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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 851

Faye and Vincent came to the venue together. Just like the day before, Faye sported delicate make-up, and her white wedding dress perfectly outlined her curvy figure. Although she was still greeting the guests in a gentle and elegant manner, it was apparent to everyone else that her body was stiff, and she was walking in a strange way.

On the other hand, standing beside Faye, Vincent still appeared to be confident, as though he had no clue what had happened. In reality, the scandal was already taking a toll on him.

They still appeared to be lovey-dovey, but deep down inside, Vincent was burning with rage as he wanted to strangle her on the spot. Despite the fact that he was utterly ashamed of the scandal, he had to go on with the wedding.

Just then, Jordan and Alex arrived at the venue together and headed straight to Cooper.

The island was located on the Pacific Ocean within the territory of Demarca. It was also the property of Vincent and Faye. Since Demarca had been gripped by internal conflicts recently, they had arranged enough troops and firepower on the island. However, they had never expected that Cooper was bold enough to deploy a naval ship and submarines, which were enough to take control of Demarca.

Twenty years had passed, but Cooper remained the mad man who would destroy his opponents at all costs, even if he had to be brought down as well in the process. If a missile was dropped on this island, all of the important members of the Edwards and the Mitchells would be dead. Cooper thought of himself as only one man, so the sacrifice would be worth it.

Even though Jordan and Alex were enraged, they had to pretend to be gentle while dealing with Cooper.

“Hey Cooper, we haven’t met for more than twenty years!” Feigning surprise, Jordan clinked glasses with Cooper.

In an impassive manner, Cooper replied, “It’s nice to meet you again after so many years.”

They were beating around the bush as though they were clueless about what had happened. In reality, they were eager to kill each other on the spot.

Cooper understood that it was impossible for Phantom Wolf to snatch Sophia from the Fletchers and the Winstons without the help of a local in the past, and that local was Jordan.

While people of the older generation were having a chat, the young people gathered in another place.

At that moment, Sophia was taking a rest with Barney under the umbrella. Sarah was very fond of Sophia’s pet, so she kept stroking the lion until its fur was in a mess.

“Oh, my goodness. It’s so cute!” In an envious manner, Sarah rubbed her face against the lion’s fur. In fact, she had kept a lion in Harry’s mansion in Africa, but the animal retained its wild nature. When it was set free a few years ago, it almost killed Faye. On the other hand, Sophia’s pet had been domesticated for a long time, so it was now as obedient as a dog.

With her sunglasses on, Sophia was drinking a glass of juice when she caught a glimpse of Faye and Vincent, who were entertaining other guests, but they did not have the courage to walk up to Sophia. Faye would never dare to go near her.

Just then, a dark figure whizzed past Sophia and charged at Faye, who screamed in response.

It was Judge, who seemed to have figured out the culprit who framed it. The scandal had affected its reputation negatively in the dog model field. As a result, it had to go through the painful process of being vaccinated and almost lost its job as a dog model. Seeing the culprit, it decided that it had to bite her on this day.

Fortunately, Hale, who was beside Michael, stepped on the dog leash in time, thus preventing this ordeal from happening. However, Judge was still barking at Faye like a mad dog, which caused her wine to splash and soak her dress. At that instant, she was hiding behind Vincent in a pitiful manner.

Although Vincent was disdainful of her now, he had to endure this three-day wedding no matter what. As her husband, he chided, “Scarlett, look what your dog has done!”

Under the umbrella, Sophia put down her wine glass and rose from the recliner. As she walked over in her stilettos, her fair skin glowed under the hot sun in the climate of the Pacific Ocean.

Reaching them, she took off her sunglasses and flashed a smile at them. “Mind your language. According to the family tree, I’m your aunt.”

Loathing Sophia as much as he hated Faye, Vincent snorted. “Can you even be considered a member of the Mitchell Family?” She had found out what Faye was like, and what the latter had done, but she never warned me about it earlier. However, during my wedding, she decided to expose the video and made me the laughing stock of the whole world. I’m gonna kill her!

With a frown, Sophia chuckled. “Are you blaming me, your aunt, for not reminding you earlier? Since you’ve bought a car that’s worth a hundred million for her, it proves that you really love her. I thought she’d change! It’s alright though. Now that she has learned her lesson, she will be a good wife and never do anything immoral again.”

“Scarlett Mitchell!” Vincent growled as he was on the brink of losing control. He had tried very hard to calm himself down, but Sophia’s words enraged him.

His growl attracted the attention of the other guests. Although they didn’t go over immediately, they were staring at him, awaiting a good show.

One of the Mitchells immediately rushed over and took Vincent’s arm so that he wouldn’t embarrass himself further. Panting heavily, Vincent composed himself and said through gritted teeth, “Aunt Scarlett, thanks for your lesson.”

Sophia put her sunglasses back on to hide the coldness in her eyes. “Give me your contact number later. I’ll send you more shocking videos of your wife that have yet to be exposed. Don’t worry. I won’t keep any copy.”

Vincent was so incensed that he wanted to kill Sophia on the spot. Nevertheless, he couldn’t do anything to her, so with his eyes reddened, he clenched his teeth and said, “Thanks, Aunt Scarlett.”

Suddenly, Sophia’s voice turned stern. “Vincent, as a member of the Mitchell Family, you have to remember our ancestors’ teachings. You are framed by your opponents not because they’re too sly, but because…” She then poked his chest and continued in a glacial tone, “You are too weak.”

The veins on Vincent’s forehead popped as he gnashed his teeth together. He was known to be a ruthless businessman who had helped save Alex’s business empire. Even if he was a seasoned man, he was still being cheated on by a woman. Never had he imagined before that the woman he was to marry was this kind of person.

He was fooled by Faye and her family members. Before this, she was presented to him as an innocent girl who came from a privileged family, but he could not have expected that she was actually a slut.

“You’re right, Aunt Scarlett.” Vincent was on the verge of tearing up. At this moment, he hated Sophia, but he was more resentful of Faye and the Edwards.

After giving him a lesson, Sophia turned to Faye and shouted, “And you, Faye. I’ve gathered enough evidence to prove that you’ve falsely accused Judge of biting you. Just get ready to go to jail. You will not be spared the consequences of committing a fraud. Hopefully, the Edwards and the Mitchells will still try to save you by then.”

Although Faye was trembling, she still tried to keep herself calm and pretended to be innocent. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

The sunglasses had concealed the emotion behind Sophia’s gaze, but her lips were seen curving into a contemptuous smile. “Do you remember that during the freshers’ week at Bayside University, I broke your nose with a punch?”

Faye was startled. Now that she recalled that period of time in her life, she realized that only one person had broken her nose before.

 

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 852

During the freshers’ week at Bayside University, Faye fell into an argument with someone. Amidst the chaos, that person broke her nose with a punch.

But it has been four years since that person passed away! Suddenly, Faye widened her eyes and stared at the woman before her, whose face had become an online sensation and a sample for people who planned to undergo plastic surgeries. Even Faye used the woman’s face as a reference when she had her face modified at the clinic.

However, a modified face could never be as perfect and natural as the original. That person was Scarlett Mitchell, who was also Sophia Edwards!

No way! Sophia Edwards was dead! How did she come back to life and even become Cooper’s daughter? Faye thought.

Upon finishing her words, Sophia turned around and met with Michael, who was gazing at her in a loving manner.

On the other side, Faye returned to her room in a dazed state. At this moment, she had lost her ability to think. Sitting on the bed, she started spacing out. She’s back.

The Mitchells had been trying to figure out Cooper’s whereabouts for years, but their attempts always failed. Hence, they didn’t have the foggiest idea about Scarlett Mitchell’s background. The father and daughter simply returned to the family one day out of nowhere.

However, Faye couldn’t have imagined that Scarlett Mitchell and Sophia Edwards were the same person. She had witnessed her ruthlessness before. Back then, Sophia alone was enough to bring down the entire Harper Family. Because of her, Mr. Harper jumped off from a building; Xyla was killed with a disease; Richard’s life was destroyed. Ever since Sophia agreed to give them 50 million, it had always been a trap.

Faye almost forgot that Sophia had the proof of her salacious activities. Her goal is to destroy the political marriage between the Mitchells and the Edwards through me. Now, she’s done it!

The dinner party would commence soon. No matter how disdainful Vincent felt about Faye, he had to pretend that they were still a loving couple. When the wedding was over, he would do all he could to divorce her.

Seeing that Faye’s make-up was ruined from all the crying, Vincent mocked coldly, “What are you doing here? Get changed and go to the dinner party now. Also, fix your make-up. It’s revolting!”

Oblivious to him, Faye was still sobbing. Since last night, she had been gripped by fear and sorrow. She knew that her life was ruined. For the past two days, she didn’t even have the courage to watch the news. While the Edwards wanted to kick her out of the family, the Mitchells were eager to kill her. The moment her scandalous videos were exposed, her marriage with Vincent was over, and she could never go back to showbiz.

My life is over… It’s all Sophia’s trap. She has the ability to keep a person’s hopes high and then ruin their life completely. Hugging her own knees on the bed, Faye sobbed as she mumbled, “She’s back… She’s back…”

Meantime, Vincent had changed into new clothes, ready for the party. Seeing as Faye was still murmuring like a mad woman, he felt irritated. Suddenly, he recalled that Sophia had mentioned about the freshers’ week.

So, they knew each other a long time ago. It means that Faye should know about Scarlett’s background! Holding his irritation in, Vincent asked in a soft voice, “Faye, did you know Scarlett before this? Can you tell me her background?”

Faye’s eyes were soaked in tears. Having gone through an emotional roller coaster for the past two days, she was on the brink of going mad. The moment she found out that Sophia and Scarlett were the same person, the strings in her mind snapped. After all, she had witnessed how ruthless Sophia could be.

Aside from the downfall of the Harper Family, the Edwards Family was also Sophia’s target for revenge. A few years ago, Judy suddenly went missing for no reason. After Victoria offended Scarlett, who was also Sophia, she was forced to go bankrupt. Also, Sarah’s father’s life was ruined because of Sophia. Additionally, Joe went missing after Scarlett and Mitchell returned to the family.

Now, everything had fallen into place. It was no wonder that Sophia didn’t look like Joe at all. It was because she was Cooper’s daughter, and Annabel was his woman! The father and daughter had returned to the family to take revenge!

“My life is over… My life is over… Both the Mitchell Family and the Edwards Family want to dump me… My dad’s dead… I’m going to die as well… She’s back! Sophia Edwards is back!”

Seeing as she had gone mad, Vincent stared at her in a derisive manner. However, he had managed to get a piece of useful information from her—she mentioned Sophia Edwards. He had been pursuing his doctorate degree for the past few years in a foreign country. Having returned to the country just two years ago, he didn’t know who Sophia was.

When he stepped out of the bedroom, he came across Sandra, who was going to check on Faye.

“Vincent, how’s Faye?” Sandra asked.

With a contemptuous expression, Vincent replied, “She’s gone mad. Don’t worry. She’s still alive.”

Sandra let out a sigh, thinking that it was a shame that Faye was destroyed. She’s no match for Scarlett after all! It seems that Scarlett is cleverer than I expected. In one easy move, she managed to ruin the political marriage between the Edwards and the Mitchells. I guess I have to come up with a better plan.

With a frown, Vincent continued, “Just now, she kept mumbling that Sophia’s back. Who on earth is Sophia? What a crazy woman!” He then turned to leave, failing to notice Sandra’s expression that had turned dark in an instant.

What did I hear? Sophia is back?! In that instant, Sandra immediately figured out that Scarlett and Sophia were the same person. With her eyes widened, she gasped in disbelief. Remembering how she had gotten her position within the Mitchell Family, she couldn’t believe that not only was Sophia alive, but the latter also returned as Cooper’s daughter.

She didn’t think Sophia had any proof of her wrongdoing. Even if anything happened to her, the Mitchells would protect her. However, she had offended Sophia earlier. Moreover, the reason for Sophia’s return was that she wanted to get back the title as the young lady of the Mitchell Family from Sandra. Of course, she would never allow her hard work over the years to be destroyed just like this. I have to come up with a solution! No one can snatch my position from me!

…

Here on this island, a typical luxurious dinner party was going on pretty smoothly. Clad in a formal dress, Sophia walked into the venue arm-in-arm with Michael, which was a rare permission from Cooper, who was trying to be inconspicuous in one corner.

On this night, Michael was a gentleman who would fend off all the trouble for Sophia.

“This party looks great,” Sophia said. “The Mitchells must have spent lots of money to get this done.”

Michael replied, “Our wedding will be grander than this.”

Without refuting him, Sophia held his hands and they walked toward the dance floor before dancing to the music in the background. They looked like a loving couple.

Holding her hands, Michael asked in a gentle voice, “How do you want our wedding to look like? A traditional one? Or an exotic one? However you want it to be, I’ll get it done for you.”

Chuckling, Sophia was about to speak when a woman covered in blood rushed into the venue and shouted, “Help! There’s an attacking lion! Help! Miss Faye was bitten to death!”

 

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 853

Growling, a lion soaked in blood jumped into the venue, pinning down the woman who just rushed in, and started gnawing at her neck. At that instant, blood spread across the floor. The crowd immediately broke into a panic and started screaming.

Sophia was stupefied, as this was her first time seeing a lion biting a human. Moreover, Barney was the only lion on the island.

At the moment, Barney’s fur was covered in blood, and its eyes were bloodshot. With its wild nature ignited, it was now acting like a wild beast from the forest. Its sharp claws were pressed firmly against the woman’s neck.

The blood-soaked woman’s scream cut across the tranquility of the night. No matter how hard she tried to struggle, she was no match for the beast.

“Barney!” Sophia yelled.

Oblivious to her call, Barney clawed at the woman’s body and dug its teeth into her flesh.

“Back off! Back off!” Cooper came to his senses and pulled Sophia away. Now, she could do nothing but watch her lion turn into a human-eating beast.

Just then, another beast covered in blood leaped into the venue and spat something out from its mouth—a bloodied head, which rolled on the ground. It was probably the most frightening sight these people had ever seen in their lives; some guests passed out on the spot.

After making out whose head it was, someone shouted, “It’s Faye’s!”

The Mitchells and the Edwards turned to look at it and confirmed that it was indeed Faye’s head. The beast that was holding Faye’s head a moment ago was the husky that had harmed her before.

“The lion and the dog are eating humans!” The sight was beyond everyone’s wildest imagination.

When Stanley saw his dog jumping into the venue with a human head in its mouth, his legs turned to jelly.

After Judge hurled the head away, it started barking at other guests like a mad dog, making it resemble a wild wolf. Ignoring Stanley’s yell, it kept barking and was ready to bite.

“Judge, what’s happened to you? I’m your daddy!” Stanley tried to approach his dog.

As though Stanley was a threat, the dog growled and went into an attacking posture.

All of a sudden, more than ten bodyguards in black charged into the place and started smashing at Judge with the weapons in their hands. Judge turned around and launched itself at them. Then, three bodyguards rushed over and smacked its head.

Right then, more men in black advanced into the place and started attacking Judge and Barney. With rods in their hands, they were trying to kill those animals.

With her eyes widened, Sophia stared at the sight right before her eyes, but she couldn’t even utter a word. A dark memory from the past sprang back into her mind, and she started tearing up as her mind went blank.

“Stan! Sean!” Michael charged forward. Although he had no idea what happened to the animals, it was apparent to him that the other party was trying to destroy the evidence. If Barney and Judge were dead, the death of Faye would remain a mystery forever.

Justin, who had been waiting outside the door, rushed in and started shooting his tranquilizer gun at Barney. After Barney was paralyzed, Michael ran over with some people to protect the animal.

After Judge was shot as well, it fell to the ground and panted heavily. With its fur soaked in red, it was hard to tell whether it was its own blood or Faye’s.

Gazing at the paralyzed Judge, Stanley fell into a dazed state. Upon wiping his tears off, he lifted the animal off the floor and went to the veterinarian. Fortunately, Cooper had brought a veterinarian along because he was afraid that Barney wouldn’t be able to get used to the climate on the island.

Finally, the situation was under control. Lying on the ground, Barney’s 2.5 meters-long body was bathed in blood, some flesh still hanging on its claws. The neck of the woman who rushed in moments ago was still stuck between its teeth. Blood was still streaming out from her neck, but she was no longer breathing.

On the other side of the floor lay a bloodied human head.

All of the guests were dumbfounded as they had never expected this to happen. While they were approaching the animals, one of them shouted, “Kill these two human-eating beasts!”

Sophia brushed off her tears. Of course, she would never believe that Barney would suddenly turn into a human-eating beast. It was sleeping in the room a while ago, guarded by some men. Why would it suddenly run out of the room and attack Faye?

With her body still trembling, she rushed toward her pet, but someone managed to come to the animal’s side before her.

“No one dares touch my pet!” Cooper growled.

In an instant, Cooper’s men surrounded Barney to protect the animal and fend off those men in black. Meanwhile, Michael’s men had come over with a cage. After placing Barney into the container, they brought the animal to the ship for treatment.

Cooper’s lion has killed humans in broad daylight. I believe he will be held responsible for that. As the groom, Vincent was terrified to see that his wife’s head was right by his feet. However, after his sorrow subsided, his heart was filled with glee. Faye is dead, so I don’t have to tolerate the fact that she’d cheated on me any longer. Moreover, the culprit is my opponent. It’s like killing two birds with one stone!

Pretending to be sorrowful, he fell on his knees and started bawling beside Faye’s head. “Cooper, you will be held responsible for the fact that your lion has killed my wife! I will not let your lion leave this island today! Come on! Kill that beast!”

As the leader of the Edwards Family, Jordan came forward to stop the chaos, while Sam dispersed the guests. The timid ones immediately returned to their own rooms, and the bolder ones stayed to watch.

Distressed, Sam said, “Let us find out what really happened first…”

While his men were protecting the lion, Cooper snarled at Jordan, “Before we get to the truth, no one shall touch my pet, or I’ll kill him right now!”

Sam was really terrified that Cooper would do anything irrational. At this moment, a few armed helicopters were hovering above the island, ready to drop bombs at any moment. Hence, he hurriedly said, “All of you, please calm down first. Something must have gone wrong in this matter. Let us find out the truth before accusing anyone.”

Summoning her courage, Sandra yelled, “Yes, let us figure out the truth first!”

“Before the investigation is completed, no one can leave this island!” Upon finishing his words, Jordan turned around and went to inspect the crime scene with his people.

Without uttering a word, Cooper turned to look at Sophia, who was sobbing in one corner. It seemed that she had been traumatized. Rushing over, Cooper asked in a lowered voice, “Darling, are you alright?”

With a stiff face, Sophia looked up at her father and cried, “Dad…”

Hearing the way she called out to him, Cooper was heartbroken, but at the same time, he was enraged. He raised his hand to help wipe off her tears, but there was nothing else he could do. Just then, Michael said, “I’ll keep watch here. Leave this to me.”

Cooper gave Michael a look. Although he wasn’t fond of him, he could trust him for taking good care of his daughter.

“I’ll come back soon.” After Cooper left the place to inspect the crime scene as well, some daring guests followed him.

Sandra took a look at the sobbing Sophia and sneered. After that, she also followed the crowd. Countless people have witnessed this act of brutality. I’m sure Cooper will be prosecuted for this!

 

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“Sophia! Sophia!” Michael called out to her in a hushed voice as he held her face with his hands to make her face him. Like a string of pearls that had snapped, her tears were streaming down the back of his hands.

Staring at him, Sophia wailed, “I seem to have recalled a sad memory, but I cannot remember what it is. I don’t know what the event is about…”

When Judge was being assaulted by those men in black, a fragment of her forgotten memory sprang back to her mind. It seemed that she had witnessed a similar sight before, in which she was left helpless, crying in despair.

She was sorrowful, but she couldn’t remember the reason behind that. She had forgotten what she had gone through!

On the other hand, Michael knew that bit of her memory. There was once when her dog was trying to protect her, but it was later beaten to death.

That was a trauma she had suffered from when she was a child. Even if she had forgotten about it, it had left a mark in her heart. So, when she witnessed a similar scene again, she was gripped by the same negative emotion.

Hugging her gently, Michael said, “You’re safe. Let’s go to the bedroom and take a rest.”

He wanted to help Sophia get to the room, but she couldn’t even stand on her own. In a decisive manner, he lifted her off her feet and said, “Let us take a rest and go home later. Do you wanna go home on a plane or a ship?” He was trying to distract her so that she wouldn’t fall back into her wild thoughts.

In a low voice, Sophia replied, “I wanna go home on a ship.”

Michael said, “Alright. Your wish shall be granted.”

He could never believe that the lion and the dog, which were inside the room, would suddenly go berserk and start attacking humans. Having no trust for the Edwards and the Mitchells now, he helped Sophia get into the car and drove to the port. After that, he carried her into his small naval ship. This place is one hundred percent safe.

After entering a bedroom, he placed Sophia on the bed and gave her some sleeping pills so that she could have a proper rest. When he was certain that she was asleep, he went to the infirmary to check on Judge and Barney.

Barney was still asleep. At that moment, the veterinarian was shaving all its fur to get its wounds treated. The wounds on its body were a frightening sight to behold, and its blood was splashed across the floor.

Meanwhile, Cooper, the Edwards, the Mitchells and some guests were reaching for the crime scene. Linus boarded the ship to check on Barney and said, “It’s fine. These are all flesh wounds.”

However, Judge was badly injured. Its skull was broken, and there were wounds all over its body. Fortunately, the animal had stopped bleeding.

While Stanley was sobbing on the side, Sarah was patting his back, trying to comfort him. Although Judge was paralyzed by the tranquilizer, it hadn’t passed out. As a living animal with emotions, it was tearing up in fright. With its mouth open, it was whimpering.

Holding its paws, Stanley said gently, “Judge, don’t be afraid. I’m here for you…” My dog has never bitten anyone before. What happened to it today?

As Barney was a huge animal with thick skin, it only suffered from some flesh wounds. However, Judge’s organs were severely injured, so they were racing against time to save its life.

It is just a dog. Why do those people want to make it suffer? Stanley thought as he brushed off his tears. By now, his clothes were soaked in Judge’s blood.

After patting Stanley’s shoulder, Michael told Shae to go into Sophia’s room to accompany her.

As the sky was darkerning, the sun disappeared into the horizon, and the smell of the breeze was tinged with a metallic tang. At this point, the Edwards, the Mitchells and some bold guests were going from the wedding venue to the beach, where the crime happened.

According to some witnesses, Faye didn’t attend the party because she was feeling unwell, and she went to the beach with her assistant, who was bitten to death by Barney at the venue.

For some reason, Faye was attacked, so the assistant fled the scene to ask for help. Although the bodyguards of the Edwards Family had stepped in to help, they failed in their attempt to stop the lion from running away. Subsequently, the animal jumped into the venue and killed the assistant.

Firstly, they went to the room where the lion stayed. Inside the room, there were two more dogs, which were a giant poodle and a black Labrador.

The dogs seemed to have been frightened as they started barking at the guests. Meanwhile, the two animal trainers, who were responsible for keeping watch on Barney, were lying on the ground, clearly intoxicated. The door had been broken with the animals’ claws.

One of the guests made a rash guess. “It seems that these animal trainers fed some wine to the lion, so the animals became drunk and started attacking humans!”

The others nodded in agreement.

With a dark expression, Cooper told some people to keep an eye on the dogs and wake those trainers up before he headed for the crime scene.

Reaching the beach, they once again witnessed another horrifying sight. Countless footprints of humans and the lion were left on the sand, and human organs were spread across the beach.

It was probably the cruelest way a human could lose her life. With her body dismembered, she couldn’t die with an intact corpse.

It was apparent to everyone by now that these body parts belonged to Faye, who was the hottest actress currently as well as the protagonist of those scandalous videos. Just a few hours ago, she appeared before the crowd in an exquisite dress, but she was now dead with her organs splashed across the beach.

Some people surrounded the corpse, which was full of claw marks that resulted from the attack of a beast. Smelling the blood, some seagulls were hovering above the body.

“Oh, God. She’s dismembered!”

“What a miserable way to die.”

As the guests were gossiping, the Mitchells and the Edwards put on face masks and started picking up the body parts.

Walking over, Justin took a look at the scene and whispered in Cooper’s ear, “Most of the wounds were caused by humans rather than by an animal. Her body seems to be torn apart by something like a harpoon.”

Over the years, in order to hunt Phantom Wolf down, Justin taught himself forensic science because those who knew Phantom Wolf’s whereabouts were all killed. Now, his expertise was on par with those forensic specialists. That was why he could easily figure out what was wrong with the corpse.

Upon hearing that, Cooper remained impassive.

Firmly believing that it was Barney who killed Faye, Jordan growled, “Cooper, you allowed your lion to attack humans. You must be held responsible today!”

Not willing to appear weak, Cooper said in a glum voice, “I will not accept this accusation before we find out the truth. I want to check the security footage and have a post-mortem performed on the corpse!”

“No way!” Right after Jordan yelled, dozens of men in black immediately surrounded Cooper. “If you don’t hand over the lion to me, I will never let you go!”

Oh wow, are they trying to compare firepower with me? With his armed helicopters ready to strike, Cooper was unafraid of the threat he was facing. He would never believe that his lion would harm humans for no reason.

Just then, Sam voiced his opinion. “Cooper, it isn’t entirely your fault that your lion went berserk. You shouldn’t damage the friendship between our families for the sake of an animal. Please pass the lion to us.”

There was no way Cooper would let them have Barney. Otherwise, the accusation against him could never be proven wrong.

If he wanted to kill, all of these people would lose their lives on this day. However, he would never tolerate any false accusations against him. Furthermore, he had returned to Cethos to expand his business. Unlike some war-torn countries, there was the law in Cethos, hence he had to protect his own reputation.

The sea level was rising. Just when they were in a stalemate, a figure was coming over from the other side of the beach. His expensive black leather shoes were submerged in the sea, and his socks were soaked wet, but he didn’t seem to mind.

With a pair of bloodshot eyes, the person was shuffling toward the crime scene with a bloodied dog chain in his hand. “Let me tell all of you what really happened!”

They turned around and saw a young man, whose white shirt was dyed crimson. His face, his hands and the dog chain were all caked in dried blood.

 

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“Stan!” Sean ran toward Stanley. He had never seen Stanley in such a state before. At this moment, Stanley looked like a razor-sharp blade that had been unsheathed, tainted with dried blood.

Walking along Stanley was Michael, who, unlike his usual calm self, was now burning with rage.

With the dog chain in his hand, Stanley never looked at the scattered body parts or Vincent, who was pretending to be sorrowful on his knees. After sweeping a look over the Edwards and Mitchells, he held out the blood-soaked dog chain at all of them.

“I am Stanley Fletcher, the owner of the husky accused of killing someone. Previously, after my dog was blamed for biting someone, I installed a hidden camera on its dog chain in order to find out why my obedient dog would attack humans all of a sudden.”

As soon as he finished his words, the expressions of some of the Edwards changed drastically. While the guests were stupefied, Jordan and Alex were terrified that their wrongdoing might have been captured by the camera.

Despite the fact that his eyes had turned bloodshot, Stanley tried his best to hold back his tears.

The sky had darkened, and only a few street lamps lit up the beach. Harry told some people to set up a projector screen, after which Stanley inserted a chip into one of the ports of Nicholas, which then projected the video taken by the camera at the screen.

The video on the screen was crystal clear. Harry had set up a home entertainment system on the beach complete with loudspeakers.

The crowd fixed their eyes on the screen, which showed the viewing angle from the dog chain. Sometimes, the dog would sit up, and when it lay on the floor, its fur would cover the camera. A while later, it was sent to the guest room, in which two more dogs, the lion and the animal trainers were taking a rest.

The lion wanted to play with Judge, but Judge was terrified and went to hide in one corner. Seeing this, the animal trainer lugged the lion away. The other dogs didn’t seem to be afraid of the lion as they were lying on the floor together and licking each other.

After the two animal trainers got some tap water to quench their thirst, to everyone’s surprise, they fell to the ground. At that time, no beer bottles were seen, and the animal trainers never consumed any alcohol.

After the animal trainers passed out, the lion walked over and patted them with its claw. Seeing as the humans never responded, the lion lay down beside them and wagged its tail, seemingly waiting for them to awaken. The lion just looked like a bigger cat and didn’t seem like it was about to kill any humans soon.

Judge immediately opened the door in an attempt to flee from the room. Unexpectedly, more than ten men in black were already outside the room. They stormed into the room and captured the lion and the husky. If the animals resisted, they would strike them with rods. Although the lion was groaning in pain, it didn’t seem to have the intention of harming humans. The most it did was to claw at the men lightly.

While the dog was growling in pain, the lion extended its head in an attempt to save the dog. One of the men immediately hit the lion’s head with a harpoon, which caused the animal to howl as blood streamed out from its head.

The men seemed to have a particular plan. While some of them were standing guard, the others lugged the dog and the lion toward the beach. At that moment, all the guests and staff members were still at the party. On the beach, some men in black were killing a woman with harpoons and then dismembering the body.

After the animals were brought to the corpse, they were howling in fright, but they were then mercilessly beaten up.

The woman who was killed with harpoons was Faye Edwards. At the sight of that, all the guests were shaken to the core.

The following scene was even more horrifying. Those men surrounded the lion and tortured the animal. The harpoons that were used to kill the woman were now deployed to harm the lion. Even the rods were split into two in the process. However, the lion seemed to have forgotten how to resist as it was only growling in response.

A while later, the wild nature within the king of the forest seemed to have been reignited. It became incensed and killed some men in black on the spot. Although the image was shaking now, the guests could see that the lion was truly infuriated. After attacking those men, the lion went on to dig its teeth in Faye’s flesh.

The dog turned mad as well. After gnawing at the corpse, it then held the head in its mouth and fled from the scene.

Then, the image turned black suddenly. After Stanley turned off the video, Harry hurriedly told his people to pack up the entertainment system. Otherwise, his system would be smashed if the others went into a scuffle.

At that instant, no one had the guts to utter a word. The Edwards and the Mitchells were left flabbergasted. The guests felt that their world view had been shattered.

“Oh, God! Did you see that? Faye was pierced to death!”

“Yes. The woman was still moving initially. Oh my goodness! That was cruel!”

While the expressions of Jordan and Sam had darkened, the look on the faces of Alex and Vincent was even gloomier, because those men in black worked for the Mitchells.

Stanley was so enraged to the point that his expression was eerily calm. By now, he had memorized all the faces of those men who had harmed Judge. Still, they were just executing the order of the Mitchells, who were Stanley’s real enemy.

Pointing at them, Stanley sneered. “The Fletchers are not as rich as the Mitchells, nor are we as powerful as you are, but that doesn’t mean you can harm us as you please! That is my dog! Since you’ve hurt my pet, it means that you have no regard for my family whatsoever. I, Stanley Mitchell, will never let you off!” Upon finishing his words, he turned to leave.

The crowd fell silent; no one even dared to let out an audible breath.

The Mitchells had killed Faye, who had just married Vincent, in the cruelest way possible, and even shifted the blame to Cooper in an attempt to sow discord between Cooper and the Edwards. However, they didn’t expect that they had offended the Fletchers along the way.

What a magnificent show! those people in the crowd thought.

After Stanley left, Cooper stared at the silent crowd with a glacial expression. Meanwhile, a naval ship appeared at the port that was some distance away. Cooper shot a look at the Edwards and the Mitchells. Rather than feeling angry, he was just utterly disappointed.

Although he was ruthless, he was an intelligent man. On the other hand, these people were cold-hearted, but somehow, they were also foolish.

“Do you see that naval ship? In half an hour, it will launch a missile and destroy this island. Whoever wants to live, flee now.” As soon as Cooper finished his words, he turned around and left.

Trembling in anger, Jordan snarled, “Cooper Mitchell, you’ve crossed the line!”

Without stopping, Cooper replied, “So what?”

While Jordan’s chest was heaving in a fury, Sam had run off. After packing up his stuff, Sam took Corrado away and boarded his private jet to flee from the island. All the guests went into a panic. Without even retrieving their belongings, they boarded the ship and the plane to run for their lives.

No matter how much the Edwards and the Mitchells were resentful of Cooper, they did not have the courage to stay on the island. In half an hour, the island had been deserted. Faye’s corpse was left on the beach, serving as the food for the seagulls.

Thirty minutes later, a missile was launched from the sea within the territory of Demarca. The wedding venue that took hundreds of millions to build vanished in an instant. When a mushroom cloud sprouted on the island, it signaled the start of the war between the Fletchers, the Edwards and the Mitchells.

 

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Half an hour before the island was blown up, Cooper left very coolly, leaving the guests only half an hour to escape.

Time was indeed tight. There were thousands of people on the island, not including a thousand or so staff. With this bit of time, it was too late to pack any luggage. It was only enough for people to go back to their rooms to pick up a bag and run toward the planes and boats.

For the guests, there was nothing to lose.

But for the Mitchell Family and the Edwards Family, this loss was huge. They weren’t able to take away the properties on the island nor this luxurious wedding. There was not one bit of this scenic island they could take with them.

The warship’s missiles had been prepared. The bombs would not give them any time to argue and theorize.

“Cooper!” As Jordan roared, he was dragged away by Lucy and Ian, while Sam had already slipped away much earlier.

If Cooper ordered the explosion, it would definitely happen. He was Fass Michel, the second-largest arms dealer in the world.

There was nothing Alex could do now, even if he hated Cooper to the core. The warship was not fake either. I didn’t expect that Cooper would really use a warship!

All of the guests got on their own means of transportation one after another. With their own ships and planes, they disappeared as fast as they could, and after a short while, the pier and airport were both devoid of people.

For this wedding, the Mitchell Family had also dispatched a luxury cruise ship, which brought the Mitchell family members and some guests away.

“Dimon, take your men around the island to check if there are any stragglers,” Alex suddenly said to a young man in a black suit.

The young man, Dimon Mitchell, was taken aback. But at that very moment, the cruise ship had sailed away. Dimon and his two dozen men were just left on the island like that.

There were no boats at the pier and probably no planes at the airport. The two dozen of them who were left there were just waiting to die by the explosion.

Those twenty young faces were filled with despair and anger, but they knew why they were left behind.

They were the group of people who had taken on the task of injuring the lion and the dog.

Besides, they also killed Faye Edwards.

But what choice did they have? Those who were born in the Mitchell Family would either be servants or masters.

For them, they were only thugs raised by the Mitchell Family. Even their ancestors had been thugs for generations. Their parents and brothers were members of the Mitchell Family, so they couldn’t leave, let alone resist the orders issued by the Mitchell Family. Loyalty was their creed.

Now that their mission had failed, they were destined to die together with Faye in order to quell the anger of the Edwards Family and also to end this horrifying lion mauling case. There would be no evidence after their deaths!

Ha, my little brother was killed on the spot just now by that lion while trying to get it to submit to him. I also lost several brothers, and now, this is how I end! But what can we do? There will always be a sacrifice in family conflicts. We’re the first sacrifices of the Mitchell Family’s internal conflict, and there will be more in the future.

“Dimon, what should we do?” asked a young man beside him with blood still on his face.

Dimon looked back at the group of men who had been with him for many years. His eyes were full of apology, but he still said, “There is still some time, so let’s first look for any ships nearby.”

There were two piers on the island; one was in front of them and was without any boats, not even a small one. They had no idea what the situation was like at the other pier, but they had no time to go over there now.

As Dimon despaired, he received an unexpected call.

Caller ID: Sean Mitchell.

Although Sean and Dimon were supporting two different sides, they were still playmates when they were young after all. However, they hadn’t spoken to each other for more than ten years. All they had between them was a saved number that was never used.

Until now.

Dimon decided to answer the phone.

The voice of the person on the opposite side was loud and clear. “There is a truck at the pier, and the key is under the sun visor. Drive to the airport; I will wait for you there.”

I will wait for you there…

When Dimon heard these six words, the faith that he had held in his heart collapsed instantly.

After hanging up the phone, he took a second to express his anger and conflicting emotions.

A second later, he yelled, “Come with me if you want to survive!”

He took the lead in pulling off the Mitchell Family crest from his shoulder.

The Mitchell Family crest originally had a dragon on it, which was the symbol of the Mitchell Family and had been passed down for hundreds of years. After Alex seized power, he changed the family crest. As for Cooper, he still used the old crest after his return.

What Dimon and his men wore was the transformed family crest that Alex had changed.

Driven by Dimon’s action, all of his men threw the family crest on the ground and stepped on it. Then, they hurriedly got into a large truck next to the pier. It was originally used for transporting goods, but there was no time to drive it onto the ship just now, so it was still parked at the pier. The two dozen or so men just barely fit into the truck.

After retrieving the key, Dimon drove the truck carrying his two dozen men to the airport at the fastest speed.

They had no other thoughts. At this moment, they just wanted to save their skins!

What is loyalty even? We are loyal to the Mitchell Family, not to Alex alone!

The airport was empty, saved for a luxurious private passenger plane parked there. The old Mitchell Family crest was painted on the plane.

Sean was waiting for them at the door of the plane.

Dimon and his twenty men swarmed up to the plane as fast as they could…

Not long after the plane took off, there was a loud bang in the island’s direction, which caused the plane to shake violently. As everyone looked back at the island, they saw that the entire island, along with its properties, had exploded, and its pieces sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Dimon had noticed just now that it was a very special bomb. The bomb divided itself into dozens of bombs over the island and blasted it with such precision that every area was wiped out without mercy. There was absolutely no hope of survival on the island.

This small island and the wedding that was held on it were worth hundreds of millions. Yet, they were just blown up like that, along with countless treasures that could not be taken away in time.

The plane flew away, but Cooper himself was not on the plane. It was Sean who assisted them and told them to call home to inform their family members to make preparations so as to prevent Alex’s men from causing trouble for them.

After making the phone calls and talking to the families, a dead silence enveloped the cabin, for no one dared to speak.

They had only injured Cooper’s lion, and Cooper had become so furious that he bombed the entire island for it.

Even if they escaped from the island, they were about to suffer Cooper’s wrath. Wouldn’t it be better to die on the island instead?

Many of these young men had never experienced Cooper’s power, but now they had a chance to see it. For a lion and a dog, he was fine with offending the entire Bayside City.

Sean distributed cans of beer to them to calm them down. He even comforted them by explaining, “My fellow comrades, there’s nowhere for you to go after leaving the Mitchell Family, so you should just work under Uncle Cooper!”

Dimon drank his cold beer and smiled bitterly. “We’ve offended Cooper, so how could he accept us?”

Rationally, Sean smiled and said, “Uncle Cooper knew that you were going to be left to fend for yourselves, so he asked me to wait for you! He also specifically ordered us to wait until you got on the plane before dropping the bomb.”

Dimon was shocked, but after a long pause, he still refused the suggestion to go to Cooper. “Oh… Forget it, we will just cause him trouble.”

Thousands of distinguished guests had watched the video and saw them killing Faye and making Cooper the scapegoat.

If they took refuge in Cooper now, Alex might use this to make a fuss. He could say that they were originally the spies Cooper had placed next to him. With that, he could then smoothly blame all of this on Cooper.

In that way, Cooper would be the one having to pay for Faye’s death.

 

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They had escaped, so there was no need to cause unnecessary trouble to Cooper.

Sean drank some beer with them and said, “It’s okay. Everything is within Cooper’s expectations.”

No matter whether Cooper or Alex was to blame for Faye’s death, it was all the Mitchell Family’s fault anyway. The Edwards Family and Cooper had already turned against each other. So, it was nothing much for the latter to be blamed for one more death.

At the thought of the future held, an intense feeling rose in Dimon’s heart. They knew that if they went back now, they would probably die at the hands of Alex.

Since they had left the Mitchell Family, they were now considered traitors. Therefore, being found by Alex would mean certain death.

Not only would they die, but their families would also suffer.

This was Alex’s reign of terror! If one didn’t obey him, he would kill one’s parents, wives, and children!

Sean patted Dimon on the shoulder and said, “It’s okay. Your men’s families are safe now. You can rest assured to follow Uncle Cooper in the future. It will benefit all of you.”

Dimon nodded, his gaze more determined than ever.

They were members of the Mitchell Family and were forever loyal to the Mitchell Family! Moreover, Cooper was also the former patriarch of the Mitchell Family!

Since Alex did not show us mercy, we’re not to blame!

Although Dimon was only a minor leader, he still had a group of confidants. In addition to these two dozen men, there were dozens of others who were notified right then to follow Cooper!

…

Sophia took two sleeping pills and slept soundly all night. When she woke up, the ship was almost in Demarca.

“There really was an explosion?”

Sophia thought it was a joke when she learned that Cooper had blown up the island.

Faced with her question, Michael confidently replied, “Yes, and the whole island sank. I saw it with my own eyes.”

Sophia still found it incredulous. But when she thought about it, it was Cooper after all.

I guess that’s a natural thing for him to do. After all, Cooper is the founder of dictators. If he wants to bomb it, it will get bombed! He’s simply a lunatic.

That was why Michael had always stayed servile before Cooper and tried to be as modest as possible. Since he wanted to win over the latter’s daughter, he had no choice but to make an effort, as Cooper was not a foolish man.

Bubbles came near Sophia’s bed. Yesterday, those from the Mitchell Family had rushed into the room and taken Judge and Barney, but they didn’t take Bubbles and Corrado. Perhaps it was because Corrado was Master Sam’s dog. If they touched Corrado, Master Sam would be upset. They probably also thought that Bubbles looked too cute and wouldn’t bite, so they let the two of them go.

But Bubbles was still frightened. Pitifully, it looked at everyone and kept whining for a hug.

Stroking Bubbles, Sophia remembered Judge and asked, “How are Judge and Barney?”

When Judge and Barney were mentioned, Michael felt his heart constricted. “Barney is fine; it was just a superficial wound. But Judge…”

Sophia’s heart sank. Her mind was filled with scenes of Judge being hit with a stick and blood spurting from its head.

Whenever these scenes appeared, her head would suffer terrible pain, as if she had experienced such beating before.

Her brain had no memory, but her body still retained the memory…

“It’s okay. It’s okay. We’ll be in Demarca soon, and the best veterinarian in the country is on standby at the pier.” Michael massaged Sophia’s temples for her.

The ship finally arrived at the pier, and as expected, there was a veterinarian waiting at the pier. Before Sophia had a chance to see Judge, she saw it being carried into the car, which drove away with Stanley as well.

Sean and his party had already arrived by plane. When they saw the ship docked at the pier, they came to greet them. Cooper noticed Dimon and the others but did not say anything, for he knew that they never had a choice to begin with.

Soon, Dimon and his men wore Cooper’s family crest and officially became Cooper’s followers. Their parents, wives, and children were also moved to a safer place.

Judge was sent to the veterinary hospital for surgery, and Barney was also sent in for treatment.

After a night of treatment, Barney’s condition had improved a lot, but it was still frail. Locked in a cage, it cried with pain and attempted to bite anyone who came near. As it was still fearful, it almost bit the vet as well.

It still didn’t know what it did wrong, nor why those people hit it for no reason.

However, Barney had already eaten a human. It remembered the taste of human flesh and even enjoyed the pleasure of hunting and killing people. This was the first time it had killed and eaten a human, but it wouldn’t be the last.

As a pet lion, once it killed a human, it would either be executed or released into the wild.

If it continued to be kept in a household, there was no guarantee that it would not continue to kill people.

But if it was released into the wild, it had no hunting skills, so it would be dead sooner or later.

Sophia sat outside the cage where Barney was locked up in and kept a watch on the IV infusion bag. Barney was still whining and looking like a two-meter-tall orange cat.

“It’s okay, Barney. We will go home soon to the African savannah. That’s your real home!”

Maybe I shouldn’t have brought Barney to Cethos. Africa is still its real home.

After the surgery, Judge’s condition was brought under control, but it was not out of danger yet. Barney also needed to continue its treatment. Sophia decided to take Barney back to Africa. Judge would come along for treatment as well, since there was a better veterinarian in Africa.

Sophia saw Judge when it was brought onto the plane. Covered with tubes and gauze, it also wore an Elizabethan collar. The dog appeared at the brink of death as it lay there in a coma, breathing weakly.

Stanley sat paralyzed to one side as if he had lost the whole world.

Sophia, too, couldn’t accept it. How can a healthy dog turn out this way?

The atmosphere was gloomy all the way to Africa. Stanley kept staring at Judge without eating nor drinking. Michael had to persuade him for a long time before he would drink some milk.

Sophia glanced at Judge and Stanley, then took out her phone and checked the news about Bayside City.

Bayside City was in turmoil. Faye Edwards, an A-list celebrity, had died under suspicious circumstances, while Alex came out to place all the blame on Cooper.

The Edwards Family also cooperated with Alex well. They jointly accused Sophia’s lion and dog of mauling and eating humans, causing any voice of reason to be drowned out.

The public became angry overnight and wanted the lion killed to avenge Faye’s death.

A day ago, they had branded Faye as a shameless btch and a whre who had messed around since she was a child. Now, they had suddenly all become her diehard fans, even going so far as to threaten to smash Sophia and Cooper’s properties if Faye’s death was not brought to justice.

Sophia was a little worried, so she went to the conference room to find Cooper. He was discussing something with Linus.

“Dad, have you watched the news?”

Her tone was a little anxious. This was the first time she had encountered such a big event, and she felt that her young shoulders could not bear such weight.

Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Cooper glanced at the news and patted Sophia’s young shoulders. He said with a smile, “Come, darling. I will teach you something new. Remember, there is no enmity that lasts forever, nor friendship. Only benefits are eternal!”

In order to help Sophia understand more intuitively, Cooper gave a live demonstration on the spot.

Just as the news of Faye’s death raged on the internet and the public demanded Cooper and Scarlett to pay for it with their lives, Cooper’s spokesperson in Bayside City held a press conference. The spokesperson announced that Cooper’s team had developed an efficient method to increase gasoline usage. In fact, the method could increase the utilization rate of gasoline by one-fifth!

It was common knowledge that gasoline was a scarce resource and could not be regenerated. Countries all over the world had been racking their brains to come up with ways to increase the utilization rate of gasoline as much as possible. Thus, it came as a bombshell revelation that Cooper’s team had developed a method to do this.

An increase of the utilization rate by one-fifth! By extrapolating the data, it was obvious that this method could save a staggering amount of gasoline and resources every year!

 

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At the same time, Cooper announced that he had officially shifted from the electronic technology field to the energy field. He wished to research and develop cleaner energy, and so ‘Mitchell International Energy and Technology’ was officially established.

This invention that was about to change the world overwhelmed the news about Faye. It became a hot sensation that was being discussed all over the world.

Cooper had already thought about the future when he returned to Cethos.

Engaging in arms was not feasible in Cethos as all of that was run by the state. On the other hand, he knew that he was no match for Linus when it came to high-tech electronic technology. Linus’ achievements in this area had already surpassed his, so Michel Tech would surely crush the high-tech electronic technology companies belonging to the Mitchell Family.

He himself was involved in the mining industry in Africa. However, it was impossible to continue mining. After mining for so many years, he had long been tired of it. It was better to change direction and engage in the clean energy industry instead.

Clean energy was the future development trend and the direction for humanity to move forward. Cooper had already started learning more about this field a few years ago.

The news of the establishment of Mitchell International Energy and Technology soon spread worldwide. Cooper had already applied for a patent, and the equipment was about to go on the market. Therefore, numerous oil giants started holding out olive branches to him.

At this time, the Edwards Family, who was also engaged in the oil industry, was placed in an awkward position. They wanted to partner up with Cooper, but they were now at odds with each other.

But of course, in the face of huge profits, any torn relationship could be mended again.

Cooper’s plane hadn’t even arrived in Africa yet when the Edwards Family had already dispatched Sam to wait there and ask for a peaceful reconciliation.

Alex knew about the situation, so he didn’t dare to make any rash moves. After Cooper announced the new invention, the negative news about him on the Internet had disappeared overnight as if it never occurred. In fact, Faye Edwards had vanished completely as well as if she had never existed in the world.

The efficiency was so great that Alex couldn’t imagine the mastermind behind it.

Not only were the major oil giants proactively making contact with Cooper, but the Cethosian military and political forces were also taking the initiative to curry favor with him.

In the face of such interests, Faye was nothing!

Cooper would not fall for amateur tricks; Alex deeply understood this even from before.

This matter seemed to just end like this. Alex instructed people to attack Barney and Judge, and so Cooper retaliated by bombing his island. That was all.

But the grievances between Jordan and Cooper and the internal conflict of the Mitchell Family had just begun.

As for Faye… Who was Faye?

When the plane arrived in Africa, Sophia returned to Michel Town. This was Michael’s second visit, and he was still amazed by how spectacular it was.

How remarkable! It’s just like a city!

Harry and Sarah were worried about Stanley, so they had followed as well, taking a tour around the African base of the Michel Family along the way.

Judge’s surgery was successful, and its life was eventually saved, but it lost half of its teeth, one ear, and one claw.

Because Judge was implicated in the Mitchell Family’s internal conflict this time and suffered for no reason, Cooper promised to make a full set of prostheses for it to ensure that it could move the same as before.

But Barney would live in Africa in the future. Cooper had a large private grassland here. He made the decision to keep Barney on the grassland and gradually teach it to hunt. Later, it would be released into the wild. If it couldn’t survive on its own, then he would raise it over its lifetime.

Sophia went to see Barney. She couldn’t touch its head anymore and could only look through a layer of glass. Barney looked at Sophia from the other side of the glass. It was as meek as ever as it tried to push at the glass with its big head, appearing to headbutt Sophia’s hand, which made her very sad.

“Don’t be sad. To it, Africa is its home.” Michael comforted Sophia, who smiled reluctantly.

Yes, here, Africa is its home…

This big orange cat shouldn’t have gone to Cethos in the first place. It should just go home!

Michael was actually secretly joyful in his heart.

Sophia had never returned to Africa ever since she followed Cooper to Cethos to get her face treated. This time, it was just right for her to come back. She could wait it out here for a period of time while the whole matter in Cethos blew over before going back there.

Carmen was also brought here. It was just in time for her to spend a summer vacation in Africa and go to kindergarten after the vacation. Soon, Carmen came with two little orange cats, both of them Garfield’s offspring.

“See, these are your favorite kittens. I’ve brought them over for you. You can lick them. You’ll feel better by then.”

Carmen was still the one who knew Judge best. She even knew which cat it liked most recently. She brought the kittens close to Judge. Since Judge was still recuperating, it was inconvenient for it to move about. However, when it saw its beloved kittens, it still tried to stretch its tongue out in an attempt to lick them. But it couldn’t quite manage to lick the kittens, which made it whine in distress.

Carmen kindly moved the kitten to its mouth. Judge licked the kitten greedily, making the cat meow loudly.

“Lick its belly.”

“Now, lick its butt.”

“Okay, today’s kitty has been fully licked. We’ll lick it again tomorrow.”

Carmen took the kitten back, then considerately helped Judge push back the tongue that it couldn’t put back. Gently touching Judge’s head, she wiped away its saliva and whispered, “You have to get better soon, okay? Let’s go to kindergarten together when we go home!”

Judge yelped in agreement.

Cooper was very busy during this period. He had returned to the country early, as did Michael, who had also had something to do. Harry and Sarah had also left while Linus was busy traveling to and fro between the countries. Sophia spent the summer vacation in Africa with Carmen and helped Stanley, who had left, take care of the dog.

Judge recovered quickly, and the Michel Family built an artificial prosthesis for it. After wearing it, it could walk normally again after adapting to it over a period of time. It also got a super-sensitive artificial ear. It was the kind where Judge lying on the first floor could clearly hear Sophia secretly eating snacks on the third floor.

They couldn’t find the broken teeth, so a full set of titanium alloy dog ​​teeth was specially made, which made it easier for Judge to wreck the house.

At the same time, Michael’s new movie ‘The National Treasury Action’ was also a great success. In just one month since its release, it easily broke the box office record for Cethosian-language movies he himself had set.

As an actor who had made a surprise comeback after dropping out of the limelight for a long time, he truly shocked those attending the film festival with his malleable acting ability. Moreover, he brought his acting to an even higher level and became the latest sensation in the country.

In ‘The National Treasury Action’, Michael alone played four roles. He was the street performer, the slimy warlord, the zealous imperial court guard, and the modern Taylor Murray himself. His intense and precise proper acting skills lifted his acting career to its second peak and returned him to the throne of the national hunk despite him having retired from acting for many years.

This movie had also made quite a number of actors popular. Michael’s movies often included new actors with a flair for acting. This time, he was successful in making Carmen popular. But even though Carmen’s popularity shot up the charts in Cethos, no one could guess her true identity.

Africa also brought ‘The National Treasury Action’ to its theaters. There was a movie theater erected for employees in Michel Town, but Sophia felt that it was not good enough for her to watch it there. She wanted to go back to Cethos to watch it. As the box office results were good and the summer releases were postponed for one month, she was still able to catch the movie when she returned to Cethos at the end of August.

When Sophia and Carmen arrived in Cethos, Michael went to the airport to pick them up. With excitement in his heart, he arrived an hour earlier. After waiting for an hour, he finally saw the private plane land. Sophia and Carmen then came down from the exit.

Next to Sophia, there was a graceful, noble, and completely orange…

 

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Sophia was holding the reins of a pair of furry creatures. The creatures looked graceful and noble as they walked down steadily with their necks raised high. With their presence, even the ambiance around them felt aristocratic and not to mention the flashy bourgeois-looking bow ties around their necks.

Michael’s face suddenly drained of color.

A pair of alpacas!

Seeing the creatures, Carmen exclaimed cheerfully, “Fluffy camels!”

Sophia immediately corrected her.”No, they are alpacas, not camels.”

Quickly, Carmen said, “Yeah, fluffy alpacas!”

Michael’s excited smile gradually froze and turned into an extremely panicked look.

Sophia actually took advantage of my attention being elsewhere and found more beasts!

Last time, she had caught him by surprise when she brought back a two-meter-tall orange cat. This time, she brought back a pair of alpacas!

But Sophia liked the new alpacas she brought back very much. She touched one of them and said, “This is the alpaca that Carmen fell in love with when I took her to America. The alpaca is suitable for domestication. This dark brown one is called Chow, while this light brown one is called Eggplant. They’re both noble alpacas!”

Carmen added, “Grandpa was the one who gave those names!”

At that moment, Michael’s horror deepened even further.

In his opinion, these were two goats that could do nothing but slobber. One of them looked like dark yellow poop and the other light yellow poop. They appeared just like two lumps of walking poops and seemed more disgusting than Bubbles!

At the thought of walking feces, Michael frowned. Getting off the plane with Judge, Cooper said coldly, “Mr. Fletcher, do you have any opinions about me having pets in my home?”

Michael hurriedly said, “No, no.”

It was too rude for him to dislike other people’s pets before he even became a part of the family. That’s just insolent!

Regardless, Michael was irritated by the existence of the creatures.

I’m certain I’ll have to be the one to take care of these beasts obtained by Sophia in the future!

Moreover, this pair of alpacas would probably give birth to offspring soon enough, just like when there used to be only a pair of orange cats in the house. In the blink of an eye, the number ballooned into twenty or thirty big orange cats before they knew it.

If the pair of alpacas came to their household, in just a few years, the house would be full of thundering alpacas.

This will really be the death of me!

Linus and Cooper had personally come to pick Sophia up at the airport. At this time, Linus got off the plane, carrying a pet carrier with a new cat inside.

Another cat?

It was a wild cat, and Michael’s frown was deeper than the depths of the ocean when he saw the color of its fur.

Sophia explained, “This is a precious African prairie cat. It is a hybrid offspring of an African domestic cat and a wild cat. This cat has a strong jumping ability and can jump up to eight feet high. Judge is the one who has adopted this kitten!”

Michael plastered a smile on his face, but his heart was pounding with aggravation. You silly dog, not only do you live off me, but you also got yourself a pet cat? How can I be convinced that Judge is the one that wants to raise it, not Sophia?

There are now twenty to thirty cats, not to mention those eight dogs. Does she even have time to pet them all?

Seeing Michael’s awkward smile, Sophia mumbled, “Do you not like my alpacas?”

Michael hurriedly said, “I like them! How could I not like them?”

If Sophia wants to raise two lumps of discharge at home, I have no choice but to like it.

After all, she’s the goddess in my heart.

The family returned home. Stanley also came to look at Judge but then left Judge at Sophia’s house again. During the time when Judge was seriously injured, Stanley was greatly depressed and had turned into a workaholic. Right now, he had no time to take care of Judge in his own home.

When Judge reached, he brought the wild kitten to see its villa. Sophia mysteriously took Michael to Villa No. 8 and closed the doors before quietly saying to him, “I need to tell you about something important, but you can’t talk about it before Judge.”

Michael frowned and listened.

What’s so important that I can’t say in front of that stupid dog?

In a very soft voice, Sophia said, “Judge used to be our top contract dog model of Pourl, but it is now disfigured…”

Michael agreed very much with that. Now that silly dog ​​is really disfigured. Its fur has been shaved, and it looks terrible. I’m sure it will take a long while for it to restore its original appearance.

Sophia whispered like she was committing a crime, “So I bought Chow and Eggplant to be our models for Pourl’s new products. Please don’t tell Judge though. It will feel sad.”

Solemnly, Michael nodded in agreement.

But he still didn’t understand, so he subconsciously lowered his voice and asked, “Then why are you talking so softly?”

Sophia lowered her voice even more. “My dad installed a high-tech fake ear for Judge, so he can hear if we talk bad things about him behind his back from a distance.”

At that, Michael became nervous. He hurriedly pulled Sophia to hide in the cloakroom to talk, making sure that Judge could not hear them bad-mouth about it.

It was rare that the two of them could get together in a small, confined space and whisper to each other. Michael quickly seized the opportunity.

The two of them hid in the cloakroom and kept their voices very low.

“Sophia, look at this.” Michael took out his tablet, clicked on the webpage, and pulled out many kindergarten profiles. “I have been paying attention to kindergartens recently. These kindergartens have good teaching quality and great reviews in all aspects. Come and have a look.”

Sophia also paid great attention to the first kindergarten in Carmen’s life, so she quickly checked through the profiles seriously.

Michael introduced the characteristics of each kindergarten. It was as if he had opened them all by himself. Clearly, he had done his research.

In the end, the two settled on an international upper-class kindergarten, which was very close to home and had a good environment. But the threshold for admission seemed a bit high. The parents and the child all had to attend an interview.

This was one of the best private kindergartens in Bayside City. The level was high, and the competition was great. The parents and child had to be examined before admission.

When Sophia saw that the mother had to go for an interview, she became anxious. “If I go for the interview, what will they ask me?”

Michael was also a little nervous. After all, he didn’t know what stupid questions this kindergarten would ask.

This was also his first time.

“It’s okay. Let the chips fall where they may. I will go and ask around. Let’s do some research in advance.”

Michael’s hand curved around and embraced Sophia’s shoulder. She wasn’t upset about it but instead gently leaned her head on his shoulder.

It had been two or three months since she went to Africa. Michael did visit her twice, but each time he didn’t stay long.

For the first time, she knew how lovesickness felt.

Without him around, her heart seemed to be covered by a heavy layer of yarn, and that yarn seemed to be infused with bitterness that seeped into her blood. She felt that she was slowly regaining the love she had for him.

Sophia leaned her head on his shoulder and looked at his chiseled side profile with joy in her eyes.

A man like Michael had a sort of aura that attracted women.

Michael squeezed her hand and gently embraced her in his arms.

“Sophia,” he whispered in her ear, “you and Carmen are the most beautiful gifts God has given me.”

 

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 860

To have Sophia by his side was like an exceptionally beautiful dream for Michael, one that he didn’t have the courage to wake up from.

The atmosphere was just right, and the love in the air was intensifying. Michael thought about it and felt it was time for a deeper exchange between the two of them, but unexpectedly, Cooper called Sophia’s phone. In a cold voice, he said, “Darling, come out. I’ll teach you a new lesson.”

Michael felt annoyed in his heart, deeply suspecting that Cooper had installed a camera on him. Otherwise, how could he know so quickly?

Sophia hung up Cooper’s phone, only to realize that she had acted a bit unmannerly just now toward Michael. Her face was slightly red as she said, “I’m going back first. Dad is looking for me for something.”

Hurriedly, Michael followed her. “I will send you off.”

Just after leaving the house, Sophia saw that Cooper’s car was parked at the gate of Villa No. 8, so she got into the car and followed him out. Michael was also very curious and wanted to know what kind of lesson Cooper would give Sophia later, so he went along.

The car arrived at Cooper’s current office building, which was where Pourl was located. Sam had gifted Sophia a few floors of the building. Cooper saw that the location was good and that his daughter’s office was downstairs, so he bought the whole building and turned it into his base.

After the reorganization of the energy company, the staff rapidly expanded, and the company became larger. While entering the company’s conference room, Sophia saw many important people.

Sam, Lucy, and Ian were the three important figures of the Edwards Family. They were already waiting before she even arrived. The lawyers for both parties were there, and there were many people standing in the conference room, which made it all look like a very important occasion.

Faced with the entourage, Sophia felt a little surprised. The Edwards Family had previously joined forces with Alex to deal with Cooper because of Faye’s death. Their hatred had seemed so extreme then. Sophia had thought that a violent storm had been brewing for the past few months and that a bloody war would break out. Therefore, she did not expect that the Edwards would appear on Cooper’s territory today.

“Sorry for making everyone wait for a long time.” Cooper appeared and sat down in his place, while Sophia and Michael also found their seats and sat down.

It seemed that Sam and the others had been waiting for a long time. All the tea on the table had been drunk, and the waiter was refilling the cups.

It appeared that Cooper was late, but after he came back from the airport, he ate a meal at home and spent a long time stroking the alpacas in an unhurried manner before leaving. Did he perhaps forget that there was a meeting today?

Cooper explained to Sophia, “Today is the day when I sign the energy development partnership project with the Edwards Family. So, I deliberately let them wait for a long time.”

Everyone was speechless, including Sophia.

This was such a big project, yet he had deliberately left them waiting for a long time. Wasn’t this a bit too much? He even purposely said it in front of them!

But although those from the Edwards Family looked displeased, they just acted as if they heard nothing.

Taking over the contract, Cooper looked at it, then said to Sophia, “My darling, have you learned anything?”

Sophia felt that she was a smart woman, but when it came to Cooper’s actions, she was rather dazed by it all. She whispered, “Dad, I don’t seem to understand anything…”

Cooper held the signature pen. The contract was opened before him, and the signature part was just under his fingers, but he was still holding the pen and would not sign.

The Edwards looked at him nervously, fearing that he would not sign.

Cooper held the pen but did not put it down. He said to Sophia, “My darling, remember, if you have the ability, you can make those who hate you to their guts kneel down and beg you!”

As realization dawned on Sophia, she quickly nodded.

Michael nodded as well.

Cooper was indeed great. A lesson well learned!

Before, the Edwards Family and Alex held onto Faye’s death and wanted to punish Cooper for it. Even the public wished for him to be put to death, but after just casually announcing the card in his hand, the Edwards Family immediately turned into a wuss and almost knelt down to beg Cooper.

After all, there were so many people around the world who wanted to cooperate with Cooper. He didn’t need the Edwards Family at all, but they would benefit from collaborating with him. How could the Edwards Family miss out on such a good opportunity over Faye’s death? That was obviously not in line with the creed of the Edwards Family.

Relying on Sam’s childhood relationship with Cooper, the Edwards Family finally won the collaboration project with Cooper.

Despite being humiliated on the spot, they did not dare to say anything.

After the signing of the contract, the Edwards Family left with it.

This was Cooper’s true strength.

Even if one hated him, one still had to beg him!

Despite having a falling-out with him, the Edwards Family was aware of the current affairs, and so they had to force themselves to abruptly reconcile with him. They had no choice but to lick his boots and put on a smiling face while asking to partner up with Cooper on the project.

After signing the partnership project, Sophia turned around and saw that the company had many fresh faces. For example, she remembered that the former person in charge of the security department was very handsome, but she hadn’t seen him recently. She heard that Michael had taken him away and intended to groom him into an actor. So, there was a new person in charge called Dimon Mitchell.

Dimon was originally one of Alex’s men who was almost killed on the island. Now, he came to work for Cooper. Not only did he take away all the men under his charge, but he also used his connections to bring over many talented men from the Mitchell Family.

Since Cooper’s announcement about the formal establishment of an energy company, many talented people had been coming to Alex one after another.

In terms of employing people and winning people’s hearts, Cooper’s methods could be considered perfect.

After understanding everything, Sophia felt very shocked, but also very frustrated.

Dad and Uncle are both so powerful. One is in charge of the Michel Group, while the other is leading the Mitchell Group back to glory. But I only have one store that sells dog chains. I’ve just established a foothold in the international market. I seem very weak compared to them.

As the Edwards Family left Mitchell Group, Sam held the contract in his hands, feeling despondent yet very thankful for his luck.

Before the battle between the Edwards Family and Cooper had even begun, Cooper had made such a big move, and the Edwards Family surrendered so pathetically. This was a true disgrace for the Edwards Family!

That small island was bought by the Edwards Family and the Mitchell Family. Now, it had been bombed and sunk, and nothing from it could be taken away. People from the Edwards side had died and gotten beaten up. Their loss of assets was huge, not to mention the overnight loss of their reputation. Jordan was so upset he became very ill and was only discharged from the hospital recently.

Even if the Edwards Family hated Cooper deeply, there was no way they could harm him. They had only themselves to blame for picking the wrong side.

From the very beginning, the Edwards Family shouldn’t have supported Alex!

Sam was leaning toward Cooper from the start, but most of the other family members leaned toward Alex and even set up political marriages with him.

But the political marriage seemed to be a complete disaster. It was organized with such pomp and grandeur, yet it ended with them looking like a grand fool instead. Faye was dead, and the situation between Ian and Sandra was rocky as well…

Sam felt that he had not suffered much as a whole. After all, he grew up with Cooper and was used to the latter’s unexpected ways of defeating him all the time. The more Cooper crushed him, the more excited he became. But for Lucy and Ian, today was simply the worst shame they had experienced!

After all, they were young and hot-blooded.

Lucy turned her head and looked at the magnificent Mitchell International Energy and Technology.

One day, I will surpass Cooper and make him lower himself before me, just as he did to me today!