Ch. 1151..1160

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1151

Therefore, Sandra had been putting all her effort into the Ronney Group and was extremely attentive to every little matter of the company. The moment Sophia showed up, she immediately got someone to inquire into her intentions.

“I found out from a friend that the reason Sophia asked Daniel to come is to destroy the Feng Shui of our headquarters so that they can take down the Ronney Group.”

When Ryan heard her, he laughed. “Feudal superstition. Not really a concern for us.”

They had originally thought that Sophia’s act was superstitious, but they did not expect Daniel to set up an altar openly in the Ronney Group’s building on the following night. He looked like he really wanted to destroy their Feng Shui.

Henry was startled. Feeling like something was strange, he brought someone over to help him. But, by the time help arrived, Daniel had left, leaving only a ground full of animal sacrifices and hell money that hadn’t been completely burned.

Nothing in the Ronney Group’s building had been changed, but Henry felt that something was off, and he wasn’t sure whether that was just psychological or something else…

Although he said he did not believe it, he felt nervous in his heart, especially after learning of Daniel’s fame in Bayside City.

The news had spread between the celebrities in Bayside City that Daniel was going against the Ronney Group publicly and that their Feng Shui had been altered by him.

The Ronney Group was doomed!

Indeed, after Daniel’s visit to change their Feng Shui, things started to go wrong for the Ronney Group.

Soon, there was a subway being constructed near the Ronney Group’s building. Although this should have been considered good news, the construction period was long and the road would be closed down. The original four lanes were turned into a one-way street and it was extremely congested for almost eighteen hours every day. It was not easy to get into the building—even staff members had to park their cars in the nearby parking lot and walk in on foot.

After more people were forced to walk, the street in front of the Ronney Group almost turned into a pedestrian street. With people on the street, some started to open up stalls. After city inspectors got off from work in the evening, the street turned into a night market. No one knew where all the barbecue and food stalls came from, but the business was really good and they were visited by a lot of people. In the end, the traffic became even worse.

The traffic congestion during the day and the barbecue stalls at night worsened the businesses nearby.

But, the Ronney Group was the one that suffered the most. Their reputation had been largely affected because to have barbecue stalls in front of the company of a big fashion brand sounded odd to the public.

When the company finally noticed the oddity, the security guards came out to chase the people away when the night market began one day. Yet, they had not expected this to turn into a group fight.

After the matter became serious, police officers were involved. Soon, the security guards and the stall owners at the night market were arrested for further investigation.

This matter had even made it to the headlines in Bayside City. Although the stall owners were at fault for setting up their businesses in front of the company, Rooney Group was a Forbes 500 company. To beat up the stall owners at the night market made them look like someone who bullied the weak. Besides, the Yard Family would soon be included in history textbooks, so naturally, the public stood on the stall owners’ side.

‘Yards, Get Out of Cethos!’ became one of the major online keywords by the end of the year.

Not even a few days after the fight, someone had exposed that one of the company’s luxury products was made from ivory. Instantly, people from the Wildlife Protection Association came blocking their entrance with banners to protest against the use of ivory, demanding that they take down all their ivory products immediately.

Two days later, a women’s rights association was protesting downstairs that they paid men and women differently for equal work; that their female designers were treated less favorably than male designers; and that they fired pregnant female designers at will.

No one knew why the Ronney Group was having so much trouble recently. Different government departments had been finding problems with them, checking their taxes, fire control, and insurance. Officers came to inspect all the time and they would bring random people along as if they were on a field trip. Ryan was forced to meet up with officers of unknown origins for tea every day.

And they were even required to set up random party branches and league branches within specific times…

There were also the Wildlife Protection Association, Traditional Culture Protection Association, and women’s rights groups protesting downstairs at a whim.

Henry was tired of dealing with these matters. He felt like he had to split himself in half to handle everything. No, he already was split into half since he had Ryan, but it was still not enough.

They weren’t ready with the party branches; their fire control had not reached the standard; and even their fashion week’s plans had not been approved yet. The reason given by the authorities was that the event was huge and it would bring pressure to the security of the neighborhood, so they had to pass the authorization process to the relevant department. The procedures were innumerable. Once it was rejected, they had to start everything all over again.

No one could help them even after Sandra sought help from acquaintances.

Just when Henry and Ryan were worried about the venue of the fashion week, their assistant came in anxiously again and said, “Things are getting worse! The migrant workers have come to the top floor asking for wages!”

“What’s going on?”

Henry didn’t even know that the Ronney Group still owed migrant workers their wages.

And how did those people get up here?

Where did the security guards go?

At noon, a group of migrant workers came up to the top floor of the Ronney Group’s building without the company’s knowledge. They put up a banner asking for their wages. Because the neighborhood was a high-class commercial area and the road was blocked, people could only walk, resulting in a huge flow of pedestrians. The moment the banner was set up, it attracted the attention of a lot of people.

The entrance to the Ronney Group was crowded by people who stopped by to check out the two big, red banners that were put down from the top of the building with ‘Return Me My Salary’ written in red and black.

“Oh my god! Does the Ronney Group actually owe their migrant workers wages? I’m exposing them online!”

“It’s hard to believe they belong to the Forbes 500! And in the luxury products business no less? I finally see through them now!”

“They even discriminate against women during recruitment!”

“Damn the Yard Family. They committed treason against the country hundreds of years ago and killed so many people in Cethos. How shameless of them to come back and default on the wages of migrant workers!”

A group of people was criticizing the company at the entrance.

When Henry went personally to the scene to fix the problem, he saw a bunch of migrant workers protesting on the roof of the building. No one was allowed to approach the scene when the police officers arrived.

“Everyone, we can talk properly once you calm down. Tell us how much the company owes you and I will transfer the money to you immediately!”

The leader of the migrant workers came out and said with a sense of outrage, “The Ronney Group does not owe us any wages! Move!”

Henry was infuriated. “Then, why are you up here?”

“Someone told us that your building is the tallest and you have the biggest crowd downstairs! That’s why we came! Noah Hayes, you son of a b*tch! Give us our salary; otherwise, we will jump down from here!” protested the leader.

Henry was speechless.

Alas, the migrant workers left after Noah Hayes came with cash under the escort of a police car to pay them their wages.

The moment Henry returned to his office, he was about to explode from anger!

He didn’t expect that the reason the migrant workers came to their building was that they had the highest building!

But, he quickly noticed that this was a scheme someone had plotted against them. Someone must have told the migrant workers that our building is the highest.

There must be a traitor within the security team; otherwise, how did they manage to get to the top floor?

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After the fight between the security guards and the stall owners, Rooney Group fired the guards who had become involved due to the pressure of public opinion and had to recruit a new group to the company. Henry was sure that the people behind the plot had gotten the current group to work for them.

After the incident, it turned out that two of their security guards had vanished without a trace and their personal information was completely fake. It was only then that Henry realized that someone had been playing him!

But, it was already too late. News of the Ronney Group defaulting on the wages of migrant workers had already become headline news on social media and had been forwarded over a hundred thousand times. On the other hand, the official clarification post was only read by less than a hundred users. The company could not clear the blame that had been wrongly placed on them.

A Forbes 500 company and the king of luxury products had actually defaulted on the wages of its migrant workers! It was indeed true that behind the vermillion gates, meat and wine went to waste, while out on the road lay the bones of the frozen!

‘Yards, Get Out of Cethos!’ had been added to the New Year’s wishlist of many of the citizens of Bayside City. Both Henry and Ryan knew that the Ronney Group had been bamboozled and the culprit had a lot of people working for them. There was no way that only one person or a single family was behind everything. It must be a huge organization! Could it be that we’re not destined to take over the Cethos market? No, that’s impossible!

Recently, the Ronney Group had been the topic of a lot of negative news. They beat up stall owners; defaulted on migrant workers’ wages; were called out for discriminating against women; and their fashion week venue got rejected. There were rumors among celebrities in Bayside City that the Ronney Group had fallen prey to Daniel.

Master Levine’s skill was indeed extraordinary. He was capable of altering the Feng Shui within minutes, turning a highly demanded land into stigmatized property! It was also said that after Daniel’s strike, even the price of property near the company had fallen.

Who was Daniel? He was a well-known metaphysics grandmaster! The highest priest of the country! It was their family who had hosted the proclamation ceremony of the country!

When the incident went viral, someone found Daniel and asked for his opinion. But, all he did was act innocent. “What? Changing the Feng Shui of the Ronney Group? I didn’t do it! It was the subway construction company who had hired me to find them a lucky day before they started their construction work!”

However, no matter what he said, the series of inauspicious events the company had been experiencing had been blamed on Daniel. Nevertheless, Daniel knew in his own heart that he really did not do anything and was indeed there to find the best day for the construction of the subway line.

The traffic congestion was just a coincidence. However, every road was a road to wealth. If one wanted to be rich, one needed to repair the road. Now that the road in front of the Ronney Group had been blocked, their fortune had been blocked too, so naturally, they would not have any good fortune.

As to why the company could not pass the procedures, one would have to find out from the Yard Family themselves. They were a foreign company that caused a ruckus right after they entered the Cethosian market and offended a lot of people. It was their fault that they had failed to keep a low profile. Even Daniel had never seen such an arrogant foreign company before!

Comparatively, the Michel Group was much smarter. They followed every instruction given by the higher authorities and kept a low profile. With what happened to the Ronney Group, Sophia’s Bayside Fashion Week progressed even smoother. The higher authorities funded them and gave them all the necessary permissions. She had also decided on the venue of the fashion week and held it in the name of promoting domestic fashion. She was determined to promote Cethos’ luxury fashion brands to the world and create a bio-chain in the fashion industry of Cethos. One could see that she was very ambitious and a person who wanted to do great things!

When the Ronney Group first entered the local market, they were undefeatable. The country was eagerly in need of someone who could compete against the company.

Sophia also didn’t fail to speak her mind as to the matter of the migrant workers.

“Those migrant workers came to work in the city for a whole year. They carried steel bars every day, earning money with their own blood and sweat. It was so hard for them and how dare the contractor default on their payment! Now that the new year is around the corner, it would be miserable and pitiful for them to go back home empty-handed when their wives and children are waiting for them! So, I told them that I know the security guards at the Ronney Group and that they are allowed to put up a banner on the rooftop. The building is tall and anyone would be able to see it from afar. I was sure that the contractor would see it. That was why they went there! Can’t you guys see that I’m just trying to be nice? Look! The wages that had been defaulted for months were finally paid. The migrant workers also had no choice. They could only make a big deal out of things to get back their money. This society…”

With righteous indignation, Sophia talked about the difficult life of the migrant workers and the stall owners in the night market. She then criticized the idea of capitalism and ended her talk with the conclusion that an evil capitalist like the Ronney Group should leave Cethos!

Meanwhile, the head of the world’s second-largest weapons supplier, Cooper, sat on the side and did not dare to speak. However, it was also the first time he saw what a blow from the field of metaphysics was all about.

In fact, the so-called metaphysics was just a disguise Daniel presented to the public. He majored in psychology and engineering surveying, and even had a doctoral degree in psychology. Psychological warfare was the best of tactics.

From what Michael observed, Sophia was extremely brilliant. As expected from the daughter-in-law of my family!

After the move taken by Daniel, the staff of the Ronney Group were like cats on a hot tin roof. Many had resigned from their posts because the company had offended someone akin to the highest priest of the country. If they didn’t leave now, it would be too late.

Besides, there were also various rumors within the company. Some said that the utility room was haunted; some said that they heard weird noises in the cafeteria. Most of these rumors were just things that the staff made up to scare themselves, but because many people believed in those rumors, it naturally caused panic among them.

Furthermore, Kenny used his connections in L/K and the Ronney Group to bring over a lot of these staff to the JNS Group, pushing the whole Ronney Group to the edge.

The JNS Group was still in the middle of integration and they had only recently moved their building. Now that the Ronney Group was stuck by various procedures and had not yet applied for the venue, both companies could be considered to be neck to neck in Cethos. It was certain that Sophia’s fashion week would be able to go on smoothly. But, as to whether it could be a success or an embarrassment, it depended on her capabilities.

After all, the Ronney Group had many years of experience in the fashion industry. The moment they struck, it would undoubtedly be a success. Therefore… they couldn’t let the company run their show!

The Yard Family was caught off guard by this mysterious force from the East, and with the recent rumors within the company, Henry could no longer keep his cool and finally decided to make use of his own metaphysical powers to resist.

The Yard Family used to be a royal family. Back when they first left the country, they took all the civil and military officials with them. And amongst them was their psychic grandmaster.

All this while, the grandmaster had been living with the Yard Family, passing his name from generation to generation. Henry used to look down on them in the past. But, at this moment, they suddenly came to his mind and he quickly invited the grandmaster over.

The grandmaster had finally arrived. Under broad daylight, he began with his rituals. He was determined to force back the evil metaphysical power Daniel had attracted over.

All of Ronney Group’s staff came out to watch. There were even a bunch of pedestrians blocking the plaza in front of the Ronney Group. They were talking about the grandmaster’s ritual and taking videos of it, sharing it on all sorts of social media platforms like IG Stories, Tiktok, and Twitter.

Henry and his brother had to be present at the scene because the grandmaster would use their blood as the direct lineage of the royal Yards’ descendants to defeat the evil spirits freed by Daniel. Both of them felt ashamed by the ritual, but they could not stop the process once the ceremony started. They even had to give their blood out in public.

Unexpectedly, after the bloodletting, the police officers and city inspectors came. They then confiscated their ceremonial instruments and clothing, and also arrested their grandmaster. The reason they gave was that they had created panic amongst the public by promoting feudal superstition!

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Alas, Sandra had to bail the grandmaster out through her own means, but it was already too late as the news about the ritual had been spread all over Bayside City. They became the laughing stock of the citizens and the video was spread all over the internet.

“Did you guys watch the video? The Yard Family got their grandmaster to practice magic and was caught by the police officers!”

“Haha! The grandmaster of the previous dynasty is not as good as our high priest. At least ours hasn’t been caught by the police yet!”

“Indeed, our high priest is better. Haha!”

They were both high priests of the country, but the one from the previous dynasty had been arrested while the one from the present dynasty attended the National Summit of Religious Orders two days ago and had lunch with the president.

As expected, the present was better than the past.

After Daniel screwed over the Ronney Group and got them fined quite a few times, the company finally lay low for a while. Sandra used her connections again to handle the rest of the matters, and they finally came out with a plan.

What awaited them was a great plan to be executed!

And whether they could succeed would depend on their capabilities.

The fashion week led by Sophia was divided into several sections. There were catwalks held by various fashion companies, competitions, fashion forums, auctions, and so on, promoting both business and the art industries. She also acquired some of the old fashion brands that were not doing well these days and formed her own company.

After the many catastrophes that Cethos had gone through, its fashion industry had also experienced a lot of shortcomings. Now that the country was rich and strong, it was the best time for them to develop the fashion industry.

Sophia took the lead and integrated the Bayside City’s Jewelry Association, High Fashion Association, Model Association, Designer Association, and others into a brand new organization—Bayside City Fashion Association. She served as the president and had convened the fashion industries in the city to hold a fashion week event. The aim was not only to overthrow the Ronney Group but also to introduce domestic fashion brands to the world.

Once the framework was set up, Sophia began to work on the content.

First, she needed money.

No one would be able to engage in the fashion industry without money.

Fortunately, Sophia was rich. She had contributed a lot of money; otherwise, she would not be able to scale it up. The fashion industries worked together and even the government was very supportive. Everyone was determined to make the event as big as possible.

Since the Ronney Group entered the Cethosian market, not only had they overthrown meritorious people like Kenny who had expanded the market, but they also got rid of dissidents and fired a large number of people.

In addition to the staff brought over by the Yard Family, all designers and important personnel of the current Ronney Group were mostly foreigners. They only recruited Cethosians for positions like security guards and cleaners.

It was unprecedented discrimination of nationality.

A group of talented local designers joined the JNS Group because they were rejected by the Ronney Group.

“I’m leaving the guest invitation to you, Michael. Oh, right! About the Cethos Fashion Design Competition and Miss Cethos Competition; can you please use your connections and move the dates to our fashion week. Sponsorship is not a problem; we aren’t short of money. You can also invite some Oscar best actors or actresses.”

“Little Kitten, can you please ask Mr. Blond to use his power in the underworld to make sure that our fashion week is safe? And also ask him to invite the fashionista from your Winston Family from abroad to attend please.”

“Linus, where is the Cethosian fashion godfather you mentioned last time? Give me his address. I’m going abroad in the next few days. I’ll go look for him in the meantime.”

Sophia was like a leader when she assigned tasks to the others. Knowing that she was about to do something big, everyone was very understanding by contributing money and effort. The Winstons, Michels, and the Fletchers were also very supportive as well.

On the other hand, Sophia would be looking for talents overseas personally. Cethos was not short of talented people in the fashion industry, but due to the domestic market downturn and other reasons, a lot of Cethosian had gone overseas for further career development. Many Cethosians were active in the fashion industry and Sophia had had her eyes on some of them; she was now ready to meet them in person.

Thinking that he could help her out, Michael was very enthusiastic about going abroad with her.

And as expected, bringing Michael was a good decision because when they couldn’t get someone over the phone, once Michael visited them personally, all of them agreed to sign the contract immediately.

As the first Cethosian to get the Best Actor award, Michael had been using his reputation to fight for the status and rights of Cethosians internationally. He had contributed not only to the film industry but also to the fashion industry.

After successfully signing a stack of contracts, Sophia was extremely thrilled and was walking as if she was floating in the air. All of a sudden, she jumped and climbed onto Michael’s back.

“Hubby! You’re the best!”

Michael smiled affectionately in response as he carried her and walked for a long time.

But, Linus, who was beside him, was feeling lost in his heart.

I’ve also accompanied her for so many days…

I envy him.

My sister doesn’t love me anymore.

Originally, it was only Michael and Cooper who weren’t on good terms. But, Linus and Michael could no longer stand each other now too.

Michael was very annoyed by the fact that his brother-in-law had been third-wheeling them like their shadows.

Under the escort of Linus and Michael, Sophia had recruited a lot of talents. The last stop was, however, the most difficult stop. She needed to persuade the fashion godfather of the Cethosian community!

For the past two years, Sophia had engaged herself in the fashion industry and she heard about his reputation. As the fashion godfather of the Cethosian community, he went abroad to advance his career in his early years. Being a fashion designer himself, everything he wore became the trend.

He operated his own fashion brand, combining the ways of the east and the west. His designs combined both Cethosian-style and the lively Western-style perfectly. There had been many companies like the Ronney Group who tried to recruit him, but he had rejected all of them.

This time, Sophia had high hopes of inviting the fashion godfather to showcase his designs during the Bayside Fashion Week. If he agreed with the plan, her fashion week would be brought to a different level.

Her fashion week focused on the local Cethosian brands, but she also invited some overseas Cethosians involved in the fashion industries.

“I’ve watched a show with him before. He might be able to recognize me.”

When they arrived at the entrance of the fashion godfather’s manor, Linus started to speak as he got out of the car. This time, Michael did not say anything. He had never come into contact with the fashion godfather in the past, so he was probably of no use at the moment.

Looking up, Sophia observed the design of the manor. It was a large house designed with a combination of eastern and western styles. It was built like a castle, but it was not at all weird. Everything about it was beautiful.

He’s indeed the fashion godfather. Even his residence is unique.

“I heard that the Ronney Group is also inviting the fashion godfather to Cethos. We have to move fast before they succeed.”

However, right after Linus said that, several cars pulled up at the entrance of the manor. A few people got out of the car, and Sandra and Billy were amongst them.

After Billy hired a murderer and Sandra spent a lot of money to bail him out, he had been appointed a minor leader of the Ronney Group’s branch in Cethos; he was considerably appreciated by the company.

He was living the life now, but Ivan, who had been hurt by the murderer he hired, had not fully recovered from his injuries. In order to take down Billy, Ivan insisted on remaining in his post with his injured body, as he was determined to surpass Billy in his career.

Thinking about that, something cold flashed before Sophia’s eyes.

This isn’t Cethos. Perhaps, no one can find me guilty if I were to kill someone here…

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Arrogantly, Sandra walked toward them on her heels as she took off her sunglasses slowly. The moment she saw Sophia and the others, she immediately knew what they were here for.

“Huh! Looks like you guys found out about our plan. You’ve been following right behind our asses after finding out that we’re here to find Russell Simmons.”

Mockery was evident in her tone as soon as she opened her mouth and spoke.

Taking two steps forward, Sophia gazed down and said, “Wow! You’re wearing a skirt again.”

When Sandra heard the word ‘skirt’, she was so frightened that she took two steps back subconsciously, remembering the fear of being stripped by Sophia in public. With anger and hatred, she gritted her teeth and said, “A country bumpkin like you also wants to join the fashion industry? What a joke! You better go back and play with your dog!”

Not willing to lose the fight, Sophia replied, “If even a swimmer can do it, why can’t I?”

After she said that, she turned around on her heels and walked toward the manor, not wanting to continue the conversation with Sandra.

Her heart sank when she saw the arrival of Sandra and the others.

She didn’t expect that the Ronney Group would think so highly of the fashion godfather by sending Sandra to negotiate.

She wondered if Ryan and Henry were here…

If they’re here, and since this isn’t Cethos’ territory, isn’t this the best time to strike?

Frostiness appeared before Sophia’s eyes. Silently, she notified Roger, who was standing beside her, and he left to make a phone call.

If anyone found Ryan and Henry outside the borders of Cethos, they had to hunt them down and kill them!

At that moment, two groups of people entered the manor. The door to the manor was opened, and a trained servant led them into the manor. An enormous house unfolded before their eyes. It was gorgeous and spectacular even though it was aged.

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Simmons Residence.” The servant was a Cethosian and she spoke the language fluently. With an inviting gesture, she continued, “Mr. Simmons has prepared a gift for all of you. Please enjoy it.”

With high self-esteem, Sandra waved her hands and said, “Forget about the gift. I’ve brought the contract with me. If Mr. Simmons is willing to bring his team and designs to participate in our fashion week, it will be beneficial for both of us. Just open the door and let me in. We shouldn’t delay the signing of the contract.”

However, Sophia’s guard was raised. The hair on her body stood in an instant.

Something’s wrong. Didn’t Michael and Linus say that the fashion godfather is very cold and that we can only meet him because of Linus? How come there’s a meeting gift?

Subconsciously, Sophia started to back off. Noticing that something was wrong, Linus and Michael formed a protection circle around Sophia.

However, it seemed like Sandra had failed to notice the abnormality of the situation. Similar to Sophia, she had been spending her time finding talents and inviting well-known fashionistas around the globe to join the Ronney Fashion Week. She was welcomed by a sea of people everywhere she went and that was why she didn’t find the meeting gift strange.

If Henry did not tell her that Russell was quite a troublesome man, she wouldn’t have wasted her time to come here personally and would have just instructed her assistant to come on her behalf.

“Enough. Can you please ask Mr. Simmons to come out now?” Sandra was getting impatient. Lifting her foot, she marched forward. She didn’t want to waste her time here, but to settle everything so that she could go home earlier.

But, she didn’t see the cold smile that appeared momentarily at the corners of the servant’s mouth.

The moment Sandra walked up the steps and came to the door located just before her eyes, the door opened all of a sudden. From the inside, something small flew out, hitting her face with a bang.

It was a rotten egg!

The rotten egg shattered on her face and it was so stinky that she was forced to take a few steps back, barely managing to keep herself steady instead of fainting right on the spot.

Right after that, countless rotten eggs flew at them from all directions. Both of the groups were standing within range of the attack and the eggs fell like raindrops, soaking them with a stinky smell.

Being protected by Linus and Michael in the middle, Sophia was not hit by the eggs. But, she was holding her head down out of fear. She could only pick up the sound of bullets being loaded and Sandra’s screams.

After the attack of rotten eggs, the servant from earlier reappeared. She had a gun in her hand and a bunch of men in black suits appeared in the manor. In the blink of an eye, the groups were surrounded and countless gun muzzles were pointed at them.

The servant, who was smiling at them earlier, had changed her expression. With the gun pointing at them, she said coldly, “Get out! All of you get lost! I don’t care whether you are the Yard Family or the Michel Family, get out at once!”

“Mr. Simmons invited you here just to let you have a taste of these rotten eggs. If you ever dare to come again, you’ll be tasting bullets!”

As soon as she finished speaking, the dozens of black holes moved closer. Gradually, the groups were being forced out from the manor by the cold muzzles of the guns.

Covered in rotten eggs, Sandra was extremely stinky. As she cried and cursed, she was being pushed into the car by her assistant, who was equally smelly. Their car drove away in a hurry.

Sophia had been protected from the rotten eggs, but Michael and Linus were hit by them. The rotten smell of the eggs emanated from their bodies.

On their way back to the city, no one spoke. Dragging their stinky bodies back to the hotel, each of them went back to their rooms to take a shower.

Once they cleaned themselves up and made sure that they wouldn’t transfer the smell to Sophia, they went to Sophia for a talk.

At the same time, Roger had also returned to Sophia with a message. Henry and Ryan did not leave Cethos. They merely sent Sandra and Billy out on behalf of them.

Judging from Russells’ attitude, it looked like he had a deep hatred toward the Michel Family and the Yard Family. Otherwise, there was no reason he would attack them with rotten eggs.

Sophia sent Roger to look out for other news again. But, before they received any further news, Linus was in doubt. “How can it be? I even went to a show with Russell four years ago…”

Michael was also diving deep into his thoughts as he frowned.

Could it be that something had happened within these four years?

“Daddy! Mommy! Uncle Linus!”

Carmen suddenly popped out from nowhere and plunged herself into Michael’s arms.

When Carmen learned that Sophia was going abroad, she decided to come along too. She probably wanted to skip cram school and get some air, hoping that she would be able to check out lions with Sophia.

After all, they had to go back to Africa for their final stop.

Immediately, Michael tightened his arms around his daughter so that he could transfer some of her scent to him.

Soon, Roger found the information everyone had been waiting for.

Russell Simmons’ ancestors used to be the royal tailor of the department that was responsible for the royal attire during the time when the Yard Family ruled the country. They were in charge of the family’s attire and fled overseas with the family. When it was found that they were involved in the infighting between the Yards, many of them were killed. His ancestors then fled back to Cethos. Decades ago, Russell went overseas again to expand his career, but he had never cooperated with the Ronney Group before.

And that was also the reason why he hated the Yard Family.

Besides, Russell had a daughter. She went on a trip to Africa three years ago and encountered a rampant virus outbreak. Infected by Virs-18, she died on her way to Michel Town when she went there to find a cure. His wife went blind crying for the painful loss of their daughter.

Linus was tongue-tied after listening to the report.

No wonder Russell threw rotten eggs at me.

I guess I deserve it.

It seems like my popularity is the reason why we failed this time.

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For several years, Cooper and Linus’ team had been researching the Virs-18, spending billions and failing countless times before they finally came out with the cure. As a businessman, the main reason Cooper tried to develop the antidote was, of course, to make profits.

But, poor countries in Africa were reluctant to contribute money or any mineral resources. They refused to pay for anything, thinking that Cooper would be kind enough to be their savior and provide them with a free cure and vaccines. They even condoned the armed forces to rob hospitals that were under the Michel Medical Group.

In a fit of anger, Cooper shut down all the channels for the sale of the cure.

Africa had always been suffering from a variety of epidemics, and the Virs-18 was just one of the more ferocious ones. It had the highest death rate and the lowest chance of recovery. One would die very quickly after being infected and only Cooper had the cure to it. So, why would anyone think that he would be willing to give out the cure?

It was true that he did nothing to save the others from danger, but the cause was Virs-18, not him. He was just a businessman who sold medicine.

If it were not for the fact that his daughter was infected, he would not have been willing to invest such a great amount to research the cure.

However, Russell seemed to have blamed the Michel Group for his daughter’s death and decided to egg them today.

“In my opinion, we should give up on Russell…” said Michael as he frowned, finding the whole situation complicated.

If they were to visit him once again, they would probably be beaten to death.

But, Sophia was stubborn.

“I have to go! If I can’t get Russell, I’m not going back home!”

Upon hearing that, Linus threw her a weary glance.

Now that Russell had decided to blame his daughter’s death on Cooper and Linus, although he did not know Sophia, it was sufficient for him to know that Linus was one of the Michels.

And looking at his attitude, he seemed to hate them more than the Yard Family.

Things are getting complicated now.

Still, Sophia was extremely stubborn. She was under the opinion that since Russell hated the Yard Family too, they would not be able to land a contract with him.

And thus, it would be the perfect chance for her to get him!

If Russell could join her Bayside Fashion Week, he would bring the event to a whole new level.

Recalling what happened with Russell, Sophia’s eyes twinkled suddenly and she asked, “Did you say that there’s something wrong with his wife’s eyes?”

…

The next day, Sophia went to the Simmons Residence again. She stopped 500 meters away from the manor, as she was afraid that she would be attacked by another wave of rotten eggs.

He’s not answering the phone, and I’m so far away from him now. How do I get him to talk to me?

“Say it as I told you to,” said Sophia to Hale, who was standing next to her.

With a loathsome expression, Hale took the loudspeaker out from the car and turned it on. Clearing his throat, Hale took a deep breath and said, “Mr. Simmons, I can heal your wife’s eyes! Mr. Simmons, I can heal your wife’s eyes! Mr. Simmons, I can heal your wife’s eyes!”

Hale’s amplified voice was spread across a 5-kilometer radius from where they stood, and it was as loud as the wet market in Bayside City at 6 AM. The sound scared the neighbors, leading them to come out to see what was going on.

The driver drove the car around the Simmons Residence again and again in order to make sure that Russell could hear them from all directions.

Michael and Linus were at a loss of words by the method.

From between them, Carmen’s little figure popped out.

“Daddy, what is Uncle Hale doing?”

Putting a pair of noise-canceling headphones over her head, Linus said, “Baby, don’t worry about it.”

Upon hearing that, Carmen pouted her lips and played with her dog. To make sure that she was entertained, Sophia even brought the giant poodle over to keep her company.

After a morning of harassing the Simmons Residence, Russell finally called them.

“Come on in.”

Sophia hurriedly went inside.

She found out from the others that Russell’s wife had the same eye condition as her. They lost their vision from crying non-stop and they needed a cornea replacement to be able to see again. Russell had been searching for a suitable cornea, but this depended on fate.

The Michel Medical Group developed the artificial cornea technology and Sophia had relied on that to see again.

This time, knowing what the main problem was, Sophia was finally freed from the barrage of rotten eggs and could meet with the legendary Russell Simmons.

Although his ancestors escaped from Cethos along with the Yard Family, they went back after that. Decades ago, Cethos suffered from a lot of disasters, and many had run overseas in order to survive. The Simmons Family was one of those.

Their family had probably only wanted to find a place to settle down.

Russell and Michael were of the same age, but as the fashion godfather, he dressed up very fashionably. Wearing the trendiest pajama design and sporting highlights on a few hair strands, he had a mysterious charm and looked like a handsome and sexy middle-aged man.

“Tell me. What are you going to do to cure my wife’s eyes?” said Russell coldly as he glared at Linus, who was standing by the side.

With the sentences she had prepared earlier, Sophia answered, “Hi, Mr. Simmons. I’m Sophia Edwards from Bayside City. I’ve introduced myself previously. About the eyes—”

“Two little babies on the phone! Hello! Hello! Hello! What are you doing…”

Suddenly, a light and pleasant children’s song interrupted Sophia’s words, breaking the serious atmosphere of the conversation. What was worse was that the sound originated from her purse. Sophia realized that she had not put her phone to silent mode and someone was calling her. The ringtone was a children’s song sung by Carmen.

As expected, Russell’s expression got uglier than before.

With an apologetic face, Sophia said, “I’m really sorry.”

Clumsily, she fumbled through her purse to find her phone. Seeing that it was Maria who was calling, she hung up without thinking, cutting off the sweet song sung by Carmen.

“I’m very sorry. Let’s get back to business.”

As she kept her phone back in her purse, she turned it to silent mode and decided to only talk to Maria after finishing with the big deal that was going on now.

She then proceeded, “About what happened with Mrs. Simmons’ eyes. To be honest, I—”

“Under the bridge in front of the door, swims a raft of ducks. Let’s count together, 34678…”

This time, the same loli voice was heard from Michael’s trouser.

His expression changed immediately, noticing that Russell’s expression had sunk to its limit.

Instantly, he took out his phone and had a look. It was Maria again. Quickly, he hung up the phone.

However, no one expected that after he hung up the phone and Sophia was about to say something, Carmen’s voice came out from Linus’ trousers too.

“Daddy, Daddy, where are you going now…”

Linus’ expression darkened. Under the glaring gaze of Russell, he reached out and took his phone out. It was Maria.

He hung up immediately and said, “Please continue with the—”

With a bang, Russell stood up from his seat and blasted, “I see that you guys are simply looking down on me. Someone, please send them out!”

“Mr. Simmons, please listen to me. I really came here to talk to you. I can cure your wife’s eyes,” said Sophia urgently.

But, Russell only wanted to send them away.

He had not expected a gentle woman’s voice to come from the other side.

“Russell, I think I heard a child singing earlier. Did a child come to our house?”

Looking behind her shoulder, Sophia found the voice, and her eyes met with the woman who was being pushed over in a wheelchair by a servant. A woman about the age of thirty was sitting in a wheelchair. Her eyes were empty, but she spoke very gently.

The woman had a very pale face and sadness overflowed her face. She said, “That was nice… Is there more?

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That must be Russell’s wife.

Walking over with concern, Russell said gently, “They’re just a few random people. I’m kicking them out now and I’ll take you to the backyard for a walk in a minute.”

When facing his wife, Russell had a warm expression, but the moment he turned to the others, he became harsh and cold again. Immediately, he shooed them away. “Leave now. I don’t have the time to entertain you.”

Sophia was about to say something, but she was interrupted by the pleasant sound coming from Hale’s trouser pocket.

“Little swallows in flowery clothes, visiting here every spring…”

Taking his phone out, Hale saw that it was Maria again. Just when he was going to hang up, Sophia stopped him.

The phone continued to ring, and Carmen’s sweet voice spread throughout the house.

Her voice was like the sound of a lark, as well as a gentle, sweet wind, which made anyone feel refreshed listening to it.

The ringtone was recorded by Sophia when Carmen was singing it live. It was not tuned, presenting a very genuine and original sound—as if she was singing in their ears. It was like some kind of magic that could heal any wound.

Everyone seemed to like it when Sophia used Carmen’s song as her ringtone, so they set theirs too to listen to it at any time.

When Mrs. Simmons heard Carmen’s voice, her tensed brows relaxed—as if all of her worries were gone at that moment. There was even a hint of satisfaction in her smile and she was clapping along with the tempo.

The call went on for a while, but Maria hung up after finding that no one was picking up; the sweet voice was gone as well.

When Carmen finished singing the song, she even called out, “Mommy, did I sing well?”

The moment Mrs. Simmons heard the sweet little voice saying ‘mommy’, she smiled softly. “That was so nice. Just like our Chloe…”

Although she was smiling, there was no hint of happiness in her eyes. Her tears that were mixed with blood hung in the corners of her eyes.

Looking at her bloody tears, Sophia’s heart flinched. She felt like someone was strangling her throat. For a moment, she could not breathe smoothly.

Their daughter was dead in that catastrophe.

Sophia had experienced the virus outbreak herself. It was like the end of the world. When she walked her way down the path, there were only dead men. She saw white people, black people, and even Asians. There were those from prominent families, poor people, the elderly, and even children.

She was lucky to come across Nicole and Cooper and it was Cooper, who had saved her life.

But, there were a lot of people who had turned into decaying corpses on the street…

Feeling upset, Sophia lowered her head and did not speak.

Seeing that his wife was crying again, Russell immediately ordered, “Send the madam back.”

However, Mrs. Simmons reached out and grabbed his hands. She said, “Russell, I still want to listen again!”

Russell’s eyes were full of sorrow.

Losing his child hurt him more than ever. And, now that his beloved wife had become like this, he felt like his heart had been cut by a knife.

He pulled his wife into his arms and said, “Chloe… has been gone for a long time.”

Chloe was their daughter.

She grew up fond of thrilling activities. Three years ago, she went on an adventure with her friends in Africa. But, they had not expected that she would be infected by the Virs-18 and die over there. Her body was picked up by the local anti-epidemic organization and was burned to prevent the spread of the disease. Until now, they had not even seen her body.

Smiling bitterly, Mrs. Simmons said, “I know… I know. It’s just that I think the song earlier was very nice. I want to listen to it again.”

As if she was praying, she requested, “Where is the child? Can you ask her to sing it again for me, please?”

Russell seemed to have sobbed for a second. He remembered his daughter, who had not been found until now, and when he looked at Sophia, his eyes were blurred with tears.

“I agree with your deal… Just let my wife listen to her voice again.”

…

Twenty minutes later, in the garden of the Simmons Residence, Carmen’s sweet voice was heard again. This time, it wasn’t the ringtone playing from the phone, but her in person.

“I’m a painter; I’m good at painting…”

Carmen was singing and dancing in the garden. Mrs. Simmons was seated in the wheelchair next to her and her face was full of satisfaction. She looked extremely content and her slender fingers were tapping along against the wheelchair. She was completely immersed in the song.

Now that someone was willing to listen to her, Carmen sang with all her might. She loved dancing and singing and often held ‘concerts’ back home. She was even selling her ‘concert’ tickets in the kindergarten, which were pretty expensive—it was five Amons per seat.

Seeing that his beloved wife was finally happy after such a long time, Russell’s eyes were still full of tears.

“If my daughter was still alive, she would be 21 years old now. Since young, she had been very rebellious and loved to seek excitement. Even though her mother and I were against her decision to visit the uninhabited valley in Africa, she went anyway. We did not expect her to never return since then. I knew very well that Africa was suffering from diseases at that time and there was a war going on, but I couldn’t stop her.”

As he spoke, he couldn’t stop himself from sobbing and choking on his tears.

Michael, who was standing next to him, patted his shoulder and said, “Calm down. It’s all in the past.”

As a father, Michael understood that no ordinary man would be able to put this kind of grief behind.

However, Linus, who was standing on the other side, did not dare to speak even though this matter had nothing to do with him and the Michel Group. To donate the cure was not the obligation of the company. The worst they did was deciding not to save the people in need…

Still, he felt sore in his heart.

Russell wiped his tears away and he looked like he was a few years older than Michael, though they were almost of the same age.

Recalling the experience, Sophia had a lot more to talk about.

“Back then, I survived that catastrophe…”

That was a memory that she didn’t want to remember.

Until today, she still did not know how she got through it. Perhaps, it was fate. Cooper gave away the cure he had invested billions in after he found Sophia. Not only had he emptied his stock, but he also sent experts to all major pharmaceutical factories to guide the production of the cure without charging them. He had even disclosed the formula of the cure and vaccines to the public.

He spent billions to find the cure, but he got nothing in return. However, he was still very happy because he got his daughter back. Billions were nothing compared to his daughter.

Wiping his tears, Russell sobbed. “All these years, I’ve put the blame on others. But, the fault… was actually mine. I’m an incompetent father—a coward who tried to avoid responsibility.”

Perhaps, it was the end of the fate between the father-daughter pair.

Chloe Simmons was at the time when she was the most rebellious. She wanted to explore Africa and, unable to stop her, Russell locked her up. But, he didn’t know that the uncontrollable Chloe would climb out from the window and fly to Africa with her friends. They went in a group of seven and none had returned.

A few days after the death of Chloe, Michel Group publicized the formula of the cure to Virs-18.

If they had done it a few days earlier, Chloe might not have died.

And that was why he had put the blame on the Michel Group!

However, deep down in his heart, Russell knew that if he had been a competent father and talked to his daughter in time, things would not have turned out that way.

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The fault was his, but he did not dare to look into his heart.

“Daddy!” whispered Carmen as she ran toward Michael and plunged herself into his arms.

“Auntie fell asleep!”

Upon hearing that, Russell turned around and checked on his wife, only to see her fast asleep with a satisfied smile on her face. She was sleeping soundly and looked quite comfortable.

Since their daughter had left them, he had never seen his wife sleep so peacefully before.

As he looked at her, Russell tried hard to keep his tears from falling.

Perhaps, the time between them and their daughter had already ended… It had been three years. They had to let go of the past now.

In the end, Russell agreed to be part of Sophia’s Bayside Fashion Week. Besides, he wanted to expand his fashion business in the Cethosian market.

He then sent Sophia and the others to the front door.

Waving at him, Sophia said, “I’m leaving for Africa tomorrow and I’ll send someone to pick up Mrs. Simmons.”

Carmen followed suit and waved at Russell. “Goodbye, uncle.”

He waved goodbye to them.

The group went back with satisfaction, especially Sophia, who was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

Now that she had sealed the deal with Russell, her fashion week was on a whole different level.

The following day, Russell brought his wife to meet up with Sophia before following her to Africa.

On the second day after they landed in Africa, Sophia was very busy dealing with Mrs. Simmons’ cornea replacement surgery.

On the other hand, Michael went into a secret laboratory with Linus.

After a series of examinations and a discussion between seven to eight experts, the experts informed Linus with regret, “The toxin in Mr. Michael’s body is very strong. With the current technology, there is no way to remove it. All we can do is inject him every now and then with a detoxification drug to temporarily suppress the toxicity.”

The result was within Michael’s expectations.

When the pregnant Sophia was kidnapped by the Phantom Wolf, Michael was cut by a poisoned knife. If it were not for Hale injecting him with a detoxification drug on time and sending him to the hospital, the toxin would have killed him right on the spot. His determination had also saved him from danger, but the toxin had already entered his blood circulation. Within the past few years, there was no way for them to remove the toxin from his body. So, he could only receive injections from time to time to ease the situation.

Even Quinton had told him that there was no cure for this kind of toxin.

At the moment, he could only take a shot every month to suppress the toxicity. However, after a month, the poison would attack again and ruin his immune system. If he refused to take the shot, he would die from various complications and infections.

He didn’t know when the detoxification drug would lose its effect, or when he would give in and collapse.

He was afraid of being sick and getting injured. If something went wrong with his body, it was very likely that his body would lose its balance and he might…

If he was down, what would happen to his wife and daughter?

For several years, he had been looking for ways, but unfortunately, there was no cure at all. Even Cooper didn’t have any idea.

Sitting on the surgery table, Michael was deep in contemplation with his head held low. Linus patted his shoulder and said, “Don’t be discouraged. Dad personally ordered his staff to make sure that you’re cured. Give them a few more years. You’ll definitely be treated. Don’t forget; it was our lab that came up with the cure to Virs-18. We might need some time, but please have some faith.”

Although Michael didn’t tell Sophia, he didn’t conceal it from Linus and Cooper. Cooper also did not want his daughter to live the rest of her life in sorrow, so he specially asked Linus to bring Michael over for a body checkup.

Michael nodded in response. Even if there was no hope, he wanted to try. There was no way now, but it might not be the same in the next few years. Cooper’s team had come up with the cure and vaccines for Virs-18, so of course, they would be able to treat this little illness.

Linus then leaned in to check on Michael’s shoulder. He had been receiving injections recently, but to make sure that it went unnoticed by Sophia, the needles used were so small that the entry point would be completely undetectable.

“Why did you take so many jabs?”

Michael explained, “The detoxification drug needs to be injected seven to eight times each time. I also had a contraceptive injection because I’m not fit to have kids now. I have to be responsible for the lives of chica and our future child. I kept my sperm in the sperm bank a few years ago. If things don’t work out in the future, we can only try IVF. Even chica had her ovum stored there too.”

Observing the needle scars on Michael’s arms, Linus was startled. Michael relies on these injections to sustain his life.

What if one day his body developed resistance to these drugs?

All of sudden, Sophia came out from nowhere.

“What are you guys doing?”

Her sudden appearance startled both Linus and Michael.

With a shocking expression on her face, Sophia marched toward them.

“Linus, why are you touching my hubby’s chest?”

It was only then that Linus realized his hand was resting on Michael’s chest. Like lightning, he withdrew his hand immediately.

He was only checking out the scars on his chest!

Unfortunately, there had already been a misunderstanding.

Sophia had never expected to find her husband being touched on his chest by Linus when she could not find them anywhere!

Caution filled her eyes in an instant because Linus was bisexual!

He liked women, but he also liked men!

“It’s a misunderstanding, Sophia. Please don’t overthink.” Linus continued to explain, “Michael has been filming for many years and has left many scars behind. We’re just trying to find a way to get rid of them.”

Michael removed his shirt earlier when he was undergoing the body checkup. Immediately, he put his clothes back on and said, “Linus was just looking at my scars.”

However, Sophia was skeptical. She felt like they were hiding something.

Linus and Michael finally persuaded her after a session of heated explanations.

When Mr.and Mrs. Simmons arrived at Michel Town, the medical department set up a special team to treat Mrs. Simmons’ eyes.

Her condition was similar to Sophia’s, so they could only implant an artificial cornea as a temporary solution.

When Mrs. Simmons was sent into the ward after a successful operation, Russell leaned against the wall of Michel Town, looking at the world outside of the walls.

This was once a dead land. The neighborhood was filled with batches of dead men. When most people came to know about the cure created by the Michel Group, they walked here on foot to ask for the cure, but unfortunately, most of them died on the way.

Only some of them were lucky enough to get here, though they were greeted by a closed gate and the ruthless employees of Michel Group.

Perhaps, his daughter had come here too…

He heard that Fass disclosed the formula of the cure in order to save his infected daughter and finally, his daughter survived.

Yet, as a father himself, he could not do anything.

After the incident, he wanted to come to Africa. But, he could not even rent a plane. Africa had been locked down and by the time he finally arrived, he could not even find his daughter’s body…

Holding onto the wall, Russell knelt down slowly. He lowered his face and his tears dropped onto the cold ground.

Chloe, Dad is here again. Where are you?

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The area outside Michel Town had been rebuilt. The fertile land was covered with farmland and gardens. It looked very vibrant—as if nothing had ever happened here before.

Suddenly, someone came up to Russell. Turning around, he saw a man standing behind him.

The man had a slender figure and his eyes were cold and sharp. He had a pair of mysterious blue eyes. Although he looked about the same age as Russell, his eyes were so deep and mysterious that they looked like an impenetrable mountain.

“Are you Mr. Simmons? I’m Fass.”

Fass!

Russell did not expect the person in front of him to be the legendary Fass Michel, the head of the Michel Family, though he looked exactly like what he imagined him to look like.

Without waiting for Russell to answer, Cooper continued, “Please come with me, Mr. Simmons. There’s someone you might want to meet.”

Not knowing the meaning behind Fass’ sudden appearance and who the person he was going to meet was, Russell followed suit.

Leading Russell down the twisting road in Michel Town, both of them came to the corner of the company’s garden. There was a girl inside trimming the branches of the plants. Her hands were rough and there were centipede-like scars snaking around her exposed arm.

Russell didn’t know why Cooper brought him here, but he heard Cooper call the girl, “Emily.”

Emily turned around upon hearing Cooper’s voice. Her disfigured face unfolded before them. Half of her face was covered with scars. Her appearance was deformed to the point that no one would be able to recognize her, although one would still be able to see that she was Asian judging from her black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin.

The girl froze at the sight of Russell. Her eyes hidden under the scars widened, and tears streamed down her cheeks. However, within seconds, she turned around and darted away, fleeing into the depths of the garden and vanishing.

The moment Russell saw the girl, he was also dumbstruck. His muscles stopped moving for a second and he could not say anything. All he did was watch the girl escape before his eyes.

After a long time, he finally came back to his senses.

“Chloe! That’s my daughter, Chloe!”

Tugging Cooper’s sleeve frantically, Russell asked in disbelief, “Is that… my daughter? Am I right? My daughter; my daughter isn’t dead… She’s not dead…”

He was so excited that he could not speak coherently.

Yet, Cooper’s expression remained indifferent as he said, “When I decided to disclose the formula of the cure to Virs-18, I took in the infected people around the town who had not been attended to the hospital for treatment. According to the file, when the child was found, she was amongst a group of seven people. But, only her life was saved. They came to explore Africa with her as their leader. She felt responsible for the death of the other six who ended up being buried in a foreign land. She was ashamed of facing her family and friends, so she refused to disclose any of her personal information and refused to be deported. Because we couldn’t find her passport and any information about her, we could only let her stay in the town. All these years, she has been working in the landscaping department to support herself. Since she’s your daughter, you should bring her away with you.”

After listening to what Cooper said, Russell was dumbfounded.

That was his daughter; his Chloe…

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much!”

Russell thanked Cooper repeatedly. Patting his shoulder, Cooper comforted him, “There’s no enmity between father and daughter. Go ahead and talk to her.”

Wiping away his tears, Russell went after his daughter.

Chloe, Dad finally found you.

As Cooper looked at the disappearing figure in the distance, a trace of a smile appeared on his cold face.

It was as if he had seen himself in Russell. Back then, when he saw Sophia regaining her consciousness, he acted exactly like Russell. He thought he was having a beautiful dream that he never wanted to wake up from.

“Dad, you’re so kind!”

Sophia suddenly popped out and jumped onto Cooper’s back, wrapping her arms around his shoulders.

Cooper was also equally content. Picking up his daughter on his back, he spun around happily. Carmen, who was standing beside them, stretched her arms and yelled, “Me too! Me too!”

Putting Sophia down, Cooper took Carmen in his arms and made a few more turns.

He always felt that Sophia was all grown up and it was weird for him to spin her around while holding her. However, it was different when it came to Carmen. So, he decided to give her a few more spins.

While he was holding onto Carmen, Sophia jumped up from behind and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“Dad, you’re the best father in the world!”

When Nicole brought her to Michel Town looking for a cure, she was delirious throughout the whole journey. Every time she opened her eyes, all she saw were dead people. She felt like she had come to the end of the world, no longer able to differentiate whether she was on earth or hell. She was unsure if she was dead or alive.

When she was infected and went into a coma, she was fighting to stay alive. Cooper, who was desperate, published the formula of the cure to the public and even took in the people around the town.

The hospital in the town was only enough to serve the daily illnesses of their staff. When it was crowded by so many people all of a sudden, the town was in chaos.

Linus told her that the castle was occupied by the infected people. Every day, batches of bodies were carried out, and batches more were taken in for treatment. Although many people still died, many more survived due to Cooper’s actions.

However, what Cooper did resulted in a huge loss for the Michel Medical Group. Not to mention that there were no profits in regards to the billions of investment made, Cooper also had to subsidize a lot of money personally for the production of the cure that he sent out for free. He took in homeless people like Chloe for treatment and sent them away once they were cured.

At that time, the family and the company were hugely affected. It was only now that Cooper and Linus had finally managed to make up for the loss.

For Cooper, nothing was more important than his little princess waking up from the coma even if it meant it would take everything he had!

And now, he had two little princesses!

Back then, Cooper spent a lot of money to do good deeds in order to accumulate blessings for his daughter. He did not expect himself to be rewarded so soon. The Simmons Family was reunited—Mrs. Simmons would be able to see her daughter right after she opened her eyes. Two happy events came to the family at the same time. And, at Sophia’s suggestion, Russell decided to bring Chloe to the cosmetic hospital in Bayside City to treat her face.

At the same time, he had decided to shift his work focus to Cethos.

Russell had absolute influence and appeal in the overseas Cethosian fashion community. The moment he made a move, he was like a signal attracting all overseas Cethosian fashionistas to start expanding their career in Cethos. And the Bayside Fashion Week was the best opportunity for them to do so.

Sophia was not afraid that these Cethosian fashion brands would affect her business once they entered the Cethosian market. As long as she could expand the influence of Cethos’ luxury products, she could lead her products to the world too.

After staying in Africa for a while to take care of Russell’s affairs, she had successfully signed a lot of contracts and was prepared to return to Cethos.

At this moment, Hale came over and brought her shocking news.

Her pair of alpacas had been stolen.

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“What?! The alpacas were stolen?! When did this happen?! Why wasn’t I informed about this?!” Sophia became distraught when she heard that her alpacas had been stolen.

Hale replied, “It happened on the day we went to see Russell Simmons. Maria called in a panic to inform us that the alpacas had been stolen. The alpacas were at the shop for their photoshoot, shooting promotional photos of the new products. However, they were stolen in broad daylight as soon as they stepped out of the shop.”

Michael hurriedly asked in a worried tone, “What about Pleiades? Wasn’t Pleiades with the alpacas that day?”

Pleiades was the rooster Carmen was raising. Since they were raising it at home, they couldn’t just keep calling it ‘the rooster’. Therefore, Cooper named it ‘Pleiades’. The name ‘Pleiades’ came from one of the constellations in the 28 Mansions, which were part of the Cethosian constellation system. Depicted as a rooster, the constellation was famous for pecking a centipede to death in Aesop’s Fables.

Pleiades had made its debut among the pet owners’ social circles in Bayside City on Twitter. Sophia even made a series of outfits for it. She also highly recommended raising a rooster in the pet luxury goods magazine she created. As a result, there was a sudden chicken-raising boom in Bayside City, and the price of roosters soared because of her.

If I remember correctly, the rooster joined the alpacas for the commercial photo shoot. The Gods must have heard my prayers, Michael thought to himself.

Hale glanced at Michael. Despite the worried look on Michael’s face, the slight upward curve of his eyes told Hale that he was very excited. Thus, Hale regretfully reported, “Due to Pleiades’ strong survival instincts, it put up a fierce struggle, broke free of its diapers, and flew up to the roof to escape. It has returned home and seems to have calmed down. It’s doing relatively well.”

Michael was extremely disappointed when he heard those words. Useless! The Yard Family is so useless! They can’t even steal a chicken! Good-for-nothings! Trash!

On the other hand, Sophia was livid. “The Yard Family! Why is it the Yard Family again?!”

She had been busy over the past few days—so much so that she didn’t pay attention to the Yard Family. Now that she was less busy, she immediately video-called Callum. Callum was working in his office. However, he answered her call despite his hectic schedule. Sure enough; the video showed a pair of alpacas in the background. No, there was a baby alpaca too—the pair of alpacas had given birth to a cria. I can’t believe the Yard Family went so far as to steal the cria too!

The three alpacas seemed to be doing quite well. They had their own nest in his office, wore gold-colored bow ties, and even had servants giving them massages. Their fur was shiny and smooth—they looked much more refined than before!

“How could you… You couldn’t even spare a child! You beast!” She was so furious that she jumped to her feet.

He patted the baby alpaca on the head and proudly said, “A family should stay together.” Sticking his little finger up as he patted the alpaca, he said, “By the way, I heard you won Russell Simmons over to your side. That’s amazing! Russell isn’t bad; he’s very capable. I tried to acquire his brand many times in the past, but my attempts never succeeded. I can’t believe he agreed to work with you so readily!”

She sneered, “The Yard Family murdered his entire family, yet you expect them to work with you? How ridiculous!”

Acting as if he did not hear her cursing at him, he took out a gold baby bottle, picked the baby alpaca up, and carefully fed it with the bottle. At the same time, he pretended to be sad. “My two younger brothers are trying to surpass us. For that reason, they’ve always wanted to bring Russell over to their side. This time, Russell not only snubbed them, but he also joined hands with you. With my two younger brothers’ temperament, they will go to the extremes to get their revenge. You need to be careful.”

Her expression darkened. As expected, Callum is here to fan the flames. He is afraid that things will get swept under the rug without much fuss. “Don’t worry. If they dare to harm me, then I will retaliate in kind.”

After he finished feeding the baby alpaca, he skillfully patted it so that it burped. Then, he pretended to be worried about her as he said, “They won’t do anything in Cethos. The risks are too great since you are a Cethosian. They will probably strike before you return to Cethos.”

She said, “I’m hanging up.”

In response, he hastily said, “Wait! I have another important thing to tell you!”

She coldly replied, “If you have something to say, say it quickly.”

Callum smiled slightly. “I stole your three huskies too!”

Sophia did not answer. Not long after that, Maria called. As expected, the dogs had been kidnapped. Cereberus had been stolen!

It had been snowing in Bayside City recently. Therefore, Stanley took the three huskies out to enjoy the snow. While walking the three dogs, he walked in front while the three dogs followed behind him. The leashes were stretched tightly when they suddenly loosened without warning. By the time he looked back, only the leashes were left—the dogs were gone. Then, he burst into tears with a loud wail at the sight…

Sophia decided that she was going to kill the two Yard Family members. Since ancient times, many factions fought against each other in the royal family. Since Callum is forcing my hand, he can’t blame me for this! I can’t believe we have the same blood running through our veins. If I don’t kill those two younger brothers, I won’t be able to live down the shame!

When Michael heard that the huskies had been stolen, he was so pleased that he nearly jumped for joy. Hurray for the Yard Family! They finally did something right! Don’t give up! Next time, steal the chicken too!

Soon, the family prepared to return home. On the way to the airport, several black cars silently approached their car. Sure enough, the Yard Family wasn’t going to let them leave so easily. The Yard Family’s movements were restricted in Cethos, but this wasn’t Cethos and the journey to the airport was the best time to strike.

Inside the car, Cooper took out a pair of noise-canceling headphones and put them on for Carmen. Then, he lovingly said, “Carmen, can you sing a song for me, please?”

Carmen was not in a good mood today. Before she left the country, she had decided to marry Cash, the husky. However, Sophia told her yesterday that Judge had fallen in love with a female husky and eloped along with its two sons. They were not coming back anymore. Hence, her mood was heavy, and the songs she sang were not as lively as they were before.

She sang, “He must love you very much; more than he loves me.” Next, she sang, “Memories of us bring tears to my eyes; it’s too lonely to be alone.” Lastly, she sang, “Breakups should be graceful; no need for apologies.”

Cooper was rendered speechless by the songs she sang.

While Carmen was singing those songs, several missiles flew by from out of nowhere. The black cars that were following them were hit by the missiles and went up in flames… The Yard Family forgot that this was Africa and the highway to the airport belonged to the Michel Group.

…

On the other side, Sandra was anxiously waiting for news while feeling excited and guilty at the same time. This time, it was somebody Billy hired. He guaranteed that nothing could go wrong—Sophia and her family would never return alive. Unfortunately, they had not received word about the outcome even though it was already midnight.

Thus, Sandra was so anxious that she couldn’t sleep. She had a feeling that things weren’t as simple as they thought. The men they sent out had not reported back to them, and she did not know if their attempt had succeeded. Unable to sleep, she walked out of the house. Her trip overseas was for work, and she had been going all over the place during this period. As she was going to be in Ronney City for the next few days, she stayed at an exquisite villa in the suburbs outside Ronney City with Billy. However, she was feeling nervous for some reason. Walking around the streets in the middle of the night, she saw a ball of fire falling from the sky and landing on the house she was temporarily staying in.

Boom. The entire room burst into flames. Billy, who had been sleeping on the second floor, jumped out of the second-floor window. His entire body was covered in flames as he rolled on the ground, screaming in pain. Meanwhile, Sandra was utterly dumbstruck by the sight…

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By the time the fire brigade came, the whole house had been burnt to the ground. Fate was on Sandra’s side—she survived with only some light injuries. However, Billy was burnt so badly that not even his bones were left. That fire left one dead and one injured, shaking up the entire Yard Family.

The next day, Anna heard the news about the incident. She knew who was behind it. After all, she had been watching the fight between Sophia, Ryan, and Henry. However, she did not expect Sophia to be so bold as to kill somebody from the Ronney Group right under the Yard Family’s nose. Moreover, it was done in such a flashy way. Sophia was the first person ever to dare to stir up trouble in Ronney City. As that thought flashed through Anna’s mind, she smiled… Good; Sophia is not letting me down.

Similarly, Callum had heard about Billy’s death. He had intercepted the news Billy sent to Henry. According to that information, Billy had hired men to ambush Sophia along the highway to the airport and launch incendiaries at the car she was in. He wanted the entire family to be blasted until not even their ashes could be found. However, he was the one to die instead.

Picking up the phone, Callum prepared to call Sophia and ‘express his condolences’. All of a sudden, he heard a ‘crunch’ sound. The huskies that had been locked up in cages had bitten through the bars of the cage and escaped their prison. The evil forces of Siberia instantly descended upon the entire Ronney Palace, a series of crunching noises following in their wake. They crunched their way through the doors that blocked their path and bit the people who stood in their way.

Callum was dumbfounded by the sight. These aren’t huskies; these are iron-eating monsters! The three huskies ate their way through everything, including slippers, watches, tables, chairs, door handles, and toilet lids. Their appetites were so large that it made them seem like three pigs instead. At the same time, they were also like three groundhogs, digging holes all over the place. Only two days had passed since they were first captured, but the Royal Garden was already littered with pits and holes everywhere.

Ronney Palace was almost constructed entirely out of wood. Therefore, the best preventive measures had been taken against fire, insects, and moisture. In that way, the buildings had been maintained perfectly for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, protective measures against huskies had not been developed yet. The three huskies kept up a record of breaking through five doors a day; even dog leashes, metal chains, and cages could not stop them! They even dug two holes in the walls of the Ronney Palace! I finally know why Sophia affectionately dubbed them the ‘Cereberus’! They eat a lot. They also have monstrous strength and boundless energy. Moreover, their sh*t stinks! They are monsters!

It wasn’t easy to capture them and lock them up in cages today. However, no more than one hour had passed when there was a loud ‘crunch’. Then, the three dogs speedily headed inside the Ronney Palace. They were headed toward the Exalos Hall! When Cade realized where they were going, he was so scared that his soul nearly jumped out of his body. “Stop them! Stop them!”

That was the place where the imperial court was held during the Yard Dynasty! The Emperor’s throne passed down through their ancestors was placed inside! Thus, the entire Ronney Palace fell into a state of panic…

Callum was just about to chase after them to check on the situation. To his surprise, Sophia took the initiative to video call him at that moment. He glanced at Cade and the others chasing the dogs, then glanced back at his phone. In the end, he found a suitable spot to answer the call. He even checked his surroundings for any abnormalities before he took the call.

As soon as the video call connected, he saw Sophia in her pajamas. She seemed to be at home and must have just washed her hair as her hair was still dripping wet. On the other hand, she was peering at the video screen and searching for something. “Where is Cereberus?”

Putting on a relaxed air, he replied, “Oh, your dogs? Naturally, I’m taking good care of them. What’s wrong? Do you want to see them? Later, I’ll show you just how lavishly they are spending their days while in my care…”

Pfft! She stifled her laugh as she said, “Do you think I don’t know how my dogs are? Your house must have been demolished to the point where it’s unrecognizable by now, right? I’m guessing there are countless pits littered across the Royal Garden too. Besides, isn’t the Ronney Palace mainly constructed out of wood? What drove you to kidnap my dogs?!”

Since his cover was blown, he decided to change the subject instead. “Sophia, you’re pretty amazing! I can’t believe you dared to kill somebody from the Ronney Group in the Yard Family’s own territory! The incident with Billy won’t end so simply.”

At the mention of Billy’s name, she laughed. “Yes, I killed him. So what? Are you upset?” She had no intention of hiding the fact that she killed Billy. Billy tried to burn her to death, so she retaliated in kind. It’s such a pity that Sandra did not burn to death too. I guess she’s not fated to die yet. Finally, she added, “My huskies are well-trained. The Yard Family won’t be able to handle them.” After saying that, she hung up.

At Ronney City, a group of people finally captured the three dogs. Unfortunately, the dragon head made of pure gold sitting on top of the ancestral throne sported several bite marks. This is the Emperor’s throne passed down through our ancestors! Callum was so pained by the sight that he grabbed the leader of the huskies and yelled at it. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?! I endured it when you bit the tables, chairs, and doors. But, why did you have to bite the Emperor’s throne?! Do you know how valuable that is?! The Yard Family brought it here from Cethos a long time ago! It has nearly a thousand years of history! Even if I sold off your entire family, it wouldn’t be able to compensate for the damage you caused! Is it because you want to bite people?! Well, come on then! Bite me! Go on!”

Then, Judge opened its mouth wide and chomped down on Callum. With a ‘crunch’, it bit down on his watch. The gold-and-diamond-encrusted watch worth hundreds of millions instantly fell apart under the strength of the dog’s titanic alloy teeth. It shattered all over the floor, covering the ground in tiny parts. He was utterly dumbfounded by what just happened.

Crunch. Judge broke the stick the Yard Family used to discipline the dogs. Crunch. Cash bit through the walls of their cage and escaped again.

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Inside The Imperial, Michael, who had accompanied Sophia overseas for half a month, finally returned to Bayside City. He planned to rest at home for a few days before continuing work. First, he decided to fill up all the holes in the garden that were dug up by the dogs with his own hands. I can loosen the soil and plant some flowers, vegetables, or grapes. Or, I can build a swimming pool for Carmen to play in during the summer. Not too long ago, he learned how to plow the earth while filming ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’. Therefore, he quickly leveled the ground before he forgot how to do it.

A thin layer of snow blanketed the entire Bayside City. The garden was also covered in a layer of snow. Still, he was extremely happy today. He was full of energy, humming while he tilled the ground. “Today is a good day. Everything’s going my way—”

Carmen was wearing a frog padded jacket that Nathan used to wear and a matching frog hat. Watching Michael, she curiously asked, “Daddy, why are you so happy today?”

Using a towel to wipe away his sweat, he answered, “Because Mommy’s business negotiation went well!”

Mainly, it’s because the huskies had been stolen. Without the huskies around, even the air smells sweet and life is so peaceful. A blissful future is waving at me! I’m so impressed with what Callum and Cade did.

Carmen didn’t know what was going on, but she understood that Michael was in a great mood recently.

Michael filled up all the pits in the garden that had been dug up by the huskies, preparing to rebuild the garden. The latest batch of premium luxury smart home furniture ordered by the Winston Family had arrived too. So, he changed out all the furniture that was riddled with husky teeth marks. He only managed to live in bliss for two days when the security guards came to report, “A car passed by the entrance to the residential area this morning and dumped three huskies out of the car.”