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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1011

Blood trickled from the corner of Quinton’s mouth as he spat out a mouthful of it. Picking up his gold-rimmed glasses which had been trampled on, he raised his eyebrows and scoffed at Michael with disdain. “I said that I wouldn’t come back to Cethos and cause trouble, but Cethos is still my home; can’t I come back to visit my family occasionally?”

Michael grabbed his collar and roughly shoved him out. “Get out of here, and don’t appear in front of me ever again!”

Quinton slowly straightened his clothes as he gracefully adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. Then, he left in a taxi.

Stanley was still cursing even after Quinton had left; Michael got someone to drag Stanley away as he entered Mitchell International Energy and Technology. He wanted to show his youthful face to Cooper—that old man—and ask him if he still had any conscience left.

However, he was stopped by Dimon just before he reached the door.

“Mr. Cooper’s appointment for today is already full, Mr. Fletcher. Next time, please make an appointment with him one month in advance.”

Michael glared at Dimon before he turned to leave.

I’ll go home and wait for him; that old father-in-law of mine has to go back home at some point.

As he turned around, he saw Stanley standing at the entrance and wiping the blood from his nose. He grabbed onto Michael and pleaded, “Take me to the hospital, Uncle!”

Michael snapped. “Can’t you go by yourself?!”

Stanley stretched out his bloody hand and left a bloody handprint on his white shirt. “How can you be so heartless, Uncle Michael? I’m your nephew! My grandfather is your uncle! Look here—I was beaten up so badly, yet you don’t even care about me!”

Michael frowned and muttered, “Get in the car but don’t get it dirty; I still have to pick up your aunt from work.”

Stanley wiped the blood from his nose and told the Fletcher Family’s men to head back first as he got into Michael’s car.

After getting into the car, Stanley checked for outsiders before his pitiful expression instantly turned into a serious look as he took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Michael.

“Look at this, Uncle Michael—I don’t know when Hope had put this in my pocket.”

Suddenly, Quinton had turned into Hope.

Michael took the note. Along with some of Stanley’s blood were several neatly-written words.

Blade has arrived in Cethos, and Sophia is his target.

Blade!

The legendary assassin who ranked second in the world!

His real name was not verifiable, but Cethosians called him Blade. He ranked second on the black market’s killer list, and his capabilities could be compared to Phantom Wolf’s.

However, Phantom Wolf only killed targets; they did not harm innocent individuals and children.

On the other hand, Blade killed and burned everything he touched—he even killed and raped women brutally! He was like a monster who devoured everything in villages.

Moreover, Phantom Wolf was an organization, whereas Blade was a single assassin who fought alone.

Blade had arrived in Cethos, and he was here for Sophia.

Although Blade loved to kill, he wouldn’t kill for no reason. Someone must’ve put a bounty on Sophia’s head!

Michael fell into a deep silence…

Stanley said anxiously, “What are we going to do, Uncle Michael? We should inform Sophia to cancel the banquet!”

Michael remained silent as he left Stanley at the hospital and told him to wait for his phone call. Then, he drove over to Plum Technology and waited downstairs for Sophia.

Since Sophia only traveled between the company and her home, her schedule was quite fixed. With the Michel and Mitchell Family’s relayed protection, the only place where Blade could carry out his plan was at Sophia’s banquet.

Did it mean that Quinton had caught wind of this in advance and came back to Cethos to inform them?

Unfortunately, he did not say anything about who had hired Blade.

In fact, someone might be monitoring Quinton’s movements.

Sophia had gotten off work early today. As she left the company, she ran over to Michael’s car happily and tugged his arm. “Dragon Eye cell phones hit 8 million sales today, hubby. Aren’t I amazing?!”

Michael kissed her and said, “Yeah, my wife is super amazing!”

Then, he drove them back to the Edwards Residence.

Cooper was already home when they got back, and Sophia rushed over excitedly as she said, “We hit 8 million sales today, Dad. Aren’t I amazing?!”

Cooper nodded. “That’s amazing! My daughter is amazing!”

At the same time, Carmen ran out of the house and hugged Michael’s leg. “Daddy, I got a little red flower in kindergarten today. Aren’t I amazing?!”

Michael also nodded his head and answered, “That’s amazing. My daughter is amazing!”

Glancing at Cooper, he saw that the latter was looking his way with an innocent and sincere look; it seemed like he was not guilty of anything at all.

Hey, doesn’t this old father-in-law’s conscience hurt?

No, he has no conscience.

Later that night, the entire family gathered around to watch some TV together as usual. Michael deliberately sat next to Cooper as he held Chrysanthemum while they watched TV in silence. Unbeknownst to Cooper, his beloved pet had become Michael’s foot wipe earlier that day.

Michael held two small black dogs in his arms—a Samoyed and a black poodle. Both of them had given birth to a litter of puppies, and they were quite a handful.

Michael and Cooper sat next to each other in silence, and they remained in such a state until family time came to an end. Even so, Cooper didn’t mention anything about planning a matchmaking event for Sophia.

After Sophia finished watching ‘I Am The Village Chief 2’, she took a shower and went to bed with Carmen. Michael pondered for a while and decided to inform Cooper about the incident today.

“Blade?”

Cooper and Linus’ hearts trembled when they heard that name.

Michael said grimly, “Many people in the country are willing to pay money just to get rid of Sophia. Indeed, she has made a lot of enemies this year—not just those who lost during the fight for Dragon Eye’s management rights, but also those who have a grudge against the Mitchell Family.”

Competition inevitably existed in the business world, and enemies were made in unknown situations; there was no telling when one’s enemies would strike in the dark.

The identity of the Blade’s employer was a mystery.

As they talked about Blade’s appearance, Cooper couldn’t help but look at Linus. He had dealt with Phantom Wolf back then, and there was a possibility that Linus would have Blade’s contact too.

Linus shook his head. “Blade is too difficult to grasp, and I have never dealt with him before.”

Michael continued, “I found a middleman to contact Blade, offering him a high price to give up his mission and inform us of his employer. However, it failed. It seems like the employer offered Blade a very attractive price for this mission.”

All of a sudden, the atmosphere turned tense. Cooper was silent for a while when he suddenly went into the study room and called Linus over. After a moment of hesitation, he called Michael in too. After all, his daughter’s life was the most important.

That night, the three of them ran a background check to find out the identity of the employer behind the assasination.

Michael eventually said, “If we want to know who had hired Blade, we must find Quinton! He’d definitely know something.”

Cooper and Linus were already on the search for Quinton throughout the city as they hacked several traffic cameras. As soon as Quinton appeared, an alert system would be issued and he would be located immediately.

However, Michael didn’t believe in such technology; he felt like it was too much hassle. Instead, he knew of a place where Quinton would definitely go after coming back to Cethos.

Finding Quinton would naturally lead them to Blade’s employer!

 

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1012

During the month of June, Bayside City was a field of greenery; even the cemetery outside the city was green and lively.

However, the greenery here was covered with a layer of sorrow and solemnity; buried deep under the greenery was once a vivid life.

There were black and white photos of old and young people attached to rows of tombstones. Each person had a simple epitaph summarizing their lifetime; some of them led ordinary lives, while others had magnificent ones.

A man with a head full of white hair arrived with a handful of chrysanthemums. Then, he placed the flowers in front of a tombstone that neither looked old or new.

The man in the photo looked very young; he had healthy black hair with fine features and a bright, happy smile. He probably didn’t know that this photo would appear on his tombstone one day.

The white-haired man placed the chrysanthemums in front of the tombstone as he squatted down. He placed a hand on the tombstone and stared at the picture of the young man dazedly.

The name ‘Quinton Clark’ was engraved on the tombstone; there was even the story about how he had sacrificed his life to save his students who had been kidnapped by some terrorists. He died a heroic death in his thirties.

The man had been squatting there for a while when he heard footsteps from behind him all of a sudden. As he stood up and turned around, he saw a young man walking toward him. The young man looked unfamiliar as he wore gold-rimmed glasses that made him look like an intellectual, and he was also holding a bouquet of bright chrysanthemums.

“You are…” asked the old man in confusion after he wiped away the tears from his face.

The young man held the flowers as he bent down and placed them in front of Quinton’s tombstone. After that, he glanced at the black and white photo that would remain on the tombstone forever and gave a small smile. “I was Quinton’s former colleague; my last name is Fletcher.”

The old man collected himself as he took a tissue from his assistant’s hand and wiped his face. He then replied, “Ah, you are Hope’s colleague. I’m his father.”

The young man named Fletcher nodded respectfully at Jackson. “Hello, uncle.”

The two of them stood in front of the tombstone and stared at the picture on it.

Jackson sighed. “Hope’s mother had brought him to me. When I first saw the child, I knew that he was destined for great things; he was smart, understanding and kind.”

Even though his son had passed many years ago, Jackson’s eyes filled with pride when he spoke about him.

“Hope was only fourteen when he came to my house with his mother, but he had already finished all his high school courses. He was accepted into Bayside University the following year, and he became the youngest student in their class. He was such a kind-hearted child; he would volunteer at the orphanage every month and was such a good boy, but unfortunately…”

Jackson let out a deep sigh and kept quiet.

Meanwhile, the young man said nothing. He merely listened to Jackson as he talked about his son with sadness in his eyes.

The young man eventually left, and Jackson stared at his back dazedly.

He had never met this young man before, but why did Jackson feel like they had crossed paths somewhere…

On the other hand, the young man had not left the cemetery as he walked over to the Fletcher Family’s ancestral grave site; many chrysanthemums were placed on each tombstone.

The young man came to a mausoleum, and the photo on the tombstone was also of a young man who looked unusually heroic and handsome.

It was Theo’s tombstone, and had been dead for more than 30 years.

As the young man stood in front of the tombstone, he stared at the photo that resembled himself in a daze. After a while, he bent down and placed a bouquet of chrysanthemums in front of it.

They had finally moved Elizabeth’s grave next to Theo’s tombstone. They couldn’t be together when they were alive, and they couldn’t be in the same grave when they were dead. After watching Theo being buried into the ground, Elizabeth bought a plot on the other side of the mountain and arranged her affairs in order before commiting suicide; she had been watching her husband lovingly from the other side for decades.

A few years back, the Fletcher Family finally got around to registering their marriage certificates and moved Elizabeth’s grave from the opposite mountain.

Quinton sat down in front of the grave as he took out a bottle of wine and two glasses. He poured two glasses of wine, putting one glass in front of the grave while he drank the other glass.

With that, he drank one glass after another while sitting quietly in front of the tombstone…

Suddenly, he hid his face and broke into tears; as he cried, he continued to drink.

All of a sudden, someone stood behind him. Since Quinton was a well-trained assassin, he had a strong sense of awareness; he already knew that someone was standing behind him, but he chose to remain silent.

One was standing while the other one was sitting; the two of them had faces with the same temperament, and there were some similarities in terms of their features.

They both had the same father, but each possessed a completely different fate.

In the end, Michael was the one who spoke first.

“I knew that you’d be here—you even visited the Clark Family.”

Michael felt like there was still hope for Quinton; he found out that the latter had secretly visited his stepfather when he snuck back into Cethos. After all, he always had a good relationship with his stepfather.

Quinton was quiet. He drained the wine in his glass and placed it gently in front of the tombstone. Looking at Theo’s black and white photograph, he said, “You want to know about the Blade, right?”

He continued in a hoarse voice, “I once fought with Blade over a business deal. His abilities aren’t weaker than mine, but his overall strength isn’t as powerful as ours if he’s fighting alone. I remember that business deal; I got the target’s head to the client before him and obtained the reward money, but he was so mad for being a step late that he killed the target's entire family.”

Michael listened silently and didn’t interrupt.

Quinton continued, “The assassins on the leaderboard aren’t just based on their killing skills, but also their undercover skills. Blade does not know my identity; likewise, I have never seen Blade in person either. I don’t know what sort of disguise he is wearing.”

Michael quickly asked, “Who hired Blade?”

Quinton confessed, “That person is as influential as Cooper. Just like Cooper, he is also good at hiding his real strength; it is far from what is simply seen.”

Michael fell into utter silence.

In Bayside City, there were only a few people who dared to compare themselves as equals to Cooper; Michael had only seen one before.

Quinton said, “A few years back, he was the one who secretly helped me to capture Sophia. He wanted me to stall and crush you; he even guessed that you’d ask Linus for help. Hence, he sent a traitor in advance to stir trouble in the Michel Family and diverted Linus’ attention away from you. During the time of Sophia’s incident, you couldn’t contact Linus because he was being held back by the family; he couldn’t even take care of himself.”

If that person was really just as Quinton had described him, his current strength was definitely not weaker than Cooper. In fact, he even hid himself better than Cooper.

That person was also Cooper’s old rival. Back when Cooper was in trouble, they suspected that he and Alex had teamed up and planned it behind the scenes, but there was just no evidence.

Quinton continued, “Also, that person once asked me to kidnap Carmen. When I didn’t obey his orders, he went to look for Blade. Other than that…”

Quinton looked up and stared at Michael with his bloodshot eyes. “Blade and Katrina were once a couple.”

 

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With that, Quinton began talking about Blade and Katrina’s story in a heavy tone.

“I once sent Katrina to get close with Blade; I wanted her to take the opportunity to obtain his background information. I couldn’t decide between recruiting him for my own use or killing him… I didn’t expect Katrina to fall in love with him and betray me.”

As he delved deep into his story, both Quinton and Michael took several drags from a cigarette as they talked about this matter. The two of them put aside their differences temporarily, talking in front of their father’s grave and reaching a state of cooperation.

Quinton continued, “In the end, I tricked Katrina and lured her back to Cethos under the pretense of dealing with you. It seems like they haven’t broken up yet—Blade once sent someone to ask about Katrina’s whereabouts.”

After that, Celine appeared in Cethos and was discovered by Michael. They brought her back for treatment, but no one expected…

By then, Michael had fiercely put out the cigarette in his hand. Although he still hated Quinton, he knew that all of it was already in the past.

Apart from killing Sophia, Blade was probably here in Cethos to search for Katrina. However, both Katrina and Celine were gone; everything had gone back to square one. Now, Celine was a brand-new person who was about to give birth to her second child.

Michael and his sister grew up without their parents and had suffered many hardships. In particular, Celine had suffered the most; now that she could finally live an easy and happy life, Michael was not going to allow anyone to hurt his sister ever again.

Blade’s main purpose of coming to Cethos was Sophia; no matter it was against Sophia or Celine, Michael was determined to remove this evil and pinpoint the employer behind it.

Speaking of the employer… Michael lit up another cigarette and asked Quinton, “How much do you know about this employer’s hidden strength?”

Quinton blew out a puff of smoke and replied with uncertainty, “He’s probably just as strong as Cooper and Fass combined… In fact, I’m not so sure myself. That person is much better than Cooper in terms of hiding his strengths. Having two identities, he manages his family’s business as well as his wife’s. Moreover, nobody knows about his dual identity; he started a family on both sides with very outstanding offspring.”

“I don’t know what his other identity is, but it’s certainly not weaker than Fass. His influence is so far out that he even has people in the Michel Family with substantial power to threaten Fass and Cooper’s status. He wanted to recruit you in the beginning, but you refused. Hence, I was asked to destroy you. After thinking about it, the quickest way was to kidnap your wife. After going ahead with the plan, you fell into despair and wallowed around for a period of time. As a result, you managed to hide yourself from his spies.”

Soon, they became silent and quietly smoked cigarettes in the cemetery. Michael wanted to say something, but after holding it in for the entire day, he decided to forget about it. He blew out a puff of smoke and stubbed out his cigarette. As he searched all over his body for another cigarette without finding one, he stood up and said to Quinton, “Leave me your number so that I can contact you.”

Quinton silently left his phone number before walking away.

On the other hand, Michael was lost in thought as he stared at Quinton’s back.

In terms of temperament and appearance, Quinton really resembled Theo… When Theo died, he was almost the same age as Quinton and when Michael looked at Quinton; Michael felt like he was staring at his father that he remembered!

He was the replica of Theo and had perfectly inherited all of his father’s qualities. Theo became the God of War because he was born into the Fletcher Family, yet Quinton became a notorious assassin because he came from Tanya’s belly.

Needless to say, it would’ve been great if Quinton was born into the Fletcher Family instead!

After Quinton left, Michael was staring at his father’s tombstone when Hale walked up to him and asked, “What should we do next, boss?”

Michael’s heart sank when he thought about the information Quinton had left behind.

“If it’s really like what he said, we can’t fight this with our own power; we will need some help from Cooper.”

…

Michael had gone straight into Cooper’s study when he returned to the Edwards Residence. After an unprecedented night-long discussion, both of them had a grim expression on their faces by the time they were done.

They were almost certain of their enemy’s identity, but they had no idea about his actual power.

Not only that, they didn’t know how much the enemy knew about them; that person’s target was not only Sophia, but Cooper as well.

Since Cooper had no weaknesses in the past, they couldn’t do anything except to kill him. But now, Cooper’s family and connections were what made him weak.

Following that, several more manpower was added in the Edwards Residence to protect Sophia and Celine.

Sophia knew the severity of the matter and was very cautious whenever she went out; she didn’t even complain about the amount of bodyguards following her. Meanwhile, Justin decided to just stay at home and guard his wife and children.

Kids at the kindergarten were on summer vacation in July, so Carmen was already back home. She didn’t go out for work because she was going to attend the show ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ with Michael in September and wanted to settle down first.

Carmen went through strict education. Not only did she have classes at home during the summer, there were professional teachers coming in every day to tutor her. Sophia had even prepared a special classroom and professional team for her daughter.

As such, Carmen was very intelligent; she had inherited her parents and grandfather’s qualities, and she was especially good at swimming. At just a young age, she could already dive to the bottom of the pool and pick up a set of keys.

In the meantime, Sophia had almost no social life; she was simply waiting for her celebration banquet. She worked from home and led her team remotely, trying her best not to leave the house. She didn’t want to be the reason the plan fell through at a critical moment, so she accompanied and taught Carmen different subjects every day.

As for Michael, nobody knew his whereabouts as he ran around all day. He’d suddenly return in the middle of the night and crawl under the sheets with Sophia; after making love to each other, he’d disappear the next day.

Sophia felt that Michael and Cooper were definitely planning something big, but they didn’t want to let her know about it because they feared that it would bring her pressure. Hence, she decided not to ask about it.

Since the weather was scorching hot, they dug a swimming pool and even built a small beach in the residence. Sophia swam in the pool and quickly jumped out to apply sunscreen. As Carmen splashed around like a fish, a personal lifeguard kept a close eye on her to prevent any accidents from happening.

The dogs wanted to jump into the pool as well, but there wasn’t enough space to accommodate everyone. It would’ve gotten really cramped if all the dogs jumped in, and Carmen wouldn’t have any space to swim around. Eventually, they had to limit the numbers and make a schedule.

The dogs were divided into groups based on their colors. White dogs swam on Mondays; golden-haired dogs swam on Tuesdays; dogs with black and white fur swam on Wednesdays; and pure black dogs swam from Thursdays to Sundays.

Later on, they realized that the schedule wasn’t quite working out—the family’s big orange cat was eager to jump in whenever it pleased. As the favored cat, Chrysanthemum was the most deviant. It didn’t care whether it was his turn, and it went whenever it wanted to.

On that day, it was the black and white Husky’s turn. Like a hungry wolf who managed to escape its cage, Richie ran out and paddled its paws happily in the water as it swam around Carmen. After a while, Chrysanthemum jumped in and looked like a chunk of orange fluff.

Judge wanted to jump in as well, but it could only bark at the water since it was afraid.

Carmen eventually grew tired of playing and ate watermelon by the poolside. Meanwhile, Sophia picked Judge up and threw it into the water as they played happily.

Celine was also swimming in the pool for a while, and Justin waited nearby to pick her up.

It was always good for pregnant women to do more aerobic exercise like swimming.

When Celine got out of the pool, Justin handed her a towel. She took a sip of her drink and looked behind Justin. All of a sudden, she smiled brightly and said, “Daddy! Daddy! Mikey has brought Daddy here!”

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Daddy?

Sophia, who was drinking some orange juice, turned around and saw Michael walking in with Quinton.

Even though they were half brothers, they looked incredibly similar since they had the same features. These days, Quinton concealed the arrogance in his temperament; he appeared to have an air of elegance around him as he walked in with a smile. He looked even more like the photo of Theo that Sophia had seen.

Wait a minute—why is Quinton in my house? Why did Michael even bring him here?!

As soon as he appeared, the atmosphere in the house turned tense. When Justin saw Quinton, he was instantly filled with rage and almost charged forward, but Celine was ecstatic as she jumped up with joy like a child and screamed, “Daddy!”

Quinton was stunned.

Tugging his hand happily, Celine smiled innocently and said, “Daddy!”

Michael explained hurriedly, “You’ve been mistaken, Celie. This is our little brother; he just looks like Daddy, but Daddy has been gone for years.”

Celine seemed very fond of Quinton as she quickly corrected herself, but Quinton smiled awkwardly and nodded stiffly in response to her.

Then, he caught sight of Sophia standing by the pool in a one-piece swimsuit. Although she was wrapped in a towel, her long legs were still exposed; under the bright sunlight, her snow-like skin together with her elegant demeanor made the water droplets on her thighs seem like crystal pearls.

He felt a tug at his heartstrings and subconsciously walked toward her. But before he could take another step, a voice came from behind him.

“You’re going in the wrong direction—it’s this way.”

With that, Michael forcefully grabbed Quinton’s arm and pulled him toward the other direction.

As Michael dragged Quinton away, he wrapped his arm around his brother affectionately as Sophia watched in amazement.

How did these two get together?

Not only that, Michael even brought Quinton back with him!

It couldn’t have been Michael’s idea. Although this was the Edwards Residence, Cooper was still the one in charge; Michael would cause a little trouble behind Cooper’s back from time to time, but whenever he saw Cooper, it was like a mouse catching sight of the cat. Even though this ‘mouse’ was quite thick-skinned, he still listened to Cooper’s instructions nonetheless.

Could it have been Cooper’s idea?

Didn’t Cooper swear that he would chop Quinton into minced meat and stuff him into an eggplant?

She quickly put on her clothes and followed them into the house, curious to know what they were going to do.

Cooper did not want Sophia to get involved in this matter, but he couldn’t keep Sophia sheltered forever; she would have to deal with this sooner or later, so he let Sophia into the room.

Sophia knew many of the people inside Cooper’s study. Apart from Cooper and Linus, Harry, Daniel, and Quinton were present; even Sean had been called over.

The atmosphere was serious as a drenched Sophia wore a pair of slippers and listened to them on the side.

When Cooper saw Quinton, his face was even gloomier compared to when he saw Michael. He was merely dissatisfied with the fact that his son-in-law was only five years younger than him; even though he always grumbled about chopping Michael into minced meat, he never really meant it.

He really wanted to chop Quinton into minced meat, though!

Under Michael’s coaxing, Cooper put away his prejudice toward Quinton for the time being and cooperated with him. After all, the latter possessed crucial information about the matter involving his own daughter and granddaughter.

During this special meeting, Quinton answered every question directed at him.

He briefly talked about the man’s identity and the forces he knew about.

“He is seldom in Bayside City. He spends most of his time abroad, and the person in the country now is just an impostor.”

An impostor?

Instantly, Michael had an epiphany. He had met that person once before; at that time, Michael didn’t feel that he was a powerful figure at all. He assumed that the person was just an ordinary head of the aristocratic clan, but he probably met the imposter back then.

Just like Cooper, the man had influential power abroad—no one knew what sort of influence he possessed.

Quinton talked about that person’s informant among the Michel Family and the possibility of his participation in Cooper’s car accident back then. Upon hearing this, Cooper and Linus were silent; they had been aware of the matter previously, but they didn’t expect…

Linus spoke up. “When Sophia was in trouble back then, there was an internal conflict within the Michel Family and the Michel Group; Fass and I were so busy with our own affairs that we didn’t receive Michael’s call for help. Perhaps we did, but other news piled up like a mountain to the point where we didn’t have time to process them all.”

Having to deal with tons of information every day, his assistant and robotic butlers usually filtered and processed each document before handing it to him. Sometimes, the robotic butler even ignored information it deemed unimportant.

Cooper recalled several past events and said, “I’ve known him since we were kids. He already had power in the Edwards Family when I was a child, but I could vaguely sense that he was cautious of me at that time. The feelings I felt made my skin crawl, and it was very strange; I had no grudges against him, but a man who was almost 30 years old gave me such a cold and sinister gaze. Not only is he intuitive and sharp, he’s particularly good at reading people. With just a glance, he can tell if a person will be his future enemy—he’ll kill them off before they can even grow up. Many talented individuals in Bayside City died before they reached adulthood, and he was the one behind it. He’s tried to sabotage me since I was ten, but I managed to survive them all. From what I can remember, the most dangerous time was…”

Suddenly, Cooper’s words came to an abrupt end.

The most dangerous incident was when he and Annabel escaped from the Mitchell Family; someone had tried to kill them while they eloped on a train. Since they had already lost the Mitchell Family’s protection, Cooper and Annabel could only rely on themselves and hid in the bathroom. In the end, they managed to escape to the South… That was truly a bittersweet memory of his!

Now that he thought about it, the assassin could have been sent by that person.

Cooper broke into a cold sweat as he thought about what would’ve happened back then if Sam hadn’t secretly leaked the information which led the Mitchell Family to them. Otherwise, he might’ve died with Annabel in the South.

Obviously, that person had been monitoring his movements—he even knew that Cooper was going to elope with Annabel in the South, so he sent someone to assassinate them on the way there. However, Cooper managed to dodge his attack skillfully.

That person was Jordan; he was Lucy and Ian’s father, as well as the current head of Edwards Family. Ever since his wife died an early death due to some illness, he had never remarried. If Quinton’s information about his identity as a son-in-law abroad was correct, then he must have already gotten hold of his father-in-law’s businesses.

Internationally, there were only a few people who could match Cooper’s power; it was not that difficult to locate them one by one.

At the moment, Jordan’s business abroad was his main focus; only a small part of the Edwards Family were aware of his second operating force overseas, so the Edward Family’s business was mainly operated and managed by Lucy, Ian and Sam.

However, Jordan never planned on giving up Cethos as he continued to keep a close eye on it. As part of his plan, he tried to destroy Cooper since he was fearful of him, but Cooper surprised everyone with his return many years later.

Later on, he feared Michael’s power and attempted to destroy his family as well, but Michael pulled through with impressive willpower and hid his strength as he slowly developed himself.

But now, both of them shared a common weakness—Sophia and Carmen.

Halfway through the meeting, Harry’s expression changed drastically after he answered a call. He stood up abruptly and walked out in a haste.

“There’s an emergency which I have to take care of first. Please excuse me.”

Nobody had ever seen Harry look so flustered as Michael chased after him and asked about it. Harry replied anxiously, “Sarah ran out alone when she found out that I fed her father to the fishes!

 

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A feeling of dread came over Michael when he heard the news. After Sarah’s father had repeatedly looked for trouble with Sarah and Hope, Harry caught him and reprimanded him several times. In the end, Harry had no choice but to kill him.

Ever since the West Family went bankrupt, most of the family members had either died or scattered away. They had finally become rich after living poorly for nearly half of their lives, but they were suddenly back to square one; it felt worse than death.

Peter had repeatedly sought trouble with Sarah and her brother. To him, his children were his property; since he had worked so hard to raise them, they should reward him back gratuitously with their lives.

Sarah and her brother had secretly offered financial aid for their father’s daily expenses and ensured that his family would be taken care of for life. However, once people became too comfortable with their lives, they would certainly not go back to their past selves. Peter eventually got addicted to gambling later on, and he owed large sums of money to loan sharks—he even got his leg broken once while his debtors chased him.

In order to pay back the loan sharks, Peter sold Victoria to a nightclub.

Victoria was only in her early thirties; she was young and had not given birth yet. She even acted in several movies before, but her popularity slumped as her husband’s family went bankrupt. Nonetheless, she was still sold for a large sum of money.

After Peter used that money to pay off his debts, he lost the rest of the money by gambling again; he ended up owing a larger amount of debt to a loan shark. Finally, he had no choice but to sell off his and Judy’s youngest daughter. She was only 15 or 16 years old when she was sold to the nightclub, becoming an escort shortly after.

He even harassed Sarah’s mother; after he was beaten up and thrown out, he went on to harass Sarah and her brother.

After that, Sarah and her brother teamed up to pay off his debts before finding their youngest sister. They sent Peter out of the country for a fresh start, but he snuck back into the country without their knowledge. He then kidnapped and sold his youngest daughter again before attempting to steal Hope for money.

Sarah and her brother were devastated, but he was still their father; they couldn’t really do anything to him. They ended up sending him out of the country again, found their sister and paid the money back.

Peter’s youngest daughter had very good grades, but she had gotten depressed from Peter’s antics. She became timid and was afraid to talk to people, so Sarah sent her to study abroad.

In the beginning, Harry simply warned everyone in Bayside City’s underground world that whoever made a deal with Peter would be killed immediately!

Hence, no one dared to gamble with Peter after that; the amount of money Sarah and her brother had provided him wasn’t enough to sustain his current lifestyle either. After being poor for a while, he went crazy and started to target his grandchildren.

After stealing his son’s two children, Peter was ready to sell them off. However, no one in Bayside City dared to take them in, and someone even secretly reported to Harry about it.

In the end, Harry lost it. He shipped Peter off into the middle of the sea and killed him; he lied to Sarah and told her that he had sent her father out of the country. Harry knew that he could not hide this from Sarah forever, and she was bound to find out sooner or later.

However, Harry had no regrets about what he had done. Peter had gone completely mad; having sold his wife and daughter, he even tried to sell his grandchildren. Peter was helpless and had lost his sanity a long time ago—he could no longer be considered human, and Harry was the only one who could deal with him.

Seeing how Harry had left in a hurry, she rushed over to ask about the situation. Upon learning about the truth from Michael, she froze in shock.

Sarah’s father… Sophia was speechless. Although she wanted to gloat over his death, that was still someone else’s father!

When the meeting was over, Michael sent his men to look for Sarah; even Linus helped out as well.

Before Michael dashed out, he said to Sophia, “You and Sarah are close; if she contacts you, let me know immediately.”

Sophia nodded. Feeling anxious, she waited for Sarah’s call at home.

Her belly is already getting bigger; where could she have possibly gone to?

Sophia paced nervously around the house while she called and texted Sarah, but there was no reply.

She then called up Sean, who used to be neighbors with the West Family back when he lived with the Mitchell Family. Since he had known Sarah for more than a decade, perhaps he knew where she could’ve gone.

Likewise, Sean and Stanley were also looking for Sarah frantically.

Sean replied, “Whenever Sarah was aggrieved by her stepmother, she would come to me. We’d play together, and she might’ve gone to one of those places we went during our childhood. I’ll head over there and look for her first. Don’t panic, Sophia. It’s going to be okay.”

After hanging up the phone, Sophia still felt anxious; there wasn’t any news from Harry or Michael either. Even though Sarah’s brother and mother had also sent people out to look for her, she had disappeared without a trace. Hence, Sophia quickly changed her clothes and headed out.

She might not be able to help out much, but she wanted to contribute as much as she could; now that Sarah was missing while pregnant, it worried Sophia greatly.

Shortly after, she met up with Stanley at West City. The West Family originated from this area, so Sarah was probably in the vicinity.

Despite looking at all the places they used to hang out at, Sean still couldn’t find Sarah.

Instead of giving up, Sophia decided to look for clues among Sarah’s circle of friends and her Twitter. Sarah had been promoting Pourl’s new products on her page yesterday, but it hadn’t been updated since the incident.

She scrolled through vigorously and finally found a tweet that Sarah had posted a few years ago.

“I happened to pass by an amusement park I used to visit today, but I didn’t know that it had been abandoned for so many years. I came from a poor family, so I didn’t have the luxury of visiting amusement parks before. I always dreamed of playing or walking around in one, though. My dad saved up a fortune and took the four of us there during one of my birthdays. Even though we didn’t have extra money to buy food, I brought along a few buns to fill up my tummy, and we had so much fun that night. I didn’t know that it had been shut down for so many years, and it looks like the set of a horror movie now. Oh, how scary.”

Attached to her post was a photo of an abandoned amusement park that looked very eerie.

After Sophia found the coordinates of the amusement park, she sent it to everyone with a message that said, ‘Let’s go and have a look—maybe we can find her there.’

As all of them drove in a frenzy toward the location, they caught sight of the eerie-looking amusement park. Since it had been abandoned, weeds were growing everywhere while the facilities were covered in rust. Garbage left by filming crews lay atop the weeds; the whole park smelled of decay and obsolescence, and it chilled them to their bones.

The park was so silent; one couldn’t even hear the sound of insects chirping. Located far away from the city, they could only hear each other’s shaky breaths in the quiet park. Green fungus covered the abandoned buildings, and the word ‘demolished’ was painted in large, red characters on one of the walls. As it weathered through the rain, the painted words looked like bloody handprints with their own horror effects.

There was obviously no one there, but the moment they entered the park, goosebumps prickled all over their skin; it felt like thousands of eyes had suddenly opened, staring at the group in the dark eerily…

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1016

It was getting dark as the amusement park grew more sinister. There were no lights in the area, and it was surrounded by land that was about to be developed. Dark shadows cast by the five-or-six storey building hovered over them, and inexplicable shadows swayed together with the night breeze.

Although there were more than ten of them combined, it still gave them goosebumps all over.

A sudden gust of cold wind was accompanied by strange sounds; no one knew if it was the sound of wind coming through the hall or a sound made from a strange creature, but the atmosphere turned spooky. Stanley shivered as he rubbed the goosebumps on his arm and said, “We should probably leave, Sophia. Sarah is such a scaredy cat, and I don’t think she will come here.”

Stanley’s voice slowly trailed off, seeming as though he was afraid of disturbing the monsters in the park.

All of a sudden, the crowd fell into a deep silence and no longer dared to speak.

This place really made them uncomfortable; it felt as though a thousand pairs of eyes were staring at them in the dark.

This place was known to be haunted as there had been several murder cases around the vicinity. Due to the expropriation of the vast area, it had been empty for years. Since it was within uncharted territory, many murderers chose this area to dump their victims’ bodies…

According to rumors, there were people who were keen on developing this place into a full-fledged haunted house.

Sophia used the flashlight on her cell phone and shone it along the park as goosebumps prickled all over her body.

However, the faint light from her cell phone was not enough to pierce through the thick black night. The wind blew against the weeds while it swayed against the groups’ thighs. As they trudged through, it felt very weird and bizarre.

Sophia’s heart pounded as she touched her bag. Before she left the house earlier, Sophia had secretly brought a gun with her. A sense of security filled her heart when she touched the hard object.

“This place is not that big; let’s search carefully and leave after one round.”

Afraid of leaving each other, they moved as one group and walked deeper into the amusement park.

“Ah!”

Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream filled with immense fear and pain came from the depths of the amusement park.

Upon this, bats scurried toward the sky in fright as the group of people were also shocked by the scream.

“That’s Sarah’s voice!”

Happy to have found Sarah, Stanley exclaimed happily as the group quickly ran toward the sound.

It was an abandoned bumper car site. After years of being abandoned, the place was dark and cold with strange graffiti plastered all over its walls. There was a strange smell in the air, and the roof was broken with a glimpse of moonlight shining down. It made the place even more eerie and sinister.

The scream earlier had amplified the dreadful atmosphere in the air, and the group rushed in as their footsteps shook the dust off the structural beams, causing a layer of dust to cover the scary, terrifying scene.

The second blood-curdling scream could be heard again, which sounded absolutely terrifying and helpless. Seemingly not too far away from the group, it resonated within the empty building and masked the place with a layer of creepiness; while everyone’s nerves seemed to have torn apart, notification bells could be heard ringing continuously from someone’s cell phone.

The empty house fell silent once again after the screaming ended, but that scream continued to echo in their ears as their bodies tensed up in response. They held their breaths as they hurriedly ran inside.

Deep in the house, the sound of something being pushed down echoed throughout the space; it felt like a drum beating on their hearts. As the group turned a corner, they saw a person standing in the middle of a corridor while the moonlight shone through the broken roof.

A petite figure with long, black hair stood there motionlessly.

“Sarah?”

Sean called out first.

That person moved in response to his voice; as her stiffened body turned around like a puppet, Sarah looked at them in a weird position with her torso twisted and her head cocked to one side.

All of them shone their flashlights on her. As the distance shortened between them, it took everyone a few seconds before they saw the situation clearly.

It was the most bizzare scene they had ever seen in their lives. That person was indeed Sarah, but she was looking at them with wide, lifeless eyes; it was as empty as a puppet’s eyes.

She did not speak as she walked toward them in a weird pose while wearing a black dress—wait, that wasn’t a black dress. It was a white maternity dress that had been partially soaked in blood.

With her left hand covering her crooked neck, she struggled to hold her neck in place; it seemed as though her neck was about to fall off.

Catching sight of them, Sarah walked lopsidedly toward the group. When her left hand loosened and fell from her neck, a stream of blood gushed out like a fountain.

In mere seconds, their minds completely turned blank. Such a scene only happened in horror movies, and the frightening atmosphere had tensed their nerves into numbness.

“Sarah!”

Sean was the first to rush forward, catching Sarah as she fell helplessly to the ground. Blood was still gushing out from the wound on her neck and she could no longer speak.

Sean reached out to cover her wound in a frenzied manner, but it did nothing to help. Instead, his hands were stained with Sarah’s blood. As it continued to gush out like a waterfall, she would be dead in less than a minute.

Sean broke down in tears as he helplessly tried to stop the bleeding.

Meanwhile, Stanley froze on the spot upon seeing this. As he fell onto his knees, there was a dazed and bewildered look on his face.

Sophia was the one who remained calm and responded quickly.

“Quick, resuscitate her! Resuscitate!”

Roger rushed over as he carried Shae in his arms. Placing Sarah on the ground, the duo who had experience dealing with injuries to the throat gave Sarah all the medical help she needed.

A sinking feeling of panic swept over the group. One person went to get the car while another went to turn on the lights; someone even held a gun and stood guard while a fourth person made some phone calls.

Shae was a robotic bodyguard designed by both Cooper and Linus. It had been designed specially for Sophia, and it was programmed to deal with a series of emergencies that Sophia might face. In its storage compartment, there were several tools for stitching up wounds and hemostatic appliances.

Roger put on a pair of sterilized gloves and quickly drew out the necessary tools for resuscitation. Although lukewarm blood splashed all over his face, he had no time to care about anything else; he had to provide first-aid as soon as possible.

Wiping his tears away with his bloody hands, Sean ended up with a face full of blood.

Sophia looked at Sarah’s current state and trembled all over; tears flooded her eyes and spilled over her cheeks.

After a round of resuscitation, Sarah’s bleeding stopped temporarily. Her situation wasn’t optimistic, so they had to carry her out and send her to the nearest hospital.

As Sophia followed behind, she felt limp and weak all of a sudden; it seemed as though her shoes were stepping on cotton instead of the ground. It felt surreal.

Who the hell harmed Sarah? We must get to the bottom of this!

Sophia leaned against Stanley as they walked out, but even Sean felt feeble as he trudged on beside them. Earlier on, Roger and Shea had taken the first trip out as they escorted Sarah to the hospital; the others were waiting for the second trip.

The killer might still be hanging around, so they had to leave as soon as possible.

The dark night felt endlessly long, and the gloomy, rundown building seemed never-ending as they walked past bend after bend. Suddenly, a loud piercing sound rang through the air as Sophia smelled something pungent; she turned back and realized that the whole room was covered with thick, black smoke. Along with the night breeze, it had completely enveloped the group in it.

“Protect the mis…”

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1017

It was already too late by the time Sophia realized that something was amiss. Her body fell limp to the ground with a loud thud as her brain scrambled from the shock of the fall; she saw stars dancing in front of her eyes while her whole body plunged in chaos.

However, she refused to pass out as she struggled to open her eyes. She watched as the others fell to the ground; just like her, they became weak and had no strength to move.

Then, a pair of black sneakers appeared from the mist with silent yet heavy steps.

The owner of those shoes had a very clear target—Sophia!

Struggling to lift her head, Sophia finally saw the man’s face. He wore a black gas mask which covered the blond-haired foreign man’s features, leaving only a pair of deep set eyes as a cold, ruthless glare of light shone out of his light blue eyes.

He walked toward Sophia with eyes that were void of any human emotions. Just like a cold machine, he blandly stepped over a bunch of people who were unable to fight back.

Sophia tried hard to retrieve her self-defense gun, but she was so weak that she couldn’t even lift a finger, let alone fight back.

She could only stare at the man with black sneakers as he walked toward her. Her eyes were filled with indignation and desperation, but she was utterly helpless.

This was a trap.

If I’m not mistaken, the man in front of me should be Blade—the legendary killer that’s only second to Quinton, right? Blade never leaves any survivors… Am I going to die here today?

As Blade got closer to Sophia, she had already whipped out her gun when she sensed danger earlier. However, her body turned limp all of a sudden as she lost the strength in her hand; naturally, the gun fell out of her hand.

Blade bent down and picked up the gun. Raising the gun without any hesitation, he aimed it at someone who was lying on the ground.

Sophia closed her eyes in despair…

She never thought that she would die here. I still have so many dreams and revenge that I’ve yet to fulfill.

She still had people she needed to love and accompany for the rest of her life.

Carmen is not even big enough yet; I want Michael to grow old with me…

Meanwhile, Michael only heard a gunshot when he got out of the car; his hurried steps froze after he had heard the gunshot.

Looking up at the sinister-looking amusement park that was shrouded by the night, Michael’s mind went blank and he instantly lost the ability to think.

He had been here before to shoot one of his crime thriller movies—he even played a psychopathic murderer who killed and dumped bodies here.

When he saw the rows of buildings, he no longer had the courage to step forward; it seemed like there was a black dragon curled up somewhere, waiting for him to take a step forward and immediately devour him.

Cooper, who was right behind him, hurriedly ran forward in big strides.

There was a strange smell lingering in the air throughout the amusement park. The strong chemical gas paralyzed peoples’ nerves in a very short time.

Cooper held his breath as he put on a mask and walked inside. Michael quickly followed behind.

Meanwhile, the poisonous fog had almost dissipated in the night breeze. There were seven or eight people lying on the building’s leaky corridor—all of them were Sophia’s men. After sending Sarah away, they wanted to stay behind and investigate the traces of the killer who had harmed Sarah, but they lost contact with the other group all of a sudden.

Just then, there was another gunshot.

Cooper didn’t dare to move forward. According to Roger and Shae’s report, Sarah’s throat had been slashed with a knife—it was Blade’s signature killing move. Nicking the artery and trachea with a cut to the throat, that person would die in mere seconds.

If this really is Blade’s doing and his target is Sophia… she wouldn’t be able to survive. No, it can’t be…

Cooper’s hand trembled. He had seen all sorts of things in his life; he thought that he would be able to react swiftly, but he didn’t dare to step forward at that moment. He was afraid to see his precious daughter lying in front of him as a lifeless corpse with a slash on the throat.

Michael quickly walked in as he glanced at the people who were sprawled across the ground. To his surprise, Sophia wasn’t there!

“She’s not here! She's not here!” he exclaimed.

She must still be alive if she’s not here!

Tears stung his eyes, but after the burst of false delight, a surge of anger and grief coursed through him.

Blade!

In the end, they still fell into Blade’s trap!

It was all because Sarah had suddenly received an anonymous call which informed her about Harry murdering her father; that was why she lost control and ran away alone.

Meanwhile, Sophia left the house because of Sarah’s incident and fell for the trap.

Everything had been a trap, and they were all careless about it.

Sophia’s small and delicate gun was left on the ground. Built as a self-defense tool for women, the gun was not too heavy and looked quite nice.

There were shell casings on the ground. They heard the gunshot earlier, and the bullet had been aimed… at Sean.

Affected by the poisonous fog, Sean was also paralyzed and couldn’t move. Lying on his back with blood everywhere on the ground, it stained his light colored shirt. His eyes were shut with few traces of blood seeping out of the corners of his mouth and bullet holes in his chest.

The bullet hit him squarely in the heart, and there was no way he could have survived it.

Whenever Blade strikes, he never misses.

If he didn’t kill Sophia, there had to be another reason.

Stanley was lying next to Sean. He watched as Sean dropped to the ground after being shot in the heart by Blade; not only that, he even witnessed Blade taking Sophia away.

Although his whole body was paralyzed, his mind was clear and awake. With his face covered in tears and dust, he whimpered softly as he struggled to reach out to Cooper, but he couldn’t even lift a finger.

All of a sudden, Hale ran in from the outside hurriedly. When he saw Sean’s body, his expression turned solemn as shock and grief filled his eyes.

Who would’ve thought that Sean…

However, he collected his emotions and spoke to Michael. “Mr. Winston had a car accident on the way to the hospital. His entire car was crushed by a dump truck which went out of control, and he… I’m afraid he is not going to make it.”

Michael’s tall, slender body trembled slightly; it was like a big mountain had collapsed.

“I’ll head over first.”

Michael glanced at the people who were gradually being carried away and left hurriedly.

Stanley was also being lifted up, but his eyes were still fixated on Sean. He watched as Sean’s bloody body turned cold as he bled out, the life draining out of him.

Stanley watched as Sean completely disappeared from his life, but he couldn’t do anything!

Today, he watched several of the most important people in his life falling down one by one in front of him.

The warm blood that spurted out of Sarah’s slit throat burned his skin; Sean being shot dead in front of him; and watching helplessly as Sophia got taken away.

He hated it!

However, there was nothing else he could do apart from shedding some tears; he couldn’t even make a single sound.

This poisonous fog did not cause durative damage to people—its focus was mainly instant paralysis. The group would recover once they got an IV drop in the hospital.

Stanley was carried into the car. He knew that once the car door was shut, he would never be able to see Sean again; he knew that this glance was eternal.

The group of friends had run through Bayside University’s green grass while they yearned for their future all those years ago, but not a single one was left.

N-Not a single one of them!

Now, he was all alone…

 

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1018

In the dark corridor, Cooper continued to stare at Sean’s corpse.

Sean had always been a promising young man that he liked. He was smart and strong-willed; with a little guidance, he would achieve great things. Cooper had trained him as his future heir—if Sophia was not able to manage the Mitchell Family, Carmen and Sean were his second and third choice.

However, no one had expected…

Cooper gritted his teeth and turned around in silence.

He’s planning to wipe out all of my heirs!

Sean, Sophia, and eventually Carmen…

Linus was also his heir, but his identity as Fass had been well protected. In other words, the other party had not discovered it yet.

After taking two steps, someone called him from behind and said, “Come and take a look at this, boss!”

As Cooper turned back and saw what was in front of him, his eyes glistened immediately…

Meanwhile, Michael rushed over to the hospital while Hale relayed what had happened. Harry was on his way to the hospital when he learned that his wife had been harmed; he was feeling very anxious when a dump truck skidded out of control, tipping all of its contents onto Harry’s car and smashing it….

At that moment, he was in the hospital ward right next to Sarah’s. Both husband and wife were currently being resuscitated.

Michael forced himself to calm down. “Hale, send someone to The Imperial; get them to pick Hope up and send him to the nearest Fletcher Family house for the time being.”

“Gary, go back to the Edwards Residence and protect Carmen well.”

In reality, he wanted to send Hope back to the Edwards Residence. Since it was Cooper’s old place in Bayside City, it would be hard for the enemy to sneak in, but the distance between The Imperial and the Edwards Residence was too far away. What if something happened along the way?

Meanwhile, the Fletcher Family’s house was nearby; it was sufficient enough to protect Hope. Since Nathan had been undergoing military training in the Fletcher Family, he could keep Hope company as well.

He hadn’t been thinking through things clearly—the enemy was not only fighting against Cooper himself, but also all the forces under him.

Although Michael and Cooper didn’t see eye to eye, they had already become one in everyone else’s eyes. Cooper only had one daughter and Michael was his son-in-law, which meant that he was part of Cooper’s forces.

Harry and Michael were partners, so they were counted as a mutual community.

Not only that, Michael and Harry were considered a menace to that person; it was only a matter of time before he would have attacked them.

Michael’s cell phone rang all of a sudden, and it turned out to be a call from Quinton.

He went straight to the point and said, “The mission I received before was to find Sophia and kill her on the spot; Blade should have received the same task as I did. However, it seems like he has other plans since he took her instead. Wait for his message—he’ll definitely send you one anytime soon.”

Michael’s expression turned grim after he hung up the phone.

Blade definitely had other plans—his sister, Celine.

Suddenly, he thought about one question; if a person’s sister and wife fell into the water at the same time, who would they save if they could only rescue one person?

One was his sister while the other was his wife; how could he give either one of them up?

He’d beat the son of a b*tch who pushed his wife and sister into the water!

Shortly after that, Michael arrived at the busy hospital. Even though it was already late at night, the hospital was filled with people as nurses bustled around the wards.

Academy Award winner Harry had an accident; the news spread like wildfire all over Bayside City and shook the city to its core. The best surgeon in the city had also been called in to work overtime.

Since Sarah had lost a lot of blood, it was likely that she and her child would not be able to survive. Meanwhile, Harry’s whole body was fractured; his internal organs were severely injured and was still in resuscitation.

Shortly after that, Sean was sent in with a gunshot to his chest. Naturally, no one thought that he’d survive it…

This was a really long night!

Michael sat on a hospital bench; no one was loitering around the hospital as everyone was trying to rescue those people who had just come in.

His men came in and out while the doctor and nurses raced against time to save those four lives.

Four human lives…

Michael’s heart had gone numb from all the anxiety; everything fell apart one after the other, giving him no time to prepare at all.

It was cruel, helpless, and devastating!

The men he sent out had sent back an endless stream of news, but none of them was about Sophia.

Some time in the middle of the night, Carmen called.

“Why aren’t you and Mommy home yet, Daddy?”

Carmen’s sweet voice was laced with sleepiness. She was supposed to be asleep at this time, but she couldn’t do so without talking to her parents. She stayed up and waited for Michael’s phone call but it never came, so the slightly annoyed Carmen decided to call him herself.

When he heard her voice, Michael’s throat tightened as tears spilled out from his eyes. He stayed strong and replied tenderly, “Mommy is still busy with her work. Daddy is with Mommy at the company; perhaps we’ll try to make a little sister or brother for you later tonight. Carmen, do you want Mommy to give you a little brother? Would you like a little sister instead?”

Carmen pouted and snapped back impatiently. She said, “You’ve asked me several times and I’ve answered it already! I just want an alpaca baby!”

…

After talking to Carmen, Michael hung up the phone. His heart was filled with sweetness, pain, and an endless pit of despair and suffering.

Where are you, Sophia?

…

After a sleepless night, Cooper forwarded an anonymous message he received the next day. It was all in English, and the person wanted to meet at an abandoned factory at 12.00AM to exchange hostages; he even attached a video of Sophia being tied up.

In the video, Sophia was only tied up and not injured. She was even energetic enough to kick over the mineral water beside her.

Cooper and Michael both sighed in relief, but right now, they had to deal with the most important question at hand.

Was it possible to exchange hostages—a sister for a wife?

“No! I will never hand over my wife like this!” Justin shouted as he slammed the table emotionally!

Having lost his daughter, Cooper was completely frustrated as he tethered on the brink of erupting into a storm.

“Does that mean my daughter will not be saved?!”

Justin’s expression hardened. For the sake of his wife and child, he dared to face Cooper head-on even though he usually respected the latter.

Even if they really handed Celine over, how could they guarantee that the other party would spare Sophia’s life?

The two of them slammed the table and argued loudly. They almost fought with each other, and even Linus couldn’t seem to calm them down.

On the other hand, Michael had been silent and didn’t involve himself in their argument. He simply looked out the window and saw Carmen swimming in the pool; she was carefree and happy, while Celine clapped her hands innocently by the shore.

They look so happy; they deserve to be in such bliss forever…

However, Sophia must come back!

Michael’s heart tightened as he made a difficult decision!

That night, a car stopped near the abandoned factory. As the car door opened, Cooper dragged a person with him.

It seemed to be a woman who was crying as she walked, and she looked incredibly scared and sad. Her mouth was taped shut, her hands were tied to her back, and she had messy hair with a bulging stomach, clearly indicating that she was already pregnant.

When they arrived at the location, Cooper took out his phone as he received a message that read, ‘Why is it you? Where are Justin and Michael?’

Blade hadn’t appeared yet, but he was definitely around there and had seen them.

Cooper replied to the message coldly. ‘They didn’t agree to exchange hostages so I had them locked up. Where is my daughter? If I can’t see my daughter, I will kill Celine right in front of you.’

Without waiting for the other party’s reaction, he stabbed a knife into Celine’s leg as she stifled a groan; blood started pouring out and soaked her dirty, white dress. With that, Celine fell to the ground on her knees painfully…

 

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1019

The other party quickly replied, ‘Put her down and you will be able to see your daughter.’

Cooper read the string of English messages and his ocean-blue eyes flashed with rage.

He had guessed that the enemy never intended to let Sophia live.

He put down the phone calmly while the knife in his hand was still stained with blood.

Cooper pointed the knife at the abandoned factory and shouted coldly, “I will give you one minute, Blade! I want to see my daughter now, or else I’ll kill this woman! I mean every word I say!”

Celine’s soft whimpers and Cooper’s voice echoed in the empty factory, each one sounding colder than the other; it felt like a gust of cold wind whistling and scraping people’s faces on a snowy mountain.

Unfortunately, the enemy did not respond; it seemed like he was waiting to watch something.

Cooper’s cold eyes glanced around. It was quiet and empty; there was no Sophia and no Blade, but he knew that his daughter was somewhere in a corner and Blade was already here.

Celine cried helplessly in pain, looking like a baby with her face covered in sweat and tears. Her thigh, which had been stabbed by Cooper, was still bleeding as it soaked through her pants.

15 seconds later, Blade and Sophia still hadn’t shown up.

Cooper struck without warning and plunged his blade into Celine’s bulging belly, the entire blade sinking into her flesh.

Celine grunted a painful grunt as her stomach was instantly soaked red. Cooper loosened his bloodied grip on the weapon, the hilt of the sharp knife coming out of her bulging belly. It was followed by Celine’s rapid breathing and painful spasms.

She screamed in pain as her throat barely made a sound; her mouth was blocked with tape, and only a faint, raspy sound escaped.

If Cooper continued to stab her like this, her unborn child would definitely not survive.

Cooper acted as though he couldn’t see Celine’s pained expression while he ruthlessly drew out the knife from her stomach; the blood from her abdomen spurted out like a bloody flower all over Cooper’s hand.

However, Cooper had no sympathy for her pain. He was a father who had gone over the edge and just wanted his own daughter.

If he had to do it for the sake of Sophia, his daughter, he would exchange the world for her life.

Moreover, Celine had nothing to do with him!

Cooper lifted the knife and aimed it at Celine's stomach for a second stab.

Judging by the angle and the force of the knife, it meant that he didn’t plan on keeping Celine alive.

He just wanted his own daughter!

If Blade planned to trick him, then he would kill Celine right there and then!

The second stab landed on Celine’s stomach again, and a burst of blood gushed out immediately. At that moment, Cooper looked like a murderous maniac; his eyes and face were stained with bright red blood.

Celine curled up in pain like a shrimp. Her hands were tied with some rope that wrapped around her neck; when she struggled, the rope at her neck would tighten.

A streak of blood seeped out—Celine had no idea whether it was the child’s or her own.

When Cooper lifted his knife for the third time, the sound of footsteps finally came from behind him.

Cooper quickly grabbed Celine by the neck and pushed her in front of him as he cautiously stared at the man who came out of a corner.

Blade wore a black shirt with a pair of black sneakers. His light blue eyes were less majestic but more sullen compared to Cooper’s.

Cooper noticed that the pair of eyes above his mask were filled with rage and murder; it seemed like a husband had witnessed his wife being tortured and abused.

As Blade walked over quietly, he carried a petite figure who was also tied up on his shoulders.

He placed the person in front of Cooper and revealed her face—it was Sophia.

She seemed to be asleep; her cheeks were rosy and her breaths were regular.

Cooper was still not convinced as he choked Celine’s neck and threatened, “I want to see my daughter alive! If anything happens to my daughter, I will kill her!”

Meanwhile, Celine was still bleeding; her face had gone pale as her eyes started to roll back. Her fragile neck was defenseless against Cooper’s hands.

Blade took out a spray bottle from his bag and sprayed it on Sophia’s face. Seconds later, her eyes suddenly opened as she woke up and looked around in a daze before finally remembering what happened before.

Blade had killed Sean and abducted her! He even wanted to exchange her for Celine!

By the time she recollected her thoughts, she saw Celine being choked by Cooper.

Celine was still breathing but her face was dangerously pale—even her lips had turned white. Her whole body was covered in blood; not only were her stomach and thighs bloodied, there was even blood trickling down her pants as it soaked through her white sandals.

The knife that Cooper was holding onto dripped with blood as his other hand was wrapped around Celine’s neck.

Obviously, the person who had hurt Celine was none other than Cooper.

In that instant, Sophia was completely stunned; it was as if she did not recognize Cooper.

“Dad? Why…”

Her voice was strained as she looked at Cooper incredulously.

Cooper had actually traded Celine in exchange for her!

Sophia went silent as she stared at Celine’s bloodied stomach, unable to say anything.

Cooper was heartless to the whole world; he was only kind to his daughter. For her sake, he’d go out of his way to hurt others.

Even if that meant hurting Celine, he would not hesitate to do so.

That’s Michael’s sister, though…

How could he be so heartless? Was his daughter a human being while the other person’s sister wasn’t?

Nonetheless, he was Sophia’s father!

She finally understood Sarah’s feeling of cleaning after her father’s mess when he owed money from gambling. At the end of the day, he was her father!

Sophia lay on the ground and sobbed, not daring to look at Celine’s fearful and desperate expression.

It’s all my fault!

When Cooper saw that his daughter was fine, his hardened face finally softened. However, he still held Celine’s neck with his hand and spoke to Blade. “Put down my daughter, and I’ll give you Celine.”

Blade saw the puddle of blood under Celine and knew that this ruthless man in front of him would never hesitate.

He silently picked Sophia up and threw her somewhere in front of Cooper.

Remembering how Sean had died and Celine’s appearance, she had gone weak from all the crying. However, when Blade loosened his grip on her, the strong desire to live gave her strength as she rolled as hard as she could toward Cooper’s feet.

When Cooper saw his daughter, he was secretly relieved as he threw Celine over and quickly rushed forward to pick Sophia up. Meanwhile, Blade dashed forward to hold Celine as they both hurriedly backed away from each other.

Cooper carried Sophia and retreated. At this moment, Sophia no longer had the strength to question Cooper.

Between Celine and her, Cooper would definitely choose his daughter—even if it meant exchanging Celine’s life for another.

Having picked Celine up, Blade was ready to take her away. All of a sudden, he felt something cold on his waist while he was getting ready to untie the ropes on her body; it was as if something had viciously pierced through his waist…

 

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1020

Blade, who was known as the world’s top killer, naturally knew what it was and pulled out the small knife from his waist with trembling hands. He stared at the object with an unreadable expression; it was a pocket-sized knife, but it was also a murderous weapon that pierced through his waist instantly.

Blade stifled a painful grunt as he looked up at ‘Celine’ incredulously and saw her staring at him coldly.

“Katrina…”

He gave a startled cry and his voice trailed off instantly.

No, that’s not Katrina. This person has an Adam's apple!

It’s a man!

Blade’s shock lasted only for a brief moment as he retreated in a flash. After all, he was an assassin; as soon as he realized that he was in danger, he retreated immediately.

The person with an Adam’s Apple pulled out a gun from his stomach and fired several shots at Blade, but as the world’s top killer, he was agile enough to avoid the gunshots and like a shadow despite being injured. Soon enough, he scurried into the darkness of the night.

Covered in blood, ‘Celine’ quickly chased after him. Ripping off the fake stomach and wig along the way, he finally revealed his true appearance.

After using almost half of Sophia’s toning cream and painting his face as pale as he could, the disguise looked quite realistic. The waterproof eyeliner’s effect was simply unbelievable—it made Michael look simply enchanting and feminine, and his disguise was flawless.

The effects of Sophia’s eye shadow were even more amazing; after he casually smeared some on his face, Michael looked less manly and more womanly.

Together with his superb acting skills, he looked almost identical to Celine. Blade, who had not seen her for years, naturally fell for it.

As Michael chased after him, he made a phone call and said, “He got away.”

Blade disappeared into the night. Michael was very uncomfortable wearing a skirt and women’s sandals; it slowed him down and Blade managed to escape.

However, Michael already had numerous traps set in place.

In order to prevent Michael from playing tricks on him, Blade had changed the meeting place multiple times. Finally, they agreed on this location so that Michael and Cooper’s men could not set up their traps in time.

However, Blade never imagined that Michael would have a backup plan.

Meanwhile, Cooper sped toward the hospital with Sophia in the car as Michael took a shortcut and followed them.

Inside the vehicle, Sophia was throwing a tantrum as she cried and screamed.

Cooper had replaced her with Celine; how was she going to face Michael without any sense of guilt in the future?!

She wouldn’t listen to anything Cooper had to say and even scratched him.

But when they arrived at the hospital, Sophia saw Michael standing at the entrance; he was waiting for her in a bloody skirt and a pair of slippers.

When she got out of the car and saw Michael, she was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized what had happened earlier.

Instantly, Sophia burst into tears as she leaped into Michael’s arms and hugged him tightly.

Michael caught her in time and coaxed her. He said, “Alright, it's okay now. It’s okay, good girl…”

Cooper’s face darkened when he got down from the car. Sophia had argued with him without even listening to his explanations; she blamed him for sending Celine to her death and even scratched his face.

Although he had grown older and looks were no longer that important to him, he was scratched by his beloved daughter—the pain was not from his face, but from an old father’s fragile heart!

Sophia cried like a child as she touched Michael everywhere and sobbed. “You’re covered in blood,” she said.

Michael quickly assured her and replied, “This is fake blood from the filming crew!”

Sophia continued to sob. “I saw a big hole in your stomach, though!”

“That’s fake as well—it’s a prop from the filming crew too. Look at this…” he answered.

Hale held the fake stomach that Michael had used earlier; when he put it on his body, it looked very surreal. Since it was night time, it had been effectively disguised. The filming crew typically used this as a prop for their movies.

Sophia was dumbfounded; she had probably experienced too many things in a day and her brain couldn’t seem to digest all of it.

She stared at Michael’s pale face and asked, “Your face is so pale; there’s no color at all. Are you injured?”

Michael quickly explained, “I used your toning cream.”

Sophia finally accepted that Michael was alright; Cooper hadn’t exchanged Celine for her, and she came back safe and sound. She wiped away her tears and turned toward Cooper before murmuring, “I’m sorry, Dad. I shouldn’t have scratched you.”

Cooper could never stay mad at her. To him, Sophia was the world’s most adorable daughter. When he saw his daughter fussing over her husband and not the old man, Cooper felt slightly upset. However, his dissatisfaction dissipated once he saw her cute little nose and eyes; only the relief and joy of her being alive remained.

“It’s okay, I’m not mad at all.”

He reassured Sophia as he patted her shoulder.

Earlier on, he was really afraid that Blade would harm Sophia; his hands were trembling while he held the knife.

If he had taken one wrong step, he’d probably be looking at a dead corpse right now.

Fortunately, Sophia came back alive—it was like a dream!

This time, his negligence had almost caused an incalculable damage to himself.

Looking at Michael who was still wearing the dress, he suddenly felt gratuitous.

Michael was the one who had come up with the idea of disguising as Celine. Cooper initially thought that it was impossible, but after putting on a skirt and some makeup, Michael looked exactly like his sister.

The two siblings had always looked alike, but looking identical wasn’t enough; the most significant part was their gaze and temperament. The disguise was simply divine as Michael successfully turned himself into Celine. If they were to stand opposite to each other, it was completely impossible to tell the two siblings apart without Michael’s Adam’s apple—even Sophia and Blade didn’t realize it was Michael.

If he did not receive an Academy Award for his acting, who else would be qualified enough for it?

Cooper used to think that his son-in-law was always passive in life; he was a man who could do anything, yet he chose to sing and act in movies with heavy makeup and outfits. However, Cooper realized Michael’s pure talent. If it had gone to waste, it would be a real shame…

Michael was still waiting for his father-in-law to thank him, but after almost an entire day, Cooper said nothing. Michael eventually caved in and thought that there was no need for it. Since we’re already a family, why should we say ‘thank you’ to each other?

With that, Michael accompanied Sophia into the hospital. Her body was covered with bruises from being tied up with a rope. Although there were only a few scratches here and there, they insisted on doing a thorough checkup.

That night, the hospital was heavily guarded and impenetrable.

After Sophia went through a full body checkup, she was lucky to have only gotten away with superficial injuries. Blade had no intention of letting her live after the exchange with Celine; he had a thousand ways to kill her, but he unexpectedly met with the ruthless Copper.

Cooper was even more ruthless than Blade; his intimidation had finally forced Blade to hand Sophia over.

Throughout the entire plan, Michael’s job was the hardest. Had he not acted like Celine, Blade would’ve seen through his bluff. By then, Sophia would definitely be gone…