CHAPTER 393: CHAPTER 393: WHO ELSE COULD IT BE BUT CONRAD STERLING?

"You won’t let me curse? I’ll curse anyway! If you’re angry, get up and shut my mouth if you can!"

Anna deliberately provoked Riley Osborne, hoping to stimulate her consciousness.

But in the end, the girl couldn’t hold on and fainted.

Anna heard Scrapper order them to strip both of them to find the gun.

However, just at this moment, the large truck that was on the move suddenly braked hard, everyone on the truck was thrown forward, even a few henchmen groping Anna and Riley fell to the ground, hitting their heads.

"Damn! What the hell is going on? Don’t you know how to drive?"

Rooster rubbed the lump on his forehead and got up.

Just as he was about to ask the driver what happened, the driver came over to apologize.

To be precise, the truck’s cargo compartment was opened from the outside, and the driver who was supposed to be sitting in the cab taking curses was thrown inside.

As for who stopped the truck and tossed the driver... Anna, protecting the unconscious Riley, looked up to see who it was. The tall, imposing figure in the backlight—wasn’t it Conrad Sterling?

Riley’s words proved true; they really waited for Conrad Sterling to arrive!

Wasn’t he supposed to be out on a business trip now?

Some people who claim to be on a three-day trip, actually rush to finish everything in a day and a half, and then come back in a hurry, trying to catch Anna off guard, leaving her no time to hide, right?

President Sterling’s shamelessness once again set a new low for Anna.

Suddenly, she couldn’t help but feel a bit glad she was kidnapped, not falling for his plan, what’s going on?

At the first sight of Conrad Sterling, Rooster’s men instinctively retreated three steps.

There was no way around it; this person’s aura was terrifyingly strong.

But after realizing Conrad Sterling was alone, Scrapper suddenly laughed, sarcastically saying, "Yo, isn’t this Sterling Lord? No, we should call you President Sterling now, heard you’ve become the new elite in Aethelgard, doing booming business. Haven’t seen you in years, when can you look after your old mates?"

From Scrapper’s tone, he was actually acquainted with Conrad Sterling.

Anna was quite shocked; how could a gang member and an overbearing CEO possibly have any connection?

Moreover, Scrapper’s tone towards Conrad Sterling was, how to say... most people instinctively respected Conrad Sterling just hearing his name, because his status in Aethelgard was so high, almost to the point of calling the shots.

Yet, when Scrapper called him ’President Sterling’, there was a detectable hint of disdain in his voice.

Back then, when Conrad Sterling wasn’t President Sterling, he was called Sterling Lord in the underworld.

But to be precise, Conrad Sterling doesn’t belong to the underworld; he never faced off with Scrapper.

He was just known by that name. It was like a legendary presence, even if he wasn’t involved actively.

Scrapper’s former boss highly admired Conrad Sterling, once wanting to recruit him to lead and even inherit his southern kingdom.

Unfortunately, Conrad Sterling didn’t accept the gesture!

This led Scrapper’s former boss, with the twisted mindset of not letting others gain what he couldn’t, to issue a bounty order on Conrad Sterling.

Because of that, Conrad Sterling moved north, and after some success, went to Veridia for development.

Of course, that’s another story!

Thus, it explains Scrapper’s attitude towards Conrad. Back when he was Sterling Lord, Scrapper was still just a lackey. Now that Sterling Lord has turned into President Sterling, he’s become Rooster.

But his full name remains Scrapper, as the name suggests, he doesn’t know much, oblivious to Conrad Sterling’s current status in Aethelgard. Even if he’s heard of Sterling Group, he only sees Conrad as a whitewashed successful merchant drenched in money.

Adding that his late old boss was fixated on Conrad Sterling.

So Scrapper, unbeknownst to anyone, has made this legendary Sterling Lord his rival.

Luckily, Conrad Sterling left the south early enough, or else Scrapper wouldn’t have let him off easily after obtaining power.

Conrad Sterling wasn’t interested in Scrapper’s attitude towards him. After opening the cargo door, his first glance went to Anna.

But when he caught sight of the large patches of blood on her, Conrad’s eyes seemed to be pierced by sharp objects, his gaze and brow tightened intensely.

The man quickly walked over with long strides, but was blocked by Scrapper two steps away from Anna.

"This person is mine! Sterling Lord, do you know her?"

If Scrapper’s eyes were sharper, he would notice the subtle expression on Conrad Sterling’s face.

He might find that President Sterling was gritting his molars.

Daring to tell Conrad Sterling to his face that Anna is his?

Very well, this person was courting death!

Conrad paid no attention to Scrapper, kneeling to untie the ropes on Anna.

However, at that moment, Scrapper gave a signal, and his henchman, understanding, swung a machete towards Conrad Sterling’s back.

President Sterling seemed to have eyes on his back, dodging sideways.

The machete hit nothing, but from the force, if it had landed on someone, it wouldn’t be smaller than the wounds from two broken arms before.

These people lived by licking blood off their blades, and today Conrad Sterling barged in thinking he could leave unscathed.

Who made President Sterling foolish enough to come alone?

With the new year approaching, they all needed money.

After taking down this fat sheep, they could squeeze a hefty sum out of him!

But Scrapper was wrong; Conrad Sterling wasn’t a sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

For first-time watchers of President Sterling in action, a reminder—don’t even blink; he moves too fast.

By the time the henchman realized his attack on Conrad Sterling, his machete was already seized.

Unaware, he reflexively clenched his hand, finding it empty, feeling as if he’d lost the entire world.

More than that, he felt a ripping pain, as if he was being split in two.

In reality, not quite, just that Conrad Sterling had returned the nearly land-on-him slash back to him.

With a heart-wrenching, spine-chilling scream, the van’s interior turned into a battleground.

Only then did Anna connect Conrad Sterling, the man, with Scrapper’s earlier "Sterling Lord."

See how he wielded the machete, cutting so neatly and cleanly.

Nothing like the frequent suit-clad President of Sterling Group!

Just how exciting was Conrad Sterling’s past? Truly a man with stories!

Yet, Conrad Sterling, needing to fight a group alone, was momentarily stalled.

With Anna and Riley still tied up, she could only rely on herself.

But faced with defeat, Scrapper immediately took Anna as leverage: "Sterling Lord, you came alone, seems you’re very concerned about this woman, huh! Your girl? Nice taste, she’s feisty! I just had fun with her!"

Anna: "???"

Oh hell no!