The Amazing Strike Back: Mommy Wants To Revenge!-Chapter 375: Want to Kick Him Into the Pool?
On the second floor of the club, Ethan Hawthorne and two of his rowdy friends were sitting at the card table. Across from him was Conrad Sterling.
Don’t ask why there’s a perfectly good swimwear party going on with so many beautiful women, yet it’s not enticing?
Why hide in a private room to play mahjong?
If you’re curious, ask the god sitting across from him!
Why did President Sterling attend a swimwear party dressed in a full suit? Shirt buttons neatly fastened to the top, suit, tie, and cufflinks all in place.
Today, Ethan Hawthorne had invited the most glorious and proud models from the circle for the swimwear party, banking on the excitement of having Conrad Sterling there.
Everyone was used to seeing President Sterling’s serious demeanor at conferences and in the news, and they wanted to see his more playful side.
Yet, despite Ethan Hawthorne’s efforts these days, it seemed impossible to elicit Conrad Sterling’s playful side.
He even wondered if President Sterling had a problem in that area.
Otherwise, how could any man not be a bit pervy?
Once or twice, one might think his self-control was high, but after three or four times, Ethan couldn’t help but wonder if President Sterling lacked the desire typical of men.
After all, he wasn’t young anymore. Did he rely on ’Miss Palm’ all these years?
If Ethan Hawthorne could discuss this with Anna Thornton, the latter could undoubtedly answer his questions.
Conrad Sterling is not deficient or lacking in anything!
His desire could be even stronger than most men; otherwise, why would there be the nightly battles of the mind and will? Anna Thornton always aimed to exhaust Conrad’s fiery energy, yet she ended up fatigued herself.
A playful gentleman whispered something in Ethan’s ear, which immediately brightened his eyes: "What? He’s here too?"
"President Sterling, they said they saw Finn Grant downstairs," Ethan informed Conrad Sterling, "along with Miss Thornton. Do you want to invite them up?"
Conrad Sterling was staring at the cards in his hand, looking troubled.
Upon hearing Ethan mix Anna Thornton and Finn Grant’s names together, his frown deepened.
Actually, they didn’t need to decide whether to ’invite’ them; Anna Thornton and Finn Grant had already found their way up.
No one in Aethelgard had a better family background than Finn Grant or dared to stop him.
They pushed open the door eagerly, but inside was not the scene they anticipated.
Anna Thornton even had her phone ready. Who’d have thought that outside was a swimwear fest, while inside, they were playing mahjong?
Besides Conrad Sterling, the other three were wearing swim trunks, flip-flops, and lounging with their legs crossed, surrounded by bunny girls with long ears serving tea and water.
This scene was laughably humorous.
Finn Grant genuinely laughed and made fun of Ethan Hawthorne: "Teddy Hawthorne, have you changed breeds recently?"
’Teddy Hawthorne’ is a nickname someone gave Ethan due to his certain similarities with a toy poodle.
But most people dared not call him that to his face, only Finn Grant did.
Ethan dared not argue with him!
Finn Grant entered with a provocation, playfully casting a glance at Conrad Sterling: "Have you been around this President Sterling so long that his dark face turned you soft?"
"Young Master Grant, that’s not the case. I invited President Sterling mainly to learn business experience," Ethan now upheld the principle of being criticized, but not allowing anyone to speak ill of his ’big patron’.
After all, he owed his current status to aligning with Conrad Sterling.
In the future, if he wanted to elevate his status in the Hawthorne family, or even lead the family, it was possible, as long as he had President Sterling’s support.
After this, he saw clearly that the four major families sounded prestigious, but in reality, they were far from their former glory; like the Hawthorne family, they couldn’t withstand any setbacks.
Recently, public opinion has caused Hawthorne’s stocks to plummet, nearly halving their assets.
Of course, the Hawthorne family’s severe losses were suppressed.
Otherwise, if it exploded, public sentiment would become even more severe.
Fortunately, with President Sterling’s secret support, Ethan would have no idea how to deal with such a massive mess.
The four major families are objectively weak in the business market. If the Grant family encounters trouble, they wouldn’t be stronger than others.
Currently, the most influential person in Aethelgard is Conrad Sterling, whether or not the other four major families accept it, Ethan is the first to acknowledge.
He now considered himself President Sterling’s most loyal sycophant.
Seeing President Sterling’s aura, he utterly overlooked Finn Grant, only casting a glance at Anna Thornton.
When he saw Anna Thornton wearing her homemade swimwear, the man’s frown tightened.
She couldn’t swim, so why join the excitement?
But Anna had no choice; it was a swimwear party, and besides Conrad Sterling, everyone was required to change into swimwear to enter.
Anna didn’t bring a swimsuit, so she casually cut off the sleeves of her knitted dress and made a backless and waist-revealing design with wide shoulder straps.
Compared to other women on site, the fabric on hers was considered ample.
Nonetheless, Anna’s figure was so good that the knit dress highlighted her curves. Plus, with her perfect pale skin, the exposed little waist was tantalizing enough.
Among the men present, countless times their gaze flickered over to her, yet this woman remained oblivious.
She only sensed Conrad Sterling’s face darkening, so Anna immediately turned her eyes elsewhere.
Ah, boring! Couldn’t capture the vibe of catching infidelity!
Finn Grant also found it quite dull; Conrad Sterling was simply not a man, running off to this kind of party only to play mahjong.
With so many models and beauties swirling around, anything would be better than mahjong, wouldn’t it?
Yet, he himself ended up doing the same!
Except for Conrad Sterling, Finn Grant was also a target worthy of pursuit.
Although it’s said that Young Master Grant had mental issues, he’s handsome, and his family background is second to none in Aethelgard. The Grant family has no siblings fighting for family assets; Finn Grant’s generation only has a sister. Whoever marries him would secure the position of the family matriarch.
However, with Anna Thornton by Finn’s side, adhering to their rules, they couldn’t openly snatch him, merely attempting to catch his eye with various seductive gestures.
Yet, faced with white and shapely legs, Finn Grant didn’t glance even once, only focusing on complaining to Anna Thornton: "Conrad Sterling’s too pretentious! Coming to such a place, he’s still putting up airs with a suit and tie. The more fastidious a man is, the more of a beast he is at heart. Doesn’t he make you want to kick him into the pool?"
Anna Thornton agreed, nodding, "I do!"
"Why don’t we coordinate; I’ll lure him to the pool, and you kick him? I’ll take responsibility; you just handle the kicking."
Anna was discussing with Finn Grant their plan to kick Conrad Sterling into the pool.
Unbeknownst to them, their topic of discussion was already throwing them glances.
If looks could kill, Finn Grant would have been turned into a hedgehog.
Regarding Anna, Conrad Sterling’s piercing gaze would transform into a needle, threading itself to sew up the hole she’d cut in the back of her dress.
"President Sterling, what’s wrong?"
As a loyal sycophant, Ethan noticed Conrad Sterling’s sour expression. Seeing the card eight bamboos thrown by Conrad and then looking at his own hand, he didn’t know whether to win right away.
Before he could hesitate, his friend beside him eagerly snapped the card.
Ethan was waiting for the all eight bamboo flush, but he didn’t win.
Instead, another friend won after stealing the eight bamboo.
"Haha, sorry President Sterling, I won by a fluke!" That friend rubbed his hands, feeling a bit sheepish about his luck today.
Actually, it’s not someone else’s good luck; it’s just that Conrad Sterling’s luck is atrocious.
President Sterling may be a business mogul, but all his luck must’ve been used for the marketplace; it’s unbelievably poor here!
Today, since sitting at the card table, he’s lost tens of thousands, almost breaking into the hundreds of thousands.
Practically a completely unrestrained money-spending novice; apart from him, the other three around the table were raking it in.
Initially, Ethan and his friends dared not win against Conrad.
Now, it seems they’re accustomed to President Sterling’s misfortune; him losing a few million each time is routine, and they seize the opportunity to make a quick buck.
After all, in front of President Sterling, that’s the only sense of superiority they have.
Conrad Sterling pushed the cards away, his face growing darker.
Ethan observed closely and glared at his friend who had just won, ready to sacrifice his hand next round to feed Conrad.
Unexpectedly, Conrad Sterling suddenly called Anna Thornton over: "You play for me!"
