Starting with Old Mr. Sterling

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Meanwhile, after Madeline Parker left Julian Sterling's company, she still felt deeply unwilling to accept it.

She had originally thought that by coming over today, she could make her intentions clear, and Julian Sterling would agree to her conditions and demands for the sake of her family background and status. But unexpectedly, before she had even said anything, Julian Sterling had already coldly refused her.

Now she had slunk out of the office in humiliation. How could she possibly accept that!

But Julian Sterling's attitude was so cold. If she kept throwing herself at him, it would just be like pressing her warm face against someone's cold ass, and she was the dignified daughter of the Parker family.

Madeline Parker thought about it and decided to start from somewhere else. All of a sudden, she thought of Old Mr. Sterling.

She had heard that Old Mr. Sterling was now living with Julian Sterling, and that Julian Sterling was extremely filial, so presumably he would listen to Old Mr. Sterling as well. In that case, if she just pleased Old Mr. Sterling, would she be able to get close to Julian Sterling smoothly?

Madeline Parker slowly curled her lips. Julian Sterling had stirred her competitive spirit, and she was not going to let this matter go so easily.

Thinking that, she immediately turned and went to a shopping mall. After buying several thousand dollars' worth of nutritional supplements and investigating Old Mr. Sterling's current address, she had the driver take her over to his place.

At this moment, Old Mr. Sterling and Old Mrs. Sterling were sitting at home watching TV.

Ever since what happened before, Old Mr. Sterling was no longer so stubborn. Now he had no time to control anything anymore. Most of his time was spent at home watching TV with Old Mrs. Sterling, which counted as enjoying his retirement in peace. If they could have a great-grandchild too, they would be extremely happy.

Ding-dong, the doorbell rang.

Old Mr. Sterling looked at Old Mrs. Sterling and said, "Could it be Claire Bennett back already? Didn't she bring her keys?"

"Probably. That child has been pretty busy lately. Maybe she really did forget her keys." After saying that, Old Mrs. Sterling stood up to answer the door. As she opened it, she said, "Claire, did you forget to..."

However, before she could finish speaking, she froze.

A woman was standing outside. She was wearing a pink dress, and her whole bearing looked elegant. It was obvious that she came from a very good family. Old Mrs. Sterling asked doubtfully, "You are...?"

Madeline Parker revealed a faint smile and said softly, "You must be Old Mrs. Sterling, right? My name is Madeline Parker. My father is the CEO of Parker Group. My father asked me to come check on Old Mr. Sterling. I wonder if it's convenient right now?"

How could Old Mrs. Sterling possibly turn her away? No matter what, she had to at least come in for a cup of tea.

She quickly opened the door wider and said, "It's convenient. He's at home right now. Come in."

After saying that, Old Mrs. Sterling called inside, "Old man, someone came to see you."

Ever since that incident, Old Mr. Sterling had already distanced himself from the business world, and very few people came to see him anymore. On top of that, with how far they had fallen now, it was even less likely that anyone would come by. So hearing all of a sudden that someone had come, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Before long, he saw Madeline Parker walking in carrying nutritional supplements.

Old Mr. Sterling was even more surprised inside. The people he knew were all of a certain age, and even the younger ones were about the same age as his son. He did not know a junior like Madeline Parker at all.

"You are?"

Madeline Parker smiled and repeated what she had just said. Only then did Old Mr. Sterling slowly recall President Zhao's identity. After a thoughtful hum, he asked, "Your father is Zhao Donghai?"

"Yes." Madeline Parker nodded honestly.

After confirming her identity, Old Mr. Sterling's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed. He smiled and said, "I remember President Zhao as a very capable entrepreneur. His business should be getting bigger and bigger now, right? I didn't expect him to still have you come see me."

Miss Parker flattered him from the side, saying, "My father often talks about you too. He says you're a very formidable man."

Old Mr. Sterling had not heard words like that in a long time. Although he felt there was a bit of currying favor in them, it did not make him feel displeased. On the contrary, it felt very cordial.

He said to Old Mrs. Sterling, "It's not often Miss Parker comes by. Hurry and bring some tea."

Old Mrs. Sterling was, after all, a shrewd person. She knew their current situation. Most of the people in the business circle were the kind who fawned over the powerful and trampled the fallen. Long ago, no one cared about them anymore. Now that someone had taken the initiative to come to their door, it looked like she probably had a purpose.