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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 931
“Debt? What debt?” Cooper asked immediately.
With an unfathomable expression, Daniel frowned as he silently studied Cooper’s palm. “Mr. Mitchell, I have made it very clear. Someone has paid your debt, but she has not paid her own debt yet! I’m afraid you and her will both have to repay this debt.”
Looking at Daniel, Cooper was in complete shock for a long time.
He stared at him in a daze and couldn’t even speak.
His debt was repaid for him by his daughter and Annabel, but who was going to repay their debts?
After a few minutes, Cooper shot up. “Bullsh*t!”
He pulled his hand away, causing Sophia to jump up.
“Dad, what’s wrong? Dad—”
At that point, Cooper had already stormed out. Sophia hurriedly followed while bidding farewell to Daniel. “We’ll be going now; I’ll see you soon.”
Watching them depart, Daniel breathed a sigh of relief.
He was so close to being chopped up and made into eggplants with minced meat!
On the cable car going down the mountain, Sophia was holding her two dogs.
Since Michael was not home and Nathan had to go to school, Sophia had picked up Snowball, who went up the mountain with her and Bubbles. Bubbles was afraid of the cold, so it was dressed in a thick coat, it’s large body curled up and shivering in Cooper’s arms. Meanwhile, Snowball was not afraid of the cold at all and excitedly ran around ‘naked’ with its tongue out.
Snowball’s smile was so contagious that Sophia felt happy whenever she looked at its smiling face. In fact, she was smiling the whole way.
Stroking the dog’s head, Cooper couldn’t help but touch his daughter’s soft hair as well.
However, because Sophia’s hair follicles were dead, her hair was implanted at the cosmetic hospital. Cooper touched her hair, his heart aching unbearably.
All his sins were passed on to his daughter. He thought he had conquered the world, but ultimately he found himself unable to protect his very own daughter.
Looking at Cooper, Sophia couldn’t quite understand why he was unhappy. She smiled and comforted him, “Dad, everything’s going to be alright. We’ll find him.”
Upon hearing her words, Cooper forced a smile.
Sophia paid off his debts, but who was going to pay hers?
He understood very well what Daniel said.
Sophia had returned Quinton’s kindness, but what about Michael’s kindness to her?
In other words, it was just a way to get him to marry off his daughter to that son of a b*tch Michael!
Since he caught Michael crawling through the dog door, his hatred toward him deepened even more.
His son-in-law should be a person like himself—an excellent and fearless man. Someone who crawled through a dog door was clearly a low-life.
Cooper would repay her debt! However, Michael could forget about taking his daughter!
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Since Michael had left town to film and would be away for a few months, Cooper took the opportunity to plan a matchmaking event for Sophia. He planned to gather Bayside City’s single and talented young men for her to choose from.
Although he did not really want Sophia to date anyone, he wanted to let her meet other men and set reasonable expectations for the man she would end up with.
After meeting them, she would learn what type of men would be the best match for her.
And so, Cooper began to secretly prepare the guest list of the matchmaking event. He was directly in charge of the list and was extremely strict with the selection process.
First, he eliminated the one who crawled through the dog door.
Then, he eliminated those who did not have a PhD.
Next, he eliminated those who were above the age of thirty-five.
Those who were divorced, had a criminal record, were ugly, and had a chaotic private life were all eliminated.
On top of that, he also made a list for those who earned extra points according to Sophia’s personal preferences and he would be lenient to those who met those requirements, such as those who had pets, liked playing games, and preferred daughters.
He wanted to take advantage of Michael’s absence and get him out of Sophia’s life forever.
However, he later realized that even if Michael was gone, Sophia would still be under his influence.
As the days got colder, Sophia finished work and went down to the store next door to look at hand creams and moisturizers.
“This hand cream is a century-old local brand and the first ever hand cream that was endorsed by Taylor Murray. It was all snatched up the moment this hand cream was made available. And now, it’s all sold out in the whole of Bayside City, but we saved this one specifically for you.
Taking the bottle from the shop assistant, she saw a picture of Michael holding the hand cream on the package.
“Huh? When did my Tay Tay take on a hand cream endorsement?”
Sophia was completely unaware about this. She sat there for a while when several people came into the shop looking to buy the hand cream.
The shop was an exclusive store that only sold that one specific brand of high-end cosmetics. The hand cream was worth thousands and a makeup set was worth tens of thousands. In fact, Sophia had always been using this brand. Meanwhile, Michael had endorsed the entire series of cosmetics. And so, she went home with the last set of cosmetics. When she reached home, she opened it up, only to find that everything had Michael’s face on its packaging. It even came with a limited edition poster of him.
After that, she put up the poster in her bedroom so that she would see him every morning when she woke up.
As a matter of fact, Michael even instructed Hale to send over a truck full of cosmetics for Sophia. When Cooper found out, he ruthlessly kicked Hale out and threw all the cosmetics into the garage—no one was allowed to use it.
Despite that, Sophia thought it would be a waste, so she secretly sneaked it out of the garage and had a giveaway event. She also gave some to her friends, while the rest were sent to her employees as part of the employee benefit.
On top of that, the supermarkets were having a sale on the twelfth of December, so Sophia and the housekeeper went to shop for sanitary pads and pet food.
The promoter highly recommended a brand of sanitary pads, as it was hygienic and prevented leakage. Also, it was endorsed by Taylor Murray.
Then, they also recommended an imported baked pet food endorsed by Taylor Murray.
Because it was endorsed by Michael, that brand of sanitary pads were not available online and they were only available in stores. Everything was on sale except the sanitary pads, which were in high demand. Sophia battled against a group of women and finally managed to grab two packs of the pads, going home happily with them.
Recently, she had been stocking up on a lot of stuff such as jewellery, accessories, and clothes that were endorsed by Michael. She also stocked up on Michael-endorsed sanitary pads, cosmetics, and face masks. On top of that, he also endorsed a feminine wash product, which Sophia had piled up at home and could last her a lifetime. Even in the food and beverage section, there were drinks, snacks, and Eight-Treasure Congee that were endorsed by Michael.
Meanwhile, Cooper had secretly been getting rid of those cosmetics, face masks, Eight-Treasure Congee, and sanitary pads. But then, Sophia would immediately bring back phones, laptops, as well as underwear, toothpaste, toothbrush, and stainless steel wash basins that were endorsed by Michael.
When Cooper saw Michael’s face on the new wash basin Sophia bought, he was instantly repulsed.
Without hesitation, he threw away the basin in anger. Let’s see what else Michael can endorse…
Cooper thought there was nothing else Michael could endorse but in reality, there was nothing that he couldn’t endorse.
Every time Cooper stepped out, he would see Michael’s endorsements everywhere. Michael was literally everywhere—from the big screen in the plaza to the television on the streets, even on the toilet lid in the public bathroom. On top of that, his endorsements and photos were all over the places Sophia often went. Even the bus stops and subway stations near the Edwards Residence were covered in advertisements of his endorsements. Michael would also occupy half of the advertisements that were broadcasted on television.
To pursue his future wife, Michael gave up his dignity. He even crawled through a dog door, so what else wouldn’t he do for her?
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The only place where they would never see Michael would be the drama Sophia had been watching.
The TV series was called ‘I Am The Village Chief’, which was broadcasted from a local unknown station and starred a group of unknown actors. The series centered around a girl who had graduated from university and returned to her village as a village chief, and the various incidents that she encountered.
The plot was about how May, who studied journalism and graduated from a major media university, gave up her well-paying job in the city and returned to Penshaw Village. She took over her father’s role as the village chief and led the village to a better future.
In order to follow her dreams, she went as far as to dump her beloved boyfriend from the city. After returning to the village, she realized that it was much more difficult being the village chief, as many of the villagers did not understand her. They were skeptical of her ability as the chief and deliberately gave her more work by creating all kinds of obstacles while they heavily criticized her the whole way.
On top of that, there was a contractor who unsuccessfully pursued May and held a grudge against her, and Madam Linnie who was a matchmaker who repeatedly failed in setting May up with the contractor and ended up creating nasty rumours about her. Moreover, May also faced difficulties with the village committee who were stubborn and old-fashioned, refusing to obey any of her commands…
May had to deal with these people as soon as she took over; it was emotional and climatic.
Sophia found the series addictive and it kept her on the edge of her seat.
In recent episodes, May successfully got a resort project through her university classmate. She planned to develop the village and repair the roads. However, the villagers were against the idea. They deliberately made unreasonable requests just to prevent the project from starting. As such, May lost hope and wanted to give up on the entire project at one point.
In the preview of the next episode, May’s ex-boyfriend from the city came to see her at the village to win her back. He even found her a stable and high-paying job in the city.
It was a choice between a good life in the city with a loving boyfriend and a job in the village that was refusing to make any progress. What would she choose?
At eight o’clock in the evening, Sophia sat in front of the television that was endorsed by Michael while she waited for the series to start. She waited excitedly with her popcorn and a bottle of Coke that were both endorsed by Michael too. Then, she cut up a fruit with a fruit knife—endorsed by Michael—and placed the cut fruit on the wooden tray, which was also endorsed by the man himself.
Meanwhile, Cooper and Linus were forced to watch the show with her. Initially, they were annoyed but after watching a few episodes, they were hooked. Every night, the family would wait in front of the TV for the series to be aired.
When the episode began, Sophia was eager to see May’s boyfriend from the city.
At first, Cooper was sure that Michael would never ever appear in this series. However, when May’s boyfriend made his first appearance, Cooper realized that he had been too naïve…
It was Michael again!
He was the Academy Award winner for Best Actor, so why would he be in this local drama?
He seemed to appear out of nowhere!
When Michael made his first appearance, there was even a special subtitled introduction.
May’s ex-boyfriend, Miles, guest appearance by Taylor Murray.
There were even the feminine wash, sanitary pads, and lipsticks that he endorsed. Again and again, Cooper’s tolerance reached new heights. This time, Michael even guest starred in a local drama!
How shameless could he be?
He even crawled through the dog door!
Come to think of it, Cooper should have taken Dimon’s suggestion and grabbed him from the dog door, stripped him naked and beat him. He should have filmed it and destroyed Michael’s reputation!
At that moment, Sophia was caught off guard too.
What the hell?
Her idol was actually in the series!
Suddenly, the whole series instantly felt like it was highly rated!
But, can her idol nail this role?
As winner of the Academy Award, could he manage this genre that was vastly different from all his other roles?
The character that Michael played, Miles, was born and raised in the city by his parents who were teachers. He loved May and they always talked about building a better future together. They worked in the same news company and had saved up for the deposit for their future home. In addition, their leaders were very optimistic about them and their futures were promising but when they were close to getting married, May suddenly wanted to go back to the village.
Miles was furious and he felt that May had betrayed him and their dreams. As such, they separated when May returned to Penshaw Village.
In this episode, Miles showed up and tried to win May back. He had hoped for her to go back to the city with him and get married. However, May was torn. If she chose to go back, she would have a high-paying job with a stable life but if she chose to stay, she had to deal with all the obstacles in the village. Clearly, she was swayed.
When Miles appeared, he had glossy eyes and his face was plain and pure, his skin tanned. As soon as he saw May who had come to greet him, he smiled and spoke.
“May, I’m here!”
“Poof—”
Upon hearing this, Linus couldn’t control himself and spat out the Michael-endorsed Coke that he just drank.
He stared incredulously at the unpretentious Michael on the TV. Michael obviously had the face of a superstar but in the show, he seemed so plain and did not stand out at all.
Also, that voice was not a voice over; it was indeed Michael’s voice with a country accent.
“May, I… I missed you. Leave this place and come back to the city with me. This place is only holding you back…”
Cooper was dumbstruck.
This man was shameless to the core!
In the series, Miles’ family came from the countryside, hence the accent. Michael had accurately grasped this and perfected his speech, portraying Miles’ character perfectly and realistically, as if he had always had this country accent.
Not only that, those glasses he wore seemed to have a magical effect that concealed his handsome face. Now, he was just Miles.
Miles and May walked through the village as they reminisced their love and vows toward each other over the years. However, May knew they could not be together anymore.
In fact, Miles’ family moved to the city from the village and their household had been relocated, so it was impossible to move back. However, May was from the countryside and her whole family was here. She wanted to build her village into a rich village with a GDP per capita of eighty thousand and she wanted to lead everyone in the village to a better future. The problem was that those who were capable had all left the village for work, leaving behind only the women and children who were conservative and backward thinking.
In the end, Miles told May that he would be leaving early next morning and he told her to meet him at the dock at eight o’clock if she chose to leave with him. If May went with him, they would get married as soon as they were back in the city. The house was ready and as long as she went with him, her name would definitely be on the property ownership certificate.
If she refused to leave, then Miles would be under the pressure from his family to start dating as soon as he returned. His father was severely sick and wished to have grandchildren, so he wanted to fulfil his father’s dying wish.
When May got home, she was in a dilemma, not being able to decide between her vows with Miles and the earnest hope of her father, who implored her to stay and build up the village.
After struggling, May finally decided to stay. After all, she was the village’s only hope.
The next morning, Miles waited at the dock at eight in the morning. He thought May was just late or something had cropped up and she was delayed, but she wanted to leave with him. And so, he waited and waited, missing one boat after another. He waited until nightfall, but May never showed up.
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It was the last boat to the city and the captain, who had gold teeth, grinned at him. “Hey kid, are you coming?”
Miles mumbled sullenly, “Y-Yes.”
As he wiped his tears, he willed his stiff legs to move forward as he boarded the boat. With that, the boat slowly sailed away.
However, what he didn’t know was that May had been standing behind the little commissary at the dock. In fact, she had been waiting there the entire day. She watched Miles get on the boat and silently cried as she walked along the dock, following the boat that Miles was on…
Watching the TV, Sophia sobbed and constantly pulled out napkins that were endorsed by Michael, wiping her tears and snot.
“That is so sad! Why didn’t May go with Miles? Why? How can they act so well?”
Sophia huffed and puffed. After watching three episodes, almost all of the napkins were used up by her.
Hurriedly, Cooper handed her another box of napkins. “There, there. It’s all fiction; nothing is real.”
As Sophia cried, Carmen cried too. She was wailing miserably when Cooper wiped away her tears as he grimaced. “Why are you crying? You don’t even understand the series.”
Pouting, Carmen sobbed pitifully, “I’m learning from Daddy on how to act in a crying scene!”
Upon hearing this, Cooper was speechless.
Undeniably, Michael’s acting skills were superb. He had embodied the desperation and hopelessness that Miles was feeling as he waited for his lover that never came. He did not need to cry hysterically nor did he need artificial tears; his longing gaze was enough to touch the hearts of the viewers.
He could have been extremely noble, but he was getting more and more creepy instead! Shame on him! Cooper thought.
Although Cooper strongly disliked him, Michael made sure that he would always be with Sophia in a cheeky way. Even if he was away from Bayside City, Sophia was still surrounded by his presence.
Initially, Cooper thought Michael’s reputation would drop after his role as Miles. He had even hoped that Sophia would be reminded of Miles every time she thought of Michael and she would stop liking him. However, he did not expect she would still talk on the phone with him every single day.
Not only that, she would either be on voice call or video call with him for an hour or two.
During their calls, they would talk about Carmen, the dogs, the plot from ‘I Am The Village Chief’, and they would be analysing Miles’ tragic past. Their topics of conversation were endless.
Eventually, the news of Michael’s appearance on the local TV drama blew up and the ratings for the series soared. The series went from the local station’s entertainment channel to satellite TV. Not only that, it was also introduced on several other TV stations, causing a sensation.
Michael’s fans were all stunned. He really was the best actor, perfectly embodying every role he took on.
On top of that, there was even a reporter who went up to the snow mountain to interview Michael, asking him the questions the fans had been dying to know.
“Mr. Taylor Murray, in ‘I Am The Village Chief’, how much did the producers pay you for your appearance in those three episodes?”
At that moment, Michael had just finished filming an action scene and still had makeup on. He had transformed from Miles to Mark Fletcher and was clad in a military coat for the interview. “I did it for a friend for free.”
The reporter was even more curious. “So what made you try out such a role? Were you aware of the role you were casted for?”
At that moment, Michael faintly smiled at the camera. His smile was as simple as Miles’, as if he had immediately turned into Miles who loved May deeply. “Because my wife likes this kind of drama!”
Upon hearing that, the reporter was speechless.
When this was broadcasted, Michael’s public display of affection was spread all across the country.
This couple had just returned from years of absence from the public eye. Even if the times had changed, their love still remained. While they took advantage of every moment to display their affection to each other, they were constantly rubbing it in the faces of all the singles out there!
When Cooper saw the interview, he was at a loss of words. He took the TV remote and angrily switched from the entertainment channel to the movie channel, which was playing Michael’s film ‘War Dragon’. Seeing Michael’s face on the screen, Sophia happily chirped, “This is a good movie; let’s watch this!”
However, Cooper pressed the remote forcefully again and changed it to the opera channel, where a female actor was singing.
Finally, something that was unrelated to Michael!
Holding tightly onto the remote, Cooper said sternly, “I want to watch this!”
Displeased, Sophia pouted and munched on a mouthful of snacks as she was forced to watch the play.
At that moment, the opera channel was playing the classic traditional opera excerpt ‘The Drunken Concubine’. The female singer sang beautifully with a graceful posture and a melodious voice. Her performance was incredible.
Coincidentally, this opera was Cooper’s favourite.
Back then, he used to watch this with Woody. In fact, he would constantly reminisce about it during his years abroad.
As Cooper was enjoying the music, he casually clapped along to the beat. Meanwhile, Sophia and Carmen were staring intently with their eyes wide open at the screen.
With his eyes closed, Cooper was immersed in the song.
Only the experts could tell real talent from the fake.
Although Cooper could not sing, he was a connoisseur. The singer was clearly familiar with opera so she must have been in the field for a long time.
“This actor is really good!” he praised as he listened. Then, he turned to Linus, who was also listening with fascination. “Linus, do you know who this actor is?”
Linus enjoyed traditional opera, so he knew which actor from Bayside City was good.
In fact, he knew who the actor was, but he did not dare to say it. “The makeup is too thick so I can’t recognize her.”
Meanwhile, Sophia munched on her snacks. “The credits will be shown after the performance.”
Carefully, Cooper watched the credits roll when the play ended. He wanted to get acquainted with this actor so that he could invite her over to perform for his birthday or something in the future. Finally, he saw the credits.
Taylor Murray as Concubine Yang.
Upon seeing this, Cooper almost had a heart attack.
Before Cooper exploded, Sophia snatched the remote control from him and switched it back to the movie channel, and continued watching Michael’s film.
The fact was that she had seen this movie about twenty to thirty times, but it always left her amazed.
On the other hand, Carmen went to Cooper and said shyly, “Grandpa, can I sing ‘The Drunken Concubine’ for you? I promise I can sing better than Daddy.”
With an icy expression, Cooper remained silent. He was afraid he would explode if he spoke.
Are we done with him yet?
He really wanted Michael’s face to disappear from his and Sophia’s lives forever!
However, was it possible?
Could he stop Sophia from using the sanitary pads that were endorsed by Michael? Or the stainless steel wash basin? Could he stop her from eating the snacks that he endorsed?
The simple answer was no, he couldn’t. He couldn’t stop her at all!
As soon as he got rid of the stainless steel basin, she would immediately bring home a brand new ceramic basin that Michael endorsed and it even came with a face wash with his face on it!
In fact, Sophia knew Cooper hated Michael. Since he caught Michael crawling through the dog door, Cooper hated him even more.
She wanted to think of a way to make them warm up to each other…
Meanwhile at the Mitchell Residence, Sandra Mitchell was watching the news and saw that Michael had starred in a local TV drama and also displayed his affection publicly during the interview. Being a gossipmonger, she invoked more mockery and trolling.
After watching the news, Sandra panicked a little.
It seemed like she had received the wrong information—they never actually divorced!
The defamation lawsuit was still ongoing and she had to win this case. Otherwise, her image would be ruined! Sophia and her ghostwriters would not rest until she was completely destroyed!
And so, Sandra called Abby again. In order to be in Abby’s circle, she had been paying her tens of millions. As long as Abby was willing to take a shot, everything would be fine.
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Although she could not help Abby get that house in Riverdale, Sandra had paid her a lot of money to make amends and please her. Not only that, she also gifted several houses and shops to Abby. Now that their relationship had improved, Abby would definitely help her since she had promised to.
Meanwhile, Abby murmured down the line, “Don’t worry; I won’t let that little b*tch go. She won’t even know what hit her!”
After getting Abby’s response, Sandra felt slightly better. If Abby took action, she would surely win this lawsuit. Sophia was no match for the Michel Family!
Then, as they made small talk, Sandra tried hard to bring up Lucile.
“When is Miss Lucile coming to Bayside City? If she comes, you have to inform me in advance so I can prepare a gift and treat her to a welcome dinner.”
On the other end, Abby paused before her tone became serious. “You should know Miss Lucile’s status… She is a highly respected individual and has been under the protection of the Michel Family since childhood. Even now, no one from the media nor the secret service can find any photos or information of her and Fass. Her whereabouts have always been top secret and will not be easily revealed to outsiders. You’ve been asking about her a lot; what are you trying to do?”
In an instant, Sandra was alarmed by Abby’s tone of voice. “I’m just curious; I’m not trying to do anything.
Abby grunted in displeasure. “Miss Lucile’s whereabouts must never be revealed. As the Michel Family’s No. 1 Young Lady, she will be the successor of the Michel Family in the future. Her identity is a mystery so you need to stop prying before you get yourself in trouble.”
Upon hearing this, Sandra did not dare to pry further. Some people were so powerful that even inquiring about their identity would land you in trouble.
However, after a brief moment, Abby added, “Actually, Miss Lucile happens to be in town. I was with her for days but I will not reveal her residence nor her photos to you.”
Upon hearing this, Sandra was overjoyed. Lucile is in town, which means Vincent’s chance is here!
And so, Sandra dropped her ego and tried for a few days to persuade Abby with money, cars, and jewelry, before Abby finally agreed to let her tag along when she went to see Lucile. However, she was not allowed to sneak any photos or reveal Lucile’s identity in public.
No matter what, Sandra must find a way for Vincent to meet Lucile. Furthermore, she could not give up on Linus too. However, he was always busy so she simply could not get in touch with him at all.
By striking up a friendship with Lucile, Sandra thought she would be a step closer to the Michel Family. As soon as Alex found out, the family celebrated. As such, he belittled Cooper even more and was prepared to use the family’s connections to get Sandra and Vincent married into money.
That day, Sophia went to visit the store.
Recently, the company and the store had been busy preparing for the launch of their new products for the new year. Hence, Sophia brought the dogs and alpaca to the store to monitor the progress.
Looking at her two big dogs and alpaca that were all dressed up, smelled great, and were sitting next to her, she suddenly remembered Judge. She wondered how Cerberus were doing in the mountains.
Lately, the house was much quieter without the three rowdy dogs.
She gave a call to Michael. While asking her idol about his filming routines, she also asked about the dogs.
“Oh—the trio? They’re doing great. Everyone is treating them well and they have high salaries. There’s also a little cart for them. Everyone hikes up the mountain by foot while they get pulled up by the staff.
Through the video, Sophia saw the three dogs clad in old, ugly cotton jackets, sitting in the wooden cart. They were resting with their tongues out and the background was a snowy scenery.
Furrowing her brows, she asked, “Did they lose weight?”
“Although I’ve been giving them the best treatment, it’s tough when we’re always out early and coming back late. So, it’s normal for them to lose some weight.”
“Oh—”
She had nothing else to say. As a matter of fact, she knew there was something different about the dogs but she just couldn’t put her finger on it.
Patting the dogs’ head, Michael continued, “The three of them are very popular in the crew and everyone is especially fond of them.”
Surprised, Sophia exclaimed, “Really? I was afraid they would only be causing you trouble!”
“Don’t worry; I’ll take care of any trouble they cause. After all, they are our fur babies; of course I will spoil them!”
Upon hearing this, Sophia’s lips quirked and she smiled.
Cerberus must have caused a lot of trouble for Michael and the crew but since Michael was the producer and main actor, everyone naturally endured it.
Frankly, Sophia felt embarrassed for troubling him and affecting the progress of their filming. “I think I should come and pick them up and stop troubling you with caring for them. The shooting is almost done, right?”
Suddenly, Harry, who had been eavesdropping for a long time, couldn’t help but lean over and blurted, “No! Filming in the mountains is boring and they have been entertaining us. Our entire crew loves them!”
As soon as he said this, most of the crew immediately echoed his words.
“Yes! The dogs are adorable!”
“Let them stay for another few days; we don’t mind.”
“I love them so much that I don’t think I can continue filming without seeing them everyday.”
Sophia did not expect there to be so many people eavesdropping.
Was Cerberus so popular?
Although Judge was handsome, his looks could not hide its lack of intelligence. Truth was, it was a miracle that he did not destroy the whole film set. But who knows, maybe the cold had automatically unlocked the husky’s IQ?
Meanwhile, Judge’s tongue hung from its mouth and it looked happy. Any staff that walked by would pet its head.
Seeing that the dogs were popular, Sophia was relieved. “Thanks for taking the trouble to care for them, Michael.”
Petting Judge’s head, Michael said warmly, “It’s nothing. Your fur baby is my fur baby; whatever’s mine is yours too.”
At once, Sophia blushed. “Stop it—”
Just then, a staff member came and informed Sophia, “Miss Edwards, there’s someone outside who wants to see you.”
“I have to go now. Happy filming! I’ll come and visit when I’m free. Kisses!”
Pouting and making a kissing face to the camera, Michael repeated, “Kisses!”
After hanging up, Michael looked at his phone wallpaper, which was a photo of Sophia and Carmen. He smiled faintly before gripping his phone tightly, as if he was afraid it would spoil from the cold.
When the shooting was completed, he would be able to return home and spend the new year with the both of them.
Every day, he would send her videos of the dogs and she would send him videos of their daughter.
In the videos, Carmen was always so cute and she would always be smiling. In fact, she even knew her best angles. All worries would be gone whenever they saw her smile.
She was such an angel!
Watching Michael giggle at his phone, the crew rolled their eyes.
He was oozing with the stench of love and the whole crew thought it reeked!
Only a fool like Sandra would think they were divorced!
Meanwhile at Pourl flagship store’s lobby, Sophia put away her phone and went out. Sandra Mitchell was here again and this time, she was with Abbie and a group of bodyguards. They were making a commotion, as if they had come to destroy the store.
While the guards were standing, Sandra, Abbie, and a foreign woman with blonde hair and blue eyes sat there.
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In a blaze of glory, Sophia went to the Public Security Bureau. Before she left, she made a call to Maddie so she could join in on the fun too. She also called Ivan and instructed him to pass the surveillance footage of the store being smashed to Maddie, so that she could report this incident with the exclusive footage.
At the Bureau, Sandra was still very arrogant. “Sophia, if you send out the footage, you’ll be offending the entire Mitchell Family and Michel Family! Think about that! By then, the whole of Cethos would suffer from the economic sanction imposed by the Michel Family!”
Pursing her lips, Sophia looked down and played with her phone, going home after making her statement.
As soon as she got home, she got some information from Roger.
The Lucile that Sandra was with today was really named Lucile, and Lucile Michel at that.
Being a big family, it was common to reuse names. There was even an ape named Lucile. This name was casually picked by Cooper. In other languages, this name was extremely common.
In fact, Lucile was an ordinary member of the Michel Family who lived in America and was born in an ordinary middle-class family.
With a huge family that were all over the world like the Michel’s, they were divided into classes too. In fact, only a small percentage of them were in the higher class. Clearly, Lucile did not belong to that small percentage.
It looked like Lucile was persuaded by Abbie to come to Cethos.
Not only that, Sophia also discovered a record of the Mitchell Family and Sandra’s recent expenses. They have been spending lavishly!
Jewelleries were bought in full sets, while they also paid for Lucile’s accommodation at a villa while she was in Bayside City.
On top of that, Vincent and Lucile had gotten close. Someone reported to Sophia that they were seen dining together many times and that Vincent was very generous with Lucile. Obviously, he was bent on marrying into a rich family.
Not only that, he had already gleefully announced on some occasions that he would be connected to the Michel Family by marriage. Now, news was starting to spread in Bayside City. There were rumors that Vincent and Lucile’s relationship was stable and that they would be announcing it soon.
“No wonder Mitchell Technology’s stock has been rising recently,” Sophia muttered as she looked at their stocks. Someone must have heard about Vincent’s marriage, causing the stocks to rise.
Ever since Sandra’s public accusation toward Sophia, the Mitchell Technology’s stocks had dropped significantly. Who knew that they would be able to turn it around using Lucile Michel’s name?
Sophia thought about it as she said to Roger, “Inform the Public Security Bureau that we accept the mediation and ask them to compensate for the destroyed items. It doesn’t matter if they pay or not, since it’s only a small amount. But remember, you have to make it look like we are terrified of them.”
Upon hearing this, Roger was confused, not understanding what she meant by that. Did Sophia mean climbing-over-the-hospital-wall-and-escaping terrified?
Receiving instructions, he immediately went to settle everything at the bureau.
Sophia then contacted Maddie, who had ruthlessly blacklisted Sandra in the exclusive news. As such, the newspaper and magazine sales increased significantly. Although Sandra was released, Mitchell Technology’s stock dropped again. Overnight, its market value had lost a few billion.
The glorious image that Sandra had spent years building was ruined once again.
However, Sandra seemed to not care about it.
As long as there was enough money and she could afford a strong PR team, her image would bounce back sooner or later.
Also, it didn’t matter that the stock was down. As soon as they were connected to the Michel Family, Mitchell Technology would rise again.
Even though Sophia made such a big deal, in the end, she still obediently begged for mercy and slipped away.
This made Vincent and Sandra even more certain of their decision to ride the Michel Family’s coattails.
Meanwhile, Vincent and Lucile’s relationship progressed quickly. Indeed, Vincent had an attractive face. With an oriental gentleman’s elegant beauty, it was especially attractive to foreign women.
Once Vincent latched onto Lucile, Sandra was confident she would win over Linus!
Every day, Sophia quietly watched Vincent throwing money at the pair of crooks.
While being cheated of money, he was being cheated of sex too. Rumors had it that Abbie had been sleeping with several young men at the Mitchell Residence. That woman was extremely promiscuous and could not function as soon as a pretty boy appeared.
Meanwhile, Cooper’s business had been making significant progress, far beyond Vincent’s. In fact, Sophia enjoyed coming up with little tricks, even planting her own spy at Vincent’s side.
The latest news reported that Lucile had secretly moved into the Mitchell Residence. Although her identity remained confidential, everyone knew she was Vincent’s girlfriend. As such, the Mitchell’s treated her really well, as if she was a goddess.
Not only that, Abbie moved in too. Initially, the Mitchell’s thought of letting her marry into the Mitchell Family just to be safe. However, they did not expect her to be this promiscuous. She was constantly seducing and hooking up with men, partying every night and treating the Mitchell Residence as a harem. Knowing that they could never control her, the Mitchell’s shot down the idea.
Then, Sophia’s spy reported that Vincent had spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Lucile. It was more than what he had spent on Faye.
Meanwhile, when Ian learned about Vincent and Lucile from various sources, he even went to hook up with Lucile; it seemed like the Edwards Family wanted a piece of the pie too.
The spy also saw Ian and Lucile dining together alone and they were caught by Vincent. The two had a row and were very unhappy.
Soon after, the spy came crying when he was reporting to Sophia. He had been following too closely and was unfortunately noticed by Abbie, who then forced him into bed. He wanted to quit and leave!
So, Sophia arranged for him to go to Michael. The spy was good looking and would make a good living as an actor. She assured him that Michael would arrange a promising role for him.
Upon learning about the spy’s unfortunate encounter, Sophia felt incredibly sorry.
Who knew the Mitchells would stoop to this level? They let two crooks in, cheating everything off them.
In fact, they were not just cheating off of one family, they were cheating off of the Edwards Family too.
Speaking of the Edwards Family, the old man Sam knew Lucile’s true identity and that would end badly!
Hurriedly, Sophia called him and invited him over to the Edwards Residence for a cup of tea.
Not expecting Sophia would take the initiative to ask him out, Sam was surprised and happy. Despite that, he asked her in a cautious manner, “Will your father be home?”
“He’s away.”
Upon hearing this, Sam was thrilled. He hung up the phone and instantly got ready before heading over to Edwards Residence.
At the Edwards Residence, it had stopped snowing and the weather was sunny, but the ground was still covered in snow. Nathan came over and he was skating on the frozen pool, while Carmen was building a snowman. Meanwhile, Corrado was wearing a gaudy fluorescent pink coat as it played with Snowball.
In the teahouse, Sophia poured a cup of fragrant tea for Sam.
With an awkward expression, Sam murmured, “This… This is bad…”
This was the first time he had heard about Ian and Vincent pursuing… Lucile Michel!
Wasn’t Lucile Michel Sophia herself?
And yet, Sophia actually asked him to keep it a secret?
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Now that he knew that Ian was being cheated on, as the 9th Old Master Edwards, he could not just sit back and let it happen! It was a lot of money! Besides, the money was not as important as the reputation of the Edward Family! Compared to being cheated of money and a ruined reputation, it was worse to be cheated of sex!
Although Ian and Sandra had broken off the engagement, he was still an unmarried young man. He was a popular, handsome and wealthy man, not to mention an eligible bachelor in Bayside City. If he really was cheated by that fake Lucile, then he would lose his value! Plus, this was about the reputation of the Edward Family!
Clearly, Sam was very hesitant. After a whole day of having tea and chatting with Sophia only did he relent. “I’ll think about it when I get home. Don’t worry; I won’t say anything for now.”
With that, Sam left. Sophia kept thinking about it and was afraid that he would accidentally reveal their secret, so she would often go to his shop and have lunch with him, brainstorming and coming up with ideas. Coincidentally, his company had opened a new shop next door and Sam was there almost every day. And so, Sophia would eat with him daily and chat with him while she was there.
When Cooper finally found out, he personally went to the shop and ruthlessly threatened Sam. He knew that this was just a trick to coax Sophia to go to Sam, or that Sam was taking the opportunity to come to Sophia. This way, there would be many opportunities to talk to Sophia! They were overused tactics by Michael, so Cooper could see through it at a glance!
Meanwhile, Sam did not expect Cooper to see through him, so he hastily obliged Sophia. Anyway, the Edwards Family were divided into factions and Ian was in Jordan’s branch. His embarrassment would bring happiness to Sam. So, he watched as Ian was cheated of his money and sex.
Meanwhile, Cooper took the opportunity to take away his dog. In fact, Sam was always away from Bayside City and was all over the world, so Corrado would be bored at home alone. It was more fun at Sophia’s—there were cats, dogs, and a lolita there. Hence, it followed Cooper back without resisting.
During this period of time, Sophia watched Sandra’s movements closely and hired more spies along the way. She specifically chose those who were not good looking, in case Abbie wanted to sleep with them again. The spies then brought back a stream of news which was simply entertaining!
Vincent and Ian were pursuing Lucile feverously, while Lucile was also very tactful. She had the two of them wrapped around her little finger as they willingly fought for her favor.
December came and Maddie dropped by all of a sudden.
Recently, Sophia would always tip Maddie off with exclusive news. As such, their company was earning a lot. “Every year, our company has to work with dozens of other influential media agencies in the country to organize the ‘Light of Cethos’ star selection event. This is the largest competition in our country and it’s very influential.”
Sophia looked at the promotional materials uncertainly, not knowing what Maddie was up to. Then, Maddie added quickly, “Taylor was disqualified due to his lack of work in these three or four years. Back then, he and Ethan would always be in the top one and two spots but even if they won, they would never attend the award ceremony. So, I was hoping you could convince Taylor to attend the ceremony this time.”
Skimming through the data, the award was the most influential artist competition in Cethos and even in the Cethosian language world, involving many aspects of film, television and music. A few years ago, the best actor and best male actor awards were always swapped between Michael and Harry. However, ever since Sophia’s accident, Michael had withdrawn from the entertainment industry, along with Harry. And so, the award was passed on to others. It was good enough that they were in the top ten spots every year. With no recent works, they were not as popular anymore.
This year, they both returned to the industry together and their appeal had risen again. This time, they would surely take first place! What Maddie meant was to let the two of them take part in the competition and convince Michael and Harry to attend the award ceremony to increase the two over-the-hill actors’ popularity.
“It’s all been settled at Sarah’s end. Now, it’s just you!” Maddie’s eyes lit up as she spoke. She knew that talking to the idols themselves would be of no use and it would be more useful to speak to their wives. In fact, she grew up watching their movies so she was a super huge fan!
However, Sophia did not immediately agree. Instead, she called Michael to ask for his opinion. Their current relationship was a mess. To call them divorced would be untrue, since they occasionally slept in the same bed and would chat intimately on the phone every day. Yet, they were clearly divorced and the divorce certificate was still relatively fresh…
Before she slept, Sophia video called Michael. He was staying at a small town at the foot of the snowy mountain, which was an hour’s drive from the film set. The hotel condition he stayed at was not bad but was not as good as those in Bayside City. Also, it must be freezing at night too.
As soon as the video call connected, Michael excitedly said, “Where’s my daughter? Where’s my little Carmen? Carmen Fletcher, let Daddy see you!”
As soon as Carmen heard Michael’s voice, she darted into view. “Hi, Daddy!” Carmen leaped onto the bed and snuggled into Sophia’s arms as she looked at Michael through the screen.
Upon seeing his baby, Michael beamed with joy. Back then when Celine and Justin had an accident, Nathan’s presence saved him but when Sophia’s accident happened, it was Carmen who gave him the courage to live.
Excitedly, Carmen told Michael about every little thing that happened at home.
“Corrady is here again! Grandpa even gave it a big kennel!”
“A boy from class wrote me a love letter! I got a rose from my teacher last week too!”
“Stan came to visit again!”
After reporting everything, Carmen went to get her beauty sleep. Then, Sophia took her phone to the study and continued talking to Michael.
After seeing his beloved daughter, Sophia wanted to see her three fur babies too. Hence, Michael flipped the camera and angled it at the dog kennel. In the kennel were three dogs that were all sleeping like logs. If they weren’t snoring, Sophia would have thought they were dead. That’s odd. In the past, they would never sleep before eleven. It was only nine right now, yet they were sleeping so soundly.
Just then, Michael explained, “Filming is tiring; everyone’s exhausted, the dogs too. As soon as they come home, they would not even be able to open their eyes. Sometimes, they would even fall asleep while eating.”
Sophia was having a hard time believing this and she kept thinking that something was off. However, she just could not pinpoint it. Then, she told him what Maddie had said. Michael was a regular winner on the show, yet he never attended the award ceremony. This was making things difficult for the organizing committee. If she could convince him to attend the ceremony, then the influence of ‘Light of Cethos’ would definitely shoot up.
Shamelessly, Michael said, “You were the one who always canvassed for me in the past. You’re the reason I’ve always had the highest vote. When you were gone, I was disqualified. As for this year, if you can canvas for me, I’ll give it a go.”
Sophia laughed, knowing that he would never agree so easily. “Don’t worry; I’ll definitely canvas for you. If you win, you’ll have to attend the ceremony. I already said yes to Maddie.”
Thinking about it, Michael still refused. “No…. Not unless you let me into bed.”
Upon hearing that, Sophia was speechless.
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This person was utterly shameless!
In any case, she had finally persuaded Michael to attend the award ceremony of ‘Light of Cethos’. I’ve finally managed to persuade Michael! He’s being such a princess! Why does he have to be so difficult?
In fact, as long as Sophia proposed it, he would definitely be willing to go. He just wanted to interact with Sophia more.
Once filming started, they wouldn’t see each other for a few months. He missed Sophia like crazy and he was already overjoyed to be able to talk to her on video call every night.
After talking about ‘Light of Cethos’, Sophia again talked about Cooper.
“Stop doing stupid things that’ll make Dad hate you even more. Dad actually liked you very much. If he really hated you, he would have killed you a long time ago. Although he says that he hates you and that he will kill you if you come back, at most he will just throw out the sanitary napkins and wash basins you endorsed. You should try to leave a better impression on him so that Dad will change his mind about you!”
…
Michael kept agreeing with her on the surface but he was cursing in his heart.
If he didn’t shamelessly crawl through the dog door, he couldn’t have so easily gotten into Sophia’s bed, could he?
Of course Cooper would not actually kill him. After all, he was still his godfather’s precious grandson!
However, Sophia was right. He should also do something to make Cooper like him better. Although he won over Sophia by endorsing the stainless steel wash basin and appearing in local dramas, he still couldn’t make Cooper like him.
…
Soon, the nomination of artists for the ‘Light of Cethos’ began again. This time, the selection was not divided into categories. Any works in the field of film, television, and music this year could be nominated.
Harry was nominated for his role as the forefather of the Winston Family in the new film ‘The National Treasury Action’ that was released this year. He was on the list of the ‘Most Popular Actor’ and he had quickly risen to first place.
Meanwhile, Michael initially made the list with his role as Mark Fletcher. He acted as Mark in the documentary film ‘The National Treasury Action’ and ‘The Winter Breakthrough’, becoming the actor to portray Mark the most times. However, only two days after Michael was nominated, his role as a bitter ex-boyfriend in ‘I Am The Village Chief’, Miles, was soon nominated as well. It beat his role as Mark Fletcher and topped the best actor list.
Many popular celebrities had gotten into the list and they all looked gorgeous and beautiful in each of their photos displayed. In contrast, the photo of the simple and unadorned Miles portrayed by Michael stood out from the crowd.
No matter how simple and unadorned he looked, he was still Michael Fletcher after all. He personally broke out from his elegant image and concealed his aristocratic temperament to become the ordinary Miles. In addition to Michael being nominated as the best actor, the character Miles had also been nominated as the best public image, topping the list soon thereafter.
Taylor and Harry once again made into this year’s list along with other popular celebrities.
Meanwhile, Sarah taught Sophia all her unparalleled skills in canvassing that she had accumulated for many years.
“One can vote through online voting, telephone voting, hotline voting, and physical voting. One can only vote once per phone number and once a day. Thus, online voting is the most important way of voting. Let’s do more lucky draws to attract the netizens to share our posts on social media. We must also buy the advertising spaces of bus stops, building LEDs, and large screens in squares.”
…
Sarah continued to speak endlessly of soliciting votes and supporting celebrities while Sophia was paying attention like a well-behaved student, even taking down notes in the process.
It felt as if they had returned to the time when they were supporting their male idols back then.
At that time, they were also this obsessive.
Many years had passed and the celebrity-obsessed girls who were in their early twenties had also become mothers. However, they were still as passionate as before.
The selection began and Sophia mobilized everyone around her to vote for Michael every day. Although he was already at the top of the list, Sophia was still very anxious, for fear that a sudden change would prevent her dear idol from winning.
There were dozens of people in the Edwards Residence and everyone, including Cooper, was forced to vote on time every day.
The employees in the company were forced to vote as well.
The past few days, Sophia worked tirelessly to support Michael. She even took out all the precious things endorsed by him that she had kept in the warehouse and gave them to his fan group so that they could organize voting events.
She and Sarah also placed advertisements in major squares and buildings. Thus, Michael and Harry’s faces were plastered everywhere.
Michael’s face could literally be seen everywhere.
Meanwhile, Cooper could only watch helplessly.
What else could he do?
He had no other option other than secretly throwing out the things Michael endorsed.
Michael was like a persistent odour; Cooper couldn’t stop him no matter what!
Michael’s guest appearance in a third-rate local drama for his wife still roused a lot of discussion among the public.
The production team of ‘I Am The Village Chief’ was mediocre and the cast was not famous at all. Many actors were directly casted on the set. They were not even qualified to broadcast on satellite TV and their ratings were miserable. However, the actors were all very serious about their roles and the lead actors indeed had great acting skills. Plus, the film had a great script. However, it was a small production after all and none of the actors were well-known. No one would watch it except for the rural women and Sophia.
This time, Michael played the role of Miles, disregarding his image as a celebrity. His acting skills improved the overall level of the play slightly. This series also received attention and won awards abroad. He himself attracted a lot of middle-aged and old women in rural areas as his fans because of this role. In this ‘Light of Cethos’ award ceremony, he topped the list from the beginning, which everyone had expected.
He had won two Academy Awards for Best Actor, after all. This time, Michael also proved to the world that he indeed deserved the title of an Academy Award-winning actor!
This year, Michael cared about the results of the selection very much. He actually filmed a video to ask for votes and said that he would go to the award ceremony. The number of votes had skyrocketed and his competitors were far behind him at this point.
This was simply akin to a maximum-levelled master slaughtering all the beginners in a game. This outdated male star, who faked his death and made a comeback, actually managed to defeat the current popular celebrities by a huge margin.
Michael also revealed that ‘Doctor Invincible 2’ was in the pre-production stage and this three-year-old film would finally be remade. As one of the superheros, Doctor Invincible would join the Super Hero League in their fight against the cosmic bullies to protect the earth. Plus, he received a series of film contracts.
Michael was undoubtedly the most successful Cethosian actor; even Cooper admired him for that.
Truth was, Michael’s achievements had long surpassed his mother and he had become an important symbol of Cethosian culture worldwide.
If he hadn’t crawl through the dog door and did idiotic things, Cooper might have been truly impressed by him.
On Christmas Eve, Carmen suddenly brought back a notice from the kindergarten. The 50th anniversary of the kindergarten was around the corner and every class would organize cultural performances. As the most beautiful girl in class, Carmen was eager to participate and prepare a stage play. She even wrote the script herself.
Sophia glanced at the script Carmen had prepared. The title of the show was ‘Doctor Invincible vs. Pleasant Goat’.
Carmen would be acting as the goat, so she needed someone to act as Doctor Invincible.
Sophia couldn’t imagine Michael in his costume on the stage of the kindergarten, fighting Carmen in a goat costume for the school celebration. However, she was at a loss for words in the face of Carmen, who was looking at her with pleading eyes!
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Carmen looked at Sophia helplessly, causing Sophia’s hair to stand on end. “Why are you looking at me? I don’t know how to act as Doctor Invincible!”
Carmen said pitifully, “Daddy knows. If you call him, he will come back immediately.”
Carmen knew that Michael was busy, so he might not necessarily come back. However, she knew for sure that he would definitely come back if Sophia gave an order!
As long as Michael could come and perform this stage play with herself, she would definitely become the most popular girl in kindergarten!
However, Sophia looked reluctant. Michael was already so busy with his film now, and it would take several days to prepare for the stage play. How could he leave the crew for so long?
However, Carmen looked at Sophia pitifully with her pair of big, black eyes while she grabbed her sleeves with her tiny fingers and pouted. “Mommy, I am not your favorite baby girl anymore, huh?”
This was Carmen’s ace in the hole! It was very useful in persuading Cooper and Sophia, who would not be able to say no to her after hearing that.
In the end, Sophia bit the bullet and called Michael to talk to him about Carmen’s kindergarten anniversary celebration.
After listening to her words, Michael’s face scrunched up.
“Um… I’m afraid I won’t be able to come back. I can’t ask for leave now as I have many scenes to film in the next few days.”
Sophia also knew that Michael was in a difficult position. He had already taken several days leave during the filming of this movie. This period of time was the most critical moment during the filming, so she didn’t want to insist that he come back just for Carmen’s kindergarten anniversary celebration.
Seeing that Carmen was on the verge of tears, Sophia couldn’t bear it any longer and gave the phone to Carmen, asking Michael to coax her.
When Carmen got the phone, she sobbed, “…Daddy, am I still your favorite baby girl?”
Michael was speechless.
Michael could not resist these words, and within a few days, Michael appeared at the gates of Edwards Residence.
“Why are you here again?!”
Cooper’s eyes widened, looking at the travel-stained Michael.
Although Michael came in a hurry, he was still well-dressed and looked neat. He was going to meet his wife, so he specially tidied up his hair.
He touched his head and said, “Carmen asked me to come back and help her prepare the show for her kindergarten anniversary celebration!”
Cooper was furious. “I was already planning to go to Carmen’s kindergarten anniversary celebration anyway, so you shouldn’t have worried about it!”
Carmen looked up at Cooper while holding Michael’s big hand, pouting. “Grandpa, are you going to act with me in the stage play?”
Cooper frowned as he obviously didn’t know how to act in stage plays. He hurriedly touched Carmen’s hair and said gently, “My dear baby girl, your dad is busy filming these days. I will find you a better actor to act with you in the stage play, okay?”
Carmen became even more upset. “Then will the actor you hire have better acting skills than Daddy?”
Cooper said confidently, “I guarantee that they’ll be better than Daddy!”
Carmen was not convinced and said with her hips akimbo, “My dad is an Oscar-winning actor. How can a random actor be better than him?!”
Cooper was speechless.
Carmen said, “Grandpa, so you won’t come to act with me in the stage play?”
“……“
Cooper fell silent again.
“But the other kids will be acting with their grandpa, daddy, or mommy… Are you sure that I am still your favorite baby girl?”
“……“
Cooper continued to keep mum.
Carmen and Sophia were Cooper’s precious babies and simply the bane of his existence. Everytime he saw Carmen pout her pink lips, he would give the whole world to her.
In the end, there were 4 roles in Carmen’s stage play—Weslie, Paddi, Slowy and Doctor Invincible.
Weslie was played by Carmen, Paddi by Nathan, Slowy by Cooper, and Doctor Invincible by Michael, of course.
Michael again dauntlessly lived in Cooper’s house.
The kindergarten anniversary celebration was approaching, and they only had five days to prepare. Cooper frowned as he read the ‘script’ written by Carmen.
What on earth is this?
Carmen’s vocabulary size had indeed increased, but writing scripts was still too difficult for her. Her spelling was a mess, and she drew symbols in the stead of the words which she didn’t know. Cooper couldn’t understand the script at all, but Carmen insisted that he act as Slowy. He didn’t know how to act as he didn’t understand the script, and he was afraid that he would embarrass Carmen.
Fortunately, the professional Michael came to the rescue. He initially worked as a drama and opera actor, and only later turned to acting in movies.
He took Carmen’s script and modified it, and then he showed it to Cooper. With that, Cooper actually understood it.
Michael then quickly sent someone to prepare the background music and stage background. Everyone’s costumes were prepared overnight as well and sent over.
Everything was ready, and they were just waiting for the arrival of the kindergarten anniversary celebration.
At this time, the difference between a professional actor and a non-professional actor was evident. Cooper really couldn’t perform well in this kind of childish stage play. He often couldn’t remember the lines.
Meanwhile, Carmen had many years of at-home performance experience. She remembered the lines after memorizing them once, and she was very confident on stage and did not have any stage fright at all. She was great at reciting the lines, and she had a professional actor dad to help her, so she had no issues with preparing for this small stage play.
This time, Carmen was determined to be the best. One of the boys in her kindergarten had participated in ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ and was very popular. All her peers liked him, and Carmen herself had fewer fans than him. She was jealous, so she was even more determined to act well during the play, striving to be the best actor in her school.
Sophia had prepared a large rehearsal room specially for Carmen. When she was four years old, she would hire a professional dancer to teach her dancing full-time, but now, they would use the room to prepare for the stage play.
Nathan was also forced to act as well, but fortunately, he had many years of awkward acting experience as a supporting role for Carmen, so he could cope with this occasion. The only person that dragged Carmen down was Cooper.
Cooper wanted to escape all the time, but he couldn’t leave because Carmen wouldn’t let him, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue acting.
The kindergarten these days was truly torturing as they often held parent-child activities and events. It seemed that all the programs for this anniversary celebration were prepared by parents and their children together as well.
Truly, one could not become a parent if one didn’t have any skills these days.
Sophia couldn’t help much in this stage play either. She really didn’t have any talent for acting, but Carmen seemed to have inherited Michael’s skills perfectly. She would remember her lines after reciting them once, and she would even improvise on the spot.
The heater in the rehearsal room was turned on to the max, so Michael was sweating profusely. Thus, Sophia gave him some water and wiped off his sweat. Michael took the hem of his shirt and started fanning himself while talking to Sophia, revealing a bit of his abdominal muscles. When Sophia lowered her head and saw his well-defined muscles, her cheeks flushed red.
He was covered with sweat, and a strong scent that was unique to men emanated from him.
The older he got, the more handsome he was…
Michael looked down at her, and he looked as if he was talking to her. Then, Sophia lowered her head and pursed her lips before chuckling.
Cooper was furious. He was about to go forward to separate them, but Carmen grabbed him with her little hand. “Grandpa, are you going to sneak away?”
Cooper said hurriedly, “Of course not. I’m just going to talk to Mommy.”
Carmen continued hugging his thigh tightly while her big, black eyes widened and stared at Cooper vigilantly. “Grandpa, don’t leave!”
Everyone thought that she was just an ignorant child, but in fact, she knew everything. She knew that Cooper didn’t like Michael and wanted to separate her Daddy and Mommy!
She had worked so hard to create opportunities for Daddy and Mommy to reconcile. After all, her job was to unite the family!
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Cooper looked down at Carmen who was hanging onto his thighs speechlessly. With no other choice, he could only watch Michael seduce his precious girl in front of him.
Sure enough, a daughter would always side with her father. It was obvious that Carmen sided with Michael, not Cooper.
Not only did Carmen not side with Cooper, but she even tried to help her father seduce Cooper’s precious daughter.
She’s a traitor!
Cooper had tried many times to be fierce to Carmen. However, every time Carmen stared at him adorably with her big, black eyes and pouted her mouth, Cooper’s heart would instantly soften.
He didn’t want to act tough anymore. His granddaughter was more important!
Although Michael had low academic qualifications, he was a visiting professor of performance at Bayside University. He occasionally would go to class to instruct the students. This time, under the leadership of Michael, the show rehearsal went well. Except for the childish nature of the play, it was almost perfect.
The plot of the play was nothing special. Doctor Invincible wanted to catch the goats in Goat Village for experimentation. The goats in the village fought back, but Slowy was caught. Weslie and Sparky must protect the whole village and rescue the village chief, so they fought against ‘Doctor Invincible’ for three hundred rounds, and finally rescued the village chief and the whole village.
When Cooper saw the script, he was shocked. How did Carmen come up with such a shameful plot?
How could Michael seriously act it out?
Cooper had very few lines, and he was just a background actor who was kept in a cage for the whole play. Nathan didn’t have much to do as Sparky as well. He just followed Weslie around with no expression on his face throughout the entire play. He didn’t even have a single line.
At least Cooper had a line—Weslie, help!
“Weslie, help—”
As soon as Cooper said the line, Carmen immediately looked disgusted and said, “Grandpa, you’re saying your lines with no emotion. You have to act anxious and afraid. When you see me come to rescue you, you have to be happy!”
The face of Cooper, who was locked in a cage, turned bitter.
I have to act afraid, and then happy?!
He was locked in a cage by Carmen, and he had said ‘Weslie, help!’ a dozen times, but Carmen was still not satisfied with his performance. She kept pointing out errors in his lines, totally dissatisfied.
Meanwhile, Sophia had brought the strawberry popsicles she made to share with everyone. Locked in a cage, Cooper watched Michael and Sophia share one popsicle. They took turns biting and licking it, making Cooper feel extremely disgusted!
He was so angry that he was about to rush out of the cage, but Carmen immediately said while licking her popsicle, “Grandpa, you are now locked in a cage by Doctor Invincible. You are not allowed to come out! You’ll ruin the play if you come out! Here, eat this popsicle.”
Ignoring the popsicle, Cooper sulked in the cage.
Carmen is a traitor!
She’s a darned traitor!
As Michael was a professional and Carmen also had many years of at-home directing and acting experience, their stage play rehearsal went very smoothly. Everything was fine except for Cooper’s hindrance.
Cooper felt that Carmen and Michael must have deliberately arranged for him to act in such an embarrassing role. He was locked in the cage from start to finish, and they even complained that he was dragging them down.
After the rehearsal was over on the last day, Carmen released Cooper from the cage. He quickly slipped away, and Carmen even complained loudly, “Grandpa, please don’t drag us down tomorrow!”
Cooper turned around and glared at Michael fiercely. Michael was lifting Carmen high up, his eyes full of love.
Carmen is indeed the apple of my eye!
I must have a few more children!
Carmen had embarrassed Cooper, but Cooper would definitely not lecture his little baby girl, so he vented all his anger on Michael. Ever since he moved in, Cooper had disconnected the wifi and blocked the mobile signal in his room. Plus, he would keep an eye on him 24 hours a day, and he was never allowed to contact Sophia in private.
The dog door was also sealed.
The kindergarten anniversary celebration arrived in the blink of an eye, and Carmen happily took her parents and grandfather to school.
In the past, when there were activities in the kindergarten that required parents to participate, Sophia or Cooper were the ones who attended. Michael would always be filming in other places. Today, Carmen finally took her father to her kindergarten, so she was ecstatic.
The security of the entire kindergarten today was tightened because this was a major event. Many parents had made time to attend this event, and there were many celebrities among them, like the handsome boy who Carmen was the most jealous of and his father, as well as Hope and his father, Harry. Lastly, there was Michael.
There were also a number of lesser-known stars and celebrities appearing one after another. The kindergarten was truly star-studded. After all, it was the first aristocratic kindergarten in the south of the city, so the parents of the children were from wealthy backgrounds.
Michael came here after changing into his costumes at home. He wore the original costume of Doctor Invincible, which he collected after he finished filming the movie.
When he came, there was a burst of exclamation at the scene.
Carmen brought a bunch of children to Michael. Standing up straight, she said with great pride, “This is my Daddy. My Daddy is Doctor Invincible. He’s a great hero who has fought aliens and monsters!”
The children raised their heads and looked at him with amazement. A dozen pairs of round eyes were filled with innocence and envy as they began to exclaim.
“Wow… Carmen’s dad is amazing!”
With a fake smile, Michael raised his hand to greet Carmen’s schoolmates.
This is so embarrassing. I want to leave.
Carmen raised her head and looked at Michael with pleading eyes. “Daddy, my classmates want to take a photo with you, the hero. Is that fine?”
Michael looked at the dozen or so children standing in line and nodded silently.
As a result, a dozen children lined up in an orderly manner for a photo. Hope took a Polaroid photo for them. After the photo came out, Ashton quickly handed a pen to Michael to sign the photo.
He did this all very proficiently.
Michael was surrounded by a group of kids, who regarded him as a tourist attraction. He had to take a photo with them and even sign the photo.
Sophia felt that Carmen would not be so kind as to let the children come to surround her Daddy. Later, she asked Fatty to inquire about it. Sure enough, Carmen had charged the kids.
She charged them 10 for a photo, and 15 for photos where Michael was hugging them. They had to pay 5 extra if they wanted Michael to sign it.
Not only did Carmen make money from her own father, but she did the same to her godfather, Harry, as well. However, she charged a cheaper fee for Harry. She charged only 5 for a photo with him, and 10 for a photo with him holding the kids.
She charged a cheaper fee for Michael than for the Bedlington Terrier. If they wanted to take a photo with the terrier, they would have to pay 20.
Can’t believe that she’s my daughter!
Michael cooperated very well with Carmen’s business. He took photos with the kids, even hugging them or signing the photos as requested. He had a fake smile on his face the whole time, but he generously let the group of parents take pictures of him and their kids.
Today, Carmen came in the full Weslie costume. On the furry headgear of the goat costume were two horns, and she looked adorable in it.
The children also found Cooper, who was sitting on the side with a gloomy face. He was also wearing a costume, and his whole body was wrapped in a sheep costume. Only his face was exposed, and he had also put on makeup. The makeup team hired by Michael were all very professional, and the makeup artists made them look exactly like the ones in the cartoon.
Nathan had been dealing with Carmen for many years, so he was already familiar with such things. Thus, he had no expression on his face.
Meanwhile, it was Cooper’s first time being tortured by Carmen, and he was so furious that there was no expression on his face at all.
The children exclaimed, “Wow… Its’ Slowy!”
Carmen was very proud. “Slowy is about to be taken away by Doctor Invincible and locked up!”
With a sullen face, Cooper kept quiet.
Of course the kids also lined up to take a photo with him.
Cooper would never know that it only cost 1 buck to take a photo with Snowy. Plus, his autograph was free.