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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1381

Sophia recognized her own wedding dress right away. It had been kept at home for years. Michael told her that she had tried it on herself, and the designer designed it according to her request. It was the only one of its kind in the world.

Unfortunately, for various reasons, she never got to wear the dress. After she returned, the opportunity only slipped further away.

She never imagined that he would bring the dress along.

In high spirits, she walked up and admired it.

Personally, she thought her dress was much nicer than Nicole’s, and that it was even nicer once she put it on.

If I wear this, I will be the most beautiful bride in the world!

“What is the dress doing here?” She was extremely excited. Michael had diligently maintained the quality of the dress after all these years. Even now, it looked brand new. The innovative design and one-of-a-kind charm of the dress did not make it look old-fashioned after all these years.

Even the gemstones on it looked like they were just attached recently.

When he saw how happy she was, a smile also grew on his face.

Looking at the dress, he felt like he was being brought back to the day it first arrived.

The dress came, but the bride had left.

He had kept the dress in the deepest corner of their walk-in closet. Whenever he missed her, he would put himself in the closet with the dress and try to picture her in it. He would get himself dead drunk and hoped that he could see the image of her in the wedding dress in his dreams.

Lifting a finger, he wiped the slight vapor forming at the corner of his eyes. “What do you think? Do you want to try it on? Everything is already available on this island. Once you put on the dress, we can borrow what they have and rehearse for our future wedding.”

After hearing those words, she finally knew why everyone seemed unusual today.

No wonder Theo came today, and so did Joel. No wonder Carmen said there was going to be a wedding tomorrow. So, this was the reason…

Indeed, the only thing they had missed out on was a wedding.

She gazed at the dress with hot tears in her eyes, but she did not want to give him an answer that easily.

Besides a wedding, something else was still missing.

Looking back at him, she smiled warmly and batted her eyelashes at him. “Are you going to give me a ceremony now? But, it’s not something that one wedding dress can make up for.”

He quickly asserted, “Master Sam agreed to lend us the venue. I have people working on decorating all night. The guests have arrived. The bridesmaid, best man, and makeup artist are all here too. I’ve got everything ready for the wedding.”

He was worried that she would be unhappy with the ‘casual’ wedding.

The truth was that he also wanted to hold a grand wedding for her and tell the whole world that Michael Fletcher and Sophia Edwards were getting married.

At least not here at a second-hand wedding venue where everything was borrowed.

To his dismay, he did not have much time left.

Sophia couldn’t help but laugh at his panicked reaction.

She didn’t prepare to have a wedding there, either. A wedding ceremony was cumbersome and there were too many things to prepare. It was better to keep things simple.

Holding a small-scale wedding on this small island did not seem like a bad option. Moreover, they already had everything ready.

A small wedding sounds nice. The big wedding can wait until we’ve crushed all the obstacles before us! We can treat this as a rehearsal wedding.

Sticking her nose in the air, she objected, “No. Even though we’re doing this last minute, we still can’t leave anything out. We can’t miss a single step!”

He mused, What step are we missing? We’re borrowing everything from Sam. We’re not— Suddenly, a thought flashed across his mind, and he understood what she meant.

Grabbing her hand without another word, he pulled her out of the room and ran toward the beach.

At the beach, the waves were gently washing up the shore, and the bright moon was high above the water. It was peaceful as the rest of the world was fast asleep.

The two of them were standing on the sand with the sea breeze blowing through their hair.

All of a sudden, Michael got down on one knee in front of her and looked up with a passionate gaze. “Sophia Edwards, will you marry me?”

She had not expected a proposal from him when he dragged her out there.

But, quite so, they were also missing a proposal.

When he bought her ten years ago, she still had problems eating. Being with him was her only option, so she simply got married to him.

Fast forward ten years later, she was no longer the dependent and pitiful young girl that was sold for only eighty thousand. She was the young lady of the Mitchell Family and the apple of Fass Michel’s eye. With her father’s love and her own business, she no longer lacked anything, and her value was unfathomable.

Eighty thousand was not enough to marry her anymore.

If he wanted to marry her, he had to give his all.

Sophia was so excited and happy that she forgot to answer him.

“Why did you choose this place to propose?”

Still on one knee, he answered, “Since it’s a proposal, it needs to be meaningful. Look at the sky, the moon, and this body of water; they have been in existence for thousands of years. It’s only right that they bear witness to my love for you. At this moment, my love is one with the sky and this ocean. However long they exist for, that is how long our love will last. To me, it feels ritualistic.”

He looked up at her with glimmering eyes and vowed that no matter what happened and no matter how drastically things would change, he was not going to change. One could not outlive their time, but his love for her had already manifested in his being. Even if he died and returned to the ground one day, he would produce a flower on his grave for her with the roots attached to his bones. The more radiant the flower, the deeper his love for her was.

When that time came, the fragrance of their love would travel with the wind out into the open to touch the senses of those who admired flowers. Their love would stay in the hearts of those people. The world would come to know that there was once a man and a woman who were bound to each other by the love they shared. Even though they were separated for various reasons and never got to grow old together, their love would still lead to the blooming of beautiful flowers.

Sophia was immensely touched by his sweet words and could not help but tear up. It had been a while since she last saw him look so serious.

Wiping away the tears in her eyes, she only felt pure happiness.

Each day that she spent with Michael made her feel like she was in a drama.

He was still looking up at her. His eyes were glistening with tears, and his voice was getting shaky.

“If you’re willing to marry me, I will give you all the love in this world. If you’re willing to marry me, I will…” He choked back tears. “I will love you forever; until the end of time and until I take my last breath. For as long as I can still think, my only thought will be to love you.”

After getting the proposal she had longed for all these years, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and exclaimed, “I will! I will!”

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In a burst of joy, Michael held her in his arms and spun twice on top of the sand. The sound of Sophia’s laughter covered the surging waves.

He pressed his damp lips softly against her forehead.

She looked at him with tear-filled eyes, then turned to the ocean and yelled, “Sophia Edwards and Michael Fletcher will be spending the rest of their lives together!”

He looked at how excited she was but remained unmoved. He only wished that he could yell along with her and inform the whole world about their vow to stay together forever.

But, he knew that he could not stay with her for long.

The only thing he could give her was a wedding, yet Sophia had believed in all of it.

She genuinely believed that they would be together for eternity.

The next day, their wedding ceremony began.

Michael was extremely nervous. He did not know where to put his hands; putting them in his pocket did not seem right but neither did just letting them hang at his sides. Moreover, his nerves were making his palms sweat. With sweaty palms, he continued to pace back and forth at the venue.

It had been a while since he last felt this nervous. He was not acting now; this was live.

At a wedding, there was no such thing as a retake. Everything had to be done in one take and no mistakes were allowed.

Even though the wedding was small and rushed, it still had to be spectacular. To strive for perfection, he purposely put on some powder and trimmed his eyebrows. Otherwise, he might not have been able to match up to his beautiful bride.

Standing at the side, Quinton chided, “Okay, that’s enough. Stop being so nervous. You’re breaking into a sweat. Watch out for your makeup.”

There were only a handful of guests. Sam and Nicole, who had gotten married two days ago, were now guests themselves. There were also a few people from the Fletchers and the Mitchells, as well as Bailey from the Adams Family. The Michel Family did not receive word. Because Michael and Sophia did not want outsiders to find out, they only invited several close friends and family they met on a regular basis.

They had only gone through a swift rehearsal early in the morning. Michael was so nervous that he kept going over the steps to make sure that he would not make a mistake.

Just yesterday, he was teasing Sam for being nervous even though he was already in his forties. Who would have thought that it would be Michael’s turn today?

Meanwhile, Theo did not imagine that he would ever be able to participate in his son’s wedding during his lifetime. He was always preparing for it, although he did not know much about it.

Back then, he and Elizabeth failed to get married. When Celine got married, he was still frozen. He had made it just in time for Michael’s wedding, but he felt like it was a pity that Elizabeth could not be here to see it.

He also owed her a wedding. At the time, they did not even receive their marriage certificate.

I’ve never gotten married myself… No, I did get married once. The only time he got married was with Tanya at the drug dealers’ den. At the time, however, he was locked up in his room most of the time and did not have to worry about much.

Tanya got everything prepared. After that, Theo simply followed along and became an obedient son-in-law. In actuality, he was still communicating with the outside world.

The day before the wedding, he gathered his men and weapons—rifles, cannons, and heavy weapons. Before the time came, he launched an attack at his own wedding and blew up his ‘father-in-law’ and many distinguished guests who had joined the wedding.

Dressed in his wedding attire, he held a submachine gun and fired in all directions, turning the wedding venue into a pool of blood.

He was not a good husband. In modern terms, he was a scumbag. Because Elizabeth loved him, she was willing to be with him unofficially and raise his children. In the end, he still fell into her debt.

Whenever he thought about that, he couldn’t help but tear up.

How nice would it be if you were still here, Elizabeth?

There were a number of people who wanted to cry today.

It was common to see newlyweds smiling, but it was rare to see the elderly in tears.

Cooper had red-rimmed eyes. Although his grandchild was already five, he still insisted on living with Sophia until now because he just could not bear to let her go.

They had lost each other when she was little. While he was all-powerful and standing at the peak, his daughter was being trampled on by people and struggling to survive in the dirt.

It had only been a few years since they found each other. Before he could even adore her to his heart’s content, she was going to leave to some place far away with an unknown man. She was leaving him to go build her own little family.

How could Cooper accept it?

He still owed her too much. Despite wanting to keep her by his side forever, he knew that she was going to get married sooner or later.

Once she started to build her own family, she inevitably had to leave.

He still lived with her and was able to see his beloved daughter every day, and he also knew that this wedding was just a formality for her and Michael, as they were already married a long time ago and already had a child who was this big. Yet, he could not help but feel like this ceremony was a defeat for him. Michael was taking his daughter away from him, but he could not do anything to stop it.

The more Cooper thought about it, the more saddened he became.

While the two elderly fathers wept, the rest of the crowd was extremely excited.

As the matchmaker, Daniel had deliberately taken time out of his metaphysics lecture tour to join the wedding.

Michael’s notice of the wedding had come too suddenly. The moment Daniel received the news, he booked a plane ticket right away and after a long journey he finally arrived; any later and he would not have made it.

He was the one who sent Sophia’s photo to Michael all those years ago and matchmade them. Undoubtedly, he was the most significant matchmaker.

On the other hand, Cooper was still wiping at his tears discreetly and growing sadder with each passing moment.

Suddenly, another private plane arrived on the island. When it landed on the apron, a shuttle bus quickly went to pick up the guests to drive them over. Through tear-filled eyes, Cooper saw a tall and elegant figure slowly coming into focus before him.

“Anna…”

Anna walked up to him with a smile on her face. “I’m here.”

It would not have been right if she did not show up today.

She had come right as the ceremony was about to start. Previously, Sam had invited a professional band to the island. This band was being ‘reused’ now as they began to play the pure and romantic ‘Wedding March’.

When the ceremony started, the bride finally appeared at the end of the red carpet in the garden with her hand on Linus’ arm.

Originally, Cooper was supposed to escort Sophia to Michael, but Cooper was in too much sorrow to hand his little girl over to his son-in-law. Thus, Linus stepped up to do the job.

Linus was trying his best to keep a smile on his face, but he just could not suppress the ache swelling in his chest and stop his eyes from turning red.

The bride of the day, Sophia, was wearing a white wedding dress that made her look pure and beautiful. The veil was covering her face as she slowly walked down the red carpet.

Carmen and Hope were in front of her while a few other children held her dress from behind.

Wearing her wedding dress, the usually bright Sophia seemed to have a peculiar charm about her today. A professional makeup artist did her makeup for her and made it look like there was a light, filter-like halo around her face. It made her glow and her beauty was overwhelming.

The thin white veil was not enough to mask her beauty.

As soon as Michael saw her, tears began to well up in his eyes.

It was his wedding day. He did not want to let his tears ruin this perfect moment, but seeing how beautiful she looked, the joy he felt made the tears gush out and stain his cheeks.

He felt like he had the most beautiful bride in the world.

He was so happy that he only wanted to cry.

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When the bride appeared, it was as though all the light in the world was shining down on her and making her dazzle.

She had entered arm in arm with Linus. Originally, the two siblings looked completely different from each other; one was European and the other was Cethosian. Over the years, however, they started to grow more and more alike. Linus began to adopt some Cethosian characteristics while Sophia began to adopt some European characteristics. They slowly began to resemble each other.

One was like a blazing sun, and the other was like a white lotus. They had inherited their parents’ good looks and temperament. When they stood together, they were each remarkable in their own way.

Looking at his two children, Cooper suddenly felt proud of his perfect family.

It would have been better if his daughter was not getting married.

Nonetheless, she was already grown up; she had to get married and build her own family. As her elderly father, he would eventually fade out of her life and go from being the most important person to one of the least important people to her.

The thought of that was truly painful. Once again, he felt miserable.

Today, both Callum and Cade had followed Anna along to the wedding. Since their sister was getting married, they felt inclined to be there as the family members of the bride.

Callum even turned the money he stole from Sophia into a big red packet to give to her.

After Ryan and Henry were killed, Jordan became devastated. It gave them the chance to slip out and attend Sophia’s wedding.

The wedding ceremony was rather shabby and only around thirty guests were invited.

Michael still made a special invitation to Anna because she was Sophia’s biological mother, and she could not miss out on this wedding.

Currently, Anna was taking pictures on her phone. On the other side, Linus had given Sophia to Michael. Even though the two had gotten married a long time ago, Linus still felt reluctant at this moment.

While the wedding song was being played, Michael held Sophia’s hands gently and looked at her with a profound gaze.

Beaming with a clear brilliance, Sophia also looked up and smiled softly at him. A peculiar yet contented look reflected in her bright eyes. They were just looking at each other, but he could already feel the pleasantness and happiness in her eyes.

A surge of warmth reached his eyes and forced their way out as tears.

He was just like most grooms who were seeing their beautiful brides for the first time. The rush of emotions caused them to tear up and made them unable to suppress the strong yet aching feeling in their chest.

Sophia smiled at him; her almond-shaped eyes crinkled into luminous half-moons. This became one of the images that would be forever etched in Michael’s mind.

They continued to gaze at each other in silence as though time had already paused on that day, at that very second, forever.

In that second, they seemed to have found the true meaning of love and the entrance to eternity.

“Is the groom ready?”

The sound of the officiant’s voice reminded Michael that they were still at their wedding and had rituals to complete. He quickly pulled his focus back and became extremely nervous.

The next step was most likely the exchange of the wedding rings.

He reached into his pocket to retrieve them. Because he was so nervous, his palms were completely covered in sweat. To his surprise, however, he could not find the ring box anymore.

They had worn their rings for years, but since it was their wedding day, they could not leave out the exchange of wedding rings. He had intentionally put the ring box in his pocket so he could present them at this moment.

Before he could find it, the officiate announced enthusiastically, “It is time now. Bride, groom, bow before the heavens.”

Michael was dumbfounded, and so was the rest of the audience.

Wait, isn’t this a modern wedding? Why are we praying? This is totally off script!

Michael was the dumbest he had ever been in his life today. While he was acting, even if his colleague improvised at the last minute, he was able to adapt and play along smoothly.

But, encountering this sudden change in plans today, he suddenly found himself at a loss for what to do.

Seeing the frozen look on his face, Sophia quickly tugged at him and explained, “I made a few small changes. It’s nothing really. Come; let’s pray.”

She felt like offering prayer was ritualistic and would make it feel more like an actual wedding.

Michael was even more baffled now.

This is a small change? It changed the style of the whole wedding!

With dozens of eyes trained on them, though, he could not spend all day in a daze. Quickly kneeling next to Sophia who was in her wedding dress, he started to offer a prayer alongside her.

Despite looking calm on the surface, he was still perplexed and flustered on the inside.

This does not only change the style of the wedding, but also the whole atmosphere!

If this had been a traditional Cethosian wedding, the bride would not be in white, and the groom would not be in black.

Taking the current atmosphere into consideration, this wedding just looked preposterous.

Regardless of what Michael thought, the officiate continued to cry out, “Second bow to the parents!”

Michael was flustered again. He quickly followed Sophia and went to bow down before Theo and Cooper.

Cooper burst into tears while Theo’s eyes reddened.

“Now, bow to each other!”

The two of them faced each other and bowed.

Since they had made three bows, they were now officially a married couple.

Sophia was content with her wedding day tradition.

If it wasn’t hard to find and if her makeup artist wasn’t in such strong opposition, she would have put a red veil over her head.

A combination of tradition and fashion was perfect.

The officiate’s merry voice resounded once again. “The ceremony is over!”

When he applauded, the rest of the audience also began to applaud and cheer.

After that, parents from each side went up the stage to give speeches. Theo did not have much to say, but Cooper was eager to speak.

Walking up on stage, Cooper wiped away the warm tears in his eyes and took in the audience. In an instant, he occupied the stage with a strong presence.

A moment ago, he was a father who was shedding tears at his daughter’s wedding. Now, he was like a fierce beast who had been waiting in hiding for a chance to attack. Even though he had his claws hidden, his powerful presence was still exposed from time to time.

The audience couldn’t help but shudder. Even the warm wind from the tropics could not drive out the sudden chill that came so suddenly.

Finally, Cooper began his speech.

“I’m Cooper Mitchell, also known as Fass Michel. I am widely acknowledged as the second-largest entity in the arms industry; second because I kept a portion of the business hidden to not attract attention.”

The people at the venue were trembling slightly under the mention of the arms industry.

“The business that I run can easily destroy this world. If I want someone dead, no matter where this person runs off to, I will still be able to find them. Even if they escape the Earth, I can still hunt them down!”

It was Michael’s turn to tremble now. Why does he have to talk about this on our wedding day?

Cooper continued, “I also run the most advanced medical technology company in the world. I can easily save a person, but I can just as easily bring a person to his death.”

When he emphasized the word ‘death’, the ferocious and grim tone in his voice managed to make Michael cower in fear once again.

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Even though Michael felt terrified, he still tried to keep a smile on his face.

Yes, yes. You’re awesome! You’re the best!

Everyone looked in Michael’s direction, then back at Cooper. They all felt afraid for Michael.

One could only imagine the pressure he must have felt as the husband of the only daughter of the world’s second-largest arms dealer.

If a son-in-law from another family made a mistake, the worst that would happen was that he would be removed from the family with no possessions in his hands.

If Michael made a mistake, he would be lucky if he only ended up paralyzed.

Alas, Cooper concluded his speech.

“I, Cooper Mitchell, have committed many murders before. People are like ants to me. I can easily kill someone if I want to.”

Rolling his eyes, Quinton thought, Tsk. You can’t even get rid of Jordan.

Still, he could not refute it at a place like that.

If Michael ever made Sophia suffer one day, Cooper would definitely cripple him.

Cooper managed to get everyone’s attention with just three sentences. They might not have been Cooper’s son-in-law, but they could all feel the terror and could not help but look at Michael with empathy.

Feeling tremendous pressure, Michael watched as Cooper came over to hug Sophia and glare at him at the same time.

He simply smiled along and even started clapping pretentiously to keep the atmosphere alive. At least they were done with the formalities now.

Cooper had gotten off the stage after the brief speech. Sophia grasped Michael’s hand and murmured, “He’s just scaring you. He would never let you die!”

Upon hearing that, Michael only gave an insincere laugh.

When Cooper was done talking, Michael looked at Theo like a lost and helpless child hoping that his father could also say a few things to save him.

Theo, however, did not have a lot of experience. He was just a young man in his thirties, making him even younger than Michael and even more incapable of taking charge of the situation.

All the formalities were over, and it was now time for the awaited bouquet toss.

Sophia caught the bouquet two days ago, and now she was married—it was a cursed bouquet.

Since very few young unmarried women had attended the wedding, the young unmarried men and young married women came forward to scramble for the bouquet.

With her back toward them, Sophia was anticipating tossing the bouquet. Moreover, it was a bouquet that Michael had put together himself.

“Are you ready?”

She held the bouquet in her hands in preparation as she looked back at the unsettled crowd.

“We’re ready! Toss it!”

Stanley was standing on his tiptoes with his hands high up in the air.

“No one is allowed to fight with me!” Sarah was over two meters high in the air among the crowd. Looking closely, she was riding on Harry’s shoulders.

Harry had a look of resignation on his face. What’s so great about catching the bouquet? Does she want her second marriage to fail too?

Aside from the few who were present at the bouquet toss two days ago, Callum and Cade also joined in this time.

Since Sophia got married right after catching the bouquet, perhaps, whoever caught it next would also be able to find someone.

“Here I go!”

She tossed the bouquet behind her with all her might. While they made a fuss and fought over the bouquet, the elders were shaking their heads and smiling at the side.

Unexpectedly, Sophia was terrible at tossing the bouquet because she did not have any prior experience. The bouquet flew over to where the elders were. They were busy talking to each other and did not notice the bouquet. Only a pair of small hands reached up and caught it.

“I caught Mommy’s flowers!” Carmen shook the bouquet happily as she grinned at the crowd.

They all became quiet.

Michael was feeling touched just a moment ago, but he turned angry when he saw that Carmen had caught the bouquet. He started to take a couple of steps toward her when he saw Sophia lift her up in the air effortlessly and even caressed her forehead.

“Those who manage to catch the bouquet are the lucky ones. You have to be happy in the future, Carmen!”

“Okay!”

Carmen hugged the bouquet delightedly. Seeing the happiness on her face, Michael could not bring himself to intervene.

But, my little girl is only five… No, I can’t accept this!

He could not accept the truth that Carmen was going to get married one day.

If she got married, Michael would cry buckets just like Cooper did today.

Following that, it was time to take photos.

“Anna, let’s take a family photo,” Cooper suggested to Anna all of a sudden.

A family photo…

Those three words were filled with immense warmth.

She was Annabel; she knew it, and so did Cooper.

Although she wanted to agree, her gaze naturally went to her twin sons who were not too far away.

Callum and Cade were also her children—her successors. She might not have been blessed enough to give birth to them, but that had never affected her love for them.

Nonetheless, they were not Cooper’s children.

Their biological father was Jordan, and that would never change. Even if they joined hands and got rid of Jordan in the future, it would not change the fact that the twins were Jordan’s children.

Anna loved Cooper, but she was not blinded by love. Most women could not compare to her outlook on life. She was already thinking of the distant future.

Once Jordan was gone and they could be together without any obstructions, would Cooper be able to accept her two sons?

When Cooper invited her to take photos, he had intentionally left the twins out.

He knew that Anna loved them, but he did not like them because of who their father was.

Similar to how Lola was a source of pain for Justin, the twins were also a thorn in Cooper’s heart.

That problem needed to be dealt with sooner or later, but, at least, it did not have to be dealt with now.

Today was Sophia’s big day. Anna did not want to become a bother to her, so she simply walked over with Cooper and stood beside Sophia. When the mother and daughter pair were next to each other, it was as though a mold had been carved out. Anna was incredibly young. Since she had Sophia when she was eighteen, they did not have a huge age gap between them and looked very alike.

Sophia and Michael were standing together with a little Carmen between them. On either side of them were their parents, Theo, Cooper, and Anna, and also the other family members, Linus, Celine, Justin, and Nathan.

Standing away from everyone else, Quinton was like an invisible person watching them take a family photo.

Sophia was breathtakingly beautiful standing in the center.

Sadly, her beauty was not for him.

It was the afternoon, but he felt cold on the inside as if he should not have shown up.

Suddenly, Celine shouted, “Wait! Quinton isn’t here yet. We can only say ‘cheese’ once he’s here!”

Theo looked over at Quinton and beckoned him. “Hope! Come and take a photo!”

Quinton’s existence was a pain in the head for him, but Quinton was also a victim.

Sophia pressed, “Hurry! You’re the only one missing!”

I’m the only one missing…

Those simple words warmed his heart. He quickly walked over, stood next to Celine, and smiled.

They took the photo as one happy family. The deep affection they had seemed to overflow into the camera lens.

However, Sophia noticed that Anna did not look too happy.

At that moment, she could feel the wall that had already been erected between her parents that made it impossible for them to be as close as they used to be.

She knew what the problem was. Looking in the direction Callum and Cade were in, she noticed that the identical twins also seemed to be avoiding them.

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Letting out an inward sigh, Sophia knew that nothing could be done about this problem. Just like how Justin could not bring himself to accept Lola, Cooper could not accept Callum and Cade. As such, Sophia, who was leading a happy life, started to worry about Cooper.

After the big group photo, the younger people wanted to take more photos. Thus, Cooper, Theo, and the other elders took their cue to leave.

The siblings, Sophia and Linus, stood next to each other to take a photo. Once that was done, Sophia nudged Carmen and whispered, “Can you bring those two similar-looking guys over to take a photo with Mommy?”

Carmen did as she was told. Running over to them, she looked at Callum and said sweetly, “Mister, Mommy wants to take a photo with you.”

The brothers were talking to each other in a low murmur. When they heard Carmen, they automatically looked at each other. “Your mom really wants to take a photo with us?”

She nodded. “Yes, yes.”

Despite feeling perplexed, they still went over. After all, Callum had stolen tens of thousands from Sophia. He did not think that they would be able to be on good terms again, so when she took the initiative to invite them, they went over right away.

Seeing them approach her, Sophia moved slightly to the side. The four siblings stood in a row with Linus and Sophia on one side, and Callum and Cade on the other. Meanwhile, Carmen remained in the middle as usual.

Sophia could not help but marvel at her twin brothers. Even though she did not like their father, they were still her brothers who had the same mother as she did.

Anna was having a conversation with Cooper outside of the crowd when a glimpse of her four children standing together caught her attention. They might have had different fathers, but they were all her children. They had her features and carried her genes. She could not help but gaze at them with a great amount of tender love in her eyes. “Look at how beautiful my children are!”

Cooper was also aware that they were taking a photo together. He did not respond and changed the topic instead. Still, he did not stop them from taking a group photo. He did not like Anna’s sons, but he did not stop Sophia from associating with them. Even though Cooper had nothing to do with them, they were still Sophia’s half-brothers.

After the photo, Carmen asked enthusiastically, “Mommy, why do those two misters look exactly the same?”

Sophia answered, “Because they’re twins! Mommy and Uncle Linus, and Daddy and Aunt Celine are twins too!”

Carmen pondered with pursed lips, then asked, “If both Daddy and Mommy have a twin, then why don’t I have one?”

When she brought that up, Michael felt heavyhearted. He had imagined over and over again that Sophia would have twins. After all, both of them carried the genes for it.

However, Sophia only had one child. During her pregnancy, the examinations only found one child. And later, she also only came home with one child. Quinton claimed that there was only one during the delivery too.

Michael felt depressed as though someone had hidden his other child somewhere else. At the same time, Sophia was already bent over and talking to Carmen in a gentle tone. “You won’t understand some of these things, sweetie. You’ll know when you’re all grown up.” She added, “They’re my brothers, so you can call them uncle from now on.”

Looking back at them, Carmen called, “Uncles!”

They returned a smile. Hearing the word ‘uncle’ left them deeply moved.

The perfect wedding eventually came to a close. Although Sophia and Michael were still engaged in unlawful cohabitation, their state of mind changed after the wedding.

Cooper still lived with Sophia, and Linus still came over to eat every day. There was not much of a difference in their lives compared to before, except that Cooper was even meaner to Michael now.

In the past, Michael often slandered his father-in-law. But, once he put himself in Cooper’s shoes and thought of the apricot beaded bracelet on Bailey’s wrist, he could not help but squirm in anguish. He asked Cooper to take that bracelet back from Bailey countless times, but Cooper did not seem bothered. He even looked pleased whenever he talked to Bailey! Since his daughter was not the one being taken away by Bailey, he did not feel the pain!

In contrast, Cooper thought that Michael was being too sensitive. Carmen is still a child. What does she know? It’s completely normal for friends to exchange gifts with each other! He’s too paranoid!

But now, Michael was so frightened that he was about to get a heart attack. Soon, he was not going to be around anymore, but the three apricot seeds on Bailey’s hand only filled him with overwhelming concern. He feared that when he woke up from his cryogenic sleep in a few years, Carmen would already have her own child while she was still young.

Every day, he had nightmares of Carmen giving birth to a baby as a teenager, and that the baby looked exactly like Bailey. In order to fulfill his own dying wishes, he started to monitor Bailey’s every move in secret to find an opportunity to get the bracelet back. Otherwise, he would feel unsettled even when he was frozen.

It was too dangerous for Bailey to have that bracelet in his possession. Every time he saw the bracelet, it would possibly remind him of Carmen. Without the bracelet, he would forget about Carmen in just a few days. Even though everyone felt like Bailey was a great figure, to Michael, he was just a deadbeat who sold insurance.

Bailey had also come to Bayside City to establish a branch of Adams Enterprise here. Like the Michels, they wanted to have a share of the market in Bayside City. In this big nation with over a billion people, they could make tons even if they sold insurance casually.

Alas, Michael found out that Bailey got a membership at Audistin and was working out there. At the same time, he also frequented the indoor basketball court at Bayside University that was open to outsiders.

Michael sent Nathan over to keep watch. Nathan had been associated with Bayside University for a decade and was well-connected with the people. Since he often went there to play basketball, he was familiar with the place.

“That’s him! The green-eyed goblin who has Carmen on his mind! If you see him around campus, make sure to teach him a lesson. Also, remember to get that bracelet back to me.”

Nathan glanced over the picture that Michael had sent to him and the bracelet strung with apricot kernels. He could not believe that someone had their eyes on his baby sister who was still a child! They even have a token of love! This is unforgivable! Nathan was also fuming with anger. That green-eyed goblin better not show up in front of me.

In just a few days, however, Michael received a sudden call from Nathan. “Come here now. I’ve caught the green-eyed goblin.”

Michael exhorted, “Beat him up!”

But Nathan sounded hesitant. “We have an unexpected situation. I think you should come and take a look.”

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1386

By the time Michael got to Bayside University, Sophia and Carmen were already basking on the lawn of the school’s soccer field. A mat filled with delicious food had been laid out; it seemed as if they were camping on the field.

Due to a recent spell of wet weather, Bayside City had been awash for nearly half a month. Today was a rare sunny day, so the soccer field was occupied by people sunbathing. There were people everywhere laying on mats, basking in the sun.

Surprisingly, Bailey was there too. There was a basketball court next to the soccer field, and he would come and play basketball every weekend.

Alas, he’s still a child and still finds pleasure in such activities.

Right now, Bailey was there, and so were Sophia and Carmen. Even Celine had come along. They had originally planned to go to the park to relax and enjoy the breeze, but somehow, Sophia had wanted to come to Bayside University, saying something along the lines of wanting to let Carmen experience the university’s atmosphere early on.

When Michael arrived, Sophia had already invited Bailey over to eat. She had brought heaps of food from home and was currently sharing them with everyone. When Michael saw Carmen give Bailey a red apple, his eyes darkened and he nearly sprinted over.

Oh! My daughter!

Michael strode briskly toward them.

After taking the apple from Carmen, Bailey took a bite and found that it tasted good. He wanted to take another bite but saw a murderous-looking Michael stalking over. He hurriedly put down the apple and watched Michael warily.

He could clearly feel the strong sense of hostility emanating off of Michael’s body.

I really don’t understand these youngsters. They’re simply incapable of being polite.

If they weren’t overly enthusiastic, they were oddly hostile toward him.

He had come to Bayside University today to play basketball just as he did every weekend. The court was open to the public, and it was always lively because there were many people around, making it a good place to play ball and loosen up.

Most of the players at Bayside University’s basketball court were students. He enjoyed this kind of environment and had soon met Nathan, who also happened to play basketball there.

But, for some reason that he wasn’t aware of, Nathan seemed weirdly hostile toward him as well.

It just so happened that Sophia was here today and had invited him over for a bite.

The youngsters are certainly overenthusiastic.

“Daddy!” When she caught sight of Michael, Carmen waved happily at him.

Michael had been on set before he hurried over to the university. As soon as he arrived, he saw Carmen all dressed up as beautiful as a flower. She even had a small hat with cat ears perched on her head, looking utterly adorable!

Why did she have to dress up so nicely?

He chided her gravely, “Why are you all dressed up when you’re just here to play? Next time, don’t dress so nicely!”

Carmen had been eating an apple when Michael said this. Dissatisfied, she immediately stopped and pointed out, “Daddy, I’m not all dressed up. I’m just good-looking, so I look good in everything I wear.”

Michael was speechless.

Surprised by his sudden appearance, Sophia asked, “Aren’t you supposed to be filming today? Why are you here all of a sudden?”

Michael sat down on their mat and grabbed something to eat while saying, “My dad is filling in for me, so I came to see you all.”

His main purpose was actually to reprimand that green-eyed goblin!

Michael’s arrival had everyone bustling with excitement. Sophia quickly distributed the food she brought. “Nate, Bailey, try these roasted chicken wings that I made before I left this morning. Here, eat them while it’s still hot.”

She brought out her roasted chicken wings and passed them around for everyone to try. Bailey took one and ate it daintily.

As soon as the chicken entered his mouth, he knew that it was no ordinary bird. It had the aroma of grain, so it must have grown up on a pure-grain diet. It tasted completely different from one that was fed with normal chicken feed.

Nathan had one, Bailey had one, and even Carmen had one. Everyone had a chicken wing, except for Michael. He peered into the self-heating lunch box that Sophia had brought. “Where’s mine?”

Sophia frowned. “You don’t even like chicken wings. Besides, you didn’t tell me that you were coming, so I didn’t prepare a portion for you!”

Michael shot Bailey a glance before muttering, “Then, why does Bailey have one?”

Sophia handed Michael a drumstick. “I made this for Professor Clark, but he didn’t show up. So, here, you can have it.”

Michael was furious, but he could only swallow his anger. While eating the drumstick, he stole a peek at Bailey’s wrist.

Sure enough, there was the apricot seed bracelet on his wrist.

How dare he flaunt that in front of me?

Filled with pent-up anger, Michael thought of ways to take the bracelet away from him.

All of a sudden, a dog’s head popped up and snatched away the drumstick that he was about to eat.

Cereberus was here as well.

Michael nearly exploded with rage.

Today was certainly not going well for him!

After a while, Quinton rushed over in a hurry. Luckily for him, he made it in time for the last piece of chicken.

A moment later, Stanley and Sean appeared with their daughter in tow. They had brought food as well, and all of them gathered around together to have a share.

“Papa! Daddy!” Maisie walked between her two fathers, happy as can be.

Nathan unzipped his bag, then began to shake its contents onto the mat. Several books dropped out, followed by a stream of snacks, jellies, and a little gift box decorated with pink garlands.

Celine was pleasantly surprised. “Nate, where’d you get all these?”

Nathan’s signature scowl remained on his face. “Someone from the high school next door gave it to me.”

They could tell at once that it was from a girl.

Sophia picked up a box of jelly, then ripped it open and ate it. It was obvious that it was the handiwork of a girl. She said merrily, “It’s no doubt that someone like our Nate is the school jock. If I were a young schoolgirl, I’d fall for him too.”

“Ugh, that’s disgusting!” Stanley exclaimed.

Sean, on the other hand, was nodding in agreement. Nathan bore a strong resemblance to his uncle, but he was tanned to a shade of copper, and he was more cute than handsome. Since young, plenty of casting agents wanted to recruit him as a child actor but were unfortunate enough to meet with Nathan and Michael’s dirty looks and rejections.

He was good-looking, his uncle was a famous celebrity, and his father had recently started a new company. To top it all off, he was a highly intelligent student and a gifted athlete. In the eyes of schoolgirls, his existence itself was a godsend. Simply appearing would be enough to cause a traffic jam.

Aside from the girls from the high school next door who would often sneak over to watch him in class, even older girls from the university drooled over him.

As if witnessing his own flesh and blood grow up before his very eyes, Michael was gratified and proud. Patting Nathan on the shoulder, he praised, “That’s great, Nate! You have a bright future!”

Still scowling, Nathan pushed his hand away.

Quinton too unzipped his backpack and gave it a good shake. Out came heart-shaped chocolates, fresh flowers, cakes, and other small trinkets. All of the items were exquisite and lovely, and they knew with absolute certainty that they were made by girls. They were more wonderful than the snacks that Nathan had poured out.

Quinton tore open a packet of chocolate and was chewing on it—minding his own business—when suddenly, Michael gave him a gentle slap on the back of his head. “Did I bring you to Bayside University to seduce female students?”

Quinton rolled his eyes while silently enjoying the chocolate.

Double standard much?

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The students wanted to give him gifts, so what could he do?

Every day, whenever he left his seat for a moment, he would come back to find his office full of snacks. He couldn’t possibly throw them away.

Everyone proceeded to evenly divide Quinton and Nathan’s trophies.

Carmen picked a bar of chocolate out of the pile of snacks and gave it to Bailey. “Bailey, for you!”

Bailey hesitated for a moment, but when he saw the smile on Carmen’s adorable and gentle face, he couldn’t bear to upset her, so he accepted it.

Upon seeing this, a dark gleam flashed across Michael’s eyes once again as he restrained the urge to lunge at him.

That chocolate is obviously used for courtship! Why did she give it to Bailey?!

Michael tried his best to force a smile onto his face, then said to Carmen, “Carmen, honey, Daddy wants a snack too.”

Still rather disgruntled, Carmen retorted, “If Daddy wants one, Mommy can feed you! Aren’t you guys always feeding each other at home?”

Michael was dumbfounded.

How could his own daughter say such a thing?

His heart fell to the ground with a ‘crash’, shattering into pieces.

He felt as if he was watching the seedling that he had worked hard to cultivate being invaded by a fat and ugly insurance-selling rodent.

Sensing Michael’s despair, Sophia unwrapped a piece of chocolate and fed it to him. To his dismay, the chocolate filled his entire mouth with bitterness.

He thought back to the song that he had sung many years back: ‘The cold wind drifted over and caressed my face; my child’s rebellion is giving me a heartache’.

Meanwhile, Bailey was taking the first bite out of his chocolate. His arm was raised, and the muscles underneath that were beginning to take shape bulged slightly. His tanned, wheatish skin made him appear healthy, young, and powerful—just like a rising sun.

The three apricot kernels that hung on his wrist exuded a special sort of extravagance and strangeness.

Sophia had a fondness for his light brown complexion. Nowadays, fair skin was no longer mainstream in foreign countries; healthy, wheatish skin like his was favored instead. Plenty of people enjoyed sunbathing because they wanted their skin to achieve this shade of brown.

Certain people even had the mentality that a person’s skin tone and figure determined their social class. Foreign eateries mainly served what Cethosians considered to be junk food—high-calorie fried chicken and hamburgers were their staples. As the average person couldn’t afford to hire a private trainer, the foreigners were usually plump and overweight. Not to mention, they worked long hours and had no time for vacation, so their skin was comparably fairer.

Hence, if a person had fair skin and was fat, they were undoubtedly from the lower classes.

Conversely, the rich could hire professional dieticians and private trainers to keep them in shape. With the money they possessed, they could go on vacations to get tanned.

Thus, one could tell Bailey’s financial status and social standing just by looking at his figure and complexion.

Wow, he’s only fifteen, but he already has muscles, Sophia thought as she ogled him.

Michael, on the other hand, was figuring out ways to get the bracelet back. Bailey suddenly stood up and said, “I’m done eating. Thank you for the hospitality.”

With that, he picked up his belongings and turned around to go to the court.

“You only ate an apple and a chicken wing; you should eat more! I still have pork trotters and some lamb shoulder!” Sophia called after him in a hurried tone.

Bailey replied, “I’m going to play basketball, so I can’t eat too much!”

Seeing as Bailey didn’t want it, Stanley gave a ‘whoop’ and pounced on the chance to take it. Chewing on a pork trotter, he exclaimed, “Since the foreigner doesn’t know how to eat your pork trotters, you can give them all to me!”

Michael took a piece of pork trotter as well and tore fiercely into it, all the while thinking to himself, He’s the pig that should be turned into a dish!

Bailey had arrived at the court and was already active. His agile body darted left and right, and he could even shoot perfect three-pointers. He was only fifteen years old, but he was already a little taller than Nathan. At an estimated height of nearly 1.8 meters, he was almost capable of performing a slam-dunk.

Sophia watched him play as she nibbled on one of the chocolates.

If she was a few years younger, and if she hadn’t met Michael, she would have pursued Bailey.

He’s so cute with those long eyelashes, long legs, and that beautiful face… She had the sudden desire to place him under her household register.

Michael noticed that Bailey had taken off his bracelet as soon as he got on the court and that he had passed it to a bodyguard, who was standing to one side.

Michael’s eyes lit up. He cast Nathan a meaningful glance, and the two of them went up to the court.

They couldn’t publicly grab it, and they couldn’t steal it either.

Their only choice was to stay near him, then wait for a chance to take back the bracelet.

On the court, Michael immediately made his way toward Bailey. He and Nathan converged on Bailey from both sides. As long as they managed to snatch the ball from him, they would take turns shoving him.

Bailey could obviously feel the malice they felt toward him. He didn’t know why these two ‘youngsters’ resented him so much, but since they were here, he wouldn’t back down. He would meet their attacks with calmness; it was two against one.

The courage and tranquility he showed were unlike that of a fifteen-year-old kid.

Stanley, who was by the sidelines watching the game, could tell that something was up. He said, “Aunt Sophia, look at my uncle. Why’s he being so hard on the kid?”

Shaking her head, Sophia reckoned Michael had a short fuse.

All Bailey did was eat one of their chicken wings! Did he have to be so hateful?

Carmen tugged anxiously at Quinton. “Uncle Quinton, look! Daddy is bullying Mr. Bailey; go and help him!”

Quinton too felt that Michael had gone too far to pick on a kid.

He rubbed his mouth, then rushed up to the court with excitement.

He hadn’t played ball with Michael before, so this was his chance to see if he could beat him!

Quinton joined in and quickly snatched the ball from Michael’s grasp before passing it to Bailey.

Michael started, “Quinton, you—”

Quinton gave him a sly smile.

With Quinton stirring up trouble, it wouldn’t be easy to mess with Bailey anymore.

“How could my uncle pick on a kid? That’s bullying! I can’t stand it anymore,” Stanley mumbled as he tightened his shoelaces before hurrying over to provide support.

Just now, Bailey was alone against the two of them; now, it was three against two.

Michael was so angry that he nearly ran forward to kick the two of them who were in the way. Turning toward the people on the mat, he shouted, “Is no one coming over to help?”

Sean didn’t much enjoy playing basketball, and he was too lazy to wash his hands every time, but Michael seemed to be sending out a distress call.

Sean could tell that Carmen liked Bailey very much, while Michael didn’t. He always looked like he wanted to beat the kid up.

Sean got up reluctantly, preparing to go into battle. All of a sudden, Celine popped up like a husky, then ran over. “I’m coming, I’m coming!”

Turns out he was asking for Celine’s help!

With Celine in the mix, Michael’s team was further strengthened. His superiority was restored as the game evened out into a three-on-three match.

He had wanted to use this chance to retrieve the bracelet; who knew that he would be so shamelessly defeated by Bailey? Although Michael had the heart and face of an eighteen-year-old, his body was nearly in its forties. He was simply no match for this fifteen-year-old boy.

But his wife and his daughter were still watching, so he couldn’t give in!

Right now, bringing Bailey to his knees was more important than getting the bracelet back.

Everyone on the court was brimming with energy. Stanley, Quinton, and Bailey were up against Michael, Celine, and Nathan. All of them were full of vigor and vitality.

A moment later, Harry and Sarah turned up with their son. “Hey! Why didn’t anyone call us out to play?”

Harry joined them as soon as he arrived. In the end, Sean, listless as he was, was dragged into the game. With the addition of two more people, they could finally form two groups and have a real match.

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Since a group of idols was playing basketball, it was not strange that they had attracted plenty of onlookers.

Bayside University was Michael and Harry’s alma mater, so the two of them were often seen in school—up to the point where the students were no longer surprised to see them. At this moment, students who had nothing to do had gathered around to watch the game.

The two teams played with all they had. Sitting to one side, Sophia ate jellies, chocolates, and roasted seeds as she watched them battle it out.

During half-time, Michael quickly gathered his teammates to discuss strategies to defeat their opponent. The score was currently tied, so they had to be more aggressive than they were in the first half.

“All of you, take on the other three; leave Bailey to me!”

As they talked about the tactics they would use, Michael turned and saw the other team huddled together, discussing strategies as well. To his horror, he watched as Carmen scampered over with a bottle of water in hand. Giving the bottle to Bailey, she said sweetly, “Bailey, have some water!”

Bailey thanked her before accepting the bottle and taking a few small sips.

Boom, boom, boom!

In just a split second, thunderbolts struck Michael’s world. For the third time today, his eyes darkened, and he barely restrained himself from unleashing fury on Bailey.

Everyone understood right away. No wonder Michael wanted to have a go at Bailey so badly today!

Fortunately, Sophia had the good sense to bring Michael water, and she even gave him wet wipes to clean his face.

“That’s quite enough. It’s highly inappropriate to mistreat a kid and glower at him like this. Many people are watching!”

Gritting his teeth, Michael’s gaze was fixed on Bailey as he said in a low voice, “Stay out of this.”

Just watch; I’m going to end him today!

The second half of the game began. Michael had gone mad and focused on Bailey alone. With no consideration for his teammates’ assistance, they constantly lost possession of the ball.

In the end, they lost to their opponent by several points.

When they summed up their experience, everyone blamed Michael for being blinded by hatred. He didn’t care for teamwork, and he completely ignored the strategies they had decided to use, choosing to focus on Bailey instead.

When the match was over, it was already time for dinner. Sophia suggested, “Let’s go to Crimson House! It’s Uncle Taylor’s treat!”

Michael had lost a battle today; he didn’t manage to get the bracelet back and had caused his team to lose instead, so he was more than willing to pay for this meal. That was until Sophia enthusiastically beckoned Bailey over. “Bailey, let’s go eat together! The world’s best actor is buying!”

Bailey’s expression was cool as he responded, “That’s fine. I still have other plans—”

Before he could finish, Sarah cut in, “What other plans could you have at this hour? Come on; let’s go. Someone’s paying for it; it’ll be a waste if you don’t join us!”

Carmen chimed in excitedly, “Yeah, let’s go, Bailey! It’s Daddy’s treat, so eat as much as you want!”

With Sophia tugging from in front and Sarah pushing from behind, this second-generation ‘old son-in-law’ was successfully persuaded to follow.

Michael glowered, and for the fourth time today, he wanted to pounce on Bailey.

When they reached Crimson House, Sophia intentionally sat beside Bailey, pampering him and showering him with warmth. Knowing that he wasn’t used to Cethosian food, everyone chose his country’s cuisine; Sophia even went so far as to order Crimson House’s most expensive dish. They ordered more than a dozen dishes as Michael watched on unblinkingly.

She wasn’t even this generous when she treated me to a meal!

At the end of the day, Michael was the one who had to pick up the bill.

He was quickly beginning to see stars.

This day couldn’t get any worse.

As Sophia had invited the ‘old son-in-law’ to dinner, everything was considerably more ostentatious, and she treated him with extreme generosity. It was truly a rare sight to behold, as she was usually stingy and it was nearly impossible to get her to have a sumptuous meal outside. It was hard to believe that she was willing to fork out so much for Bailey today. Everyone just couldn’t help but adore Bailey, the old son-in-law.

It was as if Sophia had forgotten that Michael was paying for the meal.

Everyone was in a jolly mood during tonight’s meal, and even Bailey was infected by the bubbly atmosphere, occasionally speaking up. Michael was the only one who ate with a sour feeling in his gut.

After saying their farewells, Michael was too enraged to speak on the way home. As for Sophia and her daughter, they simply leaned on him and dozed off.

When they arrived home, the mother and daughter pair seemed to be in good spirits as soon as they stepped into the house.

Cooper, who was already in his pajamas, was in the living room watching television. Theo was once again watching ‘The Bright Sword’; this was his third time watching the show. Cooper had a sudden interest in the show as well, so he watched it together with Theo.

“Grandpa Cooper! Grandpa Theo!”

Carmen ran in as soon as they got home. Cooper caught her and gave her a kiss, then asked, “Where did you go today, sweetie? Why are you so happy?”

Carmen answered gleefully, “We went to Daddy and Mommy’s school to play today!”

Sophia added delightedly, “Everyone had a great time today! Mikey even played ball the whole afternoon!”

The mother and daughter pair happily recounted the day’s events—it was warm out today, the food they brought was delicious, and the basketball match was utterly intense; at the end of the day, Michael even treated everyone to a big meal!

It seemed that both mother and daughter’s experience today had been completely different from what Michael had gone through.

At this moment, Michael felt some of his tension vanish. He realized that his wife and daughter’s happiness was more important than getting back those three apricot kernels.

Even though he didn’t manage to reclaim the apricot kernels, everyone seemed to have had a good time today.

Sadly for him, his relief lasted less than twelve hours. When he started work on set early the next morning, everyone came over to congratulate him, leaving him baffled.

He turned on his phone, only to see the day’s headline: ‘Shocker! Taylor Murray’s five-year-old daughter’s love affair exposed! The Academy Award winner’s son-in-law turned out to be the young president of the Adams Group!’

Clicking on the news article, he saw pictures of scenes from yesterday at Bayside University. There were pictures of Carmen smiling as she handed an apple to Bailey, Carmen smiling as she gave Bailey water, and Carmen smiling as she looked up at Bailey. She was beaming from ear to ear in every picture and her entire face was as sweet as honey—she looked like she was truly in love.

As he scrolled through the article, Michael’s expression darkened.

While he seethed with anger toward Bailey, Lucy’s engagement party was in the works.

Looking at the invitation, Sophia felt hesitant. The big day was approaching, but she didn’t know if she should go.

Lucy didn’t agree to the wedding in the first place, and to make matters worse, Jordan would probably be there.

Jordan had even sent an invitation specifically for Cooper. No matter how Sophia looked at it, it seemed like a trap, but perhaps she was overthinking it.

It was unlikely that Jordan would create trouble at Lucy’s engagement party. The party pretty much signified a marriage alliance for the Edwards Group, so it was unlikely that he would mess it up.

After pondering over it, Sophia decided not to go.

Unexpectedly, on the day before the party, Callum suddenly sent her a message: ‘Sophia, are you coming to tomorrow’s engagement party? You should!’

Sophia replied: ‘The user you are looking for is dormant. Please transfer 8888 to wake them up.’

‘Yikes!’ Callum sent.

A moment later, 8888 was transferred to her account.

“Wow!” He’s rich, all right!

Sophia hurriedly accepted the money, then following Callum’s previous ploy, she typed, ‘For text consultation, please transfer 1111. For voice consultation, please transfer 2222. For video consultation, please transfer 3333.’

Callum proceeded to transfer her 1111.

Sophia responded: ‘Sorry, the user you are looking for has failed to wake up. Please transfer 8888.’

Callum transferred another 8888 to her account.

Speechless, Sophia replied: ‘I don’t want to go. What’s wrong?’

Callum replied: ‘There’s nothing wrong with that, but did you know that there’s gonna be serious drama tomorrow? If you don’t come, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life!’

Serious drama?

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Could it be that Jordan is planning to deal with Cooper at the engagement ceremony? Or did Cooper and Lucy join forces to tackle Jordan? Maybe Cooper and Anna are the ones who want to go after Jordan?

“What’s so significant about the event?”

“Anyway, it’s not a trap,” Callum answered. “You’ll know after you arrive. Just come and watch the show—it’s going to be a big one!”

A big show?

The next day, the stylists arrived on time and dolled Cooper and Linus up. When they left for the banquet, Sophia quickly tagged along to find out what the ‘big show’ was about.

The public was aware that today was the engagement day of the Edwards’ young lady, Lucy Edwards and her fiancé, a CEO from an overseas corporation. The bridegroom was a successful and mature man in his fifties. Everyone deemed the couple as a perfect match and that their marriage was a blessing from above.

The nosy media couldn’t lavish enough praise on the couple, asserting that they were a match made in heaven and the perfect combination. However, none of them dared to publish a picture of the couple.

After arriving at the engagement banquet, Sophia finally got to see the ‘perfect’ fiancé. Oh well, I guess I have to redefine the media’s descriptions…

The fiancé was much older than Jordan.

Lucy had now established her influence in the Edwards Group and had conquered every department. Ever since Henry and his twin brother passed away, Callum and Cade seemed to have ceased taking action against the Edwards Group. As such, Lucy would become the future owner of the corporation if everything went well.

Numerous big shots from the military, political and business circles showed up at Lucy’s engagement ceremony today. The event was held with great pomp and there were many guests from the bridegroom’s end as well. After years of giving up on keeping his body in good shape, Lucy’s fiancé had a pot belly which resembled that of a pregnant woman. Standing beside Lucy, he was like a huge barrel whose size was twice as big as hers.

Upon seeing that, Sophia murmured inwardly, A toad marrying a swan!

However, Lucy had on an affectionate smile. As the fiancée, she stood beside the toad and chattered delightfully with the guests. With a sweet and happy smile on her face, she looked no different than any other bride.

Michael had not shown up on that day because he was caught up with his shooting while the Winston couple was not invited. As such, only Cooper, Linus and Sophia attended the ceremony; it seemed like Cooper had known the toad for some time as the latter had grabbed him and started chattering heartily the moment he saw Cooper arrive.

Cooper introduced his children to the toad and the man gave Sophia a kiss on her hand, as per western etiquette. Those few seconds were the most terrible moment of the day for Sophia as she felt like she was being kissed by a pig.

After the kiss, the toad continued his friendly chat with Cooper. Much like a frightened cat, Sophia freaked out as she could feel her hand burning and goosebumps erupting all around her body. She then sneaked away and went around to look for a washroom but before she managed to find one, someone patted her on the shoulder.

“Hi, Aunt Sophia!”

Turning around, Sophia saw the inseparable couple—Stanley and Sean. They were almost at the same height and even their outfits were identical. Stanley was incompetent at taking care of himself, so Sean had been the one running the household. He was in charge of meals and purchasing essentials, and even Stanley’s outfits were chosen by him. Hence, they often wore identical attires like a pair of twins.

Sophia hummed as she rubbed the back of her hand against Stanley’s shirt. Nevertheless, she still felt disgusted.

Just as three of them were chatting, Stanley suddenly exclaimed, “Aunt Sophia, your old son-in-law is here!”

Sophia turned around and saw that Bailey had arrived. Despite his skinny figure, he looked dashing dressed in a black suit, his dignified and mature aura complementing the look.

“Bailey! Over here!” Sophia waved at him enthusiastically.

However, Bailey furrowed his brows upon seeing her and thereafter ignored her, pretending to not see her. He didn’t even go up to Cooper and greet him. This was because he had read the news and finally knew the reason behind Michael’s unusual hostility toward him.

Oh my goodness! I’m not a pedophile; why would I be interested in a five-year-old?

On the other hand, the Adams Family seemed to have read the news too and they were overjoyed. Back then, the Adams had rendered assistance to Fass and the latter had agreed to unite the two families in marriage. However, twenty years had passed and they had not heard from him. It turned out that he was planning to marry his granddaughter to Bailey. With that, the marriage between the Adams Family and Michel Family had finally been established.

Besides Bailey, Tiffany and Betsy were here too. Tiffany was mad upon knowing Bailey was targeting Cooper’s granddaughter. Never did she expect this brat to have devised such a plan! Nonetheless, she would not easily allow Bailey to marry Cooper’s granddaughter. Hence, she had shown up at the event today and had been looking for Cooper the minute she arrived.

Meanwhile, Jordan was here too.

Everyone has appeared one after another. It seems like today’s great show is going to… Oh wait—there’s still another family. On a hunch, Sophia looked toward the entrance and saw Callum and Cade arriving right at that moment. They were Lucy’s biological brothers; of course they would attend the event. Thereafter, Anna showed up too.

Today, she was dressed in a crescent-colored gown; the fine lines on her face were not signs of aging but further enhanced her mature aura. In fact, changes in her appearance did not affect her elegant qualities as she gave off a mien of dignity and nobility from the inside out.

There was a moment of silence at the scene when Anna appeared. As the only woman whom Jordan had made known to the public, she would naturally become the main mistress of Edwards Family in the future, besides her identity as Lucy’s stepmother. As such, everyone was eager to curry favor with her.

Meanwhile, Sophia quickly walked over to Cooper, who was busy talking to Tiffany. He seemed to have not noticed Anna’s arrival but the truth was, he knew she was there. Cooper could immediately sense Anna’s presence as long as they were at the same place. However, he did not glance toward Anna as it was inappropriate for them to talk to each other at today’s event. Moreover, Jordan was present.

Meanwhile, Tiffany was stuck close to Cooper, her bosom right in his face. “Coop, are you really going to let Carmen marry Bailey? She is still so young. You can’t be this cruel,” Tiffany murmured in a coquettish manner.

Hearing that, Cooper frowned. This woman always talks to the others in a distinct and direct way but will change her tone every time she talks with me; it really makes me uncomfortable. Can’t she just talk properly?

“Where did you hear that from? Carmen is still so young. Of course I won’t let her marry now.”

With that, Tiffany was finally relieved. Nevertheless, seeing that Anna was here, she continued sticking around Cooper and held him by the arm as she behaved in a flirtatious manner. Even though Tiffany was in her forties, her coquettish behavior seemed extremely natural. She knew Anna must have been looking at them. Alas, Cooper was not Anna’s; she could not do anything besides peek at him.

On the other hand, Anna had long understood Tiffany’s triumphant look. She felt a tinge of dismay as the smile on her face gradually turned stiff. At the same time, Jordan had spotted her and was walking toward her.

The two lovers could not be together and they couldn’t even look directly into each other’s eyes; neither were the ones standing beside them the ones they loved.

However, this was only temporary to Cooper!

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1390

“Dad.”

Knowing Cooper must have felt depressed, Sophia quickly walked over to him. His little sweetheart wanted to lighten up his mood.

However, Cooper seemed to be unperturbed as he smiled at her.

“I’m fine, darling. Go talk to your friends. Don’t worry about me.”

Nevertheless, the tinge of disappointment and dismay in his eyes was unmistakable.

That being said, Cooper already had a plan.

Sophia knew he was sad and it made her want to stay by his side all the more to keep him entertained. Tiffany too quickly came to fawn over Sophia and it turned to be a harmonious chat among the ‘family’ of three.

Even so, there were some who simply would not allow Cooper to be this lighthearted.

“Cooper, you’re here!”

Jordan’s ardent voice emerged from the crowd as he held Anna’s hand and walked spiritedly toward Cooper. It seemed like he had recovered from the grief of losing his sons.

Looking calm and indifferent, Cooper greeted him, “Hi, Jordan. How are you?”

Greeting each other enthusiastically, the two men were like brothers who had not met each other for years even though the last time they met, Jordan’s son had abducted Carmen and they were at daggers drawn.

Back then, Cooper really wanted to take Jordan’s life on the spot.

Even so, he would not kill Jordan in a self-destructive manner no matter how much he wished for Jordan to die. He knew he would be in deep water if Jordan had died back then. Cooper didn’t want to get himself into trouble just because of a wretched man. Moreover, his family and loved ones would be implicated too.

Till now, the cause of Henry and Ryan’s plane crash remained unknown.

Cethos had shirked their responsibility. After all, the accident happened beyond their territory, so the government had no intention to bother with it.

The plane crashed in a small country in West Asia and the Michel Military Group happened to be the largest weapons manufacturer for said country.

Investigations revealed that there was a malfunction in the plane engine, causing it to crash into a snow mountain.

However, Jordan knew the plane was shot down by a missile and the mastermind was either the Fletcher Family or Cooper.

To him, there was no difference between the two.

The hatred Jordan had toward them for killing his sons was irreconcilable and a blood feud had started to rage between them.

Holding Anna’s hand, Jordan walked toward Cooper while he guffawed. “Annie and I are so glad that you’re here, Cooper!”

With her hand being clutched by Jordan, Anna greeted Cooper with a smile. On the other hand, Tiffany leaned closer to Cooper. She felt sorry for him and didn’t want him to be embarrassed. She thought she looked much more attractive than Anna, and that she was a better match for Cooper.

Besides, Tiffany wanted to make Anna realize who was the one qualified to stand beside Cooper.

And so, the four of them greeted each other with a grin on their faces.

Nevertheless, only they themselves knew what was on their minds.

Just as Sophia was depressed to see her parents forcing a smile on their faces, she saw Callum and Cade, who were standing behind Jordan, wink at her. It seemed like they were signaling something big was going to happen and were asking her to get ready for the show.

Cheering up, Sophia gazed back and forth to seek the ‘big show’.

However, before she could spot anything special, Jordan held Anna’s hand joyfully and announced to Cooper, “Today is Lucy’s wedding ceremony. After this, Annie and I are going to replan our engagement banquet too.”

Cooper’s smile faltered upon hearing these words, though he had made every effort to resist his disappointment and distress deep down.

Jordan seemed to have not noticed it as he looked at Anna affectionately and murmured, “Last time, our engagement ceremony was interrupted due to an accident. I’ll definitely not allow anyone to disrupt our ceremony this time.”

Before Anna could say anything, a crisp voice emerged behind Jordan.

“Jordan—”

There was a sudden change in Jordan and Anna’s expression upon hearing that voice. While both of them seemed surprised, Jordan’s expression was complicated—a mix of shock, anger, astonishment, and even awkwardness.

Secretly glancing at Cooper, Anna noticed his lips subtly curving upward into a complacent smile.

Anna seemed to have perceived something as she gave Cooper a mysterious, quick smile while the others’ attention was attracted toward the voice.

“I’m here, Jordan!”

The appealing female voice most probably belonged to a woman in her twenties. While Jordan turned around to look for the young lady, Anna quickly stood aside and pulled out her arm from Jordan’s hold, thereafter keeping a distance from him.

Here comes the big show!

Holding her breath, Sophia could see from the gap between Jordan and Anna that a young lady, who seemed to be in her twenties, was walking toward Jordan with a sweet smile on her face.

Looking noble and gorgeous, the lady had fair skin and beautiful eyes, looking extraordinarily angelic. With a pair of dimples in her cheek when she smiled, she gave off an extremely pleasant aura.

The lady glided toward Jordan. From where Sophia was standing, she could see the lady standing in between Jordan and Anna, and was moving closer to him. She then swiftly held Jordan’s arm and with that, she had delicately separated Anna and him. Though it appeared to be just a casual posture, Sophia could sense the lady’s aggressiveness.

“Jordaine, what brings you here?”

Jordan was surprised to see the woman with a pair of dimples.

The lady named Jordaine answered, “I came for a business talk and decided to drop by.”

It seemed like she was an unexpected guest who came without receiving an invitation.

Nevertheless, not only was Jordaine not ashamed of turning up uninvited, she even obtrusively stood in between Jordan and Anna, replacing Anna as she introduced herself to Cooper in a self-assured manner.

“Hi, you must be Cooper! I’ve seen you on the parent-child show. I’m Jordaine Marks from Marks Real Estates. This is my card.”

Cooper, Tiffany and Sophia each received a card from the woman. Sophia glanced at her name and position written on the card, Jordaine Marks, Regional President of Marks Real Estates.

Jordaine… Jordan… What a cringy name!

As such, Ms. Jordaine’s identity was becoming increasingly obvious.

“I’m Jordan’s lover.”

Pleasantly introducing herself, Jordaine pretended to have not seen Anna—who stood next to her—and was the only official fiancée declared by Jordan. In contrast, the woman arrogantly presented herself and usurped the hostess’ role while Anna was left aside and deemed invisible by Jordaine.

Sophia stood off to one side, her eyes wide.

So this is the big show Callum was asking me to watch—to see Jordan getting into trouble!

Right after Jordan announced his engagement with Anna, here came a mistress. This had caught him off guard and he looked extremely awkward. Obviously, Jordaine’s status was not ordinary. As the person-in-charge of an overseas prominent Cethosian conglomerate, she was probably one among Jordan’s many mistresses who could be deemed to be in the same league as Anna.

Even Jordan was reluctant to fall out with her.

At the same time, Jordaine clearly intended to stir up trouble by showing up unexpectedly today.

This is getting interesting! Sophia exclaimed to herself excitedly.

Meanwhile, Cooper had started shooting the breeze with Jordaine. After introducing themselves, they exchanged their cards and even introduced their children to each other.

“This is my daughter, Sophia, and my son, Linus.” Cooper presented Linus and Cooper to Jordaine.

Standing behind Jordaine was an adorable man who had a baby face and a pair of dimples, which was similar to Jordaine’s. Taller than Jordaine, the man appeared to be in his twenties and he seemed to be Jordaine’s older brother. After all, a brother should show up in this kind of setting to back his sister up.

“This is Jordan and my eldest son, Moore Edwards.”

Jordaine introduced the young lad standing behind her.

With that, Sophia was rendered speechless.