CHAPTER 36: CHAPTER 36: ARE YOU MESSING WITH ME ON PURPOSE?

"I’ll never marry her." Conrad Sterling insisted, "Aunt Murray, my future wife will only be Marilyn."

"But haven’t you been having conflicts with Marilyn Ford?"

Jade Sterling hadn’t even left the room, so who leaked the news of Conrad Sterling and Marilyn Ford’s cold war was evident.

Conrad Sterling cast a cold glance at Anna Thornton, that woman had been silent all along, yet she was adept at currying favor and playing innocent before the elders.

"If it weren’t for someone deliberately stirring things up, Marilyn wouldn’t be so angry."

"Conrad, Aunt Murray has never asked anything of you since you were a child. This time just consider it a favor to me, okay? Bring Anna and the child back home and take good care of them. I heard Pop got sick a few days ago and still hasn’t fully recovered. Cough... A child so small without a stable place to stay, what if they catch a cold again?"

Just as they were saying this, a nurse knocked on the door to deliver the medicine.

Over twenty years ago, a fire nearly took half of Jade Sterling’s life. Her organs were on the brink of failure, and she had to take more medicine than food daily to sustain her health.

Henry Willow saw their stalemate was going nowhere, so he used his skills to lighten the mood, "Aunt Murray, take your medicine first, then talk."

Who would have thought Aunt Murray was also stubborn, insisting that Conrad Sterling first agree: "If he doesn’t promise to bring back Anna and Pop today, I won’t take the medicine."

"It’s actually a simple matter that doesn’t need to be blown up like this. Don’t worry, Young Master Sterling isn’t alone; I’ll bring them to my place, is that okay?"

"No!"

"No!"

Jade Sterling and Conrad Sterling spoke almost simultaneously.

Henry Willow: "?"

Aunt Murray, in her upright elder manner, expressed, "Whoever’s woman and child it is, should take care of them themselves!"

"Cough... Pop has Sterling blood, if you don’t care, then let them stay here with me. At any rate, it’s the Sterling Family’s debt. If you don’t pay, cough... I’ll pay for you."

Faced with Aunt Murray’s strong stance, how could Conrad Sterling not compromise today?

President Sterling personally prepared the medicine and handed it to Aunt Murray, "I understand, take your medicine first."

So is this matter... settled?

Throughout this confrontation between the Sterling Family members, Anna Thornton didn’t speak a word; she merely held Pop quietly, portraying the role of a helpless orphan and widow.

But in her heart, she sincerely thanked the Sterling Family for having such a sensible elder.

Is Jade Sterling really Conrad’s aunt? How does it not feel like it? These two have views that are worlds apart.

Due to Jade Sterling’s health condition, the room was not suitable for a large number of people to stay for a long time.

Later, Anna Thornton and the others all left first, leaving only Conrad behind.

Jade Sterling took off the mask from her face, revealing the scarred skin of her lower face, especially the crisscrossing ravines on her chin, making her look terrifying. That’s why she wears the mask, for fear of scaring the child.

But actually, if you only looked at the upper half of her face, she has a pair of very beautiful eyes, and her forehead is smooth without wrinkles, looking quite a few years younger than her actual age.

One can imagine she must have been stunningly beautiful when she was younger; even Anna Thornton was shocked by Aunt Murray’s half-face beauty when she first came to the sanatorium today.

What a shame, disaster and illness refuse to spare even such beauties.

"Conrad, you should break it off with Marilyn Ford." Jade Sterling’s words were not a question or statement but advice.

She inhaled, then slowly sighed, "You, child... carry too much burden, you need to relax a bit."

"Aunt Murray, I know what I’m doing!"

"Over the years, you’ve done more than enough, and you’ve done well. Cough... I believe if your mother is watching from heaven, she’d be very comforted to see you grow so outstanding after the Sterling Family’s downfall."

"At the same time, she must also be very pained. We all know why you want to be with Marilyn Ford, but we all don’t want... cough... don’t want to see you sacrifice a lifetime of happiness for revenge."

"Conrad, I know you started from scratch, got to where you are today, just thinking of revenge. But hatred can’t bring you joy, it’ll only make you more miserable and extreme. I think... Anna and Pop appearing must be a gift from heaven."

"Though Anna might have her own motives, I can see she’s a good girl. Listen to Aunt Murray, some things are too heavy, carry them too long and you should let them go."

Conrad Sterling’s face, often mimicking an iceberg, finally pulled out a self-mocking, bitter smile.

"Aunt Murray, the Sterling Family’s blood feud was placed on me personally by you. I’ve carried it for so many years, how can I let it go just like that?"

"..."

"If you truly care about me, stop forcing me."

"I’m definitely going to marry Marilyn Ford, and the feud with the Ford Family will definitely be avenged!"

As for Anna Thornton...

That little woman who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth, it’s best if she’s not involved!

...

When Conrad Sterling walked out, he happened to hear Anna Thornton and Henry Willow talking at the entrance of the sanatorium.

"Young Master Willow, you said you also want to start an entertainment company? Why?"

"Just suddenly realized, among so many businesses, entertainment companies still have the most potential. There are always beautiful actresses wanting some ties with my company~ As long as you try your best and fail to get into Young Master Sterling’s Dynasty, you can come to me."

"Will you give me the best resources?"

"Of course, I’ll make you a top star!"

"Keep your word!"

Anna Thornton considered it a promise with Henry Willow.

At that moment, the security guard brought Henry Willow’s car around, and the man, swapping his car keys triumphantly, couldn’t resist teasing Pop, "Sweetheart, how about coming home with me today? My place is stocked with good food and drinks, and uncle can take you to play with toy planes every day?"

Pop tilted his head at Henry Willow, sucking his chubby thumb, his big eyes blinking, seemingly somewhat tempted.

However, just as Henry Willow pressed the car lock, before he could further entice...

Suddenly another group of security guards rushed out from the lot, "Sorry Young Master Willow, please stay. You can’t leave temporarily!"

"What’s going on?"

"We just saw from the monitors that you’ve picked flowers in the park. Those are rare flowers imported from America, subjecting you to a fine."

"What?"

Henry Willow had never heard of such proceedings, looking at Conrad Sterling.

The latter: "Don’t look at me."

"Fine, a fine! I’ll pay, how much?"

"This depends on the specific value of each plant, how many flowers you picked in total, and the damage to the petals and stems."

"I’m too lazy to calculate those accounts. Just tell me how much. I’ll count it as ten thousand per plant, for twelve roses. I’ll pay you one hundred and twenty thousand, is that enough?"

"Certainly, though we only accept cash payments. Because of a sudden power outage in the park, card transactions aren’t supported."

"What about using WeChat or Alipay?"

"Apologies, our payment system is down, and all transfer methods are unavailable."

That’s what you call lying without batting an eye!

Conrad Sterling pursued extreme service at this sanatorium, how could such a power outage system failure occur, without remedial measures?

Henry Willow: "Are you deliberately messing with me, Young Master Sterling?"