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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 911

Sophia was shocked when she heard those familiar words.

The Michel Family?

She must have misheard.

Puzzled, she raised her eyebrows and questioned, “The Michel Family? Which Michel Family? The Michel Family in Northern Europe? How many Michel families are there in Northern Europe?”

Sandra also knew that she should not publicize this matter too much but she didn’t want to let go of the great opportunity to show off, so she lowered her voice and exclaimed, “Which Michel Family could it be? It’s obviously the Michel Family that has existed in Northern Europe for thousands of years. Now, every computer uses components made by the Michel Group!”

Sandra was extremely proud as she talked about the Michel Family

“I can’t believe you don’t even know the Michel Family… You are really a bumpkin. Well, people of your level are unlikely to know about such things anyway. Looks like I’ll have to teach you a thing or two today!”

Sophia kept silent and continued petting her llama while she listened to Sandra’s bragging.

“The Michel Family is the oldest aristocratic family in Northern Europe and have been around for more than a thousand years. They are ancient and mysterious, and they have huge financial resources. They are the Northern Europe vampires! Nowadays, the electronic products produced by the Michel Group are sold all over the world and almost all computers in the world use components produced by the Michel Group! Not just the high-tech electronics industry, they are also involved in firearms, minerals, crude oil, and even aerospace technology! My boyfriend is the vice president of the Michel Group and is now the person in charge of the group in Cethos.”

Sophia was shocked again when she heard it. Wasn’t the head of the Michel Group in Cethos Linus?

Wasn’t Linus gay?

This was what Sarah secretly told her. She said that Linus had always been one of the important sources of inspiration for her elegant Yaoi painting career!

Even Cooper knew about it but he never interfered with Linus’ sexual preference. Linus didn’t seem to have a girlfriend or boyfriend in recent years… Perhaps he was tired of men, so he wanted to find a girlfriend?

Judging from what Sandra said, they were even going to get married.

Sophia was shocked to the core.

Sandra, on the other hand, was very proud, thinking that Sophia was stunned by her words. She then announced proudly, “It’s just a matter of time before the Mitchell Family and the Michel Family join forces and we’ll have to announce it. My brother Vincent and the lady of the Michel family, Princess Lucile, are very close. Their relationship is about to become clear, and my father and the Michel Family have a strong alliance in place… I’m afraid your father has no chance of winning!”

Upon hearing that, Sophia thought to herself, Damn you, Lucile Michel!

No wonder Vincent had been saying from time to time that the car he had spent a lot of money on had problems. Sometimes, he would say the engine would be defective or the symbol on the seat was unreadable; other times, the automatic function was not working, or there was dog hair on the back seat. Using these excuses, he asked to speak to the seller of the car, but Sophia refused.

He decisively bought the car back then but after he bought it, problems kept popping up one after another. It turned out that he had planned this long ago!

Vincent didn’t know who she was at all, yet Sandra dared to say that Vincent was close to her. Maybe Sandra was just exaggerating her relationship with Linus!

Sophia looked at Sandra, suddenly feeling better.

This little b*tch was truly laughable; she was such a joke!

Sophia suddenly burst out laughing. “Congratulations! The Michel Family is indeed very powerful!”

Cooper was the head of the Michel Family, so of course they were powerful.

In the past, the Mitchell Family was also a powerful existence. Under the leadership of Cooper, the Mitchell Family was full of talents and became a world-renowned electronic giant. Back then, their family’s components were used in almost all the computers all over the world. Manufacturers paid sky-high royalties to them every year.

But when the Michel Family appeared, it caused the Mitchell Family’s products to gradually lose their competitiveness. Now the Mitchell Family’s products could only be regarded as second-rate in the international high-tech market and they were only holding on due to the foundation built by Cooper during his 20-year reign.

Not only did they not think of making any sort of progress, they just thought of marrying off their daughter to curry favour with others.

Come to think of it, it was quite a sad situation…

They only had themselves to blame for their deterioration, since they were so complacent with living off their capital.

After receiving Sophia’s ‘admiration’, Sandra couldn’t help but feel a little bit more proud as if she had already beaten Sophia.

Sandra’s assistant put down her leopard cat and she said, “Sophia, since I am in a good mood today, I will introduce you to an important customer. The important customer will be coming soon.”

Introduce her to important customers?

She was probably plotting something!

Sophia sneered.

Sandra petted her leopard cat and she said with her prominent orange lips, “Her name’s Abbie and she’s my best friend. She is the heir to the Swedish royal family and the cousin of my boyfriend, the lady of the Michel Family. Remember—be nice!”

Sophia was also interested in the woman she mentioned. She wanted to see who the best friend she was talking about was.

The boyfriend Sandra mentioned should be Linus… Did that mean Abbie was Linus’ cousin?

The Michel Family was very large. After Cooper found Sophia, she had not had time to meet the relatives in her home in Northern Europe yet. Cooper actually didn’t want Sophia to contact the Michel Family. He wanted her to return to Cethos and be a part of the Mitchell Family so that she could be in charge of it in the future. Therefore, she only knew Cooper and Linus. Was this Abbie her relative in Northern Europe?

It wasn’t long before Abbie came.

She was a beautiful girl in her early twenties, decked out in jewels with a Persian cat in her arms. Sophia took a closer look and deduced that she appeared to be of mixed race, as she had both Cethosian and Western characteristics.

“Sophia, this is my best friend, Abbie Michel.”

Sandra introduced the mixed-race beauty she had brought along with a bragging tone, as if she was introducing her own rich relative.

Sophia carefully observed the mixed-race beauty with bewilderment… Who is this?

However, the beauty spoke aggressively the moment she opened her mouth. “I heard that this store sells good quality goods, so I came here specifically today! I want to customize a collar for my Persian cat!”

Sandra curled her lips and smiled. It was obvious to Sophia that the two of them were looking for trouble.

Truth was, Sandra had brought her best friend to trouble Sophia today!

Sophia would never have the guts to provoke the young lady of the Michel Family!

Sophia, on the other hand, was in trouble.

Damn it! I don’t even know anyone from the Michel Family.

If she was really a relative from her home in Northern Europe, wouldn’t it be awkward to see each other in the future if she offended her?

Deciding to just bear with it for now, Sophia sat up straight and said with a smile, “Welcome! Pourl is the best high-end pet luxury brand in Cethos. With international cutting-edge designers, we will definitely be able to meet all your requirements!”

Hearing Sophia’s greeting, the staff in the shop naturally came over to tend to the customer. A wave of staff surrounded Sandra and Abbie, and Sophia took the opportunity to sneak away. She wanted to ask Cooper about Abbie, because it would be bad if she offended a relative.

When Sandra saw Sophia sneaking away in distress, she gloated secretly.

She was determined to make Sophia’s shop close down today, no matter what!

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Just as Sandra and Abbie were surrounded by the staff, Sophia took the opportunity to slip away to the washroom and made a call to Cooper.

Meanwhile, Cooper was giving the dogs a bath at home. Nowadays, he stayed home to work and exercise, rarely going out to socialize. His only entertainment was to take care of his granddaughter, take a stroll in the yard, and give a shower to the four huge dogs. When he saw Sophia’s incoming call, he was relatively surprised. “What’s up, darling?”

Lowering her voice, Sophia asked, “Dad, do you know someone called Abbie Michel? I heard she is Uncle Linus’ cousin.”

“I don’t think so,” Cooper replied. “What’s up? Did she mess with you? No worries; just deal with her as you see fit. I have your back if anything happens.”

With that, Sophia hung up and made another call to Linus.

“Abbie Michel? She claims that she’s a successor to the royal family? Ha! Her grandmother was indeed from the Michel Family but she got married and moved to Cethos several decades ago. She doesn’t even have the right to adopt the last name of the Michels—Zouch is her last name. As for her title of successor to the royal family…”

Linus couldn’t help but laugh.

“Currently, the Swedish royal family has more than a hundred successors. She’s probably ranked 99th.”

Somewhat having a rough idea of what was happening, he asked, “Did Abbie Zouch mess with you? Give me a moment; I’ll come over now.”

Sophia hurriedly replied, “Don’t worry about it. It’s just a small matter and I can settle it.”

Upon hanging up, Sophia regained her confidence. Even though she had not regressed to the Michel Family, she was well aware of their rules—their bloodline was of utmost importance!

Normally, neither a woman nor a man from the Michels would marry someone outside of the family. Doing so would indicate that they had forfeited their identity as a Michel, along with the lineage and glory that came with the family name. As such, their offspring were not allowed to adopt the last name of Michel too.

Within the Michel Family, only those at the bottom would marry someone outside the family as they knew they were too far away from the ultimate power of the family and would rather give up the title.

A real young lady of the family would rarely marry an outsider. Even if it was someone of the same league, the man would marry into the family as a live-in son-in-law.

However, there was an exception.

Back then, Cooper’s mother—Beyoncé Michel—fell in love with Woody, who came from the East. He was in his fifties at that time and was the leader of a family, so it was impossible for him to marry into the Michel family. Hence, Beyoncé forfeited her last name and bowed out of the family to marry Woody. Unfortunately, she passed away not long after giving birth to Cooper. It was only when Beyoncé’s father was on his deathbed and missed his daughter that they discovered the existence of Beyoncé’s son upon investigation. It was made known to him that his grandson had inherited his talents and capabilities, and ran the Mitchell Family impressively. Hence, Beyoncé’s father ignored the objection of the family and recalled Cooper, making him an heir of the Michel Family despite the disapproval of the others.

Those who married outsiders and had offsprings were not allowed to adopt the last name of the Michels. Nevertheless, Cooper became the first, breaking the rules with his strong capabilities. Could it be that Abbie was even more capable than Cooper?

As such, Sophia decided to go meet her!

Abbie Michel?

It should be Abbie Zouch!

Abbie is not a nice name; I think I shall call her Abby!

Secretly giving her a name, Sophia then kept her phone, put on bold lipstick and left for the hall.

However, she could hear an uproar coming from the hall even before stepping in. Just as expected, they were stirring trouble in the few minutes she was away.

Sandra’s furious scream could be heard from a distance before Sophia entered the hall. “Whose alpaca is this? How dare it spit on us! Beat it to death! Sophia, where are you?”

It was then Sophia walked into the hall and saw the scene, which was in total chaos. The two graceful alpacas were being held back by Ivan. Initially, he wanted to seek an opportunity to take them away but Sandra dashed up all of a sudden and seized the alpacas’ collars, preventing them from leaving.

Screaming hysterically, Abby’s nicely curled, crimson-colored hair was covered with splatters of alpaca saliva and it was giving off a pungent odor.

This pair of alpacas had been tamed as pets by their forefathers decades ago. They rarely spat, but the odor was indescribable once they did.

Shrieking, tears welled up in Abby’s eyes as the stink overwhelmed her. She let out an ear-piercing screech, not daring to move though she knew her hair was stained with saliva.

Meanwhile, Sandra ordered her men to snatch the alpacas. Nevertheless, the moment she reached out her hand to touch the alpaca’s neck, it spat in her face.

Refusing to yield, the other alpaca spat in Sandra’s face too, leaving her crying at the stench.

On the other hand, Sophia laughed wryly upon witnessing the scene.

What on earth is going on…

Immediately, she ordered, “Ivan, send the alpacas away.”

“Andie, escort the two VIPs to wash their faces.”

“Mrs. White, incense please!”

The two young ladies were sent to wash their faces whereas Sophia ordered the incense to be lit. Finally, the odor in the shop faded away. While the two were cleaning themselves up, Sophia quickly asked the bodyguards to send the alpacas home.

Apparently, Abby was attempting to touch the alpaca’s bum and it irritated the creature so much that it spat on her.

Sandra was good at using animals to stir up trouble. Back then, it was Judge and Barney and now, it was these alpacas. What a sinful woman she was!

By the time Sandra and Abby came out, Sophia and the alpacas had left.

Instantly, Sandra flared up and she kicked up a big fuss at the scene. “Sophia, where are you?”

It was a high-end consumer area with high customer flow. Soon, the uproar attracted many passersby to gather at the shop.

Ivan and the security guards stepped forward and used a distraction to prevent the two from stirring up trouble.

“Ms. Mitchell, your makeup is all gone!”

The two young ladies who were prepared to kick up a fuss quickly covered their faces with their hands. Looking at the crowd who were craning their necks to watch the scene, their anger instantly extinguished.

Their dignity was of utmost importance!

As someone of mixed race, Abby inherited the Caucasian’s freckled skin type. The freckles on her face were revealed as her makeup was completely washed off.

Covering her face in shock, she snarled, “Just you wait! I’ll make your shop close down in three days!”

Ivan snorted and did not bother to give them a response. Then, the two hurried away gloomily, the complete opposite of their grand entrance just now.

Sensing something might have gone wrong upon receiving Sophia’s call, Linus hurried over to the shop. Though his location was not too far away from Sophia’s shop, it still took him around fifteen minutes to arrive. Just within that fifteen minutes, the chaos had ended while Ivan instructed the staff to clean up the place and burn some incense; the other customers had been pacified as well.

“What’s going on? Where’s Sophia?”

Ivan glanced up and recognized Linus. Though he didn’t know what was the relationship between Linus and Sophia, it seemed like they were pretty close since Linus visited the shop frequently.

“Sandra and your cousin came to stir up trouble,” Ivan replied. “Sophia already went home.”

Frowning, Linus mumbled, “Alright; thank you.”

With that, he spun around and made a call, thereafter heading home.

Staring at Linus from behind curiously, Ivan made a wild guess about the relationship between Linus and Sophia.

Could he be Carmen’s stepfather?

 

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He was aware of Michael and Sophia’s divorce. Could Linus be Sophia’s admirer?

No way! I have to report it to Michael.

Though Michael was divorced, he had always wanted to restore their marriage, so he asked Ivan to keep an eye on Sophia and update him on her latest situation.

While Ivan was his spy in Pourl, Michael had someone watching over Sophia back in the Edwards Residence too. For instance, the nannies whom he hired for Carmen tagged along when Sophia moved back to the residence. Truth was, Michael ensured that his senses were as sharp as a bloodhound to be able to gain every information about Sophia.

Even Harry thought that Michael was a pervert; he should have sent him to a psychiatric hospital when he could.

While the days were getting boring, it was entertaining for Harry to see this pitiful, old divorced man breaking the silence to pursue his happiness and redeem his own life.

While giving his full focus when filming ‘The Winter Breakthrough’, Harry would sit back and watch Michael’s actions on his off days.

Meanwhile, Michael heard from Ivan about the incidents that had occured that day.

Abbie Michel?

Isn’t she Abbie Zouch?

All this while, Abbie had been swindling those in Bayside City’s socialite circle. She was the 99th successor of the Swedish royal family and a distant relative of the Michel Family, yet many celebrities in Bayside City had fallen for these intimidating titles. Nevertheless, those who were informed knew her true identity.

Abby and Sandra, the two small potatoes, would be settled by Sophia sooner or later.

However, Michael sensed something fishy about the incident.

After he had hung up the call, Harry saw him taking out his laptop and started searching for keywords in the news.

“What’s up?”

Sensing something unusual was going on, Harry quickly leaned close to Michael, thinking that he might be starting to make waves.

Michael typed a few keywords such as ‘Taylor Murray’s divorce’, ‘Taylor Murray and Miss Edwards’ in the search engine, resulting in a wide array of news appearing. He then clicked into them one after another.

Sensing that something interesting was about to happen, Harry quickly pulled out his phone and keyed in some tags in the search engine, managing to find some exciting news.

According to Ivan’s description, Sandra went into the store and mocked Sophia for the divorce. She then talked about Michael being close to one of the young ladies from the Mitchell Family; him visiting her at work, walking out from a hotel together, and shopping for baby and maternal products, even making an appointment together at the confinement center… Sandra had announced all these in a loud voice just to embarrass Sophia.

At that time, the store was packed with customers, staff and designers.

Sandra deliberately raised her voice so that everyone knew Sophia was divorced and that Michael was already seeing someone else. Hence, it was totally possible that the news of the divorce had been made known to the media.

Harry usually enjoyed scrolling through Twitter and looking up for news. Just as expected, the hashtags of ‘Taylor Murray divorced’, ‘Eddie Fletcher divorced’, as well as ‘Taylor Murray and Miss Edwards’ became the top trending searches the very next day.

If even a dog like Judge that had something to do with Taylor Murray became viral on the internet, what more to say about a human?

Reading the news, it was said that several entertainment platforms had received anonymous submissions regarding what their acquaintances had seen or heard at Pourl.

By word of mouth, news about Michael and Sophia’s divorce was soon spread across Bayside City.

Scrolling through the news, Harry accidentally pressed on the like button. Within an hour, ‘Harry Winston liked the post’ became one of the top trending news too, as it was deemed a confirmation of the couple’s divorce.

Reading the news, Michael wrinkled his face while Harry sighed. “How did Sandra know about your divorce? Bro, Carmen is going to be so sad if she knows about this.”

Getting divorce was a significant event. Sooner or later, the beans would be spilled no matter how hard they tried to bottle it up. Obviously, Sandra had been keeping an eye on them and was ready to pounce anytime.

Looking at the news, Michael suddenly stood up and left in his costume.

“Ask Celie to stand in for me for the next few scenes. I have to go back to Bayside City to settle some personal matters.”

Meanwhile, Celine, who was dozing off at the side, woke up with a start. “W-Who called my name?”

Justin quickly patted her shoulder and said, “Mikey is heading back to Bayside City, so he asked you to stand in for him the next few days.”

Celine huffed and pursed her lips as she saw Michael leave in a hurry.

Ever since Celine completely lost her memory, Justin had been guiding her to become acquainted with her surroundings. Though she could not remember a thing, she somewhat knew that there was this person who was extremely important to her. So, she followed Michael around like a kid and imitated everything he did, and had actually made a good job of emulating him.

Since she enjoyed imitating him, Michael allowed her to do so and even brought her to the filming crew so that she could act as his substitute. The two siblings had similar temperament and appearance; Michael would ask Celine to stand in for him whenever he wanted to sneak off, just so that she could be kept busy too.

Meanwhile, Celine mumbled gloomily, “Now that Mikey has left, when will he be back?”

Staring at Michael’s back as he left, Justin answered, “Soon…”

On the other hand, Michael returned to Bayside City in his private plane. When he arrived at Bayside City, the news had already caused an uproar. There were people who managed to take a video of Sandra’s boastful attitude and uploaded it onto the web. Furthermore, the media even unearthed the Miss Mitchell that Sandra had mentioned.

There was indeed a Miss Mitchell in the filming crew, and she was Drake’s younger sister. The paparazzi discovered Drake’s talented younger sister while doxing him. She was now playing the role of a random girl who was abused by the village invaders. Unlike her brother who was lucky enough to play a central role in his debut, she started off as an extra and only starred in a few scenes. She was currently a final year student in Bayside University and was barely deemed as the young mistress of the Mitchells yet.

Truth was, this girl and Michael were unrelated at all; Michael had not even talked to her before!

On that day, Carmen came back from the kindergarten with tears in her eyes and asked Sophia, “Mommy, people are saying you divorced Daddy!”

Sophia’s heart melted looking at her adorable daughter who was aggrieved. “That’s not true,” she murmured. “Daddy and I did not have a divorce. Daddy just went for filming; those people are spouting nonsense.”

She then added, “Daddy is a celebrity. If you become a celebrity in the future, people will spout nonsense about you too, so you have to get used to it.”

However, Carmen was already three years old. A three-year-old kid could easily be deceived at times, but they could be bright too. Having noticed something fishy long ago, Carmen asked, “Then why did we move out from Daddy’s place?”

Sophia replied, “Because Daddy’s place is too small and we have a bigger place here. Mommy keeps so many large doggies and we even have a pair of alpacas—the baby alpacas would fall sick if they lived in a cramped place. We have a big house and a spacious yard here, so the baby alpacas won’t be sad when they’re here.”

Nevertheless, Carmen was only half-convinced. That night, while she was having her nightly call with Michael, Carmen asked worriedly, “Daddy, did you and Mommy divorce?”

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Michael comforted her, “Not at all! Don’t listen to such nonsense. Daddy and Mommy are fine and we’ll never get a divorce this lifetime. Next time, take down the names of those who said Daddy and Mommy divorced; I will teach them a lesson!”

It was only then that Carmen felt relieved and hung up the call.

After washing up, Sophia came back to see Carmen still playing on the bed, her big round eyes staring at Sophia.

“Baby, why are you still awake?” Sophia asked while putting on a facial mask.

However, Carmen asked in a serious manner, “Mommy, are you going to have more babies in the future? If you have another baby, will I still be your dearest baby?”

Sophia knitted her brows. “No matter how many babies I have in the future, you’ll forever be Mommy’s dearest baby!”

Following that, Sophia asked on a whim, “What kind of baby would you like Mommy to have?”

Though she was unsure about the possibility of having a second child, Sophia thought it was a good idea so that Carmen did not have to be alone, as she seemed to be quite pitiful now.

Giving it some thought, Carmen said, “Mommy, can you give birth to two bunnies? I want some bunnies!”

Upon hearing that, Sophia was rendered speechless.

Meanwhile, Michael—who had hotfooted it to Bayside City—and Cooper and were staring at each other in consternation.

“What did you just say, Mr. Fletcher? I beg your pardon; I’m afraid I didn’t catch that. Could you repeat yourself?”

Cooper was inhospitable as always.

Michael repeated his request, “For the sake of Carmen’s wellbeing, I hope you will agree to let me remarry Sophia. Don’t worry; it’ll just be a marriage in name but not a real remarriage. As you know, it is impossible to conceal a celebrity’s divorce as the media will make up stories about it. You’ve seen how the media exposed us just a few days after our divorce and I saw paparazzi right outside Edwards Residence when I came this morning.”

Cooper blew a fuse.

How dare this b*stard make such a shameless request while acting unaffected?

Wishing he could tear Michael into pieces, Cooper turned down his ridiculous request instantly. “In your dreams!”

Expression changing, Michael argued, “But now, we can no longer hide our divorce. Carmen will surely be heartbroken if she knows about it. This…”

However, he gave in and continued, “In that case, let’s forget about remarriage. Sophia and I shall hold a press conference to clarify and insist that we didn’t get a divorce. Please allow Sophia and Carmen to visit me once in a while at the film set. Besides, I shall move from The Imperial to stay with you all. There are ample rooms here and I promise I’ll stay in a room that is further from Sophia’s. As such, we would be able to avoid tongues wagging. Furthermore, I won’t be around often since I’ll be filming outstation most of the time. Don’t worry!”

To Cooper, both were equally ridiculous requests. Nevertheless, this request appeared to be more mild and was nothing as compared to a remarriage.

However, Cooper still turned Michael down ruthlessly. “No way!”

Move in to stay with us? In your wildest dreams!

Again, Michael took a step back. “Then, please allow Sophia and I to hold a press conference and let her visit me at the film set from time to time.”

Cooper snarled, “No way! Never!”

Michael gave in further. “We’ll just do a press conference then. That’s not too much to ask for, isn’t it?”

Cooper remained silent. Indeed, the request of holding a press conference was much more reasonable than his previous ridiculous requests.

Pinching his nose, Cooper finally agreed, “Fine!”

Delighted, Michael was about to leave to prepare for the press conference. However, just as he walked out from the living room, something popped into his mind and he returned to where Cooper was. “Mr. Cooper, I’m afraid I won’t be able to leave tonight—the paparazzi are out there and it would be difficult to explain to them if I step out now.”

Tomorrow’s headline news would surely be ‘Taylor Murray chased out of Edwards Residence late at night. Rumors of divorce confirmed!’

After pondering for a moment, Cooper said to the housekeeping robot, “Siri, bring him to the furthest guest room from Miss Sophia’s.”

The housekeeping robot followed the instruction and led Michael to a guest room.

This place had always been Sophia’s residence. With an ancient garden design, the residence was splendid and occupied a vast area. There was a small river in the garden, which further constructed a serene and harmonious scene. Looking glorious, the residence consisted of a bungalow, which was the main building where Cooper lived in, wing rooms which served as guest rooms, and the mistress’ residence where Sophia stayed, which was the furthest from the guest rooms.

Staying in the guest room, Michael couldn’t see the mistress’ residence from his windows. Nevertheless, he could see the many paparazzi outside the gates, who had been waiting outside the residence since they discovered this place and saw him walking in.

This mysterious residence had always been a private place with a high level of security. The paparazzi were extremely curious and had flown numerous drones to peek into the residence. However, all the drones were detected and struck down by the robots even before they entered the residence.

Cooper was very fond of the residence and had started equipping it with intelligence technology, as he had decided to stay there for good.

Meanwhile, Michael was scrolling through his phone in the bed when Bubbles came in excitedly, as it knew Michael was here.

Though Sophia was the one who brought Bubbles back, Michael had been taking care of it all this while, so it was more familiar with Michael and came in right away upon catching his smell. Michael took a picture with Bubbles in his arms that subtly showed off his abs, which had always been a favorite of Sophia’s. Following that, he posted the picture on Twitter and made it only visible to her.

Soon, Sophia liked the picture and commented, ‘Are you back in Bayside City?’

Michael knew that his figure and handsome looks were his most powerful weapons, and Sophia would not be able to resist his charm. He quickly sent her a series of selfies taken in the guest room, in some of which he subtly flaunted his body. With that, he replied, ‘I just arrived. Mr. Cooper has agreed to let us hold a press conference to prove that we didn’t get a divorce.’

It took a while for Sophia to reply, ‘Sleep well.’

The next day.

“Daddy!”

It was only seven o’clock in the morning and the sun was barely out, but Carmen was already calling for her father downstairs. Michael was brushing his teeth in the washroom when he heard the crisp voice, so he quickly went to the balcony and saw Carmen and Sophia standing downstairs.

Instantly, Michael beamed. “Come on up, baby!”

With his upper body naked, he bared his firm chest and sturdy abs. On his neck was the amulet that Sophia had given him, which she herself too had a similar one. Seemed like he had forgotten about the existence of the amulet and had been wearing it all this time even after their divorce.

Excitedly, Carmen dashed upstairs. Meanwhile in the room, Michael applied some lotion on his body after brushing his teeth. He wanted his body to appear glistening and charming so that Sophia would be totally enchanted by his half-naked state upon seeing him.

“Daddy!”

Carmen sprinted toward Michael and he carried her, throwing her into the air.

“Did you miss me, baby?” Having not seen each other for a few weeks, it seemed like his precious daughter had grown quite a lot!

Swinging her feet back and forth, Carmen answered ecstatically, “Yes! I’ve missed you, Daddy!”

The father daughter duo were overjoyed as Carmen gave her father a huge kiss. Standing at one side observing the two, Sophia couldn’t help but smile.

Sure enough, Carmen loved her Daddy more!

After kissing her, Michael put her down on the ground. Suddenly, Carmen lifted up her head and stared at Sophia in a serious manner. “Mommy, why didn’t you give Daddy a kiss? Are you two divorced?”

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After catching up with Carmen, Michael put her down and walked toward Sophia as he was about to discuss some matters with her. However, Carmen blurted out the question all of a sudden.

Instantly, Sophia blushed. “Well… Of course Mommy will give Daddy a kiss, but kids are not allowed to watch.”

Having not seen Michael for a while, coupled with the moment she smelled his unique scent and saw his charming body, Sophia turned scarlet from embarrassment like a young girl encountering her first love.

How strange! They went back from being a couple to strangers upon the divorce, but there was actually a fascinating sense of freshness and mystery.

Sophia had once heard about a couple who divorced after many years of marriage because they were tired of each other. However, they became more clingy after the divorce and had even traveled across cities to meet each other and sleep together.

She wondered, So this is the feeling!

Upon ‘letting go’ of Michael, the once tamed was now freed and it seemed like he had become more attractive as he appeared even wilder upon being single again.

Looking upset, Carmen pursed her lips and mumbled, “You two must’ve gotten a divorce. Are you even discussing who should get custody of me?”

Sophia remained silent. Suddenly, Michael held onto Sophia and kissed her gently on the lips before turning to Carmen and said, “See? I’ve kissed Mommy and we didn’t get a divorce. Don’t worry!”

Finally, Carmen was satisfied and walked away.

Sophia’s heart was racing as her face turned red.

Meanwhile, Michael started talking business with her.

“Sophia, I believe your father has talked to you about the press conference.”

Sophia was indeed aware of the press conference since she had asked Cooper about it last night. Blushing, she nodded her head and acted calm. “You can decide the time and venue. I’m fine with anything.”

Michael took out the plan about the press conference, which he had already drawn up before this, and handed it over to Sophia. She sat down and started perusing the details but just as she started reading the documents, Cooper came in.

Upon entering the room, Cooper pulled a long face seeing Michael half-naked while flirting with Sophia.

I knew it! This b*stard is up to no good!

Seeing Cooper’s arrival, Michael put on his shirt with a grin. “Hi Mr. Cooper, how embarrassing! Sophia came in before I could even put on a shirt,” he explained awkwardly, sounding as if it was Sophia who did it purposely.

Upon seeing Cooper, Sophia quickly left with Carmen, leaving behind the two men staring at each other in the guest room.

Coldly, Cooper rebuked, “Don’t assume I don’t know what’s on your mind—you want to get back with my daughter. In your dreams!”

His respectful attitude disappearing, Michael smirked cheekily. “Mr. Cooper, imagine you were me and Sophia was Anna; what would you do?”

Staring coldly at him, Cooper snorted. Before he started going on at him, Michael took out a file and passed it to Cooper. “By the way, I was too busy recently and almost forgot about this matter. Take a look at this, Mr. Cooper. I’m sure you’ll be interested in it.”

Cooper took the file and left frostily.

“Don’t you fool with me; you’re still too young for that!”

Cooper warned before he left.

Seeing his departure, Michael smiled mysteriously.

Indeed, he was going to fool around and it was going to be subtle, so much so that Cooper wouldn’t even be able to stop it.

Meanwhile, Cooper looked at the file that Michael had given him. Inside was an old diary with a yellowed cover; the book must have been around for some time. Two words were written on the title page of the book—Anna’s Notebook.

Cooper recognized the handwriting; it really was Anna’s! Back then, he was the one who taught her how to write.

Before this, Michael had already passed Anna’s belongings to Cooper after her death. Nevertheless, Cooper did not expect that there was still this diary.

Flipping the notebook open, he saw a familiar chicken scratch which resembled an elementary school kid’s. Nevertheless, every word was written diligently and forcefully, as the writer was trying their best to write properly. All of a sudden, Cooper recalled those times when he taught Anna to write. Every moment was still fresh in his mind as if it had just happened yesterday and all of this was a dream, and that Anna would be back by his side once he woke up.

Anna’s diary was as simple as she was. There were only one or two rows of words written each day to concisely record her feelings.

‘Coop, where are you? You’re going to be a dad soon!’

‘Coop, I’ve missed you…’

‘Coop…’

He had taught her how to write ‘Cooper’ but she said the spelling was hard to remember, so she had been writing it as ‘Coop’. Reading the diary, Cooper couldn’t help tearing up as he flipped through the notebook. Suddenly, he looked solemn upon reading one of the pages.

There was an image of an ultrasound on that page.

Anna wrote, ‘I’m pregnant with twins!’

Twins…

Stunned, Cooper stared blankly at the two blobs on the ultrasound image. The fetus was already formed and there was a pair of them!

Annabel was pregnant with twins, which meant that he still had another child!

Putting down the notebook, Cooper dashed out of the room like a mad person.

Meanwhile, Michael and Sophia were having lunch together. The residence was so spacious that it could even resemble an ecopark and the dining area was expansive too.

Sitting in between her parents, Carmen was thrilled as her Daddy and Mommy were taking turns to feed her. Swinging her feet, the little girl thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

Meanwhile, Michael was discussing with Sophia regarding the press conference and he asked about some issues regarding Carmen’s reality show.

“Hale is hoping that Ashton could tag along with Carmen to earn a living in the showbiz, so I’ll be bringing both of the kids this time round. As you know, Hale has been living on barbarous acts for the past twenty years and Gwen also retired from being a special agent; both of them are tired of life like this and they hope that Ashton will be able to get an easier job in the future. The agreement has already been signed for five episodes and I’ll appear in the reality show together with the two kids. We are going to film at five different locations and the shooting will span a month or so, and will be around September. I’m guessing Carmen is going to have a hard time by then.”

With that, Michael turned to Carmen and asked, “Carmen, are you scared that we’re going to shoot ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ for a month?”

Swaying her feet, Carmen exclaimed excitedly, “I’m not afraid because Daddy is around!”

In fact, Michael didn’t really want Carmen to appear on screen at such a young age. However, if one were to look at it from another perspective, it would be an excellent opportunity for her to gain some experience. After all, she had to inherit her father’s career and her mother’s and grandfather’s businesses someday, so they shouldn’t raise her like any other ordinary kid.

Gulping down a mouthful of milk, Carmen crowed to Linus, who was sitting opposite to her eating, “Grand-uncle Linus, I’m going to appear on TV!”

Smiling, Linus reached out his hand to tease her. “Give it your best, Carmen! I’m going to ask for your autograph next time!”

Just as they were harmoniously having their meal at the table, Cooper barged in all of a sudden and hauled Michael to the side. Grasping Michael’s collar, Cooper roared, “Where is he? Where’s Anna’s other child?”

 

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This sudden turn of events startled those who were eating in the dining area. Sophia thought Michael was going to be beaten up by Cooper, but never did she think that Cooper would ask such an abrupt question.

Carmen was frightened by the scene and burst into tears. Sophia quickly carried her in her arms while Linus pulled Michael away from an agitated Cooper.

“What happened, Fass? Calm down! You’ve frightened Carmen!”

Cooper finally controlled himself as he took a few deep breaths and pulled out the ultrasound.

“Anna had another child; I still have a child! Where is he? Tell me, where’s my other child?”

Michael did not expect Cooper to have such a huge reaction. Nevertheless, his plan would not be affected. “Please calm down, Mr. Cooper. I was made aware of this by accident too and I’ve been sending people to look into it but have not heard any news yet,” Michael explained.

Staring blankly at him, Cooper was stunned for a moment before he turned around and grunted, “Mr. Michael, please come to my office and explain this matter in detail.”

Michael was thrilled deep down but he still turned around and said to Sophia, who was carrying their child in her arms. “I’ll be back soon. Take good care of Carmen.”

Frightened by the scene, Carmen was sobbing in Sophia’s arms. Worried, Sophia asked, “What’s going on? I have a sister?”

Michael replied in a hurry, “Yeah, I’ve mentioned this to you before and we’ve been searching for your twin this whole while.”

With that, he left with Cooper, leaving a startled Sophia behind.

She had a sibling?

Goodness, what an incredible surprise!

Meanwhile in Cooper’s office, Cooper was staring numbly at the two shadows on the ultrasound. The two fetuses which lay next to each other were both his and Anna’s children!

He still had another child!

“We found the nurse who was quite close with Ms. Anna back then. The nurse found a family with a good background to adopt the children and managed to send away the first child, but the second child didn’t make it.”

“Unfortunately, there has been no news about the couple since they left the country. I couldn’t trace them and the child’s whereabouts remained unknown.”

Cooper listened to Michael quietly as he explained in detail. After Michael finished speaking, Cooper asked, “Is the child a boy or a girl?”

Michael answered in all honesty, “It’s a boy.”

A boy… Upon hearing that, Cooper didn’t know whether he should be happy or sad.

He still had a son!

Cooper’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he forced his tears back and murmured, “I’d like to meet this nurse. Where is she now?”

Michael hesitated before answering, “She died in a car accident a year ago.”

The nurse passed away a year ago in an accident, so there was no witness left!

Instantly, a gloom fell upon Cooper as he stared blankly at the image.

Secretly observing Cooper’s expression, Michael had something brewing in his mind.

His plan was rather straightforward—Cooper would have to depend on him since he had on hand the information. It was a golden opportunity for him to develop a positive relationship with his father-in-law-to-be.

He would be making a great contribution if the son was found. By that time, Cooper would be pleased and thereafter agree to let him remarry Sophia.

However, it was a bold plan to be executed because Cooper would surely tear him into pieces if Michael accidentally exposed his true intentions.

Nevertheless, fortune favored the bold, so he had to make a bold move in order to pursue his lover too.

The higher the risk, the greater the reward!

Meanwhile, Cooper was completely flabbergasted at the news. He sent everyone out of the room and sat alone for a long while.

Upon knowing this news, it felt like he was brought back to the time when he first found out that he still had a daughter. He proceeded to send every one of his men out to search for the child and he had asked Michael for his child’s information so that he could go looking.

Back then, Michael had a hard time finding the child and it was by pure luck that he bumped into Linus. Who would have thought that Sophia’s biological twin brother was from a different race as her!

Cooper was so carried away in finding his son that he didn’t even realize Michael had been staying at his place for days.

Of course, Michael would gladly let Cooper search for his son as he knew Cooper’s effort would be in vain. The only lead was the nurse and even she had passed away in a car accident—Cooper would not be able to discover anything!

Cooper was completely focused on finding his second child. His feelings were indescribable when he found out the existence of his other child and was determined to find him no matter the cost.

On the other hand, Cooper and Sophia were busy preparing for the press conference too. The reporters had their days off over the weekends, so the press conference was set to take place on the following Monday. Meanwhile, Carmen too didn’t have to attend school and stayed at home to accompany her parents.

The main yard was a fun place to play at and Carmen was having a great time there.

Just then, Stanley and Sean brought Judge over to hang out.

In the previous kindergarten, Judge was bullied by Carmen. Though he was upset, Judge did not hold a grudge against the little girl. He stuck to Carmen as soon as he met her and accompanied her to watch Peppa Pig throughout the morning. Besides, Judge even groomed Sophia’s other orange cats by licking them. Truth was, he had been bored without the cats being around to play with him.

Sophia was having a barbecue in the yard and the savory aroma spread out and the sizzling sound could be heard. As for Carmen and Judge, the two were sitting next to each other watching Peppa Pig while waiting for the food to be served. The scene was extremely adorable as the lolita was surrounded by a few huge dogs.

Linus took out some ingredients from the house and prepared them carefully.

Although Harry was still outstation filming, Sarah came along with Hope as she was bored at home.

Staying at the Edwards Residence, Michael would go fishing by the pond whenever he was bored. The fish in the pond were all artificially bred and he could easily catch one in just a short while. He would let go of those which were beautiful and feed the cats with those which were unattractive.

Stroking Sophia’s alpaca, Stanley mumbled in a perplexed tone, “Uncle Michael, what’s going on between you two? What’s the point of getting a divorce then? You had better not get one in the first place since there’s so much hassle!”

Stanley simply couldn’t understand the couple—they were obviously deep in love with each other, yet they got divorced.

Even after getting a divorce, they were still interacting with each other on a daily basis as they didn’t want the others to know about their divorce. They even liked each other’s posts on Twitter. What’s the point?

Meanwhile, Michael caught another fish. Looking at how plump the fish was, he decided to not feed the cats with it. Putting the fish into a basket, he then said to Stanley, “Kids shouldn’t poke their noses in adults’ matters.”

Michael gutted the fish on his own and had even reluctantly killed the eel that he had kept for years, to be used in the barbecue.

Linus prepared the ingredients together with Michael, brushing the chicken with honey and marinating the fish.

As for Sarah and Sophia, they were secretly chatting at the side.

“So what’s going on between you guys?” Sarah asked. “Did you two really get a divorce or is it a fake one?”

Frowning, even Sophia did not know what state they were in.

Let’s take it one step at a time.

Sean, on the other hand, was silently observing Linus.

He somehow felt that the way Linus looked at Sophia was different.

 

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He was hesitating if he should spill the beans. Now that Michael had exposed the existence of Cooper’s other son, Linus’ true identity would soon be revealed too. They would soon acknowledge their true relationship and they might be left awkward if he took the lid off now. Hence, Sean did not mention this matter to Michael.

Meanwhile, Michael and Sophia were having a sweet time over the barbecue. Looking worried, Sophia mumbled, “I wonder if Dad has found my brother.” How amazing that she still had a brother!

From now on, she would have a brother and she wondered what his appearance would be like. If they were twins… would he have a similar appearance to her, just like how Celine resembled Michael? Thinking someone resembling her would soon appear, Sophia became excited.

“I wonder where my brother has been all these years. Has he been living a good life?” Sophia sighed.

Busy marinating the fish, Michael comforted her, “Everything’s going to be fine. We’re living in an era of advanced communications technology and I’m sure we’ll be able to reach your brother soon.”

Sighing, Sophia shifted her focus back to the barbecue. Just as she was grilling the food, someone called from the guardhouse. “There’s a group of people at the entrance stirring up trouble.”

“Who are they?” Sophia asked curiously.

The voice on the other end replied, “I’m not sure, but they’re cursing vulgarly outside the gate. It’d be better if you came and took a look.”

Upon hearing that, Sophia took off her apron and headed to the main entrance.

The bungalow was as huge as a park and the distance between its North and South Gate was similar to that of two train stations. It was as if Sophia had walked the distance from one train station to another and as she reached the main entrance, she could hear the uproar from outside the gate coming from a distance.

“Ask the b*tch Sophia to come out!”

“Shameless b*tch, show yourself!”

“The wh*re must be having an affair with another guy in this house. Show yourself!”

Hearing the noise, Sophia frowned and peeked through the gate. There was a mob gathering outside and leading them were a few malicious-looking old ladies who were cursing all sorts of vulgar words. Besides the paparazzi, those at the nearby bus station were all staring at the scene too.

The old ladies were slandering Sophia in an extremely spiteful manner, as if she had ruined their ancestors’ tomb. People nowadays loved to gossip, especially about stories that had to do with divorced young women. They would surge in immediately like sharks attracted to blood.

Sophia just got divorced and here there were people who wanted to slander her, thinking she was a pushover. In their loud voices, the old ladies cursed Sophia usings all sorts of swear words, as if she was a lonely whore who lived a promiscuous life. Even the security guards couldn’t do anything to them.

Obviously, these old ladies were hired to stir up trouble in groups and were paid by the hour. With an average age of seventy, they scammed people out of their money by pretending to be injured if they were knocked down in a fight that could possibly occur. Given the high commodity price in Bayside City, a few million could easily be their checkup fees at the hospital. Moreover, the mastermind had not shown up yet and since the motives remained unrevealed, the security guards had to first ask for Sophia’s instructions before they could take further action.

Sophia wasn’t sure what the trap was. The bunch of silver-haired old ladies were swearing at her while using crutches to support themselves. She had never even seen them before and there couldn’t be any grudges between them, yet they were cursing her in such a malicious way. She knew there must be something fishy going on.

Just as Sophia was standing by the entrance observing the scene through CCTV, Sandra called and announced arrogantly down the line, “Sophia Edwards, I’ll let you off if you kneel before me right now. Otherwise, I’ll ensure your reputation is ruined in Bayside City.” With that, she hung up immediately.

Dumbfounded, Sophia stared at the phone while Michael rushed over to her, his hands stained with chilli. “What’s going on?”

Even before Sophia replied, he could roughly tell what was going on just by seeing through the gates and the footage on the CCTV. How despicable it was to hire some old ladies to slander others and make groundless accusations outside the residence! How could they bully a divorced woman just like that? Sandra, the mastermind, must be hiding somewhere nearby to watch the show!

Expression turning dark, Michael’s ruthless personality surfaced. This woman needs to be shattered into pieces!

Gathering around, the others trembled in anger too after learning what had happened. What a despicable attempt, trying to slander a divorced woman in front of her house! Was it enjoyable to bully a divorcee? Nevertheless, once they went out and accidentally injured the old women amidst the chaos, things would get complicated.

Brushing off the chilli on his hand, Michael was ready to go confront them. “Sean and I will go and drive them away. These old women are best at bullying ladies and they’ll be scared once men enter the equation.”

Everyone thought what Michael said was reasonable, except Sophia and Linus. They thought they should report it to the police since they were the ones being insulted. Linus still did not quite understand certain feudal cultures in Cethos while Sophia had been learning everything from scratch since she lost her memory, and did not have a firm grasp on such matters yet.

It was only after Sarah’s explanation then Sophia understood what was actually going on. In Cethos, gossip could be a scary thing. Slandering a divorced woman like what the old ladies were doing now could cause great damage to the victim.

Widows were usually the weak and marginalized community. Not only would they be stressed out financially, they would also be harmed by all kinds of rumors as the gossipers could be very hostile toward them. Depending on the situation, they could either be continuously cursed or to be extorted for money. If it was the latter, the mob would definitely stir up more trouble following that. Making a police report would not be a solution either, since even the police might be extorted if they come. That was how ridiculous these old women were!

Just as Michael was about to step forward, Sophia stopped him. “Roger, Markee, Thomson, bring a few men and throw these people out on the streets!”

Following her command, a few two-meter, sturdy bodyguards who were hired by the Michels showed up. They were a mix of black and white and they headed out in a threatening manner to disperse the mob.

There were two teams of security guards in the residence; one was brought over by Cooper from the Michels while the other one was dispatched from the Edwards, because Cooper thought foreign bodyguards might not be the most suitable choice. While the security guards from the Edwards were aware of the tricks and did not dare make a reckless move, the foreign guards were fearless.

Meanwhile, Sophia stood by the gates as she silently observed the scene. The few old ladies had attracted many spectators and a large crowd was forming at the entrance. Now that the bodyguards went out to disperse them, the old ladies displayed their professional acting skills and looked aggressive as if they were ready to fight against the guards. Nevertheless, they fell down on the ground even before the guards laid their hands on them.

Moments later, all the old ladies had collapsed on the ground and they put on miserable looks. Unaware of their tricks, the bodyguards threw the trouble seekers out onto the streets now that they were defeated.

Before this, there were already groups of paparazzi outside the residence stalking the family. Now that such a big scene had been caused, they had gotten enough materials for a breaking news tomorrow. Taylor Murray’s ex-wife condoned guards to beat up old women!

The paparazzi snapped photographs of every detail they could. In their opinion, the news of Taylor’s ex-wife letting her guards beat up people was far more attractive than news of her being insulted. Once the footage was released the next day, it would surely become trending news.

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After being thrown out onto the street, the old ladies lay on the ground and acted as if they were seriously injured. Some compassionate passersby called the ambulance, and even the paramedics furrowed their brows when they saw the scene upon arrival. Given the number of injuries, the medical cost could amount to over tens of millions!

Sophia sent Roger to follow up on the matter before going back to the yard and continuing with the barbecue. With that, the shocking chaos had come to an end. Nevertheless, everyone was not in the mood to have the barbecue anymore after the whole episode.

Sophia had stirred up a hornet’s nest!

If Sandra was really the one who was behind this, she would surely go after Sophia and kick up a big fuss about the incident.

Though Sophia had her strong family background as her support, the incident would still have a negative impact if the public made a big deal out of it. In fact, Sophia should’ve just sent Michael and Sean to scare the evil crones away. This approach would definitely work and would avoid the troubles that might follow.

However, Sophia thought her method was just fine. She couldn’t be leaving them to continue slandering her in front of the residence, could she?

To her, throwing the mob out was the best solution as it did not make sense to let them off even after they insulted her maliciously.

Damn it, you motherf*ckers!

Sure enough, Roger, who tagged along to the hospital, called Sophia moments later. He reported that the few old women could barely stand up and appeared to be severely injured. Their families demanded compensation and would not let the incident pass without a compensation of at least tens of millions.

Sophia replied, “It’s alright; just pretend you can’t understand them and slip away. You can leave the other matters alone.”

Meanwhile, the others were rendered speechless upon hearing Sophia’s response.

Following that, Roger managed to vault over the hospital’s wall, successfully avoiding the old women’s families who blocked the hospital’s entrance.

However, this matter was not settled yet.

In the afternoon, police officers came to the Edwards Residence and took Roger and a few other people away. Even Sophia was asked to go back with them to assist in the investigation.

At that moment, Sophia was the only house owner left in the residence as Linus had left for the office and Cooper was busy finding his son. The house owner would definitely be held accountable now that their bodyguards had beaten someone up. And so, Sophia followed Roger and the others to the police station with Michael tagging along worriedly.

As expected, upon arriving at the police station, they saw the old women’s families gathered around fiercely, awaiting their compensation.

On the other hand, a huge crowd arrived at the Edwards Residence within two hours after Sophia left for the police station.

A posh car stopped in front of the main entrance and Sandra got down, wearing a fur coat. Taking off her sunglasses, she was amazed at the magnificent building behind the wall.

She had heard about the huge residence at Riverdale and that it was owned by the Harper Family, the real estate magnate in Bayside City. The residence was a masterpiece created by a few generations of the Harpers upon their meticulous design and expansion, hence its magnificent appearance today. It was extremely spacious and resembled the size of a town park; every person who walked past the building was deeply attracted to it.

She had heard through the grapevine that this was Taylor Murray’s property and the film crew would occasionally shoot some scenes at the residence, but it was given to Sophia after the divorce.

It was only until recently that Sandra became aware of the existence of this magnificent building.

But all of that did not matter, because Sophia and Cooper would soon lose this glorious residence.

“So this is the residence that you mentioned. It looks pretty good!”

Gorgeously dressed up, Abbie too got down from the posh car as she took off her shades and marveled at the residence.

The residence was surrounded by high and thick walls which looked ancient and noble, and had probably been there for over a hundred years. Behind the walls were pavilions surrounded by greenery, which further complemented the majestic building. It was indeed a marvelous spectacle!

Abbie was amazed by the majestic and ancient residence in front of her.

“The interior is even better. Come on; let’s go inside and take a look!”

They sent their bodyguards to knock on the door while the two women continued to comment on the magnificent residence.

“Be patient and this residence will soon be yours! No one in Bayside City deserves to stay in this residence except you!” Sandra fawned over Abbie as she observed her fervent expression.

Abbie was extremely pleased by the adulation and she said triumphantly, “I haven’t even told Linus about that woman offending me. I let her off easily by only aiming for her residence. If my cousin becomes aware of the matter, she would have to pay more than that!”

Sandra’s scheme was finally taking place. She was determined to snatch this residence from Sophia as a price for her alpacas spitting on them. Now that Sophia was detained at the police station, she would not be able to secure this residence anymore.

Furthermore, the agents that Sandra hired to stir up trouble were from an infamous company run by the underground forces in Bayside City. Besides its ruthlessness, the company even had strong connections and was supported by professional lawyers, so they were highly sought after to settle businesses that remained unresolved.

Since she had decided to go after Sophia, she desired to get rid of her once and for all!

And then, this residence would belong to Abbie!

As much as Sophia would not be willing to give in, she should know her limitations.

Abbie would surely not let Sophia off if she refused to hand over the residence. After all, everyone in Bayside City had to obey Abbie Michel!

Though this residence was deemed as compensation from Sophia, Abbie recognized Natasha—the lackey—as the main contributor in this event.

Nevertheless, Natasha had her own motives too. On one hand, she wanted to make use of Abby’s power to punish Sophia; on the other hand, she desired to mingle with the socialites and celebrities through Abbie.

“By the way, what is Linus up to recently? I haven’t seen him at any events.”

Sandra asked casually while the bodyguards were knocking on the door.

Obviously, Linus was her target.

Having mentioned Linus, Abbie instantly became arrogant. “He’s been very busy lately. As you know, he’s the vice CEO of the Michel Group and the successor of the family. My eldest cousin, Fass, has left him in charge of the business, so he has always been on the go. Even I can barely meet him!”

Listening to Abbie’s response, Sandra was anxious. She had been trying to meet up with Linus but to no avail, and she knew that things would be made easier through Abbie.

As long as she appeased Abbie, she would have a chance to meet Linus for sure!

Meanwhile, no one opened the door even after the bodyguards knocked for a long time. Beating around the bush, Sandra tried to trick Abbie into exposing more information. “This residence will soon be yours. According to the Cethosian traditions, moving into a house is a significant event and a housewarming party is a must. By then, you can take the opportunity to invite your relatives from Northern Europe to attend the banquet.”

“Of course!”

Tilting her chin, Abbie wore an arrogant look on her face. She was extremely fond of the residence and it would be an honor to stay in such a marvelous place. She was determined to throw a grand banquet thereupon and have the members of the Michels over so that she could boast about the residence.

“By the way, you’ve always been wanting to meet my niece, Lucile, don’t you? Though I’m her aunt, we have been very close to each other since we were young. She will definitely show up at my housewarming party and by then, I’ll introduce her to you!”

Sandra was overjoyed.

Many other members of the Michels would surely show up at the banquet, including Linus and Lucile. That would be a golden opportunity for her and Vincent.

Their plan was to send the most outstanding members from the Mitchell Family to be married into the Michel Family.

As a national champion who brought glory to the country, Sandra was well-known at an international level and had been well-received by the leaders of various countries when she went overseas. Besides, many politicians and celebrities with decent qualities had been courting her upon knowing she was single. Hence, she was extremely confident that she would be able to conquer Linus as long as she was given enough chances to approach him.

Meanwhile, it would be Vincent’s duty to conquer Lucile.

For now, all they needed was a chance to approach the Michel Family.

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I have to get this house for Abbie. That’s the only way Vincent and I will stand a chance!

Finally, the door opened. A few bodyguards stood at the doorway; they used to work for the Mitchell family but now they worked for Cooper.

“What’s the matter?”

A person came to the door and Sandra recognized him at a glance. “Dimon, it’s you!”

Sandra had ordered Dimon to stab Faye to death in the past and later blamed it on Sophia’s lion. He was left on the island when it was bombed but was later taken in by Cooper, so Alex scratched his name off the genealogy book. Sandra didn’t expect him to be at Cooper’s place.

With a cold smile, Dimon asked, “I’m part of the Mitchell family. Why can’t I be here?”

Sandra was infuriated. “Traitor! You betrayed the Mitchell family!”

Hearing this, Dimon laughed. “I’m sorry; don’t you know that this is also the Mitchell family?”

The elders and genealogy books don’t matter at all! The Mitchell family will only be whole with Cooper in it. Without him, the Mitchell family will surely fall!

Sandra was furious and she ordered her few bodyguards to barge in and capture the traitor, Dimon. Seeing this, Dimon quickly retreated behind the door.

Sandra’s bodyguards had already rushed in and Sandra and Abbie followed in behind excitedly. They were going to use this opportunity to kick Sophia and Cooper out of the house and take this house as their own.

Sophia is still at the police station right now and it will be hard for her to get out. Cooper isn’t home either but if he is, I’ll ask Abbie to drag him out of here! I’m not a robber. Since Cooper and Sophia are part of the Mitchell family, their property should be controlled by the Mitchell family!

The group of people rushed in and saw that there was a screen wall with a carved dragon and phoenix in the center. Situated behind the gates, it made the whole house look imposing. The screen wall blocked the sight of outsiders. It was only after they passed through the screen wall could they see what was inside.

Right in front of them was the main building, which was an ancient, Western-style villa. It looked like it was built not long ago and its style matched the whole garden.

Looking over at the archway on the left, they saw a small bridge, a river, and a pavilion. On their right were several yards, rows of wings, and a small forest.

Land in Bayside City was really expensive. Even though the price of this land was not as expensive as Riverdale—which was in the city center—the cost of building such a large garden that resembled a park was also staggering.

This garden is amazing! Abbie and Sandra were amazed by the beauty around them and at that moment, they were even more determined to take over the place!

“Get everyone out of here!”

Sandra gave the order and the dozen bodyguards that she brought over immediately began to do their work. They rushed into the villa in front of them that seemed to be the main building.

Sophia and Michael had already gotten a divorce. Furthermore, Cooper’s daughter killed Irene so they had a falling out with the Fletcher family. They even offended Abbie and the Michel Family, so they had no power in Bayside City.

I shall be the one who gets rid of them completely!

But unexpectedly, as soon as they rushed into the place, the gates closed with a loud bang and it was quickly locked. All of sudden, Dimon, who had disappeared without a trace a moment ago, appeared with a group of men and instantly surrounded Sandra and the others.

Sandra was shocked and thought that she had fallen into a trap. However, she noticed that Dimon only brought five men while she had a dozen bodyguards, so it was impossible for them to defeat her.

In order to show her loyalty toward Abbie, Sandra acted like a qualified thug. When she passed through the gates, she pointed at the villa in the center and yelled, “Take over that building and drive away everyone in this house!”

The doors are closed anyway, so nobody will know what happens here. Besides, I have Abbie supporting me so I can do whatever I want! I’m going to help my father chase away Cooper, who shouldn’t be here in the first place!

The commotion in the garden was so loud that Cooper, who was on the second floor of the main building, could hear them. He had just returned home less than half an hour ago after heading out to search for his son for the whole day. Cooper did everything by himself because he didn’t want to miss any news about his other child.

Unfortunately, he did not manage to find anything. The nurse had died and they checked all of her past relationships and even investigated eighteen generations of her ancestors, but they still couldn’t find the Moore couple that she mentioned.

Perhaps those people are not her relatives, but patients she met when she was a nurse.

According to Michael’s investigation, the Moore couple were infertile. After hearing this, Cooper investigated the hospital again for infertile patients they received thirty years ago, but he still couldn’t find them. Twenty-eight years ago, the small hospital in the suburbs of Riverdale didn’t even have computers and all the information was handwritten. Over two decades had passed and they were long gone, which was why Cooper had taken a different approach to find the Moore couple who had immigrated twenty-eight years ago. Even though he was the mighty Cooper Mitchell, it was still very difficult to find a baby boy who was secretly taken away twenty-eight years ago!

The hospital could even be called a small clinic because they only had one doctor and three nurses. The equipment they had was outdated and it was impossible that they had surveillance cameras.

Back then, my darling Anna gave birth to my two children under such backward and crude conditions. How desperate she must have been to ask the nurse to take her baby away… When all of that happened, I was detained in the Mitchell family house for half a year because I was heartbroken after Anna’s departure. When I left the house half a year later, I was a completely different person. I became ruthless and unsympathetic because the person who taught me to be kind and gentle had died right in front of my eyes. At that time, I didn’t know that my darling Anna was giving birth to my two children in despair!

After Cooper returned home, he hid in the study and wasn’t willing to see anyone. He cried silently as he looked at Annabel’s ultrasound.

My child, where are you?

The door of the study opened quietly and a small head appeared at the door.

Standing at the doorway, Carmen asked in a sweet voice, “Grandpa, can I come in?”

Hearing her sweet voice, Cooper felt a strong surge of warmth fill up his pained heart.

Although I haven’t found that child, I found Sophia and Carmen, and that is the greatest consolation in my life.

Cooper wiped away his tears and smiled at Carmen. “Come here, Carmen. Come to Grandpa!”

Hearing this, Carmen ran over happily, followed by Judge, who had a headful of braids. Nathan, who also had two pigtails, stood outside the door. Cooper picked Carmen up and placed her on his lap. Looking at him, Carmen said happily, “Grandpa, my brother came to see me!”

Cooper glanced at Nathan, who was standing outside the door. He was as cold as ever and wasn’t close to anyone.

Petting Carmen’s head, Cooper said in a soft and doting voice, “Your mother is not here, so I’m afraid you have to stay home and play with your brother.”

Carmen smiled and looked at him. “Grandpa, I want to braid your hair.”

Upon hearing that, Cooper was rendered speechless.

When Sandra’s voice could be heard coming from the outside, Carmen was fully focused on braiding Cooper’s hair. Cooper had a pigtail on each side of his head as he read through documents, silently bearing something a grandfather shouldn’t bear.

Carmen was really excited and she was even humming a tune. With a head full of braids, Judge lay on the carpet and snored. As for Nathan, he silently stood in front of the bookshelves and read Cooper’s books.

In the past, Sophia collected many out-of-print books and she brought them wherever she moved. The books followed her from Villa No.8 to Villa No.2, and to this place. Nathan planned to borrow two books back home to read that day.

When Cooper found out that there were people causing trouble outside, he felt that it wasn’t suitable for him to head out with two pigtails, so he took a look at the surveillance tapes.

He saw that the group of people outside the door was acting very arrogant.

Abbie was standing tall and proud while Sandra yelled arrogantly, “This is Miss Abbie from the Michel Family! You have offended her, which means you have also offended them! Miss Abbie is the cousin of Mr. Fass, the family head of the Michel Family, and he is very fond of her! Miss Abbie is of noble birth and she likes this house, so the Mitchell Family should be honored!”

My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 920

“Miss Abbie and Miss Lucile grew up together and they are basically sisters! The Michel Family loves this house, so all of you should move out by the end of today!”

Hearing this, Cooper was rendered speechless. He switched off the surveillance tapes, fearing that it would be an insult to his intelligence. Fortunately, the sound insulation of the house was great so they couldn’t hear the sound outside at all.

All Cooper could hear was Carmen’s sweet humming and… Judge’s snoring. He glanced at Judge in disgust, who was sleeping on the carpet with his tongue out.

This dog is here to eat for free again!

All of a sudden, Carmen asked, “Grandpa, do you think Judge looks like a wolf?”

“No; he doesn’t,” Cooper muttered.

Carmen pouted her lips. “I promised Stanley to let Judgey play the role of a wolf in Daddy’s movie.”

Upon hearing that, Cooper frowned. He had read the script before; naturally, it was based on a true story. Back when Mark hid in the snow mountains, there were packs of wolves there. They had to deal with even more ferocious enemies after dealing with the wolves so they had to keep every single bullet to fight their enemies, which was also why they could only use bayonets to fight the wolves and use as little ammunition as possible.

It was like hell on earth—they not only had to watch out for the enemies who might attack at any moment, they had to be careful of the man-eating wolves! They lacked food and clothing and were always surrounded by danger. It was a miracle to have survived all of that!

Many people couldn’t afford to wait for Woody’s reinforcements to arrive. Even if they didn’t die from the enemy’s attack, they would be eaten by wolves. Having no energy due to lack of food, they were dragged into the snowy mountains and disappeared without a trace.

Naturally, they had to include this in the movie. After all, this was an extremely tragic scene.

The wolf packs in the movie would be made out of real wolves and special effects.

Let Judge act as a wolf…

Cooper glanced at Judge, who was sleeping with his legs spread wide apart and mouth wide open; there was even a pool of drool nearby. Cooper refused to let Judge be in the movie! However, Carmen pouted her lips and said grumpily, “Grandpa, does Judgey really not look like a wolf? But I already promised Stanley. If Judgey doesn’t look like a wolf, Daddy will definitely refuse…”

Cooper frowned hard. How could he disagree with her?

And so, he gritted his teeth and ignored his conscience as he replied, “Of course Judge looks like a wolf! Judge is actually a real wolf! He’s a Siberian wolf that is famous for pulling sleds so he’s really tough! All he has to do is to show his true character to play the role of a wolf!”

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Carmen’s face and she said, “When Daddy comes home, I’ll tell him that you said Judge looks like a wolf, so he will definitely not dare to say otherwise!”

Cooper went silent.

She probably knows that Michael will definitely refuse her so she came here to ask for my help. If I say Judge is a wolf, Michael won’t dare to say otherwise. She’s just as slick as her father!

In order to please Cooper, Carmen decided to braid more of his hair. However, at that moment, the commotion outside was still ongoing. Sandra kept talking nonsense and said that this house was cursed, as if they didn’t move out of here and give up the house to Abbie Michel, they would start a war and would be sinners.

“You should know how powerful the Michel Family is. It’s not just them, the Fletcher Family, the Winston Family, and the Edwards are no match for them too!”

Meanwhile, Dimon was silent and wasn’t afraid of Sandra’s threats at all. In fact, he wanted to burst out laughing.

I didn’t realize that I was once loyal to a family full of fools. Sandra is a classic example of what it means to be blind and foolish!

Dimon moved into this house with Cooper and realized that Linus Michel lived here too. However, Linus was really low-key and he directly entered the house from a secret garage door every day.

Nobody had ever told Dimon about Cooper’s relationship with Linus. After all, Dimon was just a security guard of the outer courtyard, so he fulfilled his duty and didn’t ask about his boss’ affairs. However, he knew that Linus greeted Cooper as ‘Fass’.

He also knew that other than ‘Scarlett Mitchell’, Sophia went by the name ‘Lucile Michel’. Dimon suddenly understood why Sophia and Michael didn’t bother about getting their names in the genealogy book at all, and realized why they were disgusted by Sandra’s provocation.

A true lion will naturally ignore the provocation of a barking wild dog who doesn’t know its place! In their eyes, rather than using the family name to threaten others, it is better to crush enemies using their own strength. A lion will definitely stay silent when it wants to eat a wild dog and a lion’s roar is meant to deter its opponent. It’s obvious that a wild dog is not worthy to be a lion’s opponent!

Dimon crossed his arms and watched Sandra continue to spew out threats. However, no matter how threatening she was, he didn’t let her through.

“Sorry, but this is a private residence. If you don’t leave, we’ll call the police!”

Seeing that her dignity was being challenged in front of Abbie, Sandra felt humiliated. In order to show her extraordinary position in the Mitchell Family and prove that she had the power to be friends with the young madam of the Michel Family, she stopped talking nonsense and ordered her men to attack!

“Capture that betrayer and beat him to death!”

Dimon was also tired from watching Sandra bicker and was about to attack. However, at that moment, they heard a knock on the door.

“Is anyone home? Open the door! I’m back!”

Dimon glanced at the surveillance and saw that it was Sophia, Roger, and the others who were taken to the police station. Among the four men—who were all two meters tall and fully dressed in black—stood Sophia, and they were waiting for someone to open the gates for them.

Dimon was confused… Usually, they never entered the house through the front door and always came in through the garage, taking the elevator in the garage and going straight up into the house. People who walked through the front door were mostly guests, or uninvited, shameless people like Michael.

Wasn’t Sophia taken to the police station? Why is she back and coming in through the front door no less? Moreover, it’s just the few of them; where’s Michael and Sean?

In the end, Dimon decided to open the door. As soon as he did so, Sophia smiled as she crossed the threshold and entered. Roger was holding a few bags in his hands, as if he had just come back from a shopping spree.

Sandra was shocked when she saw Sophia who suddenly returned. “Why are you back so soon?”

She had offended the Michel Family and was even involved in a huge trouble. How is she released so quickly?

Sophia walked over slowly. Her sea-blue eyes looked calm and she flipped her long black hair as she replied, “Haven’t you heard of diplomatic immunity? That’s why we were released!”

Diplomatic immunity?

Sandra glanced at the men behind Sophia. Judging from their skin color, she knew that they were not Cethosian. Foreigners who committed crimes in Cethos could not be judged, even if they were involved in a murder. Instead, they had to be transferred back to their country and judged according to the laws of their home country.

Sandra had obviously never thought about this and she looked extremely furious.

So what if she has diplomatic immunity? She had offended the Michel Family!

Sophia’s blue eyes were looking everywhere for someone. “I heard that there is a good friend of Lucile’s who grew up with her. Where is she?”