While others were wavering, Phil remained relatively firm: "Everyone, don’t listen to Anna Thornton’s nonsense. How could outsiders know what’s between President Sterling and Miss Ford?"

"But she does have a point. If Miss Ford and President Sterling aren’t a couple, others are free to pursue him too, right?"

"Do you think President Sterling cares for her? A woman who openly admits she’s had children, how could she compare to Miss Ford’s purity?"

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"What if the child I had is President Sterling’s, what then?" Anna really wanted to ask but held back in the end.

She simply smiled lightly: "If a woman can’t provide a man with what he truly needs, what’s the use of purity?"

Anna’s words made the other female employees present blush unexpectedly.

"Don’t misunderstand, I wasn’t being suggestive!" Anna explained, "I wasn’t referring to that aspect, but to what Conrad Sterling genuinely needs inside."

"Ridiculous! President Sterling has money and capability, what could you possibly offer him?"

"Family, love, home!"

"He’s always lived alone, seemingly busy every day but truthfully empty and bored. He keeps his schedule full, leaving no gap even to catch his breath, just afraid of becoming idle and allowing himself and others to notice. What’s sadder is that like Marilyn Ford, you all believe he has everything, thinking that he’s really made of ice just because he wears an icy expression all day. In fact, the opposite is true; he desperately needs warmth and bonds with this world!"

"Anna Thornton, you’re quite the talker! Besides sticking to President Sterling for gossip, you’ve never had the opportunity to interact with him, why pretend you understand? Don’t listen to her nonsense, today let’s teach this shameless woman a lesson and force her to voluntarily quit Dynasty!"

Saying this, Phil led the way and rushed towards Anna.

However, before she got close, suddenly, the bathroom door was kicked open from the outside.

With a bang—everyone inside was startled.

And upon seeing the man standing outside, those who were ready to harm were even more scared, dropping their ’weapons’.

"President... President Sterling?!!"

Why would President Sterling suddenly come to the company? And why appear at the women’s bathroom door? Nobody knows!

Conrad Sterling stood cold-faced at the door, his gaze sweeping over the leading troublemakers, emitting a chill that made them tremble even if they bowed their heads to avoid his gaze.

Finally, Conrad Sterling looked at Anna Thornton standing in the back.

"Are you okay?" he asked her.

There was still a chill in Conrad Sterling’s face, given his temperament, he didn’t immediately demand accountability when speaking.

Instead, he asked such a... oddly emotional question.

Anna Thornton answered him, surprised: "They suddenly brought me here to chat, apart from the strong smell, there’s nothing wrong."

Having the mood to joke at this moment seems to mean she’s really fine.

However, Conrad Sterling’s expression remained unpleasant.

These employees daring to stir trouble in the company, and being caught by the temporary inspecting president, couldn’t be let go just like that.

Conrad Sterling immediately ordered someone to call Jane Jennings over: "Is this how you usually manage the company?"

Manager Jennings looked dumbfounded, not even knowing what had happened.

Being publicly questioned by President Sterling without mercy, she expressed more grievance in her expression: "President Sterling, I apologize for letting you witness such a bad scene, but please trust that I will handle it properly."

"The company feeds them too well; how do you suggest handling this?" Conrad Sterling asked her.

Jane Jennings turned to glare at the leading makeup artist: "Phil, you are part of Miss Ford’s studio. Yet since you’re receiving a salary from Dynasty, for leading trouble for the company, I must sternly punish you. You’re fired!"

Upon hearing this, Phil protested unhappily: "Manager Jennings, we know we were wrong, can’t we be given another chance?"

"Is this your first time in the job market, or your first time in the entertainment business? Bringing a contracted artist to the bathroom to bully her, if this is spread, do you know how much impact it would have on the company’s reputation? Dynasty always prides itself on treating its artists like clients, with so many high-traffic clients, if their fans find out what you did, they’ll have doubts about how their idols are treated here, causing even bigger problems. Now I’m only firing you, not pursuing other responsibilities, you should feel lucky, and leave immediately..."

"Wait!" Anna suddenly interrupted, "Apparently I am the direct victim here, I didn’t say I’m letting it go!"

Upon hearing this, Jane Jennings furrowed her brow and looked at Anna Thornton: "You weren’t harmed physically, were you?"

"Physically, no harm, but I did receive a verbal attack. Being inexplicably called a wild chicken, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I might even, upon further contemplation, get depressed over this!"

Hearing Anna Thornton start to talk nonsense, Conrad Sterling knew she was about to stir things up again.