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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1481

Sadly, Casper was unable to see Carmen because he was being pushed away by the affectionate girls.

On the other hand, Flynn felt furious because she was still cheering for the other boy, so he kept going against Casper.

However, Casper was a mixed race, so he was already at a height of 1.9 meter at the tender age of 19. Not only that, Flynn’s technical skills were not as good as his, so he was not a match to Casper at all. After realizing that he could not defeat him, he suddenly stomped on Casper’s foot.

“Hey! What are you doing?”

Carmen immediately saw that Flynn was cheating, so she rushed up in a state of anger toward him. As soon as Casper saw her coming, he cleverly hugged and lifted her up like he usually did when she was a kid.

After spinning her for a few times, he placed her down while his peach-like eyes were full of affection. “Carmen, long time no see. Do you miss me?”

The moment everyone saw their intimate interaction, the entire basketball court was in an uproar. What’s happening? They actually know each other?!

At that moment, Flynn felt that he was being completely cuckolded. I couldn’t even hug her in such an intimate manner. I’ve been dating her for five months, but she still won’t allow me to hold her hand or kiss her. She has forbidden any intimacy with me, let alone spinning her in circles! For some reason, I’m starting to feel like she is seeing me as her dad.

“Cas, don’t stop me. This guy is deliberately hurting you!” Carmen was agitated that she only wanted to grab Flynn and avenge Casper’s shoe.

However, Casper did not seem to feel anything. “It’s fine. Let it go.”

After being deliberately stepped on by someone, he was no longer in the mood to play basketball as he only had Carmen in his eyes.

They had not seen each other for many years, so he wanted to talk to her.

After that, Nathan and Casper chatted with her while the three of them left the court.

“Carmen!”

Behind them, Flynn continued to howl.

He was panicking for the first time. Back then, he thought that he had occupied the more assertive role when dating Carmen, but earlier, he witnessed the intimate interaction between her and that strange boy. They seem to have known each other for a long time and their relationship doesn’t look ordinary. Also, that boy is much more handsome than me!

Sadly, Carmen did not seem to hear his screams at all as she left under the company of two handsome guys.

After furiously smashing the basketball in his hands, Flynn also left the court.

Since all the hunks had left, the students also gradually dispersed.

Casper and Nathan were about to leave after having a chat with Carmen, so she watched as they went to the washroom to wash their hands before leaving. Consequently, she turned to return to her classroom.

In the evening, the campus was bathed in the golden sunlight while a burst of heat rose from the ground, filling the entire campus with a breath of spring. Meanwhile, she stepped on the damp ground as she walked to her classroom without any hurry.

Beside her was a little artificial lake with clear water and dazzling waves. Under the water, the fishes swam in an agile manner while their tails broke the figure being reflected on the surface of the lake.

After the figure was shattered into thousands of pieces, it was slowly restored into a complete reflection.

Upon seeing that reflection, Carmen lifted her eyes and saw a man walking on the opposite embankment of the lake.

The figure was far away for her to clearly see his face. Yet, she could roughly make out his profound facial features while his blond hair danced in the night wind. His shadow was stretched to the ground by the setting sun as he walked in a relaxed manner.

Although she could not see his face clearly, her eyes could not help but feel attracted to him. Since the figure walked unhurriedly, she maintained the same speed as him.

In the spring evening, the heat of the day had not faded, but the cold of night was already rising. She brushed away the obstructive branches of the willow tree and stared at the figure on the other side with her eyes wide open. She tried to adjust her sight, but no matter what, she was just unable to clearly see the other person’s face. That man really has a different kind of arrogance and coldness to him. Is he a student in the school? He isn’t wearing a uniform and his blond hair will definitely cause him to be questioned by Theo if he enters the school. There’s only a few blond-haired biracial students in the school and I recognize all of them.

Carmen tried to adjust her sight again, but after passing by a cultural wall, the figure suddenly disappeared from the side of the lake. Eh?

She suddenly felt at loss, so she quickly walked a few steps ahead and took a short detour to the direction of the figure earlier. As she looked around, she noticed that there was no one and mumbled to herself, “Where is he…”

Surprisingly, she felt a weight on her shoulder as someone suddenly patted her. At the same time, she could hear the deep voice of a man. “Are you looking for me?”

She turned and saw a man who rode a sports bike standing behind her. With one foot on the ground and the other on the pedal, he wore a helmet that completely covered his face, but through the helmet, she could see a pair of green eyes.

“Bailey?” Carmen exclaimed.

The man standing opposite her slowly removed his helmet and revealed a young dashing face.

It was an absolutely perfect face with handsome features that were created by the Gods. There was an unusual aura with two mysterious lights hidden in his deep green eyes, which were specifically used to attract other people’s souls.

After not seeing each other for a decade, the two of them grew a lot.

The once adorable and innocent Carmen was now an emotional young woman.

Compared to his appearance 10 years ago, Bailey’s mannerism and looks did not seem to have changed.

However when he first entered society a decade ago, he was always working with fear and trepidation, causing him to be unable to sleep at night or lose his appetite. While facing the unpredictable future and his painful past, he was full of worries and sorrows.

Now, he had built himself a business empire and gained power on the way. For the past 10 years, he experienced many difficulties and obstacles that his peers could never imagine. He changed from a naive young president to an absolute leader with power and authority who was in charge of an empire.

He matured faster than anyone else.

After 10 years, he finally met her again and he felt nothing but happiness.

However, he looked unfazed on the surface to the point where she could not even find the slightest joy on his face after reuniting with her. Instead, he slightly nodded his head and replied, “Hello.”

Bailey’s tone was calm and indifferent.

Since he was 10 years old, he had trained himself in the battlefield of adults and to protect himself with spikes to the point where he had quickly forgotten how to speak to a person gently.

His current tone was probably his gentlest.

“Ah, Bailey. It really is you!” Carmen jumped to him like she did when she was a kid before lifting her head and cheered. “Oh my God. Bailey, you are lanky now!”

Bailey’s green eyes were profound, but they did not reveal themselves to anyone at all. After hearing her praise, he still nodded his head flatly. “Yes. I’ve grown up.”

His voice was only a little more gentle and a little less formal compared to the voice he used for business meetings.

Yet, Carmen seemed to be used to his tone as she asked enthusiastically, “Why are you here?”

He stoically answered, “I just happened to ride past here.”

But mainly, he was here to see someone.

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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1482

Of course, Bailey did not tell Carmen the truth because he was already used to concealing his feelings.

He seemed to be taciturn like when he was a kid, but on the other hand, she was loquacious. As a result, the two of them continued to chat while they walked together.

Bailey pushed his bike and Carmen followed beside him while talking about herself and asking him questions.

“When I was studying at Eton College, one of my classmates was a relative of yours! I wonder whether he greeted you for me. By the way, I’ve been paying attention to your success for the past few years. Bailey, you really are brilliant. You are as brilliant as my grandpa! What is your next step? You’ve already brought the Adams Insurance to this level and I don’t think there is any possibility of improving it any better. Are you interested in investing in artificial intelligence?”

She kept on rambling.

On the way to their destination, Carmen’s mouth just could not stop moving. Bailey only answered her with a simple ‘Yes’, ‘I see’ and ‘I’ve seen that’, as if he was trying his best to keep his words to a minimum.

Then, she skipped in front of him while he continued to push his bike with firm steps behind her. As he gazed at her, the sunset helped to coat her tiny body with a layer of gold.

At that moment, her whole body was shining. She is still the angel in my memories.

Although he did not chat much with her and his attitude seemed alienating, he would gaze at her every time she averted her eyes. I feel that silently looking at her is a kind of happiness for me.

The two of them talked in tandem while they walked past the lake toward the educational building. When they arrived near the building, Carmen suddenly patted her head. “Oh sh*t, I’m late!”

She actually forgot the time while chatting with Bailey. The moment she took a look at her children’s wristwatch, she was shocked. “I’m doomed. The evening study started 15 minutes ago. Oh no!”

“Bailey, I need to leave now. I’m late for my evening study!”

After that, Carmen ran in a rush while Bailey watched her leave. As soon as he could no longer see her, he rode his bike and wore his helmet before leaving.

While riding the bike, he thought, That children’s watch was given to her by her father, right? Back then, after that incident with her parents, she kept on cherishing the last wristwatch that her father gave her as a gift. To her, that watch has a significant meaning.

When he arrived at the school gate, he saw Nathan and Casper waiting for him in the guard house.

“Bailey, where have you been? We’ve been waiting for you for so long!” Nathan asked as soon as he saw Bailey.

However, Bailey did not stop as he replied in a monotonous tone, “I was lost.”

Nathan did not ask the second time.

It was impossible for Bailey to be lost on his way over there, but that was his personality. If he did not want to talk about something, there was no point in asking him the second time.

Nathan and Bailey had known each other for more than 10 years. At that time, Bailey would often visit Bayside University to play basketball, so they got together one day on the court; after all, they were of the same age. Also, Nathan was a modest person, so he would constantly ask Bailey for help in his academics.

Even though he used to help Michael to defeat Bailey, it did not seem to affect their gay-like friendship afterward at all. Therefore, they would often hang out together to have a drink or play basketball. Lately, they would even ride sports bikes together.

While they got on their bike and prepared to leave, Casper was drinking a cup of warm goji berry that Theo gave him. When Casper saw that Nathan and Bailey were leaving, he responded in a hurry, “Wait for me.”

Casper quickly went back to put the cup down. When Theo saw that they were leaving, he said to Casper, “Cas, you should come more often and play with Carmen. She has been heartbroken by love recently.”

Among the kids that grew up with Carmen, Theo still liked Casper the most. Sour Face’s personality is too cold and arrogant, which most girls can’t stand. As for Ashton, he is careless and doesn’t know how to take care of others. In the end, Casper is the best. Not only is he handsome, he is also polite and knows how to take care of others. He’s much better than that fake Taylor Murray. Although Casper and Carmen are relatives from the Michel Family, their connection has been diluted after many generations, so it won’t matter. Besides, the Michel Family also hopes that they can be together. If the two of them can be together, that’ll be perfect.

Naturally, Casper knew Theo’s intention, so he grinned. “Alright! I’m now studying at Bayside University, so I’ll come to visit her more often in the future.”

After Theo nodded his head in relief, he seemed to remember something a second later and halted Casper and reminded, “Um… Do you know about that… celebrity dance party? Carmen has already received an invitation, so her mother has been preparing her dress for the past few days!”

Casper immediately understood, so he made an ‘OK’ gesture to Theo. “Don’t worry. I’m the best at dancing. I’ll return home and prepare my suit!”

Sophia entered the fashion industry more than a decade ago. In order to unite the entire fashion industry in Bayside City to deal with the menacing Ronney Group, she founded the Bayside City Fashion Society.

Starting from 10 years ago, the Bayside City Fashion Society would host a coming-of-age party annually for the daughters of noble families who were stepping into society for the first time.

The participants were all specifically chosen, so they needed to be the top ladies in Bayside City who were transitioning to adulthood. For every young woman from noble families in Bayside City, receiving the invitation to the Fashion Society’s dance party would be the perfect coming-of-age present!

Based on Carmen’s background and personal requirements, it was no doubt that she would be chosen for the party; it also helped that her mother was the chairwoman of the Fashion Society.

However, the dance party only provided the venue, so the participants needed to bring their own dresses and partners!

Sophia would be preparing the dress for Carmen. As for the partner… Theo was trying not to be obvious.

After that, Casper happily rode away while feeling like a cheerful little bird. As soon as he caught up to Nathan and Bailey at the front, he asked cheerfully, “Did you hear that? Carmen is attending the dance party. She’ll definitely be the prettiest lady at the party!”

Sadly, no one answered him.

Nathan was feeling a little upset. I wonder if my beloved little sister will invite me to be her dance partner? I’m sure that the answer will be no because I don’t know how to dance!

When he was a young child, Sophia would hold his tiny hand and practice dancing with him, but he was as stiff as a wooden puppet with strings.

As for Bailey, he remained silent with his lips pressed.

However, for some reason, Casper felt goosebumps all over his body, as if he was being secretly targeted by someone.

When he remembered something, he asked Bailey, “When we were playing basketball, why did you suddenly walk away alone?”

They initially planned to play basketball in the school and visit Carmen. She was now in her senior year of high school and she was so busy that they could not even see her.

However, before even getting on the court, Bailey left without a word.

As expected, Casper did not receive any answers from him. He doesn’t seem to wear his ears every time he comes outside. He always has this same attitude whenever we hang out together.

The three of them rode their bikes and left.

On the way, Casper felt goosebumps all over him, as if a peerless monster was targeting him.

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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1483

On the other side, the mathematics teacher caught hold of Carmen when she entered the class. “Carmen, not only are you late, but you didn’t even hand in your assignment. I want you to stand outside now!”

She looked at her mathematics teacher with a confused expression. I admit that I’m late, but when did I not submit my assignment? I remember that I already handed it in.

Usually, the carefree Carmen would render the mathematics teacher speechless by refuting him. Since he was furious and she did not want to argue with him, she decided to stand outside as instructed.

As she calmly stood outside, she was met with many gloating eyes from the class.

Then, the mathematics teacher continued to explain the questions, which the class did during the day. While feeling proud, he suddenly announced halfway through his lecture, “Today, I want to praise two students—Flynn and Kimberly. These last two questions were taken from a college entrance exam a few years ago. Back then, only a few people could answer the question. I only changed the numbers in the questions, so it is still difficult, but I’m surprised that they both were able to perfectly answer it! All their answers are absolutely correct! They are the only two students in the class who solved the question! Give them a round of applause!”

The whole class clapped their hands while Kimberly and Flynn gave a proud smile without maintaining any modesty.

After the loud applause, Carmen, who was listening to class outside the door, casually said, “Oh, they are so brilliant. Why don’t they come up and explain their answers to the class?”

The mathematics teacher quickly clapped his hands. “That’s right. Come up! Kimberly, you can explain the first question, and Flynn, you can explain the second one! Everyone, give them another round of applause!”

Again, a loud applause was heard from the class, but this time, Kimberly and Flynn could not smile as arrogantly as before. Quickly, their smiles faded while they became extremely embarrassed.

“Teacher, m-my throat is feeling a little uncomfortable…” she stuttered as she tried to swindle her way out of the situation. “I may not be able to speak…”

“I bet you copied the answers from somewhere!” Standing outside the door, Carmen spoke directly. “How could two slackers like them answer such a difficult question? I really can’t believe it.”

Flynn immediately stood up and refuted, “Carmen, don’t you accuse us!”

She sneered in return. “Then, why don’t you go up and explain? Flynn, didn’t you just win the national mathematics competition for senior year high schoolers? Come—everyone, please give a round of applause to the champion as he goes up the stage to explain the question to everyone! I bet you have two ways to solve this question, so why don’t you explain both?”

Carmen led everyone to clap their hands and stirred up the whole class. The math teacher even stepped down from his position and said enthusiastically, “Come and explain. You must have done something like this in the competition last time, so it must be easy for you. Come up. I’ll let you stand at my position. Kimberly has a sore throat, so why don’t you explain her question as well?”

Flynn did not even dare to move.

Only he knew how he won the competition. It was she who used a pinhole robot to take pictures of the questions during the competition, so she could answer them outside the venue before transmitting it inside to him by using high-tech communications. He even copied the answers for the two questions today, which meant he knew nothing.

Amidst everyone’s applause, his face was visibly and rapidly getting darker.

In the end, there were three people standing in class for the whole evening study from 7.30PM to 9.30PM—one was punished for being late and not handing in her assignment while the other two were punished for plagiarizing other people’s work.

The three of them stood outside class and enjoyed the gaze of the people walking past by.

At first, Flynn was still waiting for Carmen to talk to him on her own accord, but she kept on standing in a daze—as if she did not want to talk to him at all. Her behavior was beginning to make him feel anxious.

For her whole life, Kimberly had never been embarrassed like that before, so she felt ashamed and angry as she gave Carmen a furious stare.

Unexpectedly, Flynn suddenly asked Carmen, “Who is that boy you met earlier?”

However, she kept her eyes closed and she was not in the mood to answer.

The veins on his forehead were starting to bulge and he suddenly went over to her and grabbed her head. While gritting his teeth, he asked again, “Who is that boy you met earlier?”

Compared to the fact that she exposed him and Kimberly to the teacher for plagiarizing other people’s assignments, he was more concerned about the identity of the boy that she was intimate with earlier.

“Flynn?” Kimberly watched in disbelief. He’s actually grabbing her hand.

However, Carmen immediately withdrew her hand and slowly opened her eyes. “It’s none of your f*cking business.”

“You…” Flynn stared at her, but he was panicking in his heart. The power and advantage that he once thought he had was now completely gone for some reason because he finally realized that he never truly understood the girl. “I can’t believe you’ve quickly found a new boyfriend. Carmen, you really are a surprise to me!”

Even so, she still would not reply to him.

However, the more she ignored him, the angrier he became, so he lowered his voice and threatened her fiercely. “If you are doing this just to get my attention, I’m telling you that it’ll only anger me. I won’t let him go that easily!”

Carmen opened her eyes again and looked at him thoroughly without giving him an answer. Instead, a breath of rage came out of her nostrils and she seemed to smile before continuing to close her eyes.

On the sidelines, Kimberly was so furious that her nose and eyes were filled with blood. Who do they think I am? Am I invisible to them? How dare he ‘flirt’ with her right in front of me!

Today, Flynn was determined to know who that boy was, so he stretched out his hand again to grab her, but suddenly, he heard a voice. “Eh? Carmen, why are you here? Shouldn’t you be in class right now?”

The three of them concurrently looked at the source of the voice and saw Casper on the other end of the corridor. At that moment, he had already changed into casual clothes, which was the popular men’s casual blue cotton shirt along with a plaid scarf, making his appearance look clean and cheerful.

It’s him!

As Casper walked toward them, Flynn instinctively wanted to stand between him and Carmen. However, she had walked past him and headed toward Casper in surprise. “Cas, why are you here?”

Casper dangled the car keys in his hand and replied, “Your grandpa said that he is getting too old to guard the gates in the cold night, so he returned home first and asked me to pick you up. My car is now parked in his spot.” Then, he asked again. “Why are you standing outside? I thought your uncle, Hope, is your class teacher. Is he willing to punish you?”

She almost flew to him and covered his mouth because he had exposed all her secrets.

“What?” Flynn was the first to be shocked. “Our class teacher, Mr. Fletcher, is your uncle?!”

He always knew about Hope’s background, but it was the first time he heard that their teacher was actually Carmen’s uncle. That means she is a member of the Fletcher Family, who is Bayside City’s military force… Does that mean Theo Fletcher, who is the security guard at the gate, is actually Hope’s brother? Who is her grandpa? H-How is this possible?

Coincidentally, the bell rang, which meant that school was over, so Carmen took the chance to flee the scene. “Cas, wait for me here. I’ll go and take my bag.”

She rushed to her class to grab her bag and wrap herself with her scarf before leaving with Casper in a hurry.

Upon watching them leave, Flynn furiously followed them. Let’s see who Cas actually is!

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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1484

Therefore, the two of them walked together in front while someone followed them from behind. However, they had already noticed Flynn following them, so Casper turned and glanced at him. “He is…”

Carmen coldly answered, “My ex-boyfriend.”

Suddenly, he stopped and turned toward Flynn. Then, he removed his gloves to reveal his hands. “You are Flynn, right? I know you—you are Carmen’s ex-boyfriend. Hello. I’m Casper, Carmen’s current boyfriend and we grew up together. I just returned from Northern Europe.”

Current boyfriend? Casper? So, Cas is actually his nickname. She also has a friend in Northern Europe whom she grew up with? Why don’t I know all of this? “Carmen Fletcher, what else have you not told me?” Flynn felt as though he had been lied to for a long while, so he was furious as he questioned her.

She angrily answered, “There’s a lot of things I’ve never told you! Cas, let’s go!”

Carmen was not in the mood to correct Casper’s actions, so she held his hand before the two of them went toward the open-space carpark. It’s better for Flynn to know that I now have an awesome boyfriend. Let’s see if he dares to bully me from now on!

Upon seeing them leaving while holding their hands, Flynn grew jealous as he followed them in anger. I want to see what kind of car Casper drives. It’s so obvious that this poor lad can’t afford a good car. I must mock him ruthlessly and tell him to get the hell out of here as soon as possible.

After a few steps, they arrived at the open-space, but the lights were a bit dim, so they could not figure out which vehicle was Capser’s car. Then, Casper took out his car keys and pressed the button, which activated the fingerprint lock. With a beep, the car drove out of the spot by itself.

A strange light rose in the car park as a sports car emerged from the light. Silently, the gull-wing door car was activated. On the car logo, there was a ‘dragon’ symbol, which looked gorgeous and smooth since it was the combination of both the art and the military industries.

The Dragon Sports Car was a sports car that was jointly engineered by Ronney Group and Michel Group. A genuine Dragon Sports Car had a gorgeous appearance that was produced by Ronney Group and a powerful engine that was made by the Michel Military Enterprise. Both its appearance and performance was top-notch, which was why many people were crazy for it.

At that moment, Flynn was dumbfounded on the spot. This car… can’t be bought by an ordinary person. What was even stranger to him was that Carmen did not seem to be surprised by the sports car as she spoke casually, “Why did you choose this car? The gull-wing doors aren’t even practical at all.”

While chatting, the two of them entered the car and the engine started as soon as the doors were shut. A few seconds later, the car drove away and Flynn was no longer able to hear the rest of their conversation.

“When you are 18, your mom will definitely give you an even prettier car.”

After Casper drove away in his car, Flynn was so furious that he kicked the air a few times before leaving unsatisfyingly. It’s just a lousy car… In the future, I’ll definitely own a car like that. I can’t believe Carmen is this sort of person. She is greedy and vain that she can just walk away with someone in his sports car. What makes her different from those girls who became a mistress at a young age?

However, in the dark, the whole scene was captured by a camera.

Carmen sat inside Casper’s car and left the school. He was a very particular person, so the inside of the car was spotless. Not only was there an automatic vacuum cleaner, but he even sprayed the whole place with a fragrant perfume. Just like his personality, the car was fresh and clean. There was always a classical and mysterious smell lingering around him that was exactly the same as his dad’s.

“What is Mr. Psychic doing lately?” she suddenly asked him. I don’t seem to recall seeing Daniel recently.

He smiled and shook his head. “What else can he be doing? There are 365 days in a year. For 100 days, he would remain in Reverie Mountain to deceive others. Then, he would spend another 100 days scamming everyone in Bayside City before traveling around the globe for another 100 days to con others. As for the remaining 56 days, he would stay with my mother in Northern Europe to continue conning members of her family.”

The poor Casper was abandoned ever since he was a kid and he was left with a bunch of younger siblings to take care of. Not only was he required to play the role as a parent, he also needed to be a responsible big brother, so he became very independent and caring at a young age.

Not long after leaving the school, Carmen saw a food stall beside the road that was selling roasted sweet potatoes. She told Casper to stop the car before going down to buy two sweet potatoes for them to eat.

The sweet and fragrant sweet potato was the same as the ones grown in the farm. As she ate the delicious sweet potatoes with Casper in the car while enjoying the heater, she said to him, “Cas, let me tell you something. Don’t simply tell others that you’re my boyfriend. If my mom knows about it, she’ll think it’s real. My grandpa may even chop you up to make minced meat eggplants. Are you not going to eat this half? Then, give it to me. I’m ravished.”

Casper only ate half a sweet potato as he gave the remainder to her. Then, he supported his chin with one arm while staring at her gleefully. “I always wanted to be your boyfriend, though. When you were a kid, didn’t you say that you wanted to marry me once we were adults?”

Carmen resignedly replied, “At that time, I wanted to marry a lot of people. I even wanted to marry Nicholas!”

He wiped his hands and revealed his clean fingers before rolling out his sandalwood bracelet to set up his formation. “Come, let me predict your future to see if you’ll marry me in this life. Just wait till I’m done with my calculation. And don’t interrupt…”

“Cut it out…” Carmen opened his hands. “Casper, I know all about your father’s tricks. Back then, he even sold my mom to my dad for 80,000. It’s all just a trick.”

However, Casper intended on carrying out his calculation. Carmen could not stop him, so she let him be while he pretended to be serious, as if he was calculating something with his fingers. Even without this, I already have an answer inside me.

Just when the answer was about to come out earnestly from Casper’s mouth, Carmen’s phone rang. Her ringtone was still a song from a traditional opera, ‘The Drunken Concubine’, that her father sang.

The call was from an unregistered number.

“Hello. Who is this?”

On the other side, there was a sexy and mysterious voice of a man. “Your mother asked me to come and pick you up.”

“Eh?” She then lifted her head and confusedly looked at Casper. Didn’t she already send Casper to come pick me up? Why did she send another person? I’m not some precious endangered animal, so do I really need many people to pick me up? “Who is this—”

Suddenly, someone knocked a few times on the window of Casper’s luxurious car. Knock! Knock! Knock!

The sound was crisp and firm. As soon as the two people inside the car turned toward the window at the same time, they realized that someone was already standing outside for a while. The person was riding Theo’s old bike, which he usually used to ride to work, with one hand holding his phone while the other knocked on the car window.

That same person was now wearing Theo’s military coat with a black scarf that covered his neck and half of his face. With the military coat and ushanka hat, Carmen initially thought he was Hope, but the voice was not the same. Also, the person had a pair of green eyes. His green eyes flickered like two searchlights shining on the people inside the car.

As Carmen remembered the voice in the phone, she glanced at the person’s appearance and his green eyes once more. At first, she thought that she had mistaken him for someone. She knew someone with green eyes as well as someone with a military coat, but when she saw the person with green eyes in a military coat, she was a little confused.

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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1485

Bailey wore a cold face outside the car and his eyes were almost void of warmth. He reached out again to knock on the car window while speaking through the phone, “Come down.”

At the same time, his voice was transmitted through the phone. “Come down.”

Carmen was totally startled. It really is Bailey!

While she was dumbfounded, she opened the door and exited the car. She could see that he had placed his phone in the basket of the bicycle while wearing a military coat. Then, he had climbed on the old bicycle with his imposing stature before he faced the rear end of the bike toward her to show the cushion on the back of the seat. “Come on up.”

He was acting in a mysterious manner, so Carmen wanted to approach him and ask, Why is he here? Why is he wearing a military coat and an ushanka hat while riding an old bicycle? Why did he come to pick me up?

As she was about to rock up to Bailey, she could hear Casper calling from behind, “Carmen, where are you going? Bailey, why are you here?”

Without answering Casper, Bailey repeated, “Come on up. Let’s go.”

He sounded like he was giving an order as if he would not accept any refusal.

Carmen responded to Casper in a hurry, “Cas, I’ll be going home with Bailey.”

Immediately, Casper waved his hands and looked at the weather outside in disbelief. “Are you sure? The temperature is below zero degrees out there! Are you two really going to ride a bike home?”

However, she already sat on the back seat of Bailey’s bicycle as she tightly held onto his military coat. Without saying a word, Bailey pedaled his bike away. Before leaving, he glared at Casper and his sports car with his wolf-like green eyes.

“Hey, Bailey! What are you doing?”

Sadly, Casper could not hear their reply as Bailey rode the bike away with a creaking sound. Bailey and Carmen soon disappeared in the dim street lights at the end of the street.

After that, they entered an alley, which was a much faster route to return home. Every day, Theo would ride his bicycle through the alley to work and it only took him 10 to 20 minutes to arrive there.

Casper followed resignedly in his car as he tried to catch up to them, but sadly, his sports car was unable to squeeze into the small alley, so he could only head home first and wait there.

While sitting on Bailey’s bike, Carmen could feel her heart racing. Why did Bailey show up here in grandpa’s military coat? Why is he riding the bike through this alley?

It was obvious that he could not recognize the road because he had his phone in front of him in the basket. The navigation was turned on as he rode carefully under the dim street lights.

It was already 10PM and the temperature was extremely cold. Carmen used her scarf to cover her mouth and neck while hiding behind Bailey to block herself from the blowing wind. She had many questions to ask, but she seemed too embarrassed to give voice to it.

Although it was not that difficult to bring her along for the ride, his body was still covered in a thin layer of sweat. From behind, she could see him panting while his white breath rose from his mouth.

The night was so dark that they could only see themselves.

She thought that the atmosphere was weird yet warm. “Bailey, how did you know I’m here? Did my mom ask you to come here?”

He simply answered, “Yes.”

The children’s wrist watch that she was reluctant to throw away had a built-in tracker, which allowed her mother to effortlessly locate her. It was no surprise that Bailey could find her beside a sweet potato stall with such ease.

Carmen asked again, “How did you meet my mom? Did you visit our house?”

“Yes.”

“Did you return with Nate?”

As usual, Bailey replied, “Yes.”

Carmen was rendered speechless. Can’t you say something else?

It was obvious that Bailey was an extremely taciturn person.

In the middle of the night, the whole world fell into silence. The only thing left that could be heard was their breath and the creaking sound of the bicycle.

Carmen touched the thick military coat that he was wearing before quietly placing her head against her back. Maybe he won’t notice since the coat is thick.

The bicycle shuttled through the alley in the silent night. Occasionally, one or two people and dogs would show up.

The night was so dark that Carmen did not even realize that they were actually riding further away from home. At first, she thought that it was an illusion, but as the surroundings around her became more unfamiliar, she realized that they were heading in the wrong direction.

Finally, she realized the situation. “Bailey, stop. I think we are lost.”

Bailey stopped and picked up his phone to check the navigation system. He had a look at the map and matched it with the direction that they were heading. I think we are really lost…

The alley extended to all directions and every route looked the same.

They went in the opposite direction at the intersection earlier, which caused them to ride further away from home.

Upon seeing that they were even further away from home, Carmen felt upset as she let out a sigh. “We are so far away from home.”

However, Bailey seemed to look guilty as he remained silent.

She lifted her head and looked at him. “Bailey, are you really bad at directions?”

Without saying a word, he nodded.

Carmen mumbled, “Then, our only option is to go back the way that we came from. It’s not that far. We’ll be there in a minute.”

Bailey nodded silently while the night covered the mysterious smile hanging from the corner of his lips.

Afterward, he pushed the bike while the two of them walked home. On the way, she continued to talk to him.

“Bailey, how long will you be staying in Bayside City this time?”

Finally, he had more to say. “I predict that I’ll be here for a while. I’ll be focusing my work in Bayside City for a period of time.”

“I see…”

The two of them went silent for a moment before she asked again, “Bailey, will you visit our house often in the future? Are you working together with my mom again?”

The Ronney Group and Adams Group would often collaborate with each other—since Sophia often bought insurance for her company’s luxurious products and it would usually be bulk orders.

Bailey nodded. “I’ve bought a house near your home.”

“Eh?” Carmen was so shocked that she stopped in her tracks. “You’ve bought a house near my home? Which one did you buy? Why would you buy a house in the old city area? Most of the houses here are old!”

Bailey calmly answered, “I bought the one beside your family’s pigpen. I’m now neighbors with your Uncle Callum.”

The pigpen… Back then, Sophia had bought her ex-boyfriend’s house to raise the pigs that Carmen caught from the farm and she named it the pigpen. Afterward, Callum also bought a house next to the pigpen. I can’t believe that Bailey knows all about this.

Upon the pigpen and her pigs being mentioned, she could not help but remember her father, Michael. I really was reckless back then. When I wanted to raise pigs, he would actually bring some pigs back for me. When I wanted a camel, he would also let me keep one. One day, I said that I hoped that the most handsome prince would come to pick me up after school. On that day itself, I immediately saw him dressed up as a prince to come and pick me up as soon as I came out of kindergarten. There was one time that I wanted Doctor Invincible to hold a parents meeting, so he brought his original costume from the crew and wore makeup to hold a parents meeting. All of my friends in kindergarten were jealous of me! I really have the world’s best father.

The moment she thought of Michael, the talkative Carmen seemed to have quietened down as she walked silently with her head down and blankly stared at her feet.

Bailey probably noticed that he had said the wrong words, so he stopped delving deep into the earlier subject. He also did not ask why she stopped talking about it. Instead, he suddenly took something hot out of his hands while it was still steaming.

She exclaimed, “Ah! A roasted sweet potato! When did you buy it?”

“I bought it when I picked you up,” he answered while splitting the sweet potato into two halves. He gave the bigger half to her while he ate the smaller half.

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The two of them ate the roasted sweet potato as they slowly walked back home. By the time they looked at the time, it was already 10.30PM.

Finally, Bailey found the way back home, so he rode the bike and quickly sent her back to the Imperial.

Although it was already 10.30PM, her house was still brightly lit and her spacious living room was completely filled with people.

In front of the French window, Casper was particularly anxious as he kept on looking at his phone while gazing outside the window from time to time. Finally, he saw a bicycle coming out of the dark night toward his direction while making a creaking sound.

Bailey had removed his thick ushanka hat and put it on Carmen’s head. At the moment, the big hat was covering her tiny face while his blond hair danced in the night breeze.

“They are back!”

However, Casper felt really upset. He calculated the time needed for them to return home and realized that it would only take them a maximum of 20 minutes to return, but they had been gone for almost an hour.

Moreover, the navigation system showed that they took a long detour. Were they actually lost? Or did they take the long detour on purpose? I guess only Bailey knows. He went into society at the age of 10 and after all these years, he has become a man. An experienced old man! Carmen is no match against him.

“They are back?” Sophia cheerfully stood up.

Upon hearing that Bailey and Carmen were back, everyone in the house had a different reaction.

Today was a big day.

When Daniel learned that Carmen was heartbroken, he counted his fingers and figured that her propitious star was in the move, which meant that her true love was about to show up. Sadly, he could not figure out who that person was.

Since he could not decipher who her true love was, every family was tasked to choose one of their own.

Harry’s family nominated Hope, Hale’s family chose Ashton, Daniel’s family selected Casper, and Derek’s family nominated Albert while Joel nominated Drew as the wildcard.

They were five brilliant children whom everyone knew well. On top of that, they grew up alongside Carmen and formed a strong bond with her.

Hope was an athlete student who attended a sports school and Ashton started acting at a young age. Now, at the age of 18, he was a small drama actor in the industry because he and Carmen had followed the master, Michael, since they were kids. He and the Academy Award winner, Drake, were even touted as Taylor Murray’s successors.

Needless to say, Casper was a definite candidate. Although he was still studying, he was already starting to take over his parents’ business. While managing the Michel Group’s industry, he also took on a part time job as a fortune-teller. As for Albert, he escaped death at a young age, so for the past few years, he was under Derek’s care and someone whom Cooper was focused on nurturing.

Drew was an even obvious choice. As Joel’s son, he was the warrior in that generation of the Fletcher Family. Not only was he brave and intelligent, he was also quite athletic.

Today, the adults gathered the five children and asked them to pick Carmen up from school at the same time. Therefore, the person who she chose to return with could be her true love.

However, if she chose Drew, it meant that she liked none of them.

When Albert remembered the fear of getting bashed by Carmen when he was a kid, he immediately hid after stepping out of the door, so he was automatically eliminated.

As for Ashton, he was no match against Hope, so he was knocked out too.

However, Hope was not as clever as Casper, so after being deceived by the latter, he was unable to pick Carmen up in the end. Instead, he went to pick Poppy up.

Initially, Drew was used as a wildcard, but to ensure his own victory, Casper also deceived him too.

In the end, Casper eliminated all his competitors and thought that victory was now in his hands because she could only choose him. However, Sophia suddenly sent out Bailey at the last minute.

Therefore, he was intercepted by Bailey.

Not only that, Carmen even happily left with Bailey, so Casper felt very upset about it. On his way back, he asked someone to call all of her relatives over to her house. That’ll scare him!

That was why the moment she returned home, she discovered that there were a bunch of people waiting for her. “Huh? Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Linus, Uncle Callum, Uncle Cade! Goddaddy and Godmommy? Mr. Psychic and Alice? Stan and Sean? You are all here! Uncle Joel, Aunt Maddie, Lola and Drew! Why are you all here?”

While changing her shoes, Carmen came through the door with Bailey behind her. He removed his military coat and carefully hung it, which revealed his black sweater inside. Without saying a word, he entered with her while his deep green eyes scanned everyone who was present at the scene.

Everyone also cast their gaze on him. There’s something fishy.

However, he chose not to leave and instead changed his shoes before entering the house.

Sophia enthusiastically greeted, “Bailey, you are here? Come in and have a seat! Carmen, go and quickly have a shower. You look really cold.”

Then, Carmen turned to Bailey. “Bailey, it’s late. Why don’t you return home first?”

Cooper coldly replied on his behalf. “It’s not that late. Everyone is still here. Bailey, come and have a seat here.” I can feel the bad intentions.

Yet, Bailey still decided to sit next to Cooper. On his left, there was Cooper’s gloomy face and on the right was Linus’ somber expression. A few of Carmen’s uncles and brothers tried their best to wear a solemn face as they circled around Bailey.

Carmen had already gone up for a shower, but she pulled Sophia along with her and whispered, “Mom, why did you ask Bailey to pick me up? He is a very busy man. He doesn’t have the time to pick me up!”

Sophia lied, “I didn’t. Bailey lives nearby, so when I brought the dogs out for a walk, I just happened to meet him. I told him that you weren’t back yet and he told me that he was going to your school anyway, so I asked him to pick you up on the way!”

Since she was obviously lying, Carmen did not believe her at all. “Then, why was he wearing grandpa’s clothes and riding his bicycle?”

Sophia shamelessly answered, “I told him that he looks good with his clothes and bicycle.”

In reality… She had actually said to Bailey, “Bailey, I think you should ride a bike to her. It’ll be more emotional. Good luck. You’ll definitely pick her up.”

Although his expression was cold, he was actually very passionate about it. As soon as she called him, he immediately arrived.

To make himself more sentimental, he also took Theo’s clothes.

That was how Carmen ended up seeing Bailey in that attire.

Instantly, she felt resigned while Sophia quickly pushed her into the bathroom, so she could have her shower. Then, she ran down to the living room in a hurry to prevent anyone from messing with her old son-in-law.

Bailey was already generally recognized as the second old son-in-law by the whole family 10 years ago.

However, the people in the family seemed to be very upset about it. After all, the two of them had an age gap of a decade, which was why the adults gathered a few ‘true loves’ today, but surprisingly, the young and dashing ‘true loves’ were no match against the charm of the old son-in-law.

As expected, she could not resist an old man, just like her mother. Although Bailey is just 27 years old and he isn’t old at all, he is still a whole lot older than the young Carmen!

Both Cooper and Linus wore a gloomy face, as if they could not bring themselves to accept the scenario.

Immediately, there seemed to be a storm brewing among the three of them.

The people around them could even feel their heads tingling as they quickly and tightly held their own sons. Oh my, this is scary. If our sons were to sit in that position today, we would have been frightened to death as parents, let alone our sons. That position has a high standard toward whoever sits on it! Not only does the person require courage, intelligence and remarkable abilities, he also needs to have a thick skin. Back then, it was Michael who sat on that seat. Now, it is Bailey Adams’ turn!

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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1487

The unselected Hope, Ashton, Drew and Albert were shivering on the side while Bailey remained motionless with a natural expression on his face. After Sophia served him a cup of tea, he thanked her before casually drinking it as if nothing was happening.

The water in the cup was extremely calm, just like his heart at the moment, even though the scene had been turbulent and tense.

He was now bearing all the hostility from Carmen’s male relatives as her uncles and brothers looked as though they really wanted to peel off his skin, but he remained calm as ever.

However, Sophia was not worried for him at all.

This old son-in-law of mine is stronger than Michael. After all, he sells insurance. Look how cool and calm he is. What a talent!

At the moment, Bailey was sitting on the ‘old son-in-law seat’ that Michael used to sit on when he was facing Cooper. Even so, Bailey still maintained his composure, as if it was made for him.

Cooper stared furiously at him.

I take you in as my little brother but now you are flirting with my granddaughter?

Yet, Bailey seemed unfazed by Cooper’s gaze as he kept on drinking his tea indifferently.

If Cooper doesn’t open his mouth, neither will I. I shall not make the first move until my enemy makes his.

A storm was brewing in the house but Bailey was the only one with a smile as he was at ease, merging himself with his surroundings so that he wouldn’t be disrupted by the outside world.

Although everyone’s eyes were full of hostility, they knew clearly what kind of a person Bailey was.

He was someone that could even make Cooper flinch. Cooper had stated openly on more than one occasion that Bailey was the only person he saw as someone with limitless potential. Ever since Bailey was in his teens, Cooper knew instantly that he would become a somebody after he grew up and his future would be boundless.

Looking back, one could see that Cooper had a very high standard.

Other than Bailey’s various successes, his appearance was also outstanding. Not only did he have handsome features, he also had a pair of rare green eyes. Whether he was in the West or East, he would perfectly fit into everyone’s beauty standard. Also, the men who were present at the scene would never forget that New Year’s Eve ten years ago which they celebrated with Bailey.

At that time, they peed together and realized…

That fear had followed them for many years afterward.

Although they only saw it ten years ago, there was still room for improvement. The only problem was that they didn’t know how huge it had now become…

The strange atmosphere continued until Carmen came down after her bath; she had already changed into casual attire. When she realized that Bailey and everyone was still here, she took a glance at the time and realized that it was already eleven at night.

Don’t these people need to sleep?

“Bailey, don’t you need to go to work tomorrow? Why aren’t you going back home to rest?”

Bailey poured himself a cup of tea while answering her, “It’s the weekend so I can afford to sleep late.”

The reason he refused to leave was probably because he was waiting for an explanation.

Didn’t we decide to choose Carmen’s true love today? Since I’ve been chosen, they need to give me an explanation. If not, I won’t leave.

Naturally, Cooper knew what Bailey was thinking but he refused to give him an explanation, so he just continued to stare at him.

Just like that, a bunch of people kept on staring at each other while Sophia served them tea enthusiastically.

“Bailey, you will be staying in Bayside City for a while, right? Remember to come to our house for dinner if you have the time. Recently, Carmen is busy with her senior year revision so she only takes a break on weekend afternoons. Therefore, every weekend afternoon, I’ll make something delicious. Your house isn’t that far away from us, so please visit us often.”

Bailey hummed in response.

Beside him, Carmen exclaimed, “Have you really moved into a house near us?”

“Yes. I’ve bought it from Mrs. Fletcher for a long time now.”

Back then, Sophia kept on buying many houses with the money she earned and she had sold Bailey his house long ago.

In the entire house, there were only the three of them who kept on chatting. At midnight, Bailey finally stood up to leave, so Sophia asked Carmen to escort him out of the community.

As soon as Bailey left, everyone else silently left too because the atmosphere was too weird and frightening.

Cooper also left angrily afterward.

Bailey really is a flawless old grandson-in-law.

However, Cooper was still unsatisfied deep down.

My daughter was taken away by that old son-in-law, Michael, when she was just 18. Am I really going to stand and watch while that old man, Bailey, tries to snatch my granddaughter away from me at the age of 17? Never! I’m having none of this!

The moment Cooper returned to his courtyard house, he felt even more unsatisfied so he made a call at midnight. “Tell the Michel, Winston, Fletcher and Mitchell Family to come up with a list of talented young boys aged 18 to 22 this very instant. I want to choose one of them to become my granddaughter’s partner at the dance party.”

Meanwhile, Carmen had brought Bailey to the community gates. The journey wasn’t that long so the two of them didn’t seem to converse much on the way. In the meantime, she was wondering why everyone was acting so weird today. As for Bailey, he was already standing by the gate while pointing to a single villa directly across the road from the community. “That is the house I bought long ago. It’s now fully renovated, so feel free to come visit me.”

“Huh?” Carmen was shocked.

Is he actively inviting me to his house?

Sadly, Bailey already walked out of the community while reminding her. “Go get some rest. You still have class tomorrow.”

She stood by the community gate and watched as he casually took out the Imperial’s access card before crossing the road and returning to his home.

While walking back home, she felt that today was a little too fantastical.

The cold Bailey Adams isn’t cold at all today.

Truth was, he had always been a gentle person in Carmen’s mind.

That coldness is just his outer persona.

Although the next day was a Saturday, it was still a day filled with classes for the senior year students. From seven to half past nine in the morning, they were buried in an endless wave of books and assignments.

Today, as soon as Carmen arrived at school, she could feel that there was something wrong because everyone in class was looking at her weirdly. The moment she stepped in the class, she instantly saw the defeated Flynn sitting at his desk.

Upon seeing her, he quickly rushed up to her.

“Carmen, how could you be so depraved? I can’t believe you are willing to be someone’s mistress. Do you know how shameless you are? If you need money, I can lend some to you!”

He grabbed her shoulder and shook her vigorously to a point where she was in a daze.

What happened?

Amidst Flynn’s cries, many students in class started whispering about her being someone else’s mistress.

“You’re crazy!”

After that, she sat back on her seat and ignored the insane Flynn.

Last night, someone posted a photo of Carmen in a sports car on the school’s forum and student website, so everyone assumed that she had become someone else’s mistress.

Not only that, she was also the niece of the class teacher, Hope Fletcher, so everyone accused her of enrolling into the school not because of her academic results but because of her connections. They said that she wasn’t able to get good grades, which was why Hope would transfer the answer to her during every examination by abusing his power. Moreover, they accused Hope of taking away Flynn’s name in the recommendation list and replacing it with Carmen’s.

During the morning self-study period, Hope, who would usually peep in through the backdoor silently to watch everyone study, didn’t show up today. In the afternoon, everyone suddenly received the news that he was fired.

Not only was he fired, the security guard at the gate, Theo, was also released by the school. As for Carmen, she was also lodged in a joint complaint by the parents association for being someone’s mistress.

At the moment, members of the parent association were all gathered in the principal’s office to cause a ruckus. In the end, the school couldn’t handle the pressure so they fired the people mentioned in the complaint. After all, they were a prestigious school and they couldn’t afford any scandals happening.

In the afternoon, Carmen began to pack up her stuff while Theo silently came to help her put away the things on her desk. As for Hope, he was also packing up his stuff in the office. And so, the three of them were expelled from the school.

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Naturally, Carmen knew who was the one who reported her.

As expected, no matter how the times have changed, the schemes are still the same. These are the remnants leftover by the older generation.

However, she wasn’t in the mood to argue about it. The reason she came to the school was to be with Flynn but now that their relationship had ended, it meant that she wasted a year being here. It was time for her to leave and her next step was to enroll into Bayside University to further her studies. The only reason she continued her studies in South Bayside High School was to have a closure for what she started but now that she was expelled, she had sort of finally received her closure.

Also, she couldn’t bear Theo following her here as a security guard in his 80s just to accompany her during her studies.

It’s better for me to go back home so that he can have a few days of rest.

Less than an hour after she was expelled, she received many calls from Bayside University, inviting her to enroll. However, Carmen planned to stay at home and have a rest for a few days before deciding to enroll.

They also hoped that Hope could return there and immediately become one of their permanent professors. Moreover, they even invited Theo to become their security guard.

The thought of a military general guarding the school gate sounds intimidating.

Suddenly, Flynn rushed into the class. “Carmen, if you apologize to me now, I can let you back into school to continue your studies!”

However, she remained silent.

He grabbed her shoulder and shook her while shouting, “You need to think straight. Everyone in the school knows that you always have good grades. If you apologize to me, I’ll immediately ask my father to stop. My father is the president of the parents association so his words have authority.”

However, Carmen wasn’t in the mood to pay him any attention. Then, Theo picked Flynn up and threw him aside as he said coldly, “Please show some respect to my granddaughter.”

However, Flynn still ran up to her and roared, “What are you doing? You are being expelled from the school, which means you will also be expelled from the college entrance exam! Have you not thought about the consequences? Don’t you want to be enrolled in Bayside University? If you apologize to me and break up with that man immediately, I’ll let you back into the school right away! Carmen, you can’t just give up!”

Upon seeing how lifeless and defeated she looked, Flynn felt frustrated.

Isn’t she usually very confident in herself? Why is she so scared all of a sudden?

Sadly, Carmen ignored him. After packing up all her books and materials into a suitcase, she carried it and left.

However, Flynn caught up to her angrily. “Goddamn it! Say something! You can’t just leave. I want you to stay and continue your studies here!”

He couldn’t let her leave. He wanted her to stay so that he could hate her every day!

Meanwhile inside Hope’s office, he was packing up his work materials.

I’ve been teaching in this school for a while now and I’m a bit reluctant to leave, but the parents association is really making a big deal out of this, especially Flynn’s father. He always wanted the school to recommend Flynn to Bayside University, but I’m certain that his grades are not qualified. This time, his father is actually trying to get him recommended by causing all this ruckus. If I don’t recommend him, his father will make me lose my job. Besides, I’m tired of it, so it’s better for me to just leave.

After receiving the news that he was leaving, all the female teachers and students in the school were heartbroken.

Just as Hope was packing up his stuff, he suddenly heard a voice. “Hello, Mr. Fletcher. Do you need my help?”

At some point, Linus was already standing at his office door…

On the other hand, Flynn kept on chasing Carmen from the fourth floor to the first floor, acting much like a spoiled child.

“Carmen Fletcher, are you listening to me? I’m telling you to stay. Can’t you hear me? You can’t leave without my permission. I want you to stop right now! Stop!”

Flynn was starting to panic because he thought that this would make her surrender. Instead, she seemed alright with leaving, as if she had given up on her own future.

While watching the drama unfold, Poppy said, “Flynn, you should stop chasing after her. Her family has asked her to drop out of school so that she can get married and have kids. This is all because of you! Don’t think I don’t know that your fiancée is running around telling everyone that she has become someone else’s mistress! Look at you. Not only did you cause her whole family to be fired, she can’t even continue with her studies now. Her family has arranged for her to marry an old man as soon as she goes back home. Now, she is going to have children at the age of 18. Her whole life is ruined and it’s all your fault!”

It was a waste for Carmen to come to high school anyway. As soon as the whole family found out she was expelled, they all felt very happy about it and Cooper immediately arranged a series of blind dates for her, because he was afraid that she would fall into the hands of that old man Bailey.

Upon hearing that, Flynn was completely startled.

He knew that it was Kimberly who told everyone the news and he also knew that his own father would use this matter to cause a ruckus, so he expected Carmen to be expelled due to the circumstances. However, he thought that everything was redeemable for her.

As long as she surrenders to me, I can come up with a way to let her back into school.

However, not only did she refuse to surrender to him, she was now being summoned back by her family to be married to someone else right away. At the moment, Flynn was completely dumbfounded as he didn’t expect the outcome to be this dire for her.

She is still so young. If she drops out of school and gets married, her whole life will be ruined.

Carmen and Theo arrived at the school gates while Theo took away all the dishes, chopsticks and microwave in his office. A cool-looking sports car was already parked at the gate waiting for them as Casper helped Theo move his microwave.

Today was the joyous day of their expulsion, so Theo asked Casper specifically to come over and help them.

He still liked Casper more, but he knew that this person also had a flaw.

He is a glib talker, just like his father. He always has a lot of obscene words to say.

“What do you think, Miss Carmen? Look at my strong biceps. Can you see it? If you like it, I can also show you my abs; it’s perfect! You won’t regret it if you marry me. I also know how to cook both western and eastern dishes! Not only that, I’m also a good fortune teller!”

As Linus helped Hope carry his books, he saw Casper chattering, so he could not help but poke his head. “Stop it! Save that energy of yours to help us move their stuff quickly!”

Linus also drove his car over to the school. Initially, he came here to pick Carmen up but Theo called Casper himself. In the end, he felt that he couldn’t just snatch away other people’s work, so he came to pick up Hope instead.

Just when they were about to leave, Flynn suddenly rushed out of the school frantically and grabbed Carmen’s shoulder. His emotions were still weirdly agitated so Carmen thought that he was about to shout at her but surprisingly, he looked at her and said something unexpected, “I’m sorry…” He lowered his head in guilt. “I didn’t know this would happen but I don’t want you to marry some old man. Don’t worry. I’ll find some way to get you into another school. You have such good grades so it won’t be a problem for you to be enrolled into Bayside University. Don’t give up on yourself.”

Carmen didn’t expect Flynn to utter those words but sadly, it was all too late. Just as she was about to shake off his hand, a Land Rover slowly pulled up outside the school gate and Bailey came down from the driver’s seat…

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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1489

Carmen didn’t know where Flynn got the idea that she was marrying an old man after dropping out from school. As Theo was about to pick him up like a little chick, Bailey suddenly showed up.

Finally, he wasn’t wearing Theo’s military coat when he got out of his car. Instead, he was wearing a black fur coat, looking casual and young. After taking off his sunglasses, he scanned through the group of people gathered by the school gate with his deep green eyes before walking toward them. Ignoring everyone, he immediately swept away Flynn’s hands on Carmen’s shoulder.

“Who are you?” Flynn stared at him rudely. Even though he didn’t recognize the man in front of him, he could still tell that he was no ordinary person due to his strong aura and rare green eyes.

As he glanced at Bailey, Bailey also did the same with his infinitely deep green eyes.

Bailey, on the other hand, knew who this person was.

His face is indeed very similar to Taylor’s face but there’s still a huge difference. On the surface, he is a cheap copy but in terms of his bone structure, it is totally different from Taylor’s.

However, Flynn could immediately guess the identity of the person in front of him.

“It’s you!”

At first, Carmen was shocked that Flynn was able to guess who Bailey was, but she didn’t expect him to rush up to Bailey and grabbed him by his shirt collar.

“You are that old man that Carmen is going to marry, right?” he roared. “You are the one forcing her to drop out of school so that she can marry you and have your kids, right? You will doom her for the rest of her life!”

Old man? Bailey was extremely sensitive toward these two words. I’m not old at all but why do I always hear these two words ever since I’m a kid, especially from Carmen’s family?

This wasn’t the first time he had heard these words.

Just as Bailey wanted to refute him, Carmen suddenly rushed up with a flushed face and pushed Flynn aside.

“Are you done?”

Hope also came to persuade Flynn to step back. After all, he was still the descendant of Hope’s family. In reality, Flynn’s previous grades were quite good and in Hope’s eyes, he could still barely be counted as an achieving student. At that time, there was hope for him to be enrolled into Bayside University. However, Carmen, who was the epitome of a top student, came in afterward and carried his studies for a year to a point where he regressed because he was too reliant on her.

Even so, Flynn was still glaring at Bailey while gritting his teeth.

As for Bailey, he didn’t even want to spare Flynn a glance. To him, a little brat like Flynn posed no sort of threat at all, so he grabbed Carmen’s bag straight away and murmured, “Your mom asked me to come pick you up.”

As expected, it was Sophia again.

Today was another test.

As soon as everyone found out that Carmen was expelled from school, the whole family felt happy for her and Cooper quickly contacted a bunch of people to indulge her but sadly, they were all taken care of in advance by the well-informed Casper, just like last night.

However, he didn’t expect Bailey to arrive and intercept him again.

“Hey, don’t you think you are being too unreasonable? I was obviously here first.” Casper snatched Carmen’s bag from him unhappily and carried it on his back. “We’ve agreed that I’ll be picking up Carmen today.”

Without saying a word, Bailey snatched the bag again and carried it while moving Carmen’s box—which contained her books and materials—into the car bunker.

Seeing that, Casper was furious and he rushed toward Bailey. “Hey, old man. I seem to have warned you last night to stop this obsession of yours because Carmen will never like you. I’ve already made my words clear in the call, so please stop with your delusions.”

However, Bailey didn’t bother giving him a reply as he said to Carmen, “Get in the car first.”

Carmen looked at Casper confusedly. “Cas, what are you doing? When did you call Bailey? Why did you call him?”

Casper didn’t answer her. Instead, he continued to warn Bailey, “Old man, don’t think you have an advantage over me just because you are older and more experienced. Let me tell you this—I won’t give up!”

Flynn, who was ignored by everyone, ran up to them and roared, “What’s wrong with you all? Carmen, what is your relationship with them? Who are they?”

Who is this Cas? And who is this green-eyed freak?

All in all, the three men disliked each other—Flynn was simply an ignorant child who only knew how to moan and compared to him, Casper was more like a clever child who was intelligent. As for Bailey, he wasn’t a child because he had already become a mature adult long ago.

In Bailey’s eyes, these two posed no threat to him at all, so he didn’t need to argue with a bunch of children. After getting in his car, he turned on the engine and said to Carmen again, “Come on in. Mrs. Fletcher is waiting for us at home.”

Carmen glanced at Casper, Bailey, and Theo before answering, “Alright.” Then, she quickly got into Bailey’s car while reminding Casper, “Casper, I’ll leave my Grandpa to you for now.”

As soon as she got into the car, Bailey stepped on the accelerator and the car sped away.

“Stop!”

Flynn was furious as he chased after the car but he quickly lost them, so he kicked his feet into the air again. On the other hand, Casper also felt defeated. Every time he fought with Bailey, he felt very confident in himself. However, when it was down to the real battle, he would always have an illusion that he was facing the ocean because the opponent was too unpredictable, which gave him no chance of winning.

He doesn’t even see me as his opponent.

Afterward, Theo patted his shoulder. “Alright. Let’s go home first.”

Casper drove Theo away while Hope went into Linus’ car. While getting in his car and putting on a pair of sunglasses, Linus said, “Young people nowadays are so energetic!”

For the past few years, Linus also fell in love from time to time but it usually wouldn’t last long. He was more of a ‘queer’, so he had boyfriends and girlfriends along the way according to his mood. However, Cooper didn’t care much about his personal life, so he kept on drifting around.

After that, the two of them drove away.

“Mr. Fletcher, you really can’t remember the past?”

“What? Oh—I really can’t remember. I only know that I was once a lecturer in Bayside University.”

“Looks like our friendship for the past 20 years have gone to waste. Can you even remember me?”

“Just let it go to waste…”

After everyone was gone, Flynn was left behind at the school gate, kicking at the air again.

As soon as Theo left, Poppy finally got to reveal her tattoo openly. After watching the drama unfold, she kept on munching on her sunflower seeds as she murmured, “It’s useless for you to kick the air now; she’s gone! When you see her next time, she’ll definitely be married already! You finally got what you wanted, Flynn. You left her no choice but to marry an old man…”

Flynn’s expression darkened as he left the scene.

Inside Villa No.8 at the Imperial, Sophia welcomed Bailey to the hateful ‘old son-in-law seat’ enthusiastically as soon as she saw him arriving. “Come in! Bailey, do have a seat here. This is where Carmen’s dad used to sit.”

Naturally, Bailey sat down on the seat because it would be his soon in the future.

Carmen also sat down but when she looked at the people around the dining table, she felt that the atmosphere today was strange.

What are they trying to do? Could it be that they really think I’m falling in love with Bailey so they are now unanimously pointing their fingers at him? Oh my goodness, I don’t want to fall in love yet! Besides, the idea of me falling in love with him is so embarrassing…

Suddenly, Carmen’s face started to flush.

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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 1490

When the thought came to mind, Carmen glanced at Bailey discreetly.

He seems to be the same gentle brother I remembered. However, ten years have passed. Not only has he become more mature inside, his appearance also lost its youthfulness. Now, he has completely become an adult, and a charming one at that.

After peeking at him, Carmen lowered her head and peeked again a while later.

As for Bailey, he sat straight while receiving death stares from Cooper.

Linus knew that a death stare was useless toward Bailey, so he acted naturally.

The entire family was now back together again and Casper, who lived next door, insisted on joining even though he could have eaten at his own home. He purposely sat on the opposite side of Bailey while emitting the same death stare as Cooper.

However, all of these seemed to be useless toward Bailey. The moment the dishes were served on the table, he casually picked up his utensils and started eating with Carmen’s family.

Ten years ago, he didn’t quite know how to use chopsticks but ten years later, he fell in love with eating preserved eggs and any kind of animal offal; his favorite was delicious chicken feet with pickled peppers.

At the moment, he had perfectly adapted to their family’s food and taste buds. Lately, he was even trying out Michael’s favorite eel dish.

After the dishes were served on the table, everyone started eating. When Anna noticed that Cooper was still staring at Bailey, she couldn’t help herself and murmured, “Alright, alright. Carmen’s grandpa, let’s eat first.”

Cooper was sulking as he never felt this aggrieved in his life but Bailey was like the deep ocean. Therefore, all of Cooper’s mental attacks were useless when it came to him.

Suddenly, Cooper seemed to remember something so he said to Bailey, “Bailey, please stay after dinner. I have something to tell you.” Meanwhile, he made a phone call to Stanley. “Stupid dog, come over here. I’m opening a good bottle of wine.”

In almost a matter of seconds, Stanley suddenly appeared. “Ha! Mr. Cooper, what are we having today?”

Then, Cooper stared at Bailey furiously. “Get him drunk!”

Immediately, Stanley understood Cooper’s intentions and he rubbed his hands with excitement. “Alright. I got it!”

Today, I must get Bailey drunk so that he’ll show his true self afterward, Cooper thought to himself. If he embarrasses himself in front of Carmen, she’ll definitely hate him. I don’t want him to be my old grandson-in-law!

Casper also happily joined their scheme. Although he was just 19 years old and he only started to drink a few days ago, he just couldn’t back down now!

Cooper couldn’t drink and his three sons weren’t that good with alcohol, so he called in Stanley. On top of that, Stanley invited Joel and Justin, who were on leave, to come over. When Harry and Dana knew that they were drinking wine, they also came to join in the fun.

At the moment, their ‘alcoholic’ plan was starting to take shape as they set their trap everywhere, so Bailey was in trouble.

Sean also arrived with her second son, who was the cultivated offspring of Stanley’s genes after he married her.

“Stan, don’t drink that much. Cut him some slack!” Sean reminded him.

Stanley’s eyes lit up when he saw the wine but he nodded. “Alright.”

Sarah also rushed over to remind Harry. “Old Wolf, Bailey is just a kid so please don’t be too harsh on him!”

Yet, the light Harry’s eyes were now flickering.

Today, I must defeat Bailey.

At the same time, Carmen was also very worried so she quietly tugged Bailey’s sleeve. “They want to get you drunk. I think you better leave.”

However, Bailey was already holding a glass of wine as he said, “A thousand glasses of wine is nothing among friends. Let’s stop talking and drink.”

They couldn’t persuade them to stop, so they could only let them drink.

They drank quite a variety of alcohol from red and white wine to beers, and there were even peanuts on the table to go with it. Any party with Stanley would always be this lively because he was able to stir up the atmosphere in no time.

Casper felt ambitious as he was determined to get Bailey drunk but after two glasses of liquor, Casper’s mind was beginning to drift.

In the meantime, Carmen hung out in the living room and watched television while she chatted with Sophia, Alice, Sarah, Maddie and others. From time to time, she would run into the dining room to check on the ‘battle’.

The first time she checked on them, the ambitious Casper was already lying on the floor while Bailey was still smiling at the situation. He raised his glass and drank whatever wine was given to him.

However, Casper fought back and stood up abruptly as his eyes stared blankly. “Wait for me. I’ll go take a pee first.”

Stanley and Justin also got up as they prepared to pee first before continuing their battle.

This insurance guy is quite f*cking good.

Suddenly, Bailey also put down his glass and stood up, so Stanley and Justin looked at each other before sitting back down silently…

They watched while the unknowing Casper entered the men’s washroom with Bailey. When they came back, Casper seemed to have sustained some sort of defeat because his face was now gloomy. After two glasses of wine, he was completely drunk so Alice asked someone to carry him away.

Casper was disqualified but the battle continued.

However, Bailey didn’t seem to be drunk at all and his face still looked normal. As Stanley was starting to panic, he secretly called Derek and asked him to come over.

Everyone around the table, including Stanley, Joel, Cooper, Linus, Callum and Cade, Justin, Derek, Harry as well as Dana were all trying to get Bailey drunk.

After Casper was defeated, Carmen soon realized that her three uncles and grandpa were all wiped out as they stumbled their way back to their rooms to sleep.

Quickly, the whole Mitchell Family was defeated. Justin wasn’t that good with alcohol and he was replaced by Nathan who just rushed over. As for Derek, he was so drunk that he started rolling on the floor, so he was taken to the guest room to rest.

At the moment, the Fletcher Family and the Winston Family were fighting side by side. These two groups of people were the strongest and they also lasted the longest.

Everyone ate and drank as plates of peanuts were served again and again. The oldest among them, Joel, was the first to be wiped out, so he was carried away by Drew and Maddie.

After Joel was defeated, the Fletcher Family fell one after another. Nathan was completely drunk and Stanley kept on crying while hugging Judge. “My son! Why did you leave me so soon? How could you allow a father to send away his own son!”

Sean pulled him aside resignedly. “Judge left after living for 17 years, which is equivalent to a hundred years for a human. You don’t need to be sad. This is Judge Junior; he isn’t the original Judge!”

As the Fletchers fell one by one, the pressure grew on the Winston Family as Harry tried to keep himself awake.

As her godfather, I can’t back down in front of the old son-in-law.

But in the end, he couldn’t hold on much longer since he wasn’t young any more. After all, he was already 50 years old.

Time is not forgiving…

When the last one standing—Harry—collapsed onto the table, Bailey silently put down his glass, as if he was a king among heroes. Looking at the drunk group of people and Stanley, who was sleeping on the floor while hugging a dog, Bailey sneered and stood up before walking out of the dining room as he put on his jacket, much like a warrior returning from a battlefield.

At the moment, dinner was about to start but everyone was now in the living room watching Stanley rolling around while hugging a dog. Jude and Layton, who just entered middle school, had also returned home but when they saw the scene in the house, both of them revealed an identical disgusted expression. “Stan is drunk again.”

Suddenly, everyone could see Bailey coming out of the dining room alone. Carmen was shocked so she quickly went up to support him. “Bailey, are you alright? I told you that you shouldn’t drink that much…”

Even though he wasn’t drunk after drinking that much, his face was still flushed red. Whenever he spoke, the smell of alcohol that came out of his mouth would hit Carmen on the face, seemingly causing her to be drunk and her face to turn red again…