CHAPTER 25: CHAPTER 25: DO YOU THINK HE PLANS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY?

Anna Thornton found harmless anti-mosquito bracelets for infants among the gifts brought by Ethan, and hurriedly put one on Pop. She picked a rabbit plush toy from the pile and handed it to Pop.

The little one immediately lit up, hugging the doll tightly, overjoyed.

"You should have figured out the relationship between Conrad and me by now," Anna Thornton answered Mary.

Even Ethan could see it, if Mary still hadn’t noticed, then her work as a manager would be in vain.

Especially yesterday at the mall coffee shop, and later at the front door, when Anna Thornton, Conrad, and Pop appeared together, the inheritance of good genes in looks was quite apparent.

"Be honest with me, did you and President Sterling have a thing?" Mary leaned in close to Anna and whispered.

"I wouldn’t say we had a thing." Anna corrected her strictly, "More accurately, we only had one night together."

"So, he’s indeed Pop’s biological father?"

"Yes."

"Oh my God, that’s the Sterling Group... Pop is the heiress of the Sterling Group!" Mary exclaimed, "Why didn’t you tell me earlier about such an important matter, if we had known earlier, we wouldn’t need to..."

"Even if we knew earlier, it wouldn’t make a difference." Anna interrupted her, "Do you think he’s planning to take responsibility?"

Mary was momentarily overwhelmed with excitement earlier, just thinking about how impressive the Sterling Group is. It hasn’t been long since they established an entertainment company, but with endless resources, they propelled Marilyn Ford to the best actress position.

If even half of this grand gesture could be shared with Anna, their future in the industry would be bright and promising...

But Mary overlooked the fact that yesterday they were still trying to forcibly send the mother and daughter abroad.

"So what’s his plan now? Does he deny what he did in the past? Can he really bear not acknowledging such an adorable daughter?"

Even as an outsider, Mary felt wronged for Anna and her daughter and unconsciously raised her voice.

Anna gave her a look to stop, signaling not to let the child hear these words.

Pop had cried so hard yesterday, it took a lot to comfort her, and Mary didn’t want to see her sad again, so she pulled Anna over to the window and asked, "If President Sterling doesn’t want to take responsibility now, can’t we sue him?"

"No, we can’t! Four years ago, I voluntarily had relations with him, and since there was no marriage binding us, there’s no way to force him to fulfill parental responsibilities."

"So are we just going to let him get away with it, with nothing we can do?" Mary was unwilling to accept this.

Though she didn’t know what happened between Anna Thornton and Conrad Sterling four years ago, from yesterday’s events, she could tell Conrad Sterling’s attitude.

Even with his daughter right in front of him, he refused to acknowledge her.

Knowing that Pop was hospitalized, he didn’t even come to see her. It’s just heartless.

He was probably with Marilyn Ford, busy romancing another woman, and even Mary, as a bystander, couldn’t help but curse, "Bastard!"

...

As Ethan walked out of the hospital, he immediately called Conrad Sterling to report, "President Sterling, I have delivered all the gifts as you instructed."

This call had been connected since he entered the ward.

That is to say, everything Anna Thornton said to Ethan in the ward, Conrad Sterling heard over the phone.

No wonder Ethan’s face tensed slightly when he overheard Anna speaking ill of President Sterling.

"Did they have the porridge?" Conrad asked.

"They did."

"How’s the complexion?"

The question from President Sterling lacked a subject, so Ethan didn’t know whose complexion he was referring to, but answered for everyone, "Miss Thornton looks good, the child’s complexion is also improving, just now she looked quite lively on the bed. But that manager... not so good."

After speaking, Ethan couldn’t help but add, "Pop is really too cute, she smiled at me when I left, apparently she isn’t mad at me for yesterday anymore."

Who can resist a chubby, fair, and adorable kid?

Even though Ethan is a guy in his twenties, seeing little Pop on the hospital bed, smiling adorably at him, his heart melted.

Suddenly, he had an impulse to go back home and find someone to marry and have kids!

While Ethan was lost in the charm of the adorable child, he didn’t realize that on the other end of the phone, Conrad’s expression was not good.

"Pop? Did Anna Thornton allow you to call her that?"

"Uh... sorry, President Sterling, it just slipped out."

Although Ethan apologized and corrected himself outwardly, he thought to himself that Miss Thornton probably wouldn’t mind, as he had called her that in the ward earlier.

So clearly, who is not allowing it, is apparent.

Even though Ethan is honest, he’s quick-witted, and he seemed to sense a hint of jealousy over the phone.

"I heard you have something worth learning from?" Conrad Sterling asked.

"No, no, Miss Thornton was joking, I wouldn’t dare take it seriously. In terms of qualifications, there’s still much I need to learn from you, President Sterling. How could I compare?"

Along with the jealousy, a chill swept in, and Ethan dared not let the issue deepen further, "President Sterling, the task here is complete, I’ll head back to the company to work right away."

Conrad Sterling’s car was parked behind the hospital entrance, and he watched Ethan wipe the sweat off his forehead before driving in front of him.

This man had actually arrived earlier that morning, even earlier than Ethan, just without getting out of the car.

Conrad Sterling himself didn’t know what he was expecting to see, waiting there.

In the morning, he wanted to go to the company, but before he knew it, his car was parked at the hospital entrance.

And there he stayed all morning.

At noon, Conrad received a call from Marilyn Ford.

Once the call connected, the man didn’t speak. There was a moment of silence on the other end before Marilyn Ford spoke up, "Conrad, I’m at your company."

Yesterday, at the mall, Conrad directly pulled Anna Thornton away in front of Marilyn Ford.

Then there was the incident of Pop’s illness, Conrad took them to the hospital and only left after the child’s condition stabilized.

But even Anna Thornton didn’t know that Conrad returned to the hospital shortly after leaving and stayed there until after 10 PM last night.

As a result, he couldn’t be there for Marilyn.

With Anna’s deliberate reminder, Marilyn must have already seen the scandalous photos.

She had many speculations and questions in her heart but didn’t disturb Conrad, probably hoping for this man to explain himself.

But Conrad hadn’t contacted her since yesterday afternoon, and today, Marilyn finally couldn’t wait any longer.

"Conrad, I heard from the company staff that you haven’t been there since yesterday afternoon. Where have you been?" Marilyn asked him.

"I’m at the hospital," Conrad replied truthfully.

"Can you come back for a bit? I’m waiting for you here."

"Okay."