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In the end, they failed to convince Cooper to stay.

During this whole time, Maddie did not dare look up once. She figured these thoughts must have gone through Cooper’s mind: How can Joel’s father-in-law be this crude? Why did Joel marry a woman of such a background? Was this how the matriarch of the Fletcher Family was brought up? The Fletchers are such a disgrace!

Sophia announced, “We’re leaving now!”

There was nothing much she could do in this situation either, but the damage had been done. She did not plan on apologizing or paying for his medical bills; not even for a rabies shot.

Just then, Joel walked through the door. He had already heard of what happened. Seeing the somber look on Cooper’s face, he gave a sincere apology. “I’m so sorry you had to see this.”

Cooper did not answer him and simply stormed off.

The situation left Joel feeling both frustrated and embarrassed.

Inside the conference room, Maddie felt even more ashamed to face Joel and the Fletcher Family. She kept her head down and let her tears continue to fall.

Before she had a chance to speak, a fiery slap landed on her cheek, making half of her face go numb.

A voice exploded like thunder by her ear. “Maddie Evans! The nerve you have to show up here!”

Seeing how she let the ‘Linus Family’ slip away with just a few words, and how she ruined Clive and Tawny’s marriage once again, Mr. Evans pointed at her and bellowed, “Get down on your knees! Now!”

But, she remained where she was and only continued to weep in silence. She was not crying because she had gotten reprimanded, but because she brought shame onto Joel.

When Mr. Evans saw that she did not budge, he raised his hand to slap her again. This time, however, another hand stretched out from beside Maddie and caught Mr. Evans’ arm with strength so exceptional that it sent a sharp pain through his bones.

“Ow! That hurts!”

At some point, a man dressed in military uniform had walked up right behind Mr. Evans. He had a chilling gaze that carried no emotions.

Mr. Evans’ eyes widened as soon as he recognized the man. “Joel! It’s you. Let go of my hand! I’m your father-in-law. How dare you treat me this way?”

As it turned out, it was Maddie’s husband who was in the military!

The Evans filled with rage and went to surround him. “So, you’re Joel Fletcher!”

Byron came up to Joel with his fist clenched tightly. Just as he was about to punch him, Joel pulled out a gun at the speed of light and pointed it at Byron’s head.

A gun!

At the same time, the sound of neat footsteps came from outside. A group of armed soldiers in green military uniform shuffled in immediately with countless guns pointed at the Evans and Bishops.

Joel pulled back his hand from Mr. Evans’ arm and retracted his gun. He directed his ruthless gaze at everyone. “The guest house has made arrangements for everyone to leave on a flight tomorrow morning. They will take you to Fischer Municipal Airport.”

The two families were rather frightened to see the military troops, but Mr. Evans put up a strong front when he realized that Joel was trying to send them away. “What’s so great about being a soldier? Kill me if you can! Go ahead and kill me!”

It’s not like we’ve never seen soldiers before! The Minister of the County Armed Forces is my relative!

Joel looked at Mr. Evans who was fuming with anger and spoke to him with a straight face. “I sent the county magistrate and mayor to await all of you at the airport.”

The mention of the mayor did not scare them, but hearing that Joel was able to call out the county magistrate made them scared out of their wits.

Even though they often ridiculed the county magistrate’s daughter among themselves for marrying a construction worker, the county magistrate was equivalent to a god in their small county. They were like mice stumbling upon a cat when they encountered the county magistrate.

Mr. Evans still did not believe him. “Are you saying you gave orders to the county magistrate? Who do you think you are?”

Joel had taken Maddie by the hand and turned to leave the conference room. With his back toward Mr. Evans, he said, “Because we’re family, I pulled some strings this time to stop charges from being brought against Clive for raping Sophia and the rest of you for extortion. From now on, don’t come to Bayside City anymore.”

Mr. Evans was upset. “Stop right there. I’m going to call the reporters right now and expose you. I’ll make sure you face disciplinary action. You won’t even get to be a paratrooper!”

While he said that, he even brought out his phone to show that he was going to make the call.

Joel, however, did not waste another second there and took Maddie out of the room by the hand.

Maddie did not know how she left the place. All she could hear were the insults the Evans and Bishops had thrown at her.

By the time she came back to her senses, she was already in the car with Joel beside her.

It was then that she let out a sorrowful wail and began sobbing in his embrace.

Holding her in his arms, Joel comforted, “It’s okay. It’s over now. He has ordered all of them to return. They won’t dare to step foot here again.”

That was Maddie’s family. Joel was also as torn as she was, but if they wanted to punish them, there was still a way—they were sent back to their county town and the locals would keep watch on them.

People who came from rural areas were not afraid of anything except for their local government.

In a small county, the county magistrate was like God. They could block the resettlement quota, get rid of some jobs, and create a false impression that this family had wronged a big figure, then family and friends would distance themselves from them. The people’s judgment in that sealed-off society would be the same as giving them the death penalty. It was enough to make them live in anxiety and suffer each day.

Currently, Maddie was still crying. Joel knew that she was not going to get over this any time soon. Although he had already told her repeatedly, she still felt inferior and sensitive.

Since being together, he had never thought of them as being unequal. They were equal human beings who loved each other equally. They stood on the same ground in their relationship and neither was above the other.

After thinking about it for a while, he decided to bring up the ‘relative’ that had always been hard to talk about.“There, there. Did you see my relative who was there earlier? He killed so many people before, but he is still able to live brazenly now. Don’t take it too hard. Cooper doesn’t hold on to petty grudges. I know him. He won’t hold this against you. If it makes you feel better, we can bring some gifts to him and apologize when we get back.”

She wiped off her tears and managed to give him a nod.

The Bishops and Evans would probably be too afraid to come again this time around. Since Maddie had grown up in that place, she knew the survival rules and social conduct there.

Someone once wronged one of the chiefs in the county. Later, all the buildings, except for that family’s house, in the neighborhood got torn down. To that family, it was practically putting them in exile.

Because the place was only so big, news that they had wronged the chief quickly spread. Soon, they were no longer able to live in their hometown and were forced to relocate.

Hopefully, this will serve as a reminder for the Evans and the Bishops!

Christine was worried sick all day as she watched the Bishops and the Evans get escorted to the guest house to await their flight the next day.

Inside the guest house, people were infuriated and were urging Christine to call the newspaper office. They wanted to send in a report that Joel had beaten up his father-in-law so that he would be removed from the army for good!

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While Christine was left baffled by that family, Tawny’s father received a call from a prestigious elderly from the Bishop Family. He had prestige because he held a public office position in their county. Despite it being a small role, to them, he was equivalent to a high-ranking official to whom they had to bow down.

Without warning, the small-time public officer started to shout over the phone. “What on earth did you guys do in Bayside City? The county magistrate came to ask me personally today. He said you’ve offended a high-ranking official. You’re all done for!”

After that, several more phone calls came.

“Your son’s admittance into the top class was nullified. There’s not enough space. We’ve reached the maximum quota.”

“Mr. Bishop, can you find some time to move out of the public housing? The authorities found a house under your name. You don’t qualify to live in public housing anymore!”

“I’m sorry to inform you, Mr. Evans, but your son’s performance at work is very poor, so the company has fired him.”

It was at that moment that the Bishops and the Evans felt afraid. The series of events was enough to make them see their world crumble before their eyes. One after the other, they were urging Christine to call Maddie and have her remedy the situation.

Upon returning to The Imperial, Cooper was still in a sullen mood. “That’s enough, Dad. Don’t brood over this. Those people don’t know much about the world. They don’t understand how it works!” Sophia appeased.

Once she was done with Cooper, she was busy trying to placate Linus. She was worried that they might act rashly. At this crucial point when Jordan was watching over them like a hawk, they could not afford a slip-up.

If it were up to Cooper, he would have made mincemeat out of the Bishops by now.

When Michael came to know about the situation, he quickly rushed home from his filming site. The matter was settled; Joel was going to bring some gifts over to apologize to Cooper the next day.

Cooper also suppressed his anger for the sake of Michael and Joel. Since it was not a big issue, he did not want to complicate things further.

Both Joel and Maddie also called to apologize; Cooper accepted it and the problem was resolved. After all, Joel was the head of the Fletcher Family now.

Even though Cooper lost his temper over petty things sometimes, most of the time, he was quite magnanimous.

Thus, the matter was simply going to blow over.

When Sophia arrived at work the next day, however, she saw everyone huddled together to watch the news.

“Oh my god! That’s so cruel!”

“I can’t watch anymore!”

“How can something so gruesome happen in Bayside City?”

Taking out her phone, Sophia saw that a headline was being circulated in the news media. A 21-year-old foreign man with the last name Bishop was found dead at a guest house. His body was dismembered into twenty to thirty pieces that it was impossible to piece him back together. According to investigations, Bishop was the cousin of the popular young lady, Christine Bishop!

Christine’s cousin!

A shadow flashed before Sophia’s eyes. This person called Bishop can’t be the same person I kicked in the face yesterday, can it?

Unfortunately, all the pictures on the internet were covered with a mosaic so the person was not identifiable.

She hurriedly gave Maddie a call and found out that the deceased person was indeed Clive!

When Sophia arrived at the scene soon after, she saw police officers surrounding the whole guest house with police cordons put up everywhere. The crowd of bystanders that had gathered and reporters who were trying to conduct interviews were all held off.

The forensics team was already in the guest house inspecting the scene.

Meanwhile, members of the Evans and Bishop Family had been taken away by the police. They were so terrified that they did not say a word.

Last night, Joel’s people had brought them to the guest house. Because Joel was the one who arranged everything, there were no shortcomings. Everyone got a room to themselves in that extravagant place.

When bad news came to them one after the other, it was like the end of the world for them. They had all gathered in one room to discuss a countermeasure while Clive stayed in his own room to rest.

Early this morning, Christine had called for a car to take them to the airport, but Clive was the only one who did not show up. When they went to knock on his room door, they found that the door was locked. They tried calling his phone but only heard the continuous ringing inside his room. Eventually, a worker went to open the door and revealed the most horrifying sight that they would ever see in their lives.

Christine was sobbing uncontrollably while a pale-faced Maddie tried to console her. Joel also arrived at the scene and had a deep frown on his face when he went inside to look.

He was the one who had sent Clive there, but now Clive was dead. He had to get to the bottom of it!

Additionally, this incident created a huge fear in Bayside City. He had to find out what happened before the situation got out of hand.

Meanwhile, Stanley rushed over to the site with the feeling that this case had something to do with him. When he saw Joel, he inquired, “What happened? Did you find the culprit?”

With his brows knitted together, Joel answered, “There’s not much to go on. The culprit did this in a very professional and flawless way. The incisions were made very neatly, and each cut was fatal. It didn’t take long for him to finish the task. There are no footprints or useful evidence at the scene. Surveillance footage isn’t much help either.”

“The culprit is extremely violent. His sole reason for the killing was to vent his anger. He’s also a repeated offender who knows how to avoid forensic detection. I wouldn’t eliminate the possibility of this being the work of a professional killer.”

Suddenly, a thought seemed to have crossed their minds, making them fall into a deep silence.

While they remained silent, Maddie looked around warily then stealthily tugged on Joel’s sleeve. “Joel, didn’t you say that one of our relatives worked in this field? Maybe you can ask him for help. He might be able to catch something.”

When Joel heard what Maddie said, he looked even more troubled.

Sophia froze momentarily, then came to know who the murderer was right away.

Clive might have deserved to die, but killing him was going overboard. Nonetheless, to that particular person, killing a person was nothing out of the ordinary.

It’s Quinton!

The moment she realized that it was Quinton’s doing, she felt extremely torn for she knew that he had done it for her.

In a fit of anger, she pulled out her phone to call him when she saw Joel return from answering a call with an even more distraught look on his face than when they realized Quinton was the culprit.

“What’s wrong, Joel?”

He turned to Sophia. “Something happened to Mr. Mitchell and Linus.”

At the entrance of The Imperial, a large crowd of police officers had surrounded the area. A number of police cars were parked along the way while the rest of the neighborhood was infiltrated by reporters and bystanders.

Both Cooper and Linus, the father-and-son pair, had deadpan expressions as they were being escorted out of the neighborhood by the police. Their hands were put together in front of them and covered with some clothing, but everyone knew that they had been handcuffed.

Today, someone reported that the father and son duo were suspected of murder. They claimed that the two had killed the man at the guesthouse and that they had strong motives for carrying out such an act.

Suddenly, the news that Cooper was Fass Michel quickly spread. In a country that was free of guns, the people naturally developed a fear toward an arms dealer like Fass.

Furthermore, the day before the incident, Cooper had a conflict with the deceased. There was the possibility that he had done the killing himself or hired someone to do it.

For a long time, this incident just happened to be a convenient explanation.

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Cooper remained calm.

He was the one who killed Clive!

He didn’t think his actions were unjust.

He wouldn’t cover up if he wanted to kill someone, but he was not willing to be arrested so easily!

Neither he nor Linus said a word. They were not afraid of being under everyone’s gaze, but they chose not to speak and left all the talking to their lawyer.

All of a sudden, Sophia rushed out from the crowd.

“Dad! Linus!”

Her tearful voice crushed Cooper’s heart.

A sobbing Sophia ran over and held onto him with worry and fear all over her face because he had been handcuffed. He quickly consoled, “Don’t cry, darling. Don’t be scared. I will be fine. It’s just a small problem, but it will be resolved soon.”

“Dad…” She felt the icy handcuffs on his wrist; it was so cold that it pierced through her bones.

Cooper was taken into the police car, but he was still smiling at her. “It’s okay, darling. I’ll be back before you know it.”

Beside him, Linus was even more composed. He reassured, “It’s okay. Dad and I will be back soon.”

However, Sophia only continued to sob.

There was nothing she could do except watch Cooper and Linus get taken away in front of her.

She knew that Cooper’s sudden arrest was not solely because of the recent incident and that many other things were also at play. Lucy had once reminded her.

It looked like Jordan’s plan had been long premeditated. Even if it wasn’t for the incident this time, he would have found something else to frame Cooper for.

Furthermore, he had found and teamed up with a number of forces to oppose Cooper. It was not that simple this time around.

A person had silently gone up to stand beside Sophia and was watching her cry.

She looked so helpless and weak.

It reminded him of himself in the past; he was once that helpless too. During that cold night on Salvador Island, both of them held onto each other for warmth.

He longed to hold her just like he did back then, but it was no longer possible now.

At that moment, a car stopped at the entrance and Michael rushed out of it. When Sophia saw him, she let out a wail and buried herself in his arms.

“It’s okay. It won’t be for long. Dad and Linus will come home soon. The lawyers are already there.”

Michael looked at Quinton who was standing not too far behind Sophia.

While he was working overtime at the filming site last night, no one told him about what had happened. Sophia must have figured that it was a small matter and that it was not worth bothering him with.

Quinton is quite skilled, but I don’t blame him for this. Even if this incident had not happened, Jordan would have thought of other ways to bring Cooper and Linus down. Not to mention, that fella deserved to die.

Nonetheless, things were not looking up for them. The other party was being very aggressive. Michael also knew that this was not going to be that simple.

“We have the best lawyer. Dad and Linus will be out soon.”

As he was comforting Sophia, he also made a call on his phone.

As if Jordan wanted to prove his determination to crush Cooper, bad news continued to pour in in the following days.

Firstly, problems kept coming one after the other at the Michel Group. In Africa, the Michel Industries’ headquarters were ambushed repeatedly and several people in charge were killed. Some projects were left without a leader, causing chaos within the company. Additionally, several of their business partners canceled their partnerships all of a sudden which only complicated things further.

At the Michel Family’s home in Europe, an urgent elders’ council was convened to find various reasons to dismiss Cooper from his post in the family and in the business. The family sent someone to take charge of the business in Africa. It seemed like they wanted to take this chance to remove the father and son duo from the company for good.

In Cethos, both Dragon Technology Corporation and JNS Group fell into the midst of a tax turmoil. Someone had reported them for tax evasion, putting the audit department under investigation.

Furthermore, Asco International was also reported.

The other party wanted to eradicate Cooper and the forces working behind him as well!

Because predicaments in Africa, Europe, and Cethos were all happening at the same time, it was undoubtedly driving Sophia insane.

After attacking them from the economical and legal side of things, the other party began to attack them with public opinion.

The Bishops participated in various interviews as the victim’s family. Filled with tears in front of the camera, they lamented over their son’s tragic death, how cruel Cooper was, the injustice of their son’s death, and the darkness of this world.

It almost seemed as though the media received the same press release at the same time and began attacking Cooper and Linus all over their websites. They described him as a ‘war criminal’ and a ‘warlord with fresh blood on his hands’.

They even went as far as to put him next to truly infamous war criminals in history with the intention of writing him down in history so that future generations would also be aware of his wrongdoings.

The public exploded with rage. Everywhere they looked, be it on their phones or in the newspaper, people were only talking bad about Cooper.

Indeed, Cooper did commit a number of improper acts in the past. For example, he took part in supporting upheavals and took the chance to sell munitions during wartime. In places that were plagued with epidemics, he deliberately sold special drugs at a higher cost.

But, among arms dealers, there was not a person who had truly clean hands as they would have gotten some blood on their hands at some point.

In just a short time, everyone was talking about Cooper. Whenever they did, it also seemed like they wanted to lash out at the sinful and violent arms boss.

Sophia was collapsing under all the work she had to do. Every day, she had to deal with all sorts of inspections. Cooper and Linus had been in there for two days now, and it felt like the whole world was turned upside down.

But, even if they were in there for an hour, the other party would also cause a multitude of disruptions within that hour.

Michael was also buried deep in work that his shadow was nowhere in sight. The sudden turn of events left the both of them at a loss for what to do. They were working around the clock every day.

On the third day since Cooper and Linus were arrested, Sophia hurried over to Maddie’s unit.

Using public opinion to attack Cooper was simply a way for the other party to use the pressure from people’s opinions as leverage, but Sophia could not just sit by and let that happen.

She also had an idea for dealing with the media, but she had to have a discussion about it with Maddie first.

To her surprise, when she arrived at the entrance of Maddie’s unit and got out of the car, she saw several familiar faces walk out of the place.

The two parties happened to run into each other.

Her haggard complexion suddenly turned cold.

But, she quickly flaunted a smile and greeted him politely.

“It’s such a coincidence to see you here, Mr. Edwards.”

Jordan had seemingly just noticed her and also had the same surprised look on his face. “Oh, look; it’s Cooper’s daughter. What a coincidence. What brings you here?”

Sophia pushed her glasses up. “I’m here to see a friend.”

“Oh! I heard your dad and brother are in a bit of a bind lately. How is that going? Do you need my help?”

Shaking her head, she let out a modest and respectful smile. “It’s a minor problem. I don’t want to bother you with it, Mr. Edwards.”

He nodded and said, “Okay, that’s good. I still have somewhere to be, so I will get going now.”

After the two rows of people brushed past her, the smile on her face immediately disappeared.

Jordan, don’t think you can run away unscathed this time!

 

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Henry and Ryan, the identical twins, were also with Jordan. They shot Sophia a smug look as they walked by.

After Lucy’s people killed every last one of the twins’ people, they were sent back to the Yard Family and put under house arrest on their property in Bayside City. Now that they were back out again, they had been following Jordan around and had even changed their last names.

By changing their last names to Edwards, they were able to succeed their father and also inherit their mother’s property. They were not going to give up their right to inherit the Edwards Group either as they were determined to destroy Lucy.

Sophia brushed past their provocation and quickly made her way into the elevator.

When she got to Maddie’s office, she saw that Joel and his military troop were also there. They were all dressed in plain clothes to disguise themselves as ordinary people, but the way people in the military walked and talked were clearly different.

The truth was that, apart from Maddie, Sophia had also come here today to see the military troops.

Unrelated staff in the office were kept away. Maddie also went outside to stand guard by the door while a tense discussion took place inside.

Once the two parties exchanged greetings with each other, they sat down on opposite sides of each other. A middle-aged man who was on equal footing with Joel had come from the military. He must have had a strong backing. If Joel hadn’t recommended him, Sophia would never have met someone like him.

She had the assistant hand over the relevant documents. “These are the related research information on the camouflage feature. The results we’ve gotten over the years are all in there.”

The other party received the documents with a smile. After the brief meeting, they took the documents with them and left through the secret passageway. Because they left just as discreetly as they had arrived, the people at the newspaper office were completely unaware that several big figures had dropped by.

When Nicholas went to save Sophia after Quinton abducted her a few years ago, he unintentionally exhibited Michel Military Technology’s latest camouflage feature. It allowed one to change colors according to their environment in order to stay hidden and avoid radar detectors. It was a feature that the military was very interested in.

At the time, it was still in its early stages and not fully developed yet.

Later on, the Fletcher Family managed to attain the materials and related technical information from Linus for the Cethosian military to begin their own research. Unfortunately, several years had passed and they were still unable to produce any results. The technology in the state-owned arms factories in Cethos was just not up to par with the Michel Group’s, which were the second-largest arms dealer in the world.

Since the Michel Group upgraded this technology and started putting it into practical use, the Cethosian military was especially keen. Sophia had willingly contributed to its latest success.

The forces against Cooper this time were terrifyingly powerful and involved too many things. Even if the Fletcher Family stepped in, Sophia felt the need to find more power for protection.

“The Fletcher Family won’t just sit back and let this happen,” Joel said in a stern voice before leaving.

He felt an inescapable responsibility for this matter. Even if the people attacking Cooper did not take advantage of the current situation, they were going to find another way in the future. The spark that set things off this time, however, was that Clive had raped Sophia. He was from Maddie’s maternal side of the family, and the person who killed him was Quinton—one of the Fletchers’ people. As the head of the Fletcher Family, Joel was not going to run away from his responsibilities.

“Thank you.” Sophia stood up and bade him farewell.

She did not forget to remind him. “Don’t startle Old Master.”

He nodded then went on his way. He was determined to do this right and not put Mark in shock.

Mark was already over a hundred years old. Joel was not going to trouble him with these things.

Despite knowing that the Fletcher Family was going to take action this time, Sophia did not want to wait for someone to save her.

As the second-leading company in the global arms industry, the Michel Military Enterprise always dominated with the latest technology. Cethos might have banned guns in the country, but several of their state-owned arms factories were the top in the world. Nonetheless, they were also envious of Michel Military that was ahead of them.

Since Sophia had shared some of their resources with them, the Cethos military was very pleased and were not going to let Cooper get destroyed so easily.

After the meeting with Joel ended, Sophia had a talk with Maddie.

“Don’t worry; I will take over the media. Let me write the press release!” Maddie reassured.

She also felt a strong sense of responsibility for this issue. Because she couldn’t hide from it, she was determined to do her best.

Once the discussion with Maddie ended, Sophia headed to Michel Group’s Cethosian branch.

In the past, it used to be Linus’ territory. Although Sophia also held a title at Michel Group, she rarely came to the company. But today, she was there as the emergency person-in-charge during that critical time.

Strictly speaking, the Michel Group was a family corporation. People were caught off guard by her sudden arrival, but they did not stop her.

Inside a conference room, Sophia started a video conference with the people in Africa.

They reported the sudden events that had happened over the past two days.

Several of the heads working in the branch in Africa were attacked—some died on the spot while some were sent to the hospital. Their business partners were also pulling out at the last minute. Currently, they were all left without leaders.

There were many people who wanted to take the opportunity to get promoted.

Some of them wanted to step up to save the desperate situation, some probably wanted to make money, and some had other hidden motives.

On the other side of the video call, the executives at the African branch gave a report on their situation. As they were reporting, the meeting started to get heated. They completely disregarded Sophia, the daughter whom Fass had brought out of nowhere.

She had never participated in their company’s management before, and she did not even know who was who.

While they were arguing, Sophia looked up from the documents and instructed, “Wilson, I am appointing you as the acting person-in-charge of the Michel Group headquarters in Africa. You must clear everything up within three days. Everyone else must assist Wilson in completing this task. If you do well, you won’t just be the acting person-in-charge anymore.”

The people who had been arguing were taken aback.

She knows us?

Someone immediately objected, “Miss Lucile, I don’t understand why you would pick Wilson.”

Looking away, Sophia took a sip of coffee then looked back up at the screen and identified the person who had just raised an objection. “Mr. Watson, I might not have directly participated in Michel Group’s internal management, but my father has nurtured me this whole time with the hope that I could return to the company someday. I’ve been watching all of you and have a good understanding of each person. Of course, I have my own reasons for choosing Wilson.”

They had stopped arguing now and were all doubting the capability of the young woman.

Meanwhile, Sophia ended the conference and quickly rushed off to deal with other things.

She was confident in the person she had chosen for this role. Since she kept an eye on them all this time, she was familiar with their day-to-day work. Wilson, the person she picked, was someone that both Cooper and Linus were fond of. He would certainly get the job done.

A successful decision-maker had to be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the people working under him, and be able to use them during critical times. He did not use those he had doubts over while those he did use did not give him any doubts.

As for the list of moles in the Michel Group, Anna had already handed that over to Cooper. Cooper wanted to find an opportunity to get rid of those people, but he still had not done so for fear that it might alert the enemy.

Now, Sophia was going to take this chance to get rid of them!

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Despite not being in Africa, Sophia already had everything set up there.

During this time, Tiffany called countless times to ask about the situation and whether they needed her help. Sophia did not want Cooper to be in Tiffany’s debt because of this, so she declined her offer.

Unexpectedly, Anna also called. “Sophia, I heard about what happened with your father and brother. Don’t worry. Your father has a plan.”

In fact, Sophia already knew that Cooper and Linus were not people who would go down without a fight. She was certain that they had their own plans but simply did not reveal them. “I’m fine. I’m just trying my best to help Linus and Dad as much as I can.”

Following that, the two fell silent as if they were each waiting for the other to speak first. Sophia and Anna were once very amicable with each other, but because of their positions, they slowly drifted apart. Nonetheless, they understood each other; neither of them had it easy.

Alas, Sophia murmured, “I’m hanging up now. Take care.”

Anna seemed pleasantly surprised. “I will.”

After the call ended, Anna found Callum and Cade standing behind her. Callum saw the soft smile she had on her face. It looks like she had a good conversation with Sophia.

“Mom, it looks like your talk with big sis went quite well!” Cade smiled.

Even though no one brought it out into the open, they all knew that Anna was Annabel Johnson, Cooper’s wife who was presumed dead all those years ago. Jordan was the one who had taken her and erased her memories. Sophia and Linus were both Anna’s children. She had given birth to them. To Anna, they were of immense importance. Altogether, she had four children—a daughter and three sons. Sophia was her only daughter.

Retracting the smile on her face, she looked at her two sons and said in a stern voice, “Jordan is currently putting in all his effort to bring Cooper down. It’s a disaster to us but also an opportunity. Are you guys ready?”

Callum loosened his bow tie and raised an eyebrow. “Mom, have you forgotten? We’ve been preparing for this for over a decade now.

Anna let out another smile, but it was filled with a burning desire. We’ve been preparing for over a decade!

After Sophia met with the military technology team, she began another meeting with the medical technology team right away. “Email me all the information on projects at the company now,” she instructed the person-in-charge from across the screen.

The person hesitated. “Everything?”

She nodded. “Including all the projects that were started in secret. I need to know everything.”

The person was still hesitant, but they were at a critical point right now, so it was best to send all the information to Sophia. While the tremendous amount of information was being sent to her, she also made known her strategy. “The successful development of the specialized drug to cure ALS can be released to the public now.”

Sophia did not pay much attention to Michel Medical Technology Company before, but looking at it now, she found that they had developed a special drug to cure ALS.

A few years ago, the Ice Bucket Challenge became a trend in the entertainment circle, wealthy circle, and many others. Famous people called on society to pay more attention to ALS patients who had severe symptoms when their illnesses were triggered. Because profit was low and the cost for research was high, none of the manufacturers were willing to invest in the research and development for a cure. Hence, the Ice Bucket Challenge began.

After all these years, some manufacturers did start to make investments to find a cure for ALS. In the present moment, however, a definite cure still had not surfaced and many were still suffering from ALS.

Cooper only invested in the Michel Medical Technology Company to find a cure for this disease after he found Sophia. It was a project that he started on his own since he found out that Sophia once donated to an ALS research institute under the guise of Michael’s number one fan, Eddie Fletcher.

Because his precious daughter’s wish was also his wish, he got the project registered and authorized right away. The specialized drug was still undergoing clinical trials, so they did not announce it. But, if they were to announce it now, it would at least redirect some of the pressure from public opinion and help them gain leverage.

After the meeting with the medical technology team ended, she called Alice. Although Alice and Linus competed with each other, Alice knew that someone in the family had an ulterior motive. She also knew that Michel Group needed Cooper and Linus during this time. A while ago, she had already received the list of moles in the company so she could get rid of some of them when the opportunity came.

Hanging up the call, Sophia returned home and spent the whole night looking through all the information in her study. Michael had also been extremely busy these few days and was nowhere in sight.

Jordan extended the battle line a bit further this time; he attacked everything from the Michel Group to Asco International, which Michael was in charge of. However, Cooper and Michael were not going to let him have his way.

Sophia skimmed over the Michel Medical Technology Company’s projects that had taken place over the years. They had only undertaken big projects, and the funding for one project easily amounted to tens of billions of Amons. Some of the projects would look like fiction to people now. For example, ‘Brain Transplant’, ‘Cure for AIDS’, ‘Dental Pulp Stem Cells and Organ Reconstruction’, and so on. They were all big projects that pertained to the future of mankind.

Suddenly, she found a project that had no name or a clear indication of the research fund, but it was ranked as the company’s most prioritized project over the next ten years. Both Cooper and Linus had signed off for approval, and all resources were first directed toward this project. She clicked to look further into it, but the file was password protected; she was not authorized to look at it.

“What project is this? How mysterious…” she mumbled to herself. Giving up on trying to open the file, she busied herself with the other projects. While she was looking at one project, the door opened slightly and a pair of sparkling eyes peered in to watch Sophia through the crack.

“Carmen Fletcher, I see you! Come out of there.”

Dressed in her pajamas, Carmen gently pushed open the door and came in with a puppy in her arms. Sophia felt her heart warm up when she saw her adorable and bright little angel. Spreading her arms, she urged, “Come here, sweetie. Let Mommy give you a hug.”

Carmen ran over with quick footsteps and let Sophia carry her up into her arms.

In a blink of an eye, Carmen was already five years old. Sophia remembered the first time she met Carmen—she was only slightly over two. I remember holding her tiny body in my arms; she smelled so sweet and felt so soft. Now that she’s five, she’s also bigger and heavier.

Sadly, Sophia had forgotten what it felt like when Carmen was in her belly, and how she and Michael awaited the arrival of their little princess. She also forgot how heart-wrenching parting ways was.

Kissing Carmen, she noticed that Carmen seemed a bit sleepy already. After letting out a yawn, Carmen asked in a tired voice, “Mommy, why doesn’t Daddy come home anymore?”

Sophia answered warmly, “Daddy has been busy working these past two days. He will come back once he’s done.”

Carmen was still upset as she lay sprawled out in Sophia’s arms. Even though she was sleepy, she kept her eyes wide open like something was bothering her.

“Sweetie, is something bothering you? Can you tell me about it?”

After a moment of hesitation, the little girl murmured, “Risa at kindergarten says Grandpa and Uncle Linus are bad people because they killed someone.”

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Sophia was in shock. Now that Cooper was being castigated everywhere, the little children at kindergarten knew about it too.

When Sophia did not answer her, Carmen asked timidly, “Mommy, are Grandpa and Uncle Linus really bad people?”

Smiling back at her, Sophia asked, “Carmen, do you remember when you and Grandpa went to film ‘My Grandpa In Shining Armor’?”

In this year’s season of ‘My Grandpa In Shining Armor’, the grandfathers and grandchildren from celebrity families went to participate in it. Cooper joined the show with Carmen as a distinguished guest. The show’s main topic was family relations and popular science. It showed grandfathers looking after their grandchildren.

Their first filming location was at the ancient Imperial Palace, but because it was still under post-production, it had yet to be released.

It would have shown the grandfathers taking their grandchildren inside the palace to look around while helping the children learn and expand their knowledge.

Carmen was watching Sophia talk with her big and round eyes. In a gentle voice, Sophia said, “When you went into the palace, you must have seen a lot of cultural artifacts. A lot of those cultural artifacts had been stolen by bad people before. After they stole our artifacts, they even sold it at a marked-up price.”

“Your grandpa and uncle bought many of those artifacts before and donated them to museums.”

“When Grandpa released the formula for the Virs-18 antidote back then, he saved countless lives. Uncle Linus also often donates to little children who can’t afford an education, so that they can study happily.”

As Carmen listened, wonder and amazement filled her eyes.

Sophia kissed her round and chubby cheeks. “Do you think Grandpa and Uncle Linus are bad people, Carmen?”

She shook her head with conviction. “Grandpa and Uncle Linus are so heroic. When I grow up, I want to save the world just like them!”

While Sophia brushed across her forehead, Carmen took the chance to pose her other concerns. “Mommy, they also said that you and Daddy are divorced now, that Daddy already got married and has a baby somewhere else, and that he doesn’t want us anymore.”

Sophia laughed once more.

Do they have nothing better to do than come up with these absurd stories?

“How can Daddy not want us anymore? When you fell ill as a baby, he stayed up for days to look after you. You’re Daddy and Mommy’s little angel. Daddy has all the love in the world for you!”

Carmen still felt uneasy as though there were more things bothering her. After Sophia cajoled her a bit, she finally let out her troubles with a cry then revealed, “Mommy, my tooth is about to fall out. Here—look at it. Here.”

She opened her mouth through sobs and showed off her shaky tooth.

Sophia had gotten frightened when she started to cry but chuckled when she realized that it was because of a loose tooth. “It’s okay. Your teeth are supposed to fall out when you’re this big.”

Losing her baby teeth at five was a bit early, but there was nothing wrong with it.

Suddenly, Sophia recalled the data she was looking at earlier. Michel Medical Technology Company had a project titled ‘Dental Pulp Stem Cells and Organ Reconstruction’.

Through research, scientists found that baby teeth contained dental pulp stem cells that could effectively treat over two hundred diseases including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and more. It could even repair damaged organs.

More importantly, it was still being researched. Nonetheless, it was generally acknowledged in the medical profession and was one of the biggest discoveries of mankind. Experts at Michel Medical Technology Company even proposed that dental pulp stem cells could be used in organ reconstruction in the future.

Sophia was looking at the project details. This is not science fiction but a big project that Michel Group has invested in. Carmen’s baby tooth is worth millions now!

If the baby tooth was stored through a specialized method, the stem cells inside of it could be preserved for decades. In the future, close relatives who needed it could use it without worrying about finding a match.

Who would have thought that Carmen would start losing her baby teeth now?

After looking through the information, Sophia found out that once the baby tooth fell out, it was no longer useful. It had to be pulled out when it was still loose in order to preserve the stem cells in it.

“Can you bear with it for a bit, sweetie? I’m going to take you to the hospital.”

Despite it being the middle of the night, she brought Carmen to Michel Group right away. The medical technology team also had a branch there. They could pull out her baby tooth and use a specialized method to store the dental pulp stem cells.

By the time Michael got there late at night, Carmen’s tooth had already been pulled out. She was crying in Sophia’s arms. When she saw Michael, she wailed, “Daddy, I’m deformed.”

Michael couldn’t help but laugh when she opened her mouth to reveal the little black hole.

On the way home, Sophia went on and on about the project data she saw today to Michael. She also talked about the miraculous stem cells found in baby teeth.

Michael remained quiet the whole time, but he also felt a surge of hope by the end of it. I’ll be able to use Carmen’s dental pulp stem cells!

However, he knew that it would take a very long time before that idea came to fruition. He would probably not live until then.

Once they got home, Sophia urged the nanny who was looking after Carmen to pay more attention whenever Carmen had a loose tooth. They could not waste a single one. It was an investment in the health of their family in the future.

One day, this technology might turn into reality. What if there was someone in their family who needed it?

After they got home, Carmen continued to sob softly to herself.

“Okay, okay. It’s my bad. Can you put up with it a bit more, sweetie?” Sophia was trying to put Carmen to sleep, but she was still sobbing in misery and could not fall asleep.

A fallen baby tooth was useless. It had to be pulled out while it was still loose and quickly stored in a specialized way in order for the dental pulp stem cells to be viable for future use.

Moreover, one baby tooth was not enough; they needed several. Carmen still had to get her teeth pulled out several more times in the future.

That is a bit cruel…

After Michael took a shower, he carried Carmen into his arms. Lying there, she cried, “Daddy, I lost my tooth.”

He looked at the hole in her mouth and coaxed, “I will reward you with letting you sleep with Daddy and Mommy tonight. How does that sound?”

“Okay!”

She was already five and had begun sleeping on her own very early on, but she still liked coming over to sleep with Sophia.

The three of them were in one bed—Carmen slept in the center with Michael on her left and Sophia on her right. It was pure bliss for her. Turning on her side to face Sophia, she asked, “Mommy, why did you have to pull out my tooth?”

Sophia looked at her with a warm gaze. “Because there is a little elf inside of your tooth. If Daddy and Mommy fall ill in the future and the doctors can’t treat us, that little elf will make us better again! It can treat Grandpa and Uncle Linus’ illnesses, too.”

Carmen was delighted to hear that and fell asleep shortly after. Sophia was watching her sleep with a content gaze when weariness washed over her like a tidal wave.

Meanwhile, once the both of them were asleep, Michael snuck off to Sophia’s study. He turned on her computer and looked over the project titled ‘Dental Pulp Stem Cells and Organ Reconstruction’.

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Linus was directly in charge of the Michel Medical Technology Company. The projects he worked on were important to the future of mankind.

The dental stem cells project had been underway for several years now with good progress.

After Michael finished looking at the project details, he skimmed through and found the project that was heavily encrypted.

He knew that it was a project for him.

It was not for his sake, but Sophia’s.

The opposing party made a surprise attack. Their attack against Linus and Cooper this time was too vicious, and it also involved forces from multiple parties. Indeed, they had planned this for a long time.

Jordan had a deep understanding of the rules of survival in Cethos. On this land, the people needed to be wise and play safe; even richer and more influential families did not dare to become enemies with machines in the country. Otherwise, the aftermath would be devastating. Even a homicide with insufficient evidence was enough to get Cooper and Linus arrested and destroyed.

Furthermore, Jordan had deep connections in the political world. One year, Sam almost became the president, but Jordan dragged him down through various means. Cooper was also someone who instilled fear in people; hence, the higher authorities were probably going to take this opportunity to get something out of him.

Sophia, however, was not giving up that easily and had been going from place to place. She had her own connections in the political world. There might have been a lot of people who wanted to see Cooper’s downfall, but there were just as many who wanted to protect him.

Jordan had merely used some power to go against Cooper, but now, it was no longer just a fight between the two of them; there was also a complex network of forces working in the background.

They might have wanted Cooper’s clean energy technology or taken some of Michel Medical Technology Company’s proprietary technologies for national use.

In recent years, Michel Medical Technology Company was always known to have the most cutting-edge technology globally. They owned many patented drugs that could effectively cure terminal illnesses and that were impossible to replicate. The enormous profit they made from being the only one in the entire world with the technology made everyone envious.

Meanwhile, the media was still tarnishing Cooper and Linus. They would go as far as to dig up the ants they stepped on a few years ago and blow things out of proportion. It was a dangerous sign; it meant that someone was releasing the news beforehand to paint them as heinous criminals. It was to make any sentences made against them in the future seem just.

People in Cethos and the rest of the world all assumed that Cooper was never getting out again, but any news about them was completely sealed off from the public. There was not a single reliable update on them; even Sophia did not know what was happening to them. Nonetheless, the higher authorities would not be so cruel as to make them vanish without a trace.

After all, the issue had grown so big. If they made them disappear without giving a sentence, the Cethosian court would not be able to answer to the people.

Those interested in this matter were eagerly looking at Sophia and Michael’s IG Stories and Twitter accounts to await the latest news.

But Michael remained very calm. He hadn’t tweeted anything in ages or posted anything in his IG stories. Moreover, he did not have any other social media accounts.

Sophia also stopped posting on social media, especially during this sensitive period.

On the fifth day since Cooper and Linus got arrested, good news poured in from various outlets. The Michel headquarters in Africa was under control now, and the company was operating as usual. The few moles were also taken care of. In Europe, Alice had taken control of the Michel headquarters, family, and company.

Currently, Sophia was put in charge of the Michel Group headquarters in Cethos. There was even less of a need to worry about Dragon Technology as Sean, Derek, and Vincent already brought the situation under control.

Cooper and Linus constantly had several capable and expert ‘contingencies’ who stepped up and kept the company from crumbling whenever they weren’t around.

At the moment, outsiders were guessing that Cooper was in prison already.

Some internal personnel also received this news. A group of celebrities who usually seemed close to Michael had kept silent about Taylor Murray. That only stirred people’s curiosity even more and made them wonder if Taylor would also be dragged into the downfall of Cooper and Linus.

They were bound together for good or ill, so Taylor was going to fade away soon.

Taylor and Sophia might also get divorced because he would want to sever all ties with Sophia’s family as quickly as he could. Other questions started to follow like who had custody of the child? Who kept the dogs, cats, and the Bedlington Terrier?

What about their rooster?

That pig of theirs hadn’t made an appearance for a while. Rumors claimed that it didn’t make it past News Year’s Eve.

The people’s attention was directed to those areas as if it was no longer important whether Cooper killed the man or not—Taylor’s divorce was the real breaking news.

During this time, however, Michael suddenly shared a new tweet on his Twitter account. It was an announcement of the Michel Medical Technology Company’s breakthrough in their research for a cure for ALS. The drug was expected to officially go on the market within three years.

Shortly after that announcement was made, the reality show ‘My Grandpa In Shining Armor’ that was rumored to have flopped because of Cooper, announced its release date for episode one of season two.

This reality show failed because of Cooper’s participation in it. When the initial announcement was made, it was all that people talked about. After that, it simply disappeared without a trace. The announcement of the release date caught everyone by surprise, but the point that baffled them more was that the show was not going to be aired on its scheduled variety channel. Instead, it was going to be on Cethos’ largest military channel.

This measly reality show is going to be aired on a military channel?

However, the show actually did air on the military channel. The first filming location was at the ancient Imperial Palace. A few grandfathers were seen taking their grandchildren into the palace where they listened to the explanations of the cultural artifacts and completed some tasks.

Out of all the grandfathers, Cooper shone the brightest for having the best looks, being the most educated, and being the youngest. He had a profound knowledge of the palace and artifacts. Wherever they pointed, they saw rows of cultural artifacts that he had donated.

Moreover, he adored Carmen very much. Every time he gazed at her, his eyes were filled with affection for his granddaughter. He did not pamper her with his love but guided her with composure. His parenting method was also very modern and progressive. Once the show aired, Cooper immediately garnered a group of fans and became known as the Nation’s First Grandpa.

On that same day, Carmen came home happily and flashed the hole in her mouth as she smiled. “Mommy, all my friends at kindergarten say I have the best grandpa in the world!”

She could even increase the cost of an autograph at this point.

As usual, Sophia was still occupied with many things. Sam sent news saying that there were a number of forces that wanted to destroy Cooper, but also a number of them that wanted to protect him.

Some people were just too envious of Cooper.

Perhaps they only wanted him to hand over some of his technologies, but they weren’t trying to kill him. However, some of them were trying to take this chance to kill him!

Presently, no one was interested in who killed Clive anymore. He had long become a pawn in this political game.

“Miss Edwards, is that your new bodyguard?” her secretary in the office suddenly asked curiously. The secretary was looking in a particular direction where an exceptional-looking bodyguard was sitting. He had a tall, sturdy figure, a chilly presence, and was wearing black sunglasses. His appearance was very similar to Taylor’s, but he was a lot colder.

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Taylor’s looks were magnificent, but this man’s demeanor was cold and unruly.

Sophia glanced at the person sitting in the corner and said, “Yes.”

A group of people had come to the office today to check on the company’s taxes, so Sophia came to keep an eye on them. Fortunately, all of the company’s procedures were legal, and the tax benefits they received were within legal limits. Therefore, no loopholes could be found.

Nowadays, Sophia went everywhere with bodyguards, and it was a sight to behold. It didn’t matter who she brought with her, as all of them had the aura and figure of a male model. However, one of the bodyguards on duty today was particularly eye-catching, so everyone was quietly discussing him.

Today, plenty of people came to the office as usual to inspect. The employees were on edge because they knew that all the investigations were related to Cooper murdering someone. Sophia, on the other hand, went to work daily as if nothing had happened, so everyone gradually relaxed and all the departments went back to their normal operations.

By around four o’clock, the inspection team left. Sophia got ready to leave to attend to other matters and her car was already waiting at the office entrance. As soon as she stepped out of the building, a middle-aged woman came scuttling over from the side.

“Give me back my son!”

With her hands outstretched, the woman lunged at Sophia. Her eyes were red, and she seemed to have lost her mind, but she was strangely fast. If it weren’t for Sophia’s bodyguard, who blocked her in time, the woman would have already pounced on Sophia.

Sophia took a closer look at her. Isn’t she Clive’s mother?

The woman snarled ferociously at Sophia. Her hair was disheveled, but she managed to appear considerably imposing. After losing her only son and watching as the murderer got caught, she had no way to avenge her son’s death, so she took all her anger out on Sophia.

If it wasn’t for Sophia, her son wouldn’t have died!

“Give me back my son!” Mrs. Bishop yelled in a hoarse voice. The bodyguard held her back, and Sophia took this chance to hurry toward the car.

Countless people were going in and out of the office, so she couldn’t risk having any contact with Mrs. Bishop whatsoever, as even the slightest conflict with her would have an impact on Cooper’s release.

A burly bodyguard approached Mrs. Bishop and attempted to fend her off, but to their surprise, Mrs. Bishop simply screamed and pushed forward. Her stout body had a sudden surge of strength, and she slammed the bodyguard to one side, who fell flat on his face. She seemed immensely powerful, and in the blink of an eye, she was behind Sophia. It was as if the wind had transported her.

Upon hearing sounds, Sophia quickened her pace in panic. When she got to the car, she turned around, only to see Mrs. Bishop charging wildly toward her—the look on her face was terrifyingly sinister. Two foreign bodyguards stepped forward to stop her, but she pushed them away with just one arm.

She’s too strong!

Those strong bodyguards were no match for her, let alone Sophia.

The woman was about to pounce on her when a hand suddenly shoved Sophia into the car.

“Hurry up and go. She’s not normal,” Quinton said solemnly. With that, he closed the car door with one hand. Sophia scrambled to settle down, but an unexpected ‘bang’ sounded. Quinton was being choked by Mrs. Bishop, and his whole body was pressed against the window.

“Give me back my son! Give me back my son!”

Mrs. Bishop had gone completely insane. She was strangling Quinton, clearly intent on killing him. Quinton’s face instantly flushed red, but he didn’t resist her. Instead, he waited for the two bodyguards who had been previously knocked to the ground to yank Mrs. Bishop away.

“Oh, God help me!” Sophia exclaimed, anxiously trying to open the car door, but Mrs. Bishop had Quinton pressed firmly against the car. No matter how hard she tried, the door wouldn’t budge.

“Hurry… go!” Quinton strained to twist his neck, and the side of his face was reflected on the glass window. Sophia saw that there were red marks on his neck from being choked, and blue veins were bulging on his forehead.

Malevolence was painted all across Mrs. Bishop’s face, and she no longer seemed human.

Quinton showed no sign of resistance. With his strength, he could easily break free, but he knew that if he fought back, the old woman would most likely lose her life. By then, the news of one of Cooper’s daughter’s bodyguards murdering someone in broad daylight would immediately become the next day’s headlines. This would only make things harder for Cooper.

However, Sophia could tell that this woman wasn’t the original Mrs. Bishop. The current her had unlimited strength, and she seemed to have lost all sense of humanity. Her mind was just filled with the resentment of losing her son, and all she wanted to do was strangle Sophia to get revenge. But, she should be incapable of doing so… At this moment, a thought flashed across Sophia’s mind, and she remembered the drug that she once sold to Sandra.

That drug would make its user extremely powerful, but it would also cause them to lose their minds. Afterward, neither a urine test nor a blood test could detect it!

Hence, it was evident that Mrs. Bishop had been drugged.

At this moment, she rushed forward. There were only two possible outcomes today. The first one was that Quinton would publicly end her life, and they wouldn’t be able to find the cause of Mrs. Bishop’s strangeness. All anyone would see was Quinton killing a poor mother who only wanted to avenge her son. The second possibility was that she would sprint forward and strangle Sophia to death.

Quinton knew of her intentions, so he didn’t try to fight back. Behind them, the two bodyguards were trying to pry Mrs. Bishop away from him, but she was unmoving. It was as if she had a huge car jack inside her. The hand on Quinton’s neck seemed to be exerting more and more force—so much so that Quinton’s eyes had begun to roll back into his head. However, he still refused to struggle.

Sophia was undoubtedly safe in the car. No matter how strong Mrs. Bishop was, she would not be able to scratch her way through this sports car that was built by Michel Military Enterprise.

However, she couldn’t bear to just sit there and watch or drive away!

In the heat of the moment, Sophia opened the other door and patted the car roof. Facing Mrs. Bishop, who was on the opposite side, she yelled in a deliberately loud voice, “Your son is a b*stard! He deserves to die! Come and kill me!”

Her words enraged Mrs. Bishop.

“Shut up, b*tch!” Seemingly insane, Mrs. Bishop roared at Sophia from the other side of the car. Letting go of Quinton, she dashed toward Sophia like a gust of wind. While she came around to the other side from the front of the car, Sophia used this chance to open the driver’s door and slip in.

The moment the car door closed, Mrs. Bishop’s bloody, withered hands began to claw at the door.

“You took my son’s life! Give me back my son!”

Mrs. Bishop scratched at the window. Her fingernails were bleeding from the friction, covering the window with streaks of blood.

Sophia kicked off her high heels and saw in the rearview mirror that Quinton had been dragged away by the bodyguards, so she hurriedly started the car. As soon as she stepped on the gas, the car sped off and fled to somewhere far away.

If she had known what was going to happen today, she would have finished Clive off in the cybercafé! It would have saved them so much trouble!

But, she knew that even without the Clive situation, Cooper would still be charged with a lawsuit.

Their ancestors were right when they said that wealth would be the cause of an innocent man’s downfall.

The car had driven off quite a distance, and Mrs. Bishop had chased her for several hundred meters before she failed to catch up. In a craze, she ran back to strangle Quinton, but he and the few other bodyguards had already gone to hide in the security booth—the door was already shut tightly. Mrs. Bishop clawed at the booth like a wild beast as she let out an inhumane cry.

Quinton knew that Mrs. Bishop had been injected with a drug—a drug that could give someone immense strength for a period. They would be unaware of pain, but they would go completely insane.

The Phantom Wolf developed this drug, and it was a half-finished product. Quinton had once used it on Richard’s sister, Kayla.

To his knowledge, Jordan had possession of this drug.

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They couldn’t go out. If they took action against Mrs. Bishop and something happened to her, it would be a strike against Cooper. The safest thing to do right now was to call the police.

Quinton had been knocked out by the outrageously strong Mrs. Bishop for several seconds. He woke up to find Mrs. Bishop scratching and kicking at the security booth like a wild beast while Sophia had already driven away.

Watching Mrs. Bishop continue with her insane quest, panic began to well up in his heart. He hastily gave Sophia a call. “Sophia, where are you? Come back quickly. Don’t go too far.”

Sophia answered, “I’m at—”

Before she could finish, a scream and a loud crash could be heard.

“Sophia!” Quinton shouted. The sounds on the other side were garbled, but he could still hear Sophia’s voice. “I’ll be at the junction of Third Avenue soon. Two people are tailing me, but don’t worry; I’ll get rid of them.”

He could hear that her voice was calm, but crashing sounds could be heard from time to time, so Quinton still felt that something was not quite right.

His heart thumped violently in his chest.

It seemed that the other party’s target was Sophia, and they wanted her dead!

Losing his beloved daughter would be a fatal blow to Cooper!

“Cover me!” Quinton suddenly said to the two people next to him. At the same time, he opened the door of the security booth with lightning speed and the three of them ran out. Upon seeing them, Mrs. Bishop charged toward them like a lunatic to strangle them, but the two bodyguards stepped forward to block her.

Quinton sprinted toward a motorbike at the side and left the place without stopping for even a second. By the time Mrs. Bishop broke away from the two bodyguards, he had already gone far.

At this point, the effects of the drug were wearing off, causing Mrs. Bishop to slump listlessly to the ground. It was at this moment that the police car arrived.

Meanwhile, Sophia was being chased by several cars.

Her hair stood on end, and her mind was tense as she looked warily from side to side.

It wasn’t just two; there were countless cars on her tail.

It wasn’t rush hour, but there were still many cars on the three-lane highway. Two of the cars, in particular, kept close behind her, trying to knock into her. She stepped on the accelerator and drove to the front, and after continuously overtaking other drivers, she managed to lose them.

Before she could catch her breath, she caught sight of two large trucks moving side by side, one on the left and the other on the right. Sophia had no choice but to pass through the middle lane.

At this moment, the car in front of her slowed down, forcing Sophia to slow down as well to maintain a safe distance. Before she knew it, the two large trucks were flanking her.

The car in front drove on at a leisurely speed, and the car behind had also chased up to her. The trucks on her sides prevented her from changing lanes. In the blink of an eye, she was surrounded by four vehicles.

Looking at the two large trucks on her left and right, with wheels larger than that of her own, Sophia felt her blood run cold—as if she was in an illusion where she would be crushed at any second.

No, it’s not just an illusion. Almost simultaneously, the two trucks slowly moved toward the middle lane. If nothing unexpected happened, in less than a minute, Sophia would be crushed together with her car!

Sophia’s hands trembled at the thought of this.

The car behind her had gotten out of harm’s way where it wouldn’t be crushed by the trucks, but it was still following closely behind. The car in front was still moving slowly, not allowing Sophia to overtake it.

There wasn’t any way out; not from the front and not from the back either.

With trembling hands, Sophia clutched the steering wheel tightly. She didn’t think that she would die like this.

Daniel had said that she would live a long life despite being ill-fated.

Carmen hasn’t grown up, and Michael hasn’t grown old yet. I can’t die now!

In less than a second, countless reasons why Sophia couldn’t die flashed across her mind. Then, her bare, tender foot slammed on the accelerator and her car lurched forward at maximum speed.

The two trucks were slowly approaching her, causing the road to grow narrower. To make matters worse, an SUV was in front of her, blocking the way.

Sophia gritted her teeth and stepped all the way down on the accelerator, speeding forward until she was side-by-side with the truck heads. They converged toward her, and the three of them advanced simultaneously, the two trucks crushing her in the middle.

If it were any normal car, it would’ve been squashed by now. But, her car was produced by Michel Military Enterprise, so it could still withstand it for a while. Even so, Sophia could hear the sound of metal being scraped.

The three vehicles were neck and neck now. With the car in front blocking the way ahead, she was close to being crushed to pieces. She chose this moment to step on the accelerator once again, and her car sped forward. Even though the car was streamlined and appeared elegant, Dragon Eye elements were hidden in its core. The car was filled with a sudden burst of power and it broke free of the two trucks flanking her, and her car drew nearer to the vehicle in front.

The SUV ahead of her was slowing down, trying to push her back, but it simply couldn’t resist the power of Dragon Eye, and could only be forced to move forward.

The trucks behind were still occupying two lanes, advancing on the yellow line and ready to crush her.

Crashes sounded one after another. The car in front was blocking her, and the one behind was pushing. At any moment now, she would be flattened.

Seeing that the car behind was advancing again, Sophia stepped on the accelerator once more and slammed into the car in front. The rear end of the car was dented, and it instantly caught fire, but the car didn’t stop. It wouldn’t rest until she was dead.

Since it wouldn’t relent, Sophia continued to plow into it. The tough tank-like Dragon Eye car rammed into the SUV, letting loose flashes of sparks. Eventually, Sophia managed to squeeze out from between the two cars. She quickly turned the steering wheel and slipped into the emergency lane without a second thought.

The emergency lane was unimpeded. She raced forward, not caring if she would get caught for speeding. In just a few moments, she had left them behind.

There was still a long way ahead, and Sophia didn’t know what else awaited her. The other party had been prepared to take her life no matter the costs, so it was obvious the battle wouldn’t end so simply.

Nevertheless, she wasn’t going to sit back and wait.

Unbeknownst to her, two vehicles were chasing her in the emergency lane. The two large trucks had caught up again.

“You f*cking…” Sophia was halfway through cursing them when she suddenly heard the traffic report: “The right side of the bypass up ahead is under maintenance. Please keep to the left and take an alternative route.”

Her eyes lit up.

That’s right; it’s under maintenance!

She looked in the rearview mirror and saw that several cars were rushing up to surround her. She swerved left and right, switching between the fast lane and the emergency lane in an attempt to get rid of her pursuers. At some point, the rear end of her car veered left, and the front to the right. After rotating in a perfect circle, her car stopped on the side of the road.

A new bypass had been built there, but it wasn’t officially opened for use yet. Despite that, many drivers would still use it for convenience’s sake. After several accidents, two police cars were stationed there to block the road. From then on, no one dared to use the bypass anymore.

At this moment, two officers got out of the police car and watched as Sophia’s car, its front full of scratches, approached them. Thinking that she was pulling over because she was involved in a collision and was waiting for the insurance company, they called out, “Move in a little. You’ll affect the traffic!”

Sophia replied, “Okay!”

She slowly adjusted her car, moving until she was behind the two police cars and until she was well away from the main road.

When she got down, she caught a glimpse of her pursuers driving away.

Killing her on the highway could be easily covered up as a traffic accident, and the authorities could turn a blind eye, but not if they ended up killing the police as well.

Jordan, show yourself if you have the guts!

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1350

Riding his motorbike, Quinton got onto the highway, but there was traffic along the way. Fire engines and police cars drove past, obstructing the entire viaduct. There was smoke rising up ahead, and it was said that there was a car accident.

He was extremely anxious. Lucky for him, he was on a motorbike, so other than the traffic police, he didn’t have anyone else to fear. He sped his way through the congested road, and in just a split second, he saw Sophia’s car parked on the roadside while she spoke to the two officers.

Fortunately, she’s fine.

Quinton got down from his bike and wanted to rush up and give her a hug, only to find that a car had stopped next to Sophia in the unopened bypass.

The car door opened, and Michael got down in a hurry.

“Hubby!” Sophia saw him and ran barefoot toward him.

Michael opened his arms wide and picked her up, then spun her around with the fierce joy of seeing his loved one survive a disaster.

Even the two traffic police couldn’t help but smile.

Look at the two of them!

Quinton paused for a moment, then suppressed the frustration he felt in his heart and slowly walked toward them.

As Michael studied Sophia, his heart was still beating fast. When he knew that something had befallen her, he nearly fell apart.

Sophia, however, didn’t dare to relax. All of a sudden, she asked, “Has Carmen been dismissed from school?”

Michael and Quinton’s hearts plunged.

If Jordan wanted to hurt Sophia to deal with Cooper, he wouldn’t let Carmen go!

At the entrance of the kindergarten, classes were about to end.

A group of people was waiting at the entrance to pick up their children. The parents that sent their children to this kindergarten were wealthy and respectable people, so the parents seldom came to pick up their children as drivers and nannies were assigned instead.

Standing amidst the drivers and nannies, the dashing Theo stood out from the crowd.

An older woman who was waiting beside him asked curiously, “Are you here to pick up your child? How old are they? Are they from the senior class or the junior class?”

Theo glanced at the woman emotionlessly, then answered in a cold and noble manner, “I’m here for my granddaughter.”

The woman was silent for a moment, then she looked at his handsome features several times before letting out a low, enigmatic chuckle.

He’s young, but his mind doesn’t seem to be working well.

As soon as the school bell rang and the kindergarten door opened, everyone rushed in like a tidal wave to pick up their kids. Theo was the first one in, and he got to Carmen immediately.

Carmen walked out carrying a school bag and a half-full, large water bottle. Recently, she had been trying to be an independent little girl, so she was insistent on not letting Theo take her schoolbag as she believed that she should carry her own belongings. However, Theo still took the water bottle from her, conveniently unscrewing the lid and drinking water while he walked.

Holding Theo’s hand, she tried her best to recount what happened in the kindergarten today in a lisped tone. “I’m the first in my class to change teeth! How awesome is that? Sour Face has a secret girlfriend now, and he even gave me 5 bucks to keep it a secret! Also, Poppy and I both got little red flowers!”

When they arrived at the entrance of the kindergarten, the car was already parked there. Theo took Carmen’s hand to help her into the car, but she said, “Grandpa, don’t worry. I can go in on my own.”

As soon as Theo let go of her hand, an expressionless woman came scurrying over, aiming straight for Carmen. Her hands were outstretched to grab hold of Carmen, and at the same time, a hoard of parents carrying their children appeared out of nowhere and began squeezing their way around Theo as if trying to separate him from Carmen.

The woman almost had Carmen in her grasp, but Carmen didn’t seem to notice what was happening and was still trying to get into the car. Theo panicked and hurriedly threw the water bottle he was holding at the woman, causing her to stumble.

Theo used this chance to bump his way through the crowd of parents and children, then rushed forward as swiftly as the wind and kicked the woman on the back, sending her hurtling through the opened car door.

“Close your eyes,” Theo said immediately.

Carmen hurriedly closed her eyes and covered them with her tiny hands.

Theo swooped into the car and held the woman down. Something gleamed in the woman’s hand, and he realized that it was a small knife. She slashed at Theo several times, then realized that the man before her didn’t seem like any impressive bodyguard, but his reactions were unusually fast.

To Theo, the woman’s attempts at slashing him just made her look like a kitten trying to claw at someone. Theo avoided her attacks with incomparable agility and easily snapped the woman’s neck.

With a loud ‘crack’, she took her last breath.

The car had started to move, and Carmen sat obediently to one side, hugging her school bag with her eyes still closed. “Don’t open your eyes until we reach home, ” Theo said.

Carmen nodded.

Theo shoved the lifeless woman to one side and used the carpet to cover her up. He placed Carmen in the car seat and hastily told the driver, “Take the nine o’clock turn.”

The driver obliged and turned the steering wheel, driving into the corner where they then saw a dirty station wagon parked on the roadside.

As military personnel, Theo already knew the nearby areas inside out after picking Carmen up for the past few days.

Since the woman earlier wanted to kidnap Carmen, she would definitely have a car parked at the nine o’clock turning as it was the fastest way to leave the scene.

Theo knew that she would have accomplices. If he were the one coming to nab a child, he would plan four evacuation routes based on the areas nearby. He would have identified where was the best place to change vehicles, how many people were needed for each scheme, and how many cars were needed. He would have had it all figured out.

The station wagon must have left after knowing that their plan had fallen through, but Theo remembered the number on the license plate. Despite that, he didn’t want to chase after them because Carmen was still in the car.

However, he already had a three-dimensional strategic map of the surrounding areas in his mind. Picturing the enemy’s speed, the road conditions, and the traffic, he understood the other party’s actions like the back of his hand.

After instructing Carmen not to peek, he made a phone call. “Everyone, come over immediately. Guard intersections Z, H, Y, and R. Look out for the license plate D357X, but do not intercept; just tail them discreetly. Be careful not to alert them. Also, send me the surveillance footage of the several nearby blocks and report to me if there’s a situation.

“Harry, I’m sending you a license plate. Find out which monster it belongs to.”

“Joel, something has happened on my side. I’ll need you to come and handle it.”

After getting word of the incident at the kindergarten, Michael and Sophia hurried back. Carmen was already home; she was oblivious to what had happened earlier as she happily told Sophia about her day at the kindergarten.

Sophia hugged her, the joy of surviving a close brush with death still lingering in her heart.

This time, she wouldn’t let the matter rest!

She would not!

As for Theo, he had yet to return. After learning about the attack on Sophia, he went to look for the surveillance footage at that time and discovered the whereabouts of her pursuers. After connecting the two incidents, he decided to go after them personally with the aid of Michael and Quinton.

In the middle of the night, just after Sophia put Carmen to bed, Michael called her to say that the Fletchers, the Winstons, and the Mitchells had joined forces to take out all of the perpetrators.