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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1411

“Are you actually going to be a bodyguard for the green-eyed boy with the long eyelashes?”

Quinton just received the labor contract from Bailey, but the well-informed Michael already found out and immediately questioned him face-to-face.

Quinton replied, “I’m working undercover next to Bailey to find the three apricot seeds.”

Michael looked at him suspiciously. Then, he took a look at his labor contract.

Wow, that’s a pretty high pay for a part-time bodyguard. Are you sure you’re not being Bailey’s bodyguard for the sake of making money and adding a d*ck to your body like Dana?

Michael knew him well. The Phantom Wolf has gone bankrupt long ago and all the members have left the organization. They were the organization with the most brutal killers because of stimulants. But also because of stimulants, the organization completely crumbled to the ground. They no longer have fake drugs to sell and I have confisticated all their illegal gains. Quinton is now broke.

The salary of a teacher in Bayside University who is still under probation is pretty low. He is now conducting live lectures online and he even borrows my car to drive people around to earn money. He is pretty hardworking and pitiful.

Compared to online lectures and driving people around, the salary of being Bailey’s bodyguard is indeed higher. Well, I should just let him be. According to his income, he will probably need a few years to earn the amount of money needed for the operation. For the next few years, he will be busy earning money the honest way. It is better for him to have a decent job than idle around.

With that, Quinton became Bailey’s personal bodyguard. He would go to work after he finished teaching at Bayside University every day. Quinton even had to conduct live online lectures on holidays, so he was an extremely busy man.

After the summer vacation of Bayside University started, Quinton started working at the Adams Group full time.

Ever since Tiffany was kicked out by Bailey, almost all of the board of directors were controlled by this 15 year-old president. The pressure he faced was unprecedented.

While Bailey’s peers were anxious about high school, he was already in charge of a big company and the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people. Naturally, more and more people wanted him dead.

Bailey knew this so he had increased the number of bodyguards; Quinton was one of them. In Bailey’s eyes, Quinton was the perfect bodyguard. After all, the Fletcher family had a reputation in Bayside City. Moreover, Quinton was a retired killer who had turned good, so most killers wouldn’t be able to defeat him.

Quinton also occasionally returned to Michael’s place to bring him the latest news of the Adams Group.

With Cooper’s help, Tiffany had a chance to take control of the Adams Group again. There were rumors that Tiffany had an abortion for Cooper’s sake and that in order to repay her, Cooper promised to help her regain her position in Adams Group. However, there was no news about the three apricot seeds. Bailey hid it well.

A few days later, Quinton told Michael that Tiffany had fully recovered and Cooper had appeared with her at a branch of Adams Group. Tiffany was still on the board of directors and a shareholder. Her grand return had caused a huge sensation in Adams Group, but Quinton still had no news about the three apricot seeds.

Two months laters, Quinton came over again. He told Michael that there were rumors circulating in the Adams Group that Cooper and Tiffany were engaged. Furthermore, with Cooper’s help, Tiffany was working hard and gradually taking back control of the Adams Group. She was also secretly lobbying the support of other senior executives. Because of this, Bailey was under a lot of pressure and only slept two to three hours a day. He was so anxious that his eyelashes were falling out.

“What about the apricot seeds?”

Michael didn’t care whether the green-eyed boy was losing his eyelashes. He was only concerned about the apricot seeds.

Quinton helplessly said, “Your father-in-law and his fiancée are making your future son-in-law so anxious that he is about to go bald. How can you only be concerned about those three apricot seeds?!”

Michael was so furious, his face darkened. Seeing this, Quinton trembled in fear and left in a hurry. Sophia, who was standing at the side, had the same expression as Michael.

She was not mad about the three apricot seeds. After all, it was not a big deal for children to exchange small gifts with each other. She was mad about the fact that Cooper and Tiffany were probably going to announce to the public that they were a couple. Sophia was also furious that Cooper was cheating on Anna.

It seems that I have underestimated that scheming old hag. Being pregnant with Cooper’s children was not her ultimate goal. If she really did it because she wanted to have Cooper’s children, she could have just hired a surrogate. With her age and body, she couldn’t give birth at all, let alone give birth to a pair of twins. She was doomed to lose her babies from the beginning, but she still did it without any hesitation. That is because her goal is not to be pregnant, but to obtain Cooper’s attention and pity through miscarriage. Sure enough, she succeeded.

Right now, Cooper visits Tiffany from time to time and even appears in Adams Group together with her. This means that he is on her side and he is showing the people at Adams Group that he will support Tiffany and help her win. Moreover, he lent her a lot of money.

That old hag!!!

Sophia was so enraged, she stomped around the room. Meanwhile, Michael was also walking around anxiously.

Cooper and that old hag won’t be able to build a family anyways. Tiffany can’t give birth anymore and she’s old. At most, she probably wants to use Cooper’s influence to regain her position in Adams Group.

Cooper is a wise man. He wasn’t tricked into sleeping with Tiffany even after twenty years, so it will be the same for the next twenty years.

However, those three apricot seeds… Quinton said that other than taking a shower and exercising, Bailey carries those three apricot seeds everywhere with him. Even when taking a shower and playing basketball, he would leave the apricot seeds with the person he trusts the most for safekeeping.

Bailey values those three apricot seeds so much, he treats it like a precious treasure. He even cleans them regularly. It seems like a serious problem! Oh no… I will not let Carmen marry that green-eyed boy with long lashes who looks sad all the time!

Sophia and Michael were in two different worlds, worrying about two different things.

Sophia had been in contact with Callum. ‘Is your dad in love with someone else?’

‘My mom is in a bad mood. I asked her yesterday and she told me that she hasn’t been in contact with your father for more than three months. I’m positive that your father doesn’t love her anymore.’

‘It’s over. Your father and mother are about to break up. You are going to be an orphan that nobody wants.’

Sophia read through Callum’s messages repeatedly and her face darkened.

Cooper visits Tiffany every day, takes care of her and goes out in public with her like a couple. He even publicly sides with her. It’s natural for Anna to be upset after finding out about this. Perhaps this is the reason Jordan willingly gave Cooper’s sperm to Tiffany. He wanted her to use her to tear Anna and Cooper apart. After all, Anna’s publicly-known fiancé is Jordan and Cooper is just a man she is having an affair with. However, Jordan has wives from all over the world; whether or not Anna has an affair doesn’t matter anymore. The weird love triangle that they’re in has too much hatred involved, and they can no longer be judged by general ethics.

Late at night, Cooper returned home, looking extremely exhausted.

“Dad.” As soon as he entered the house, he saw Sophia sitting on the sofa, waiting for him.

It was late autumn so it was chilly in the room. Sophia was already wearing velvet pajamas.

Cooper nodded as he removed his jacket and hung it on the clothes rack. He sounded tired as he spoke. Cooper seemed to be really busy lately, but he still walked over to show his concern for Sophia. “The temperature has dropped today. Are you cold? Are your clothes thick enough to keep you warm?”

As he spoke, he squeezed her pajamas and felt rest assured after he made sure it was thick. Then, he continued to nag at her. “What about long johns? You have to remember to wear long johns too!”

He was both a father and a mother to Sophia. Other than giving Sophia care and advice at work, he also took care and gave attention to Sophia’s daily life. Whether or not Sophia wore long johns was also under his jurisdiction.

With an upset expression, Sophia asked, “Dad, are you going to marry Tiffany?”

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Cooper replied, “You shouldn’t interfere with adults’ affairs. I know what to do.”

He knows what to do? Perhaps dad really has his own arrangements.

“Then what about mom? Are you going to continue to make her feel wronged?” Sophia hurriedly asked.

It’s like a scene in a romance drama. The male lead has to pair up with the second female lead for many reasons and has to deliberately show affection in front of the female lead, making the female lead feel sad. The two lead characters love each other but they have no choice but to hurt one another.

Right now, Cooper is the male lead, Anna is the female lead, and naturally, the vicious second female lead is Tiffany.

Anna must be really upset right now. I never thought that Cooper would get involved in this sort of thing.

With a smile, Cooper replied, “Darling, you won’t understand how adults do things.”

How could I bear to see the woman I love suffer?

Perhaps Cooper is planning something and doesn’t want to tell me and drag me into it.

After Tiffany came out of confinement, she went back to Europe a few times. Then, she stayed in Bayside City and even settled in the Edwards residence in Riverdale.

There used to be a place Sophia would visit during the holidays, but after Cooper’s return, some members of the Mitchell family started to live there.

Riverdale had developed rapidly over the years and many members of the Mitchell family set up companies there. They used to live in the suburbs which were full of alleys. It was inconvenient for them to get in and out of work, which was why many Mitchell family members moved to the Edwards residence in Riverdale.

Tiffany also moved into Edwards residence recently and she even slept in the room that used to belong to Cooper. Even some of the members in the Mitchell family said that Cooper and Tiffany were about to get married soon. After all, Tiffany had a miscarriage because of Cooper.

The word ‘miscarriage’ seemed to have a power to suggest a beautiful and charming story, as if Cooper had done something to Tiffany. But in reality, he had done nothing of the sort.

Even though Sophia didn’t know what was going on between Cooper and Tiffany, she could tell that Tiffany was confident.

If Tiffany really got together with Cooper, she would make sure that Sophia suffered.

After giving it some thought, Sophia called Anna. She almost never took the initiative to call her, but at that moment, she felt that something must have happened between Anna and Cooper. As their concerned daughter, I must find out what’s going on.

After retrieving Anna’s private number from Cooper’s phone, she soon made the call.

“Hello?”

Hearing Anna’s gentle voice from the other end of the phone, Sophia suddenly felt nervous and didn’t know what to say.

Although she was almost thirty, she still longed for maternal love and wished that she could have a mother that cared for her. However, whenever she faced Anna, she didn’t know how to express her longing and didn’t know how to communicate with her. Sophia used to really like Anna, but then various things had happened that made her feelings for Anna complicated.

She indeed is the perfect mother. Not only is she gentle and kind, but she also has wisdom and ambition that is not inferior to men.

Sophia stayed silent for a long time but Anna could already guess who it was. “Sophia, is that you?”

Sophia briefly replied, “Hi… Mom…”

After dating Cooper, Anna found out that she used to be Annabel. It was the first time Sophia called her ‘mom’. Sophia felt awkward but was also afraid that Anna would think she was rude.

Anna sounded like she was smiling as she replied, “I have something to deal with right now. We’ll talk later.”

She seemed to be really busy and she was walking in a hurry while she was on the phone. Sophia could even hear the short and rapid sounds of her heels clicking on the ground.

As soon as Anna finished talking, she hung up the phone.

After a long silence on the phone, Sophia was still in a daze.

I wanted to tell her that Cooper didn’t betray her… However, Anna seems to not care at all. It seems that they have a bigger plan but Tiffany has already moved into Riverdale. Living in the Edwards residence is definitely not her goal. Her ultimate goal is to slowly move into Cooper’s bedroom in The Imperial, and into his heart. As for Cooper, it seems that his relationship with Tiffany has improved because of the child. Tiffany has even started to visit The Imperial from time to time. Every time she comes, she walks around freely, as if she is the owner of the house.

Tiffany came again that day. They made some good food to entertain their friends to celebrate Plum Technology’s new achievements, but they didn’t expect Tiffany to come. Things got a little awkward and everyone at the table felt uncomfortable, except for Tiffany, of course. She was the most comfortable. Sitting next to Cooper, she spoke to him lovingly and leaned close to him, just like she used to. Even Stanley, who was usually really chatty and never shut up, was quiet.

Probably because she felt that she had been pregnant with Cooper’s child, she felt closer to him and was even more brazen than before. Tiffany even occasionally wiped Cooper’s lips intimately.

Quinton had also come over that day. During the meal, he looked down at his food as he ate and didn’t look up even once. He didn’t want to take a single look at the disgusting couple.

Quinton planned to leave as soon as he finished dinner, but Carmen suddenly hugged his thigh and refused to let him leave. Seeing this, Quinton chose to stay for the night. His work schedule was really full recently not because he had a lot of classes to teach at the university, but because he spent most of his time working for Bailey.

Unexpectedly, after he finished dinner and went outside to smoke, he heard Tiffany’s voice from behind him.

“I heard that you have been working as Bailey’s bodyguard lately.”

Quinton blew a smoke ring before he turned around to glance at Tiffany. Tiffany knew about his identity. After hearing her words, Quinton replied with a nod.

When he was a killer, his biggest financiers were owners of big organizations like Tiffany.

Tiffany pulled out a check and said, “Fill in any amount you want. I want you… to kill that kid for me.”

When Tiffany spoke, there was a sinister look on her face. It’s easier to hire one of Bailey’s men to kill him.

However, Quinton didn’t even take a glance at the cheque. He casually blew another smoke ring and said, “Find someone else. I have given up that life. I now teach people and work as a bodyguard for a living. I don’t accept tasks like that anymore.”

Tiffany chuckled and said sarcastically, “Are you telling me that Phantom Wolf, the number one killer in the world, has retired from killing? What a joke.”

Holding a cigarette between his fingers, Quinton took a puff lightly and with a calm expression, he replied, “I’m sure that you already know that the Phantom Wolf is gone. I’m just an ordinary man with an ordinary life now. I don’t kill anymore.”

Tiffany snorted and put the check back into her pocket. “You want to lead an ordinary life? Have you asked the dead souls that you killed?”

Quinton didn’t say anything. Tiffany knew that a killer would always be a killer, and it was impossible for them to stop killing.

She turned around but unexpectedly, before the sarcastic smile on her face disappeared, she heard Quinton’s voice from behind her.

“Miss Tiffany, shouldn’t you ask yourself the same question? The people you have killed are no less than me, but you can still sleep peacefully. You even want to pursue a happy life. Why can’t I?”

Tiffany seemed to dismiss it until she heard Quinton say, “Have you ever dreamt about the couple that was burned alive by a killer you hired every night before you fell asleep? Not only do you have to see them in your dreams, but every day after you wake up, you have to face their 15 year-old son… Tiffany, you’re almost fifty, and your time is running out. I suggest you save your energy to do some yoga, b*tch!”

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B*tch?!

When Tiffany heard this, she clenched her teeth and turned around to glare at Quinton. She saw that Quinton was still smoking. Under the dim light, the smoke in the air swirled around him, looking as if a thin veil was covering his face.

In the end, Tiffany chose not to argue with him.

So what if he doesn’t want to take the job? There are plenty of other assassins in Bayside City that will take it.

Tiffany slept in the guest room that night. Naturally, Cooper wasn’t in the same room as her.

Cooper was the only one sleeping on the third floor, and there was only one elevator and one secret stairwell to access the third floor. Sophia had set a passcode for the elevator and she wouldn’t tell Tiffany about it. She was determined to not let her go upstairs to disturb Cooper.

At 10 at night, Sophia lay in bed and thought about Anna and Cooper. All of a sudden, she turned around and asked Michael, who was lying next to her, and asked, “If dad really married Tiffany, what should I do?”

Michael’s eyes were wide open and he was awake.

If Cooper really marries Tiffany, I will be pretty happy about it because Cooper will definitely help Tiffany regain control of Adams Group and kick that green-eyed boy away. In that case, Bailey won’t be able to disturb Carmen… But there is only one benefit. The rest is all bad.

My original mother-in-law is better than Tiffany but she is not easy to deal with either… The recent events are making me doubt Cooper. Is he really reliable? I have to leave soon. Sophia has the ability to take care of herself, but I’m still worried. If I can’t rely on Cooper to care for her, who else can I trust? Who will take care of my wife and daughter when I’m gone? I have made the decision to leave, but these matters are holding me back.

The injection that I had still hurts a little. I had another dose of the detoxification antidote today. It seems that I have been getting injections more frequently lately. The health of my body is slowly deteriorating. I don’t even know how long I can hold on…

“Let’s go to sleep. Stop overthinking things,” he replied as he rolled over and hugged her.

Sophia was still dissatisfied and she rambled on, but Michael didn’t say anything. He just held her in his arms and enjoyed the alone time the two of them had.

A while later, Sophia didn’t hear any noise so she thought that Michael had fallen asleep. She slowly got out of bed and went to Carmen’s room.

Carmen went to sleep early every day. Even though she was young, she already learned the importance of having beauty sleep and was determined to not go to bed late.

Sophia tucked the quilt for her and took away the puppy that was sleeping on her bed.

Carmen seems to really like this puppy lately. She even hugs it to sleep.

Later, Sophia left the room with the puppy in her arms. She lightly closed Carmen’s bedroom door when she suddenly heard Tiffany’s voice.

“Sophia, you’re still awake.”

She turned her head around and saw that Tiffany was standing not far away behind her. She was wearing sexy pajamas.

No matter what she wears, no clothing can hide the curvy figure she was born with.

After Tiffany had a miscarriage, she started chasing after Cooper again, and her relationship with Sophia seemed to be less tensed. She even started to try to get close to Sophia. However, Sophia was not interested in chatting. She coldly replied, “Yes. I’m here to check on my child.”

When she said this, she looked at Tiffany vigilantly. As expected, when she mentioned the word ‘child’, Tiffany immediately froze. She used to have three children—her first child, Betsy, had been stabbed by Sophia, and Sophia had watched her have a miscarriage and lose her other two children.

As a mother, Tiffany’s experience could be regarded as the most tragic in the world, but she only had herself to blame.

Tiffany soon came back to her senses and with a smile, she said to Sophia, “We’re going to be a family soon. You’re going to be my child. You should be happy about it.”

Then, she suddenly waved her hand and Sophia saw that there was a strange bracelet on her wrist. It looked like a tiny remote control.

“When Cooper and I get married, I’ll send you a great gift. You’ll definitely like it.”

Marry Cooper? Why is she so confident? Cooper doesn’t have feelings for her at all.

Sophia pouted her lips. She didn’t care about the gift at all and she replied, “Thanks.”

With that, she turned around and entered her bedroom. Her handsome husband was waiting for her to get in bed and she didn’t want to waste time talking to Tiffany.

The next day, Tiffany left after eating lunch at Sophia’s house. Even though she wanted to stick close to Cooper all day, she had a lot of matters to deal with. Tiffany wanted to regain control of Adams Group and everything that belonged to her.

During the time she was grieving for her daughter and her time in confinement after her miscarriage, Bailey had taken the opportunity to frantically remove the people in Adams Group who worked for her. He had done it quickly and ruthlessly, and it had lowered Tiffany’s status in the family business. She had to regain her power as soon as possible and Cooper was there to help her.

Quinton came back often and he brought them the latest news. Every time Sophia heard the updates, she got a little worried about Bailey.

Tiffany and Cooper are both adults. Is it really fair for both of them to go against a 15-year-old child together? It is an internal matter of Adams Group, so is it appropriate for an outsider like him to interfere? Oh well, children do not understand grown-up matters.

Winter had passed and autumn came. The air was crisp and the sun shone bright. Sophia hurriedly gathered the whole family to go for a short trip but unexpectedly, for many reasons, the luxury weekend farm tour turned into a half-day tour of the Bayside University football stadium.

The sunlight was warm that day. Sophia spread out the mat and laid out the food with her husband and child.

At first, she thought Michael wouldn’t be able to join them, but he came. Lately, he would accompany Sophia and Carmen whenever he had free time and didn’t go anywhere else. Michael even started to let Sophia participate in Asco International’s business affairs.

It seemed as if he wanted to enjoy a taste of retirement.

It’s time for me to slow down. I have worked too hard and too fast when I was young. I should take a break before getting back to work.

Michael grabbed a swivel peeler and peeled an apple for Carmen. As soon as he finished peeling the apple and handed it to Carmen, Quinton and Bailey appeared out of the blue.

Michael was surprised. Then, he saw Sophia wave at them. “We’re here! Both of you are two minutes late.”

Hearing this, Michael was stunned. Bailey is here because Sophia invited him? I can’t believe she secretly invited Bailey!

Bailey was wearing a cold expression and he was dressed in a sweatshirt. Even though it was autumn, he was only wearing one layer of clothes and his hair was pulled back with a sports headband. Quinton, who was walking behind him, was also dressed in sportswear with a basketball in his hand.

When Carmen saw Bailey, she raised the apple that Michael had peeled for her and yelled, “Bailey, have an apple!”

Michael once again hovered over the both of them. Bailey declined the apple that Carmen gave him because he could already sense Michael’s sullen gaze. After all, Bailey was an observant boy.

Sophia had invited him over today to talk about things. Seeing that Tiffany and Cooper were about to get married, Sophia couldn’t bear it anymore, and neither could Bailey.

The two of them had to discuss how to stop Cooper and Tiffany. In the end, Bailey accepted the fruit that Sophia peeled and under Michael’s vicious glare, he calmly took a bite.

While eating, the two of them started talking.

“Knowing Tiffany, this is definitely not her only option. I’m sure she has other backup plans,” Bailey said with a solemn expression.

Tiffany actually took a great risk to get pregnant this time and it was out of my expectations. This b*tch is much more cunning than I thought…

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The fight between Bailey and Tiffany had been going on for a long time, so Bailey knew Tiffany very well.

Knowing Tiffany, she would never forcefully give birth to Cooper’s children. The risks were too high, even if she really loves Cooper to the degree that can be considered perverted.

She might be willing to risk her life for him, but it only applies to critical moments. Giving birth to Cooper’s children is not crucial. Furthermore, Cooper already has children of his own. Tiffany knows that she can’t give birth, yet she still got herself pregnant anyway. I can’t figure out what she is planning. Is it possible that she did it because she lost her patience from waiting for over twenty years and wants to go all out?

Bailey made a list of Tiffany’s possible intentions in his head as he gradually tried to guess her plan. One of them was…

“You should be extra careful of Tiffany. See if she’s doing anything strange. That b*tch will never give up so easily.”

Bailey was still wearing a solemn expression on his face and he was frowning hard. Meanwhile, Michael was peeking at his eyelashes.

Didn’t Quinton say that Bailey is so stressed that his eyelashes are falling out? Bullsh*t.

Michael hurriedly hugged Carmen tight as he tried his best to distance Carmen and Bailey. However, Carmen leaned close to Bailey and stared straight at the three apricot seeds that Bailey was wearing.

All of a sudden, Carmen asked, “Daddy, what does b*tch mean?”

After giving it some thought, Michael replied, “That’s a bad word. Children shouldn’t say things like that.”

I didn’t expect Bailey, a foreigner, to be able to speak Bayside City’s slang fluently. The Adams family members probably share a Cethosian teacher.

Unexpectedly, Carmen said to Bailey. “Bailey, dad said that b*tch is a bad word. You shouldn’t say that.”

Hearing this, Bailey was speechless.

Ever since he arrived, he had been trying his best to not speak to Carmen. Michael’s vicious glare really scared him. Furthermore, he was a child too. He didn’t want to date and he wasn’t a lolicon, but Carmen kept trying to have a conversation with him.

“Bailey, do you want some oranges?”

“Bailey, are you thirsty?”

“Do you want to pet my dog?”

However, Bailey kept ignoring her. Later, Carmen puffed in anger and looked aggrieved. Meanwhile, Sophia was thinking about what Bailey just said.

That b*tch definitely has something up her sleeves!

After they returned home, Sophia contacted Sean. “Sean, find out what you can about that b*tch Tiffany. I’m positive that she has other plans.”

Sean soon replied to her. Unfortunately, Tiffany hid her intentions very well and it was hard for him to find out what she was planning.

Tiffany was really active. She had rejoined the Adams family and Cooper was helping her. Meanwhile, Sophia and Michael secretly helped Bailey. After all, they were all in Cethos. This brand new market was the main battlefield of their fight, which was why the both of them started contesting for this market.

The both of them each found their own allies and it was hard to tell who was winning.

Lately, Cooper was often gone and nobody knew where he went. It was as if he was planning something huge.

As for Michael, he was making preparations for his departure.

He knew his health best so he knew that his body was approaching a critical point. The sooner he entered cryogenic sleep, the better. However, there were things holding him back and he couldn’t bear to leave.

Tiffany is pushing to be Cooper’s wife right now. If she really gets married to Cooper, she will make sure Sophia and Carmen’s lives become a living hell. I’m afraid that Cooper will be deceived and chooses to neglect his daughter and granddaughter. Cooper may have another child in the future and Linus will build his own family. They will focus their attention on their families. When that happens, who will take care of Sophia and Carmen?

On the day Michael was leaving, Sophia was working in the office and Carmen was in kindergarten. He packed a small luggage and headed to the airport. There would be a special plane to take him to Africa and he would enter cryogenic sleep there.

Unfortunately, he didn’t see Sophia for one last time.

I don’t know when I’ll see her again. I don’t even know whether I will wake up and see Sophia and Carmen again. Everything is unknown. Perhaps I’ll be like Theo. When I wake up, the world would have changed and the people I love may already be long gone. This seems to be my destiny. There is no other way.

Cooper and Linus were there to send him off.

Michael glanced around his house reluctantly, hugged Celine’s child, and petted the dogs.

Judge seemed to sense that he was leaving. His ears drooped because of the sad atmosphere. After all, Michael had been taking care of Judge for many years so Judge bit Michael’s trouser leg, not willing to let him go.

Michael looked at the people around him but unfortunately, the person he wanted to see the most wasn’t there. Nobody told Sophia about the fact that Michael was about to enter cryogenic sleep, and Carmen didn’t know either. All they knew was that Michael would be abroad for a long time. A while later, there would be rumors that he was dating a female star and they would have a divorce.

He had made all the arrangements. Sophia would be disappointed in Michael, but she would forget about him and go on with her life with Carmen.

Gradually, Michael would completely disappear from her world. She would find someone new and continue to be a carefree girl.

It was Cooper who decided Michael’s time of departure. He knew Michael’s situation, and if they continued delaying it, his health would worsen. At that moment, he had no choice but to be the bad guy. He didn’t even give Michael and Sophia a chance to say their goodbyes.

“Hurry up, it’s time to leave. After you arrive, enter cryogenic sleep as soon as possible. I will take good care of Sophia and Carmen on your behalf.”

It was rare for Cooper to be soft on Michael.

Michael looked at the people around him one last time but unfortunately, Carmen and Sophia weren’t there. Only Celine’s daughter was crying with her arms around his thigh.

Celine thought that Michael was just leaving for work. With a smile, she said, “Mikey, remember to bring back some souvenirs!”

Michael nodded with tears in his eyes. In the end, he turned around and left. Theo and him were headed to Michel Medical Technology Company’s headquarters in Africa.

Michael had left in the afternoon so when Sophia returned home at night, it was almost time for him to get on the plane.

The atmosphere around the dinner table was pretty depressing but Sophia and Carmen didn’t seem to notice. Carmen even wanted to call Michael, but she gave up when she found out that he couldn’t talk on the phone in the plane. The others didn’t say much.

Everyone knew that they were gone forever, except Sophia herself. However, she would find out about everything sooner or later.

Before she finished her dinner, Sophia suddenly got a call from Sean.

Nobody knew what Sean said but after Sophia finished listening to him, she jumped out of her seat in shock. “What the f*ck?!”

At the same time, Cooper also received the news. Tiffany had given birth to a son whose father was Cooper, and that boy had arrived in Bayside City!

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“How is it possible that my father had a baby with Tiffany? Didn’t she have a miscarriage?” Sophia asked Sean. In a panicked tone, Sean hurriedly explained everything to her.

After hearing what he said, Sophia became really solemn. At the same time, Cooper received a similar call.

He was much more upset than Sophia was.

I can’t believe Tiffany gave birth to my baby! No, to be exact, she didn’t give birth to my children. She did the IVF and found a surrogate while also getting herself pregnant. She knew that she wouldn’t be able to give birth, but she still got pregnant to distract everyone’s attention.

Tiffany knew that as long as her children were still fetuses, even Cooper would be unreliable. Perhaps he would have even secretly make her have a miscarriage, so she had prepared a backup plan.

She had gotten pregnant to distract everyone while secretly engaging a surrogate. Now, the surrogate had delivered a healthy baby boy to her. The baby had arrived in Bayside City and Tiffany was about to take the child to meet Cooper.

Cooper suddenly had a son. In the end, he still became a father to a newborn baby.

A lively baby boy was different from a fetus. Sophia could do everything to make Tiffany have a miscarriage, but she couldn’t lay hands on a child.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

“It’s Tiffany!”

Sophia immediately threw her phone onto the couch in anger.

That b*tch is shameless. How can she do such a thing? Now that she’s bringing the baby to meet Cooper, Cooper once again becomes a father. I’m afraid that old hag has Cooper trapped. So this was what she had been planning all along.

“I’ll go meet that old hag!” Sophia stood up furiously and stormed to the door.

Doesn’t she feel shame?! That b*tch! Unexpectedly, when she opened the door, she realized it wasn’t Tiffany at the door, but Theo and Michael.

“Huh? Didn’t you leave?” Sophia asked in surprise, but no one answered. Instead, she was greeted with a passionate kiss.

“Mmhh…”

The unexpected fierce kiss made her dizzy. Cooper also thought Tiffany had come but when he went out, he saw Theo enter the house with a suitcase in hand and a blank expression.

Michael, who was supposed to be on the plane, was kissing Sophia.

Seeing this, Cooper thought that it was unexpected but reasonable. It was as if he had foreseen it.

He came back after all.

“Why are you back?”

As the couple kissed passionately in the background, the two old men exchanged a few words.

When Theo entered the house, Carmen hurriedly grabbed a pair of slippers for her grandfather while Justin took the suitcase from Theo. Rubbing Carmen’s head, Theo replied, “Air traffic control reported that the fog is too thick and the wind is too fierce today, so we came back.”

The plane could still fly if they wanted to leave, but Michael didn’t want to leave.

The research and development progress of the antidote had reached 80%, and clinical trials were under way.

They had invested a lot of money in the dental stem cells project and it was developing rapidly. Moreover, Quinton and Theo were two healthy, living organ banks that were on standby. There were infinite dangers in the future and nobody knew how things would go, but they already had several backup plans to deal with countless possibilities.

Even though cryogenic sleep was the safest bet and nobody would die or lose an organ, it was not the only thing that mattered.

Cryogenic sleep would cause Michael to suffer the greatest loss. For Michael, every second he couldn’t be with Sophia under the same blue sky was a great loss. Cryogenic sleep would be a waste of his life.

Even if his health was deteriorating, he would rather spend the limited time he had to give her all of his love.

After Michael was done kissing his wife, he let go of her. Sophia was so dizzy from the kiss, she could hardly think and was seeing stars.

“Didn’t you say that you were going abroad for a business trip? Why are you back?”

Even though Sophia seemed to have vaguely heard Theo say the reason, she asked again.

Changing his shoes, Michael said, “Air traffic control stopped us from flying, so we couldn’t leave.”

After answering Sophia hastily, Michael held her warm hand and walked into the living room. In this world, the coldest thing was ice and the warmest thing was her hands.

The trip to the airport had been the hardest moment of Michael’s life. It felt even worse than waiting for an execution.

He was afraid that time would fly by so quickly that he wouldn’t have enough time to reminisce about his short past before he had to face his unknown fate. At the same time, he was afraid that time would pass too slowly, and that every second for him would be pure torture.

On the way to his unknown fate, Michael had thought about his life. He was scared and terrified, but death was not what he feared. It was the separation of life and death instead.

In the end, he had decided to go home. Holding Sophia’s warm hand, all of his fear and horror instantly disappeared. With her by his side, he felt endless courage and drive.

If he had to make a choice between his life and Sophia, he was willing to use the rest of his life to be with her!

Theo was very supportive of Michael’s choice. If Michael’s health can’t fully recover and his organs fail, I’ll give him mine. He can take all of it if he wants. I don’t need them anyway. If any of his organs fail, we’ll find new ones to replace them. Michael is wealthy anyways. If my organs don’t work, we’ll search the world to find a suitable match. We’ll definitely find one! Cryogenic sleep is the safest bet, but it is also the riskiest.

Although he can stay alive, the biggest risk is the unknown. Nobody knows what he’ll lose while he’s in cryogenic sleep, and nobody knows what he’ll see when he walks out from the cryosleep chamber…

Which was why the two of them came back. Sophia had no idea that she had just gone through a possible separation. After Michael entered the house, she peeked out of the door and glanced at the surveillance monitors to make sure that Tiffany wasn’t there.

“That shameless old hag!”

Sophia continued cursing as she ate her dinner. She was even more agitated than Cooper. After all, she had seen how Tiffany raised her children. When her son grows up, he will certainly be like Betsy. I can stab Betsy with a knife, but that child is hard to deal with.

Sophia rambled on indignantly. Linus occasionally threw in some comments while Michael remained silent the whole time. His eyes kept wandering between the dinner table and Sophia’s bowl. As soon as he saw that it was empty, he immediately added some food into her bowl.

Sitting next to her and listening to her talk, Michael felt that even her breathing sounded sweet.

The atmosphere around the table that night was unusually somber.

One reason was because Cooper had a newborn child, and the other was because Michael had made his decision.

After dinner, Cooper asked Michael to head to the study.

“Why did you change your mind?” Cooper asked.

Michael sat down and Cooper poured him a cup of tea. The two of them usually bickered with each other and rarely sat down to discuss things in such a calm manner.

Michael took a sip of tea before he replied, “After giving it some thought, I realized that it wasn’t the best choice for her.”

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Cooper was silent for a moment. In his opinion, this was the safest course of action.

They will be separated because of a misunderstanding and Michael will become a man who betrays his wife. He’ll be gone and Sophia will hate him so much that she’ll take his wealth and his child, and Michael will be left with nothing. Then, she will become a rich divorced woman who will live with resentment toward Michael for a while. But in a few days, she might fall in love with a twenty year-old man and be together with him.

After a while, Sophia will break up with that young man and meet another one. She’ll completely forget about Michael, the old man who betrayed her. Decades later when Sophia turns eighty, Michael will wake up from his sleep and become a forty year-old ‘young man’. The misunderstanding between them will be resolved and they will be together.

However, that is just the ideal situation. Ideals are amazing but reality is often cruel. There is a heart-breaking case right in front of us—Tanya.

Her family died horribly, like they deserved. It was their punishment. The fact that she survived was a blessing from God. She could have let go of her resentment and start a new life, but she chose to take revenge.

She hated Theo, so she trained her son to become a brutal killer. But what did she get from a lifetime of resentment? All she did was hurt herself and the child she had with Theo. Quinton could have had a better and more brilliant life… Who knows which path Sophia might take after being ‘abandoned’ by Michael? Perhaps she will hate him forever. Or she might take revenge, kill someone and live a life full of hatred and pain from the separation. Sophia might turn into a soulless being, and it might even affect Carmen.

Thinking it from another perspective, if Michael dies one day, at least he’ll die in Sophia’s arms.

He’ll show Sophia that even in his last moments, all he thinks about is her. Michael’s love for her is accompanied by breath and blood. The moment he stops loving her is the moment he stops breathing and his blood turns cold.

Michael won’t be leaving. He’ll just accompany her in a different way. He’ll turn into the air around her, into the warm sunlight and gentle breeze. There will be traces of him everywhere she goes. Sophia will remember his love and live happily. Carmen will also grow up happily.

That is their perfect ending.

At that moment, Michael just wanted to be with Sophia and Carmen. Even if he didn’t have much time left, it didn’t matter as long as they were happy.

In the study, the two of them were silent. After a few rounds of tea, Michael said, “What about Tiffany’s child? Father-in-law, how are you planning to deal with her?”

An upset expression immediately appeared on Cooper’s face when he heard Tiffany’s name.

“Keep the child alive.”

These four words were enough to express Cooper’s attitude toward the matter.

Michael said nothing but he had mixed feelings…

The next day after everyone headed off to work, Michael went to the basement and asked Justin to give him an injection.

At that moment, his organs were starting to fail. The poison that Quinton gave him back then was gradually losing control and slowly eroding his internal organs. The antidote could only slow it temporarily.

There was also news from Linus that the molecular formula for the antidote was under animal testing and initial results showed that it was working. However, it couldn’t be used on humans. If the antidote could be used now, after the toxins were cleared and with recuperation, Michael could fully recover. However, he would still be weakened and he wouldn’t be able to live long.

For now, Michael had a few options.

He could sit and wait for death. Perhaps in a few years, his internal organs would completely shut down and he would die painfully.

The other option was to ask Theo or Quinton to donate their organs and he would change all of them. Michael would live a few more years, but Theo and Quinton might die.

The third option was to wait for the research team at Michel Medical Technology Group to have advances with the dental stem cells project that could repair and regenerate organs. However, Michael may not be able to wait that long.

The last option was to enter cryogenic sleep and wake up when everything was ready. It was the safest bet with the least risk.

However, Michael chose to sit and wait for death.

The tiny needle tip pierced into Michael’s skin and the antidote was injected into his blood, which temporarily relieved the poison inside him. However, the antidote was just something that could prolong his life a little longer. It could stop the pain but it wasn’t a cure.

At that instant, Justin had mixed feelings. After the injection, Michael pressed on the cotton to stop the bleeding and he looked at Justin. All of a sudden, he smiled and said, “It’s been an honor to have worked with you all these years.”

When Justin heard this, he felt that it sounded like Michael’s last words. He turned his face away. His mask covered half of his face, leaving only his eyes visible.

“There’s no time for us to be sentimental.”

Michael looked at Justin and couldn’t help but sigh.

Actually, Justin is the one who had the hardest life. He joined the army when he was eighteen and back then, he was undefeatable and famous. Unfortunately, he was born in a family that didn’t support him. As the youngest child, he was asked by his parents to ‘hand over’ his lover to his big brother. When he was badly wounded and on the hospital bed, all he heard was his family discussing whether to stop his life support or not.

Later, Justin completely disappeared and became Abel. He abandoned his first and last name, and was busy with revenge day and night.

In order to get revenge, he forced himself to be strong with a superhuman will. Justin learned how to make poison, perform autopsy, dispose of bombs and many other professional skills. He could even do complex surgical operations on his own.

He lived just for revenge. However, he was considered to have a happy ending. Celine came back and he let go of the hatred. He even resolved everything with Quinton even though they bickered with each other all the time.

Justin then started his own company. Abel, who couldn’t be who he really was, suddenly turned into the president of the biggest security company in Bayside City. He made money to raise his children and his silly wife. He was now living a happy life.

The family that he was greatly disappointed in became great again and he took back the name that he abandoned.

His life was now perfect. The only thing that he was still worried about was probably Michael and Sophia.

Michael was Justin’s friend, confidant, family member, and best friend while Sophia was his sister and family.

Justin watched them get together and love each other, and he had also seen them part and reunite again. Now he had to watch them part again. Unfortunately, the hard work that he had done over the years still couldn’t change the situation around. He could only watch as Michael slowly turned weak.

Michael said, “Even though Asco International was established by Ethan and I, you have a lot of credit. I have already signed the papers. In the future, you’ll have some of the company’s shares.”

Justin’s face was stiff from all the plastic surgery he had done. With a blank expression, he said, “There will be a way. Don’t overthink things.”

Even though he was not as good as the Michel Group’s research and development team in medicine, he would not give up on Michael.

Michael pulled down his sleeves to cover his elbow that was full of needle marks while Justin cleaned up.

All of a sudden, Michael’s phone rang.

“Tiffany is here with Mr. Mitchell’s child. They are at the gates. Should I let them in?”

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Michael glanced at the surveillance monitor and saw that Tiffany’s car was at the gates with other cars.

That’s a lot of people. It seems that she has gathered her whole family to directly move into The Imperial.

However, Cooper, Sophia, and Linus were all not home. Only Michael, the son-in-law, was left at home.

At that moment, Michael didn’t know what to do.

Should I let them in? If I do, Tiffany will definitely grab the opportunity to stay here. However, the baby in Tiffany’s arms is Cooper’s child. What if something happened to him outside? This old hag is really cunning. She’s purposely making things difficult for me.

They are still waiting outside. I’m sure that Tiffany hasn’t discussed it with Cooper before she came over. Moreover, she specially chose to come when Cooper and his family are not home. She predicted that I wouldn’t dare to offend her.

Michael hurriedly made a call.

“What?! That old hag is there with the child?!”

Judging from Sophia’s tone, Michael could tell how furious she was at the other end of the phone.

“No, you can’t let her in. Once she enters the house, it would be impossible to get her out. You can’t let her in. Just tell her that you’re not home!” Sophia said hurriedly.

However, all of a sudden, Michael heard another voice. “Let her in.”

It was Cooper’s voice and he sounded helpless and dejected.

“Dad!” Sophia was extremely dissatisfied.

Cooper sounded unsure but his tone also seemed to be irrefutable. “Just do what I say…”

With that, the call ended. Michael told the guards to open the community gates. A short while later, Tiffany entered the house with four nannies behind her. There was even a group of people carrying her luggage, and all of them marched in as if Tiffany was married into the family.

Seeing that only Michael was alone at home, even though it was within Tiffany’s expectations, she said, “Mike, it seems that you’re the only one here. It looks like I came at the wrong time.”

Mike?

Tiffany already regarded herself as Cooper’s wife and spoke to Michael as if she was his mother-in-law. Furthermore, there was a strong sense of maternal love as she gazed at Michael, as if her love for her son-in-law would grow the more she looked at him.

Michael glanced at the baby in the nanny’s arms. Except for his eyes, the baby didn’t look like Tiffany in any other way. He could tell that the baby was mixed race, but it wasn’t really obvious.

Cooper was a second-generation mixed race and two generations later, Carmen’s mixed race features were also far less obvious compared to her mother.

That’s my father-in-law’s son!

Michael had goosebumps but he still forced a smile and said, “Cooper already got the news and he’s on his way here.”

Tiffany entered the living room and the group of people followed behind her. Tiffany picked up the child she had with Cooper and walked toward the elevator. Unfortunately, she didn’t know that elevator passcode so she asked Michael, “Mike, I’m holding a baby in my hands and I can’t press the elevator button. Can you help?”

Michael secretly grumbled. Naturally, he knew what Tiffany wanted him to do—she wanted to move into Cooper’s room. At that moment, she was holding Cooper’s child, so she had absolute advantage. She’s simply forcing herself in!

Michael had no choice. Can I refuse her? I can’t, right?

So he replied, “No problem.”

He entered the passcode and got into the elevator. Tiffany smiled triumphantly as they took the elevator to the third floor. Then, she directly moved all her things into Cooper’s bedroom.

As the only owner of the house left at home, Michael had to check up on her and he watched as Tiffany’s men put down her luggage.

Tiffany’s face was all smiles as she held the baby in her arms.

Then, Michael saw the strange bracelet on her wrist that looked like a tiny remote.

With a smile, Tiffany said to Michael, “From now on, we’re family. When I get married to Cooper, I’ll definitely give you and Sophia a present.”

A present? It doesn’t sound good. Perhaps she is going to kill Sophia, Linus, and Carmen on her wedding day. That way, she’ll be the only winner.

Tiffany is a terrible person. If it weren’t because Cooper was strong enough, she might have just kidnapped him and r*ped him, just like what Tanya did to Theo.

Since Cooper was too strong, she changed tactics. He stole his sperm and inserted it into her body instead.

Michael didn’t dare to imagine any further so he nodded in response.

When Sophia returned home, it was already too late. Tiffany’s child had already moved in and he was using what Carmen had used when she was a baby. He was even sleeping in the ‘royal crib’ that once belonged to Carmen.

Celine’s daughter had started walking on her own and everyone called her Bianca.

Carmen and Bianca leaned over the crib and watched Tiffany’s son with the cats and dogs that had gathered around.

The little baby rolled around in the crib, celebrating his hard-earned life. When he saw Judge’s head lean close, he smiled and tried to grab Judge’s head with his tiny hands.

Nathan, Quinton, and Michael came over and glanced at the child, and all of them felt goosebumps all over their bodies.

In the living room, Sophia and Cooper had solemn expressions on their faces. The two pairs of eyes were gloomy as they emitted a cold aura.

Meanwhile, Tiffany was sobbing at the side. “Coop, I’m sorry. It’s my fault. All I wanted was to have a child with you. I had a miscarriage and lost the twins. I can’t lose this child. Coop…”

Cooper didn’t say anything. Sophia was silent too, but she really wanted to give Tiffany a kick.

Seeing that Cooper wasn’t saying anything, Tiffany gestured at the nanny and the nanny immediately brought the child over. Then, Tiffany carried the child to Cooper and said, “Coop, look at our baby. Why don’t you give him a name?”

Cooper stayed silent but it was obvious he was furious. He glanced at the baby and said, “You can name him.”

With that, he got up, put on a jacket, opened the door and left. “I have some business to deal with, so I won’t be coming home tonight.” Soon, his figure disappeared into the darkness.

Cooper was gone just like that. Tiffany’s tactic had caught him off guard and he needed time to accept it.

Even though Cooper left, Tiffany didn’t chase after him. Instead, she carried the baby around as she tried to coax him.

She knew that Cooper would never give up on this child.

It’s good to have one of your own in an important position.

“Dear, come and meet your uncle.” Tiffany called Carmen to come over. Carmen was fascinated and she looked at her uncle who was in Tiffany’s arms.

Then, she glanced at Linus. Bianca babbled at the side, seeming like she was welcoming her new uncle.

Meanwhile, Sophia snorted and went back to her room.

Their evening family time was canceled because of Tiffany’s arrival.

Tiffany was not surprised by Sophia’s attitude.

It’s okay. She’ll definitely love me in a few days. If I enter the family like this, they won’t treat me as their own, so I have to be Cooper’s wife. Not only do I want to live here, but I also want Sophia to recognize me as her mother! I want the whole family to recognize my position!

Tiffany glanced at the ornament on her bracelet and there was great confidence in her gaze.

And this is my trump card!

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Just like that, Tiffany moved in with them, which Sophia was quite upset about. Even though she didn’t care about her, someone had to. As such, this task had been ‘assigned’ to the son-in-law, Michael. He specially prepared a nursery for Cooper’s newborn child and treated him really well. Meanwhile, Tiffany stayed in Cooper’s bedroom as she wished.

At the same time, Cooper had fled as expected.

In the past, he couldn’t go a day without seeing his three darlings. This time, his escape lasted a few days. These few days, he never came home, nor did he miss his darlings.

In fact, if this happened to anyone else, they would have run too, even for someone who had experienced this like Theo.

However, at the end of the day, Cooper still had to face that child whether he liked it or not. Even though he didn’t get her pregnant, that child was still his.

Meanwhile, Tiffany, who had just made her way up to an advantageous position, appeared to be incomparably calm. After all, she and her child had already moved in to live with Cooper. Where else could he run to?

He may be able to run from her, but he would never be able to run from this huge family fortune.

In fact, he wouldn’t be able to run forever!

All she had to do was wait for Cooper to come back after he had calmed down.

On the other hand, the Adams family had received news about the newborn child of Tiffany and Cooper, while the Michel Family were ecstatic that the two families had finally joined forces through marriage.

Whether Cooper was willing or not, the two families had begun preparing for the wedding. The Michel family was already rushing here to seize the opportunity to claim the naming rights for the child before the Mitchell family could.

As it happened, Carmen’s naming rights had been under the grips of the Fletcher family. Every time the Michel family came to get Carmen to change her name, Sophia would come up with all kinds of reasons to put it off. As such, the Michel family couldn’t stand to let the naming rights of this child be taken away from them again.

As for the Adams Group, their attitude toward Tiffany changed solely because of the fact that she was the future Mrs. Michel.

Finally, Tiffany had realized her dream.

Cooper could run from her, but his family couldn’t.

Frankly, Sophia disliked Tiffany and planned to move to the Edwards residence at Riverdale, or even the Mitchell’s ancestral home—she wanted to be anywhere else but here. However, on second thought, The Imperial’s Villa No.8 was Michael’s property, and her name was on the house property certificate as well. In other words, she was the owner, so she shouldn’t have to run. Even if Tiffany shamelessly refused to leave, Sophia wouldn’t leave too. Therefore, she could only live under the same roof as Tiffany, no matter how reluctant she was.

To top it off, Tiffany was absurdly thick-skinned and refused to leave their house. No matter how much Sophia rolled her eyes at her every day, pointed at the mulberry and abused the locust, or sarcastically hinted at her, Tiffany would just act stupid.

A sensitive person would never be able to sell insurance, which was why the Adams Family was the king of the insurance industry, and the king of having thick skin!

Now that Tiffany had moved in, she didn’t have to care for the child herself. She would go to work as usual, and she would be swamped with work.

While Bailey had the upper hand for now, Tiffany was relying on this child to get acquainted with the Michel Family and gain access to outside help. Her career was starting to take off and she would be reclaiming her position in no time.

When Bailey heard the news from Quinton, he was starting to feel the heat.

Even an outsider could sense the pressure and burden that this fifteen-year-old child was carrying.

Sophia was concerned for this little ‘son-in-law’ as well.

Ever since Tiffany moved in, the Adams Family and Michel Family often came to visit. For the sake of the child’s naming rights, the two families would criticize each other. While the Adams Family felt the baby was theirs and he should be named Adams, the Michel Family disagreed and thought he should be named Michel.

By the end of it, the two families decided to move in as well while they waited for Cooper’s return to call the shots. In fact, they would not leave until Cooper returned.

After criticizing Cooper’s child, they started to shift their attention to Sophia and Carmen.

They wanted Sophia and Carmen to change their surnames, which forced Sophia to flee as well, and she would only come home to Michael at night.

Recently, Michael had been in Bayside City. After filming ‘Doctor Invincible 2’, he was voice-acting for ‘The Supreme Panda’.

‘The Supreme Panda’ was an animated movie produced by Michael, inspired by his two adopted pandas. The movie told a story of two panda warriors saving the world. It was a Cethosian story with a Cethosian cast, while Michael and Harry were voicing the protagonists in both the local language and English. Even Carmen had a small role in the movie.

Every morning, he would bring along a cup of wolfberry water and take Sophia’s car to work, and after work, he would pick Sophia up at her unit before picking up Carmen to go home together.

He devoted his remaining time to his beloved career and family.

This September, five-year-old Carmen finally started elementary school. Like a young pioneer, she worked hard to score every exam. On weekends, she would not rest and urged Michael to give her more work.

In fact, she was starting to accumulate capital to start her own business.

She was attending a prestigious international school—the kind that parents would struggle to get their children into. To be accepted, both parents and child were required to go through a few rounds of interviews.

Fortunately, Sophia and Michael did their homework and did not become a hindrance for Carmen.

After about five or six stages, Carmen was successfully enrolled and became a member of the Arts Committee. However, when Michael attended the parent-teacher conference for the first time, he realized that the Cethosian headquarters of the Adams Group was located right next to the school…

As such, Michael complained and wanted Carmen to transfer schools, but after a while of making a fuss about it, things didn’t work out for him in the end.

Since attending elementary school, Carmen seemed to have grown smarter than before. While she was full of confidence and talent, she was also lively and cheerful. Her teachers, principal, and even other parents were fond of her. Frankly, Michael was extremely proud of her.

On the other hand, Sophia was working overtime at the office. There was a batch of new products that were going to be launched soon, and everyone at the office was swamped with work and stayed back.

When Micahel finished work, he went to pick Carmen up. She was carrying a small backpack, and she had on a red scarf. As soon as got into the car, she started to babble away.

“Daddy, I got a ninety-nine on my language test. I lost a point from the essay section!”

“I got a ninety-five for my math test. The teacher said the last question was just ordinary addition and subtraction, and that I had to use the baby method of answering, and not the method Uncle Linus taught me. She said only adults could use that method!”

When he inspected her test, he thought that she should have gotten a full mark for her math test, but she had lost five points for using the decimal point incorrectly. At the end of the day, she was only in first grade. If she used a decimal point in her test, her points would be deducted.

As such, not only did they deduct five points from her test, but the school also almost called them as well. They suspected she was cheating because she was doing too well for her age.

After all, when a first grader used advanced formulas to answer a first grade exam, anyone would think that she was cheating.

In truth, it was usually Linus who tutored her at home. Linus, who was a prodigy who could already solve complex equations at the age of three, kept solving a simple math problem with complex methods, and it greatly affected Carmen’s way of doing math as well.

On another note, although Carmen’s handwriting was still crooked, it looked much better than before. After all, she had a calligrapher on her side—Louis. Not only that, Cooper also had impressive penmanship, and so did Carmen’s parents. As such, even if she inherited a little of those genes, it was already more than enough.

In the first semester, she was elected as a member of the Arts Committee, and she was working with her teacher to prepare for this year’s Christmas party performance.

As for her physical education, she was already able to dive to the bottom of the pool to retrieve a key at the age of three. Now, she had her own pony and was great at horseback riding. On top of that, she was especially good at roller skating and had even gotten a yellow belt in Taekwondo. Clearly, she had inherited the Fletcher Family’s athletic genes.

Overall, she had an all-around development in morality, intelligence, fitness and arts. She was also awarded the most outstanding student of the whole school, hence she was selected as a representative to accompany the president overseas for an international academic exchange in two days.

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“Alright, sweetie. I’ll have a word with your teacher soon,” Michael promised.

To Carmen, the first grader’s tests were too easy. Usually when Linus tutored her at home, he would be teaching her high school and college-level math knowledge, which she had no difficulty in understanding. Perhaps, they could let her skip a grade.

As a first grader in elementary school, Carmen started to develop a sense of awareness and was no longer a baby who sat around and did nothing. Back in kindergarten, she was already selling pet dogs and her father’s autograph even though it was only a small-scale business that operated offline. Granted, it was a no-cost business, but sales were slow and it carried high risks. Now that she was in elementary school, her horizons had widened and she began to learn the basics of the internet from her Uncle Linus. As such, she opened up her own online store that sold her father’s autographed posters, and merchandise made of the fur that the family pets had shed.

She operated the online store all by herself—she was the manager as well as the customer service officer. Meanwhile, the shipping of the sold goods was assigned to Hale. Recently, she had been gathering her pets’ fur and had them made into pillows and keychain charms by Nicholas to be sold on her online store. In fact, it was being sold at a rather high price—a pillow would cost about a hundred.

With the help of Linus, she also modified Nicholas’s program and added an extra function of embroidery and sewing. Since then, Nicholas had been working overtime for Carmen and doing odd jobs for her every day.

Meanwhile, a national children’s opera competition was also coming up, and the winner would walk away with a prize of 500,000. She signed up for it enthusiastically and was aiming to win first place.

Looking at Carmen’s achievements so far, Michael was content and proud. With the way things were going, he would have nothing to worry about. Even if she didn’t have a father, Carmen would still grow up healthy and happy. She was a business-minded child who would grow up to have a career and great accomplishments of her own, just like her grandfather, uncle, and mother.

When they arrived home, Michael held Carmen’s hand and spoke in a firm manner, “Carmen, you’re a big girl attending elementary school now. You’ll have to leave Mommy and Daddy to live on your own in the future, so you have to learn to be independent, okay?”

Nodding confidently, Carmen assured, “Don’t worry, Daddy. I can take care of myself now.”

After arriving home, Carmen ate and completed her homework before she started to work. She wore a face mask and a pair of pet deshedding gloves to collect the fur of their pet cats, dogs, and alpacas. She also plucked the feathers from the rooster’s tail to make shuttlecocks. Meanwhile, Maria disinfected the fur and feathers before passing them to Nicholas to work on.

Furthermore, the ‘double eleven’ shopping festival was just around the corner, and there would be a promotion at the store. As such, Carmen’s schedule was expected to be full for the coming period. She took her job seriously and worked overtime. Recently, her little store received too many orders, and she was being put to the test. As such, she hired many tiny workers of her age. As soon as school was over, Poppy and Hope would come over from next door to work.

Meanwhile, a stack of posters was placed before Michael, who was carefully signing them with a pen. He strived to help Carmen in increasing sales and inventory. In fact, his signed posters were a hit, and the demands were largely exceeding the supply. At that point, Carmen’s illegal home-based workshop was fully equipped and staffed.

Soon, Sophia also returned from work. JNS Group was also in the midst of preparing for the ‘double eleven’ shopping festival, so she had been busy with work until late at night recently. Even when she came home, she would be working for Carmen at her illegal workshop.

As a matter of fact, everyone in the family was supportive of Carmen’s first ever business. Even Cooper who had fled would often call to encourage her to be persistent in her business. On top of that, the entire family was happy to provide her with whatever resources she needed.

With plenty of encouragement, Carmen was full of confidence and worked even harder to the point where the family pets were going to be bald soon.

Fortunately, they had many pets at home, so they could afford to be deshedded to this extent. After the fur was collected and disinfected, Sophia would wear a face mask and a pair of gloves to stuff the fur into pillows and keychain charms before sending them to Nicholas for sewing works. Then, the items would be disinfected again and marked with the store label before being sold.

After signing a hundred posters and a hundred addressed postcards, Michael would come to help as well. The family of three were busy making little keychain charms and pillows while they discussed bringing home the dogs that were being kept at the Edwards residence at Riverdale for Carmen to collect their fur as raw material.

After the ‘double eleven’ shopping festival, new year’s was around the corner. This year, they would be making more cured meat to be sold on the online store. At the same time, Carmen could also learn to make cured meat and carry on the Johnson family recipe.

Sophia picked up a model of the keychain charms. All of them were designed by Carmen and sent to JNS Group to be produced by a specialist. After the items were delivered to them, they only had to stuff it with fur and sew them shut to complete them. The keychain charms were sold in a complete set as well as in separate units. The designs were dog figures, baby girl figures, and even parent figures. The whole set would be figures of a happy family of three, with a bunch of cats, dogs, alpacas, and rooster figures.

At that moment, Sophia had made a whole set of keychain charms. She had stitched them and was going to keep them for herself.

“This is for Daddy, this is for Mommy, and this is for you…” As Sophia spoke, she put the little keychain charms on her and Michael’s sets of keys, while Carmen’s was hooked onto her backpack. When she was done, she smiled with content. “There, the three of us will always be together.” At which Michael smiled but rather ruefully.

Carmen had also made a baby boy charm and brought it to Sophia before saying sternly, “Mommy, look. Doesn’t this look like the baby brother you promised to give me, but didn’t?” She needed a lot more child workers at her illegal shop, and a little brother or sister would be able to help her in managing her little business.

Amused, Michael reached out and patted the top of her head with a smile while he subconsciously glanced at Sophia’s belly. Their second child seemed to be out of their reach now. Truthfully, he didn’t want his child to be born without a father.

Michael clutched the keychain charm that Sophia made for him, on which her smell and warmth seemed to have lingered. Meanwhile, Sophia had started to make a baby boy charm and put together a family of four.

While doing so, she was thinking that she would begin to prepare for IVF once JNS Group became stable. She didn’t mind the pain as she would be able to tolerate it. In fact, she had been through surgeries before and had been pricked by countless needles, and even her face had been reconstructed entirely. Now, the pain that came with IVF seemed insignificant. She wanted to give birth naturally!

Soon, the baby boy charm was done and Sophia hung it on Michael’s shirt. Staring at the charm, he felt infinitely heartbroken.

Out of the blue, the door opened and Tiffany came into the workshop. Perplexed, she asked, “What are you doing? Do you need help?”

At once, Sophia hastily put everything away and grunted coldly, “No.”

Then, Carmen added, “Miss Tiffany, you’re too late. We’re all wrapped up for the day.”

Tiffany had been wanting to join their illegal workshop as well and be assigned a task in hopes of strengthening their relationship. However, she did not pass the interview with Carmen. She wasn’t accepted because she was too old to be able to adapt to the intensity of the workload. However, the marketing tasks were outsourced to her.

Just then, Tiffany backed away sensibly, while Carmen pondered as she watched her departure.

When Michael went to pick Carmen up the next day, she said with seriousness, “Daddy, we need to make a stop. I have a business meeting with someone.”

Puzzled, Michael wanted to see who Carmen was meeting, so he sent her to a nearby café where they had agreed to meet. Upon arriving, Michael spotted the green-eyed goblin he despised—Bailey Adams.

Looking up from the documents, Bailey peered at Carmen in wonder. “You mentioned on the phone that… you wanted to insure your online store?”

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With a stern expression on her adorable face, Carmen tried very hard to look like a business owner and went into negotiation mode by nodding firmly. “Yes.”

Then, she took out a proposal she had drawn up herself from her backpack.

At once, Bailey and Michael were at a loss for words.

What does this tiny child know about business? She isn’t here to take advantage of the opportunity to flirt with this boy, is she?

It must have been Bailey who seduced Carmen again!

This b*stard! She’s just a child!

Michael’s eyes were glowing red as he glared at Bailey. In fact, he was on the verge of swinging his fists at him, but he managed to control himself. He didn’t want to ruin Carmen’s business meeting.

Meanwhile, Bailey was also feeling the pressure. It was Sophia who called him and said that she wanted to cooperate with him on a big project, and this so-called big project was to insure Carmen’s little workshop and online store.

Under Sophia’s guidance, Carmen had written a proposal regarding the insurance of the property of her workshop.

At that moment, Bailey was struggling to keep a straight face while he studied the proposal… Although there were many misspelled words, her risk awareness was quite strong.

Quinton, who had been standing on the side as a bodyguard, leaned over to take a look as well.

After skimming through, he realized how much Bailey was actually struggling. How could he look at this and still maintain a straight face?

Just then, Bailey put down the proposal after reading and spoke in a monotonous and business-like tone, “I’m sorry, but your workshop does not meet our requirements. As such, we cannot provide insurance service for your workshop.”

With a similar tone, Carmen pointed out, “But according to your operational procedures, you should only make the decision after a field survey.” She continued sternly, “Besides, my business has the highest revenue among others under the same category. May I ask what it is that does not meet your requirements?”

At that point, Bailey was about to roll his eyes at her. Everything!

Of course, he couldn’t say that out loud. “You have to have a business license, at least.”

Thud!

Without missing a beat, Carmen slammed her business license on the table.

Bailey glanced at it. The license read, ‘Carmen Fletcher’s Pet Accessory Creative Studio’

Michael was the legal person, and the registered capital was 100,000. The location registered was the basement of The Imperial’s Villa No. 8.

The required documents and procedures were complete, and it seemed like this was a serious matter.

However, Bailey was reluctant to provide insurance for her illegal workshop.

At that moment, he was put in a difficult position. Glancing at Michael, he was hoping that he would say something as he father. However, he didn’t look like he was going to make a move. He remained silent so that Carmen could learn to fight for herself.

She had to learn to be independent, especially when he was no longer here.

Upon sensing Bailey’s hesitation, she pressed, “Is there anything else? Otherwise, you may send someone over to my studio for a site visit and evaluation.”

At that point, Bailey felt helpless. He was considered to be an ally to Sophia now, and if he refused Carmen, then he would be disrespecting Sophia. However, providing insurance for her illegal workshop seemed to be against his work policy and ethics.

After a long pause, he finally decided to make a trip to their home.

He couldn’t refuse her seeing how serious she looked.

Under Michael’s scrutinizing stare, Bailey went to their residence. After all, it was Sophia who personally contacted him to talk business. As such, he had to agree, and he would also visit Tiffany along the way and find out what that old lady was up to.

As soon as they arrived, Carmen led Bailey to her workshop.

Pointing toward a room in the basement, she said, “This is our regular work space.”

Then, she pointed at a few kids. “These are our staff.”

Next, she turned toward the family pets. “These are our raw materials.”

Lastly, she pointed at Tiffany. “And this is our partner.”

Bailey was tongue-tied.

After that, Carmen brought him to see their products, production line, warehouse, shipping process and everything else. It looked like she had made preparations for this.

Even though she had fought hard in good faith, her application for insurance was still rejected for the sole reason that the illegal employment of child labor was inherently risky for this business. Therefore, they would not insure her illegal workshop.

But in reality, he simply did not want to take on this deal because it was too childish.

After her business proposal was denied, Carmen burst out in tears.

Quickly, Michael rushed to coax her and crooned, “It’s okay. This is how business meetings are. You’ll fail many times in the future, and you’ll have to find a way to solve it. Crying isn’t going to help.”

It was unfortunate that her first meeting had been with Bailey, who was unmalleable and cold. Carmen’s confidence had been shattered instantly and she felt defeated, so much so that she cried all night. Even her neighbors, friends and family were alarmed and came over.

Then again, Bailey was a man of principles. At the first glance, he knew taking on this deal would be equivalent to digging himself into a hole. Hence, he stood firm in his decision as the deal was not in line with his work policy.

Even when Micahel and Sophia came to persuade him, he remained unmoved.

At the end of the day, the insurance deal didn’t work out. Despite that, Sophia still kindly invited Bailey to stay for dinner.

While waiting for dinner, Carmen was still weeping. All of a sudden, she left and came back not long after with a bunch of whimpering children behind her. They each had a piece of paper in their hands.

With teary eyes, Carmen mewled, “I have terminated all the illegally employed child workers. Look, we have all signed the termination contract. Now, will you insure my store?”

Without any option, Bailey glanced at the crying children behind her who had all lost their jobs, and a strong sense of guilt washed over him.

He really didn’t want to at all!

With glistening eyes, Carmen stared at him and waited for his response. She looked pitiful and distressed.

On top of that, her entire family was also watching him as they waited for him to take a stand as if he was the hope of the entire family.

Being put on the spot, Bailey’s eyes darted to Tiffany, who was watching with amusement.

Eventually, Bailey reluctantly agreed, “It’s a deal.”

In an instant, a bright smile stretched across Carmen’s face. With tears still on her face, she grinned, revealing a row of tiny white teeth with two black holes where two of her front teeth should be. At that moment, she looked like she had just been given the tastiest candy in the world.

In fact, everyone in the room could feel her sweet joy.

“How impressive! Our Carmen just closed her first ever business deal!”

Linus enthusiastically picked her up and lifted her into the air, causing her to let out a giggle that sounded like silver bells.

She looked like a cheerful little angel that was flapping her wings and flying around happily.

Meanwhile, Michael finally relaxed his facial muscles that had been tensed up for a long time. He took Carmen from Linus and lifted her up again.

In fact, even Cooper, who had run away, was watching everything in real time through a screen. He even called and checked on Carmen regarding her business deal.

Even though it was just insurance, the family was so thrilled that they nearly threw a party to celebrate as if it was a huge deal.

Seemingly being influenced by this heartwarming atmosphere, Bailey smiled meekly as well.

This was probably what bliss felt like—to have unwavering support and care from the people around, no matter how insignificant the issue was.

In contrast, he had to bear everything in silence alone no matter what happened. He had to carry the weight of the world on his young yet already calloused shoulders.

Otherwise, it would be the end for him.