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My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 941
Fortunately, Cooper didn’t know about it, otherwise today’s stage play might not be able to go on.
The theatrical performance had begun. The dean’s mother and the student’s parent representative would give a speech. This time, Harry was chosen to be the parent representative, and he gave an impromptu speech after going on stage.
In the audience, Sophia and Michael sat together, holding hands quietly. Cooper glared at them, but there was nothing that he could do.
Michael was bold indeed. He knew that Cooper was staring at him but still dared to hold Sophia’s hand.
Come fight me if you’re so angry, Cooper!
Soon, the stage play began. This time round, the performances were held within the kindergarten. The individual programs were prepared jointly by the parents, students, and faculty of the kindergarten.
This was Carmen’s first time going on stage. In the past, she always performed by herself at home with an audience of at most 30 people, including both humans and their pets. This was a big event with hundreds of people in the audience, so the performance was very important. As soon as he learned about it, Michael put aside his filming and came to prepare the show with Carmen. His appearance fee was not cheap, but this time he came for free.
Actually, the kids were charged 15 for photos with him.
This was simply a bargain. His signed photos all fetched a high price on Amazon.
Originally, Ashton was going to act in the play with Carmen, but Ashton also had his own ideas, so he independently prepared a martial arts performance.
When Harry learned about the kindergarten anniversary celebration, he also rushed back with Michael specially to prepare for the show with Hope.
Carmen prepared ‘Doctor Invincible vs Pleasant Goat’, so their family could actually prepare a play called the ‘Calabash Brothers vs Superman’, but he didn’t expect that Hope would sneer at that idea. He was born with a resting b*tch face which was probably inherited from his grandparents. The moment he was born, he already had a sour face as if he was sneering at the whole world. He even sneered at his father, Harry, only to succumb to the power of Carmen because he couldn’t beat her.
Right after the performance started, Cooper began to doze off.
What on earth are these kids doing…
There was not a single satisfactory program, and aach one was even more childish than the last. There were some kids who sang and forgot the lyrics. Some stood on the stage for a minute and didn’t know what to do, so they simply sat on the ground and cried loudly. Frustrated, Cooper frowned.
Carmen’s eyes were staring at the handsome boy. He and his father had prepared a singing and dance performance. They sang the theme song of ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’. Listening to the familiar melody, Carmen was jealous. She subconsciously tightened her grip on Michael’s costume.
Michael was wearing the original costume of ‘Doctor Invincible’. Even the makeup, as well as the actor, were original. He hugged Carmen and said, “Carmen, you’re the best. Relax and just do your best. Next year, I’ll bring you along to participate in ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’.”
Sophia also stroked the fuzzy and furry Weslie headgear and said, “Come on, my darling baby!”
Cooper also cheered Carmen on. “I will try my best not to drag you down, okay?”
Harry, Sarah, Hale, and Gwen also hurriedly cheered her on. “Come on, Carmen. You’re the most beautiful girl in kindergarten. Have more confidence!”
“Good girl. You can do it!”
A raging flame was ignited in Carmen. I must do well this time. I’m the most beautiful girl in kindergarten!!
Soon, Carmen’s performance began. First of all, ‘Doctor Invincible’ appeared on the stage. When he appeared on the stage, he naturally the audience to exclaim as they were amazed by him.
The authentic version of ‘Doctor Invincible’ and the cute Pleasant Goat were two completely different themes, so everyone wondered how the play would unfold… The parents who dozed off were all awake and stared at them with widened eyes.
‘Doctor Invincible’ captured Slowy, then Weslie and Sparky rushed to rescue him. When the village chief who was trapped in the iron cage saw Weslie, he shouted, “Weslie, help!”
Weslie said, “Hey, monster, let go of the village chief!”
The audience all kept quiet.
Harry was cringing hard. This first line was already so shockingly embarrassing.
With a serious expression, Michael responded to Weslie, “Kid, I’m not a monster. I’m Doctor Invincible. The aliens on the planet Sikesied have secretly invaded Earth, and Slowy has been possessed by aliens. Now, I’m going to take him away to study ways to eliminate aliens.”
Harry sweated profusely. How can Michael say such embarrassing lines so confidently and seriously?
Sophia was also feeling anxious, fearing that Carmen would forget her lines, or that Michael would be too embarrassed and forget his lines.
Cooper, who was in the cage, was also nervous. He was so nervous that his headgear was full of sweat. He was worried for Carmen.
However, fortunately, Carmen did a good job today. However, she was still a kid after all, and she still forgot a few lines in the middle. She should have said, “Come at me, monsters! I will fight for the future of Goat Village!” However, Carmen forgot the lines and just stood on the stage motionlessly for a few seconds. It was absolutely awkward and silent.
Cooper, who was in the cage, was extremely anxious, gesturing desperately, but after all, it was Carmen’s first time performing in a stage play. She was so nervous that she forgot all the lines, and looked at Michael with teary eyes.
At the critical moment, ‘Doctor Invincible’ waved his sleeves and said coldly and unrelentingly, “Weslie, aren’t you fighting for the future of Goat Village? What are you doing in a daze? Are you scared?”
After being stupefied for a second, Carmen had a sudden flash of inspiration while she was looking at ‘Doctor Invincible’ and she improvised, “I-I’m not afraid. I’m just thinking of how to defeat you!”
However, she still sounded fearful. Her acting seemed very real and clever.
The play successfully went on!
Sophia and Cooper breathed a sigh of relief. They were so nervous just now that they forgot to breathe.
Carmen’s performance continued, and Cooper was successfully rescued. The stage play then ended, and the actors made the curtain call. With that, the audience burst into applause as the play was really good.
The whole style of the play was different from the others, and they were so good that they seemed like professional actors crushing amateurs.
When the winners were announced, Carmen won first place as expected. Michael took Carmen, who was overjoyed, to the stage to receive the award. He then raised her, who was holding the trophy, up high, making her the most eye-catching kid on the scene.
Looking at Carmen, who had won an award for the first time and was smiling brilliantly, Cooper felt that all the embarrassment today was worthwhile.
When she forgot her lines just now, he was so anxious.
His eyes couldn’t help but fall on Michael.
For the first time today, this jerk didn’t make him feel upset.
As a father, Michael did a better job than Cooper. Today, he was like a hero who had descended from the sky in the eyes of Carmen.
Nothing made her happier than having a hero as a father.
Michael gave Carmen a happy childhood. He devoted his efforts and energy to her dreams and future, and he worked hard to build a good life for Carmen so that she could grow up happily and maintain her innocence and kindness.
However, Cooper’s own daughter did not have such a good father…
Cooper looked at Sophia, who was applauding Michael and Carmen while grinning ear to ear and shedding tears of joy.
After the performance, the family returned home. The moment Carmen got out of the car, she couldn’t stay still. While holding her mother with her left hand and her father with her right, she sang, “…Although I am just a goat, the green grass has become more fragrant because of me!”
Michael continued the song, singing, “The sky has become bluer because of me, and the white clouds have become softer because of me!”
Sophia also tried to sing along, “Don’t look down on me just because I’m a goat. Goats are smart creatures.”
Then, the family of three looked at Cooper in unison, waiting for him to continue the song. Cooper kept quiet because he didn’t know how to sing the song.
Carmen said, “I’m angry now. I don’t want to play with Grandpa anymore.”
Cooper looked at the family of three holding hands and entering the house, feeling very lonely.
After returning home, Cooper secretly asked Carmen again when the time was right, “Darling, between Daddy and Grandpa, who do you like better?”
Carmen was drinking milk. She then wiped her mouth and replied without skipping a beat, “Of course it’s Daddy! Isn’t it obvious?”
Hearing this, Cooper felt even more lonely.
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However, Cooper was not willing to give up and asked Carmen, “Why? Am I not as good as Daddy?”
Carmen spit out her pacifier. She put on a serious expression and gave it a thought, and her voice became solemn as she said, “Grandpa, you are not allowed to ask me such questions in the future. Daddy said that this kind of question is stupid and bad…”
Cooper stuttered, “I…”
Carmen replied, “If your dad and mom were about to die, who would you choose? If Mommy and I fell into the water at the same time and you could only save one of us, who would you save? Daddy said that I should beat up anyone who dares to ask such a question to me when I grow up.”
Cooper said, “I…”
Carmen continued, “I’ll only answer this once. Daddy and I have known each other for many, many years, but you and I have only known each other for one, two, three, four… Less than thirteen months. So, I prefer Daddy!”
Cooper was speechless.
Carmen replied, “If you ask this question again, I will be angry!”
Cooper sighed, feeling a little sad.
He tried hard to be a good grandfather, but found that the precious Carmen never took his side.
Carmen also knew that she had hurt her grandfather, so she offered her milk to Cooper. “Grandpa, drink this.”
Cooper took Carmen’s milk bottle, and saw that ‘Carmen’s milk bottle’ was written with Carmen’s private stamp on it.
All of the ‘royal items’ of Carmen would be covered with her stamp. Her self-designed stamp was ugly and awkward-looking, but Michael treated it like treasure and still passed the stamps to the factory. All the customized things used by Carmen would be printed with her seal because she would have a sense of accomplishment that way.
Cooper held Carmen’s milk bottle that was still warm. Carmen had always been drinking this type of milk, which was no ordinary milk as it had been specially developed for her.
She was able to grow up healthily thanks to Michael’s hard work. He devoted energy and effort to Carmen, and he even set up a special medical team to monitor Carmen’s health. The milk she drank and the food she ate every day would all be prepared by expert nutritionists.
It was no wonder that Carmen preferred Michael.
Thinking about it this way, Cooper felt better. He ruffled Carmen’s hair and returned the milk bottle to her. Carmen was very clingy today. She invited Cooper to drink her exclusive milk, and took the initiative to sleep with Cooper at night. Cooper was so moved that he almost cried.
The little girl was probably acting this way because Cooper had worked hard for her stage play recently. She was very grateful, so she took the initiative to show her gratitude.
Carmen enthusiastically introduced Cooper to her new items today.
“This is my pillow! This is my bed! These are my slippers! This is my diaper. Don’t tell the other children about it! Other children don’t need it anymore, but I’m still secretly using it.”
Seeing that Carmen was trying hard to show her items to him, he quickly applauded very cooperatively. “Wow, these are nice!”
Although the little girl did not side with him, Cooper was already very happy that she was willing to talk to himself.
Carmen often went to sleep in various rooms, so they made a small movable bed with the theme of ‘Balala the Fairies’ for her. She would ask someone to push the bed to wherever she went.
After showing off her bed, Carmen said again, “Daddy found someone to write a theme song for me. Do you want to listen to it?”
Since Carmen was going to participate in ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’, Cooper had set up a company for her that was responsible for all her acting affairs. Michael had also found a well-known songwriter in the industry to make the theme song for Carmen. They were even going to shoot her MV in spring.
Cooper was overjoyed. “Great. I want to hear it.”
Carmen was wearing pajamas with baby bears on them and she began to sing and dance. She also had a vocal teacher dedicated to teaching her in kindergarten, so she sang much better than before. Her voice was sweet and crisp, and she had begun to learn to control her breathing. She sang so beautifully that Cooper became lightheaded. He was overjoyed for the entire night.
It was only later that he learned that he had been tricked by Carmen again. On the night that Carmen made him lightheaded, Michael swaggered into Sophia’s room and bedded her all night.
In the mistress’ residence, Sophia turned on the night light, and the whole bedroom was enveloped in a romantic atmosphere.
Clothes were strewn across the ground. A woman’s underwear and man’s boxer briefs were wildly entangled together. Shae sneaked in and took the clothes away, then sent them to the waterhouse. The clothes would be clean for them to wear tomorrow morning.
Sophia was covered in sweat. Leaning on Michael’s shoulder, she said shyly, “Didn’t you say that you were just coming up here to chat with me?”
Recalling the great s*x he had just now, Michael whispered, “I’m sorry. I couldn’t hold back anymore.”
Sophia couldn’t help but punch his chest with her small fist and pouted. “You even said that your manhood couldn’t get into me, and even if it did, you wouldn’t move…”
Michael looked at the gorgeous Sophia in his arms and started feeling horny again. He flipped over and lay on top of Sophia.
“I’m sorry… I couldn’t hold back again.”
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The night was long, but in Michael’s view, his time with his lover would always be short.
Tomorrow morning, he would leave again. This time round, they would not be able to see each other for another month. He wanted to give her all the love and longing he had accumulated during this month in one night.
Although he knew it was not easy, Michael tried hard to leave behind his seed in Sophia. He hoped that it would take shape, take root and sprout. He hoped that Sophia would give birth to another child so that he would have another precious and loving baby.
However, he also knew how difficult this was. Sophia had not taken care of her health ever since she was a child, and she had exhausted all her strength to give birth to Carmen. Previously, she was captured by Quinton. She had to escape while pregnant with Carmen, which had also ruined her health. Now, her body was beginning to get better, but the doctor had said that her chance of having a baby again was very small.
It’s fine if that’s the case… God already gave Carmen to me, and she’s already the greatest gift. I can’t be greedy.
Sometimes, he felt a little empty, and that Carmen was very lonely without a sibling… Still, they could just get more pets!
The more pets they got, the better.
In the middle of the night, Sophia got up to drink some water then came back, lying in Michael’s arms while preparing to have the next round of sex.
Michael’s hands had been stroking Sophia’s flat stomach. Her stomach felt cold to touch, so Michael warmed her belly with his big palm, hoping that this would drive away the coldness.
Sophia let out a contented sigh and suddenly asked, “If we have a second child in the future, do you think it would be boy or a girl?”
Before Michael could speak, Sophia already replied, “I hope that it’s a daughter. Look at Carmen, she’s great! Daughters are great. They smell good, and they’re obedient. Bubbles and Snowball are also girls, and they’re very obedient. Look at Judge… I wouldn’t want to have a son as naughty as Judge in the future.”
Speaking of sons, Michael thought of Nate. Unfortunately, it was also his first time being a father at that time. He was very nervous and bad at parenting, thus he had raised Nate into a person with a cold attitude. Now, he regretted it very much.
He was grown up now and had gradually become sensible. Plus, he had a younger sister, and he had gradually realized that Michael had tried hard to be a good father. However, he was still very cold.
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After learning from his experience of raising Nate, he worked extra hard to raise Carmen. He took care of everything by himself and no longer made other people do the work. He changed Carmen’s diapers, and he even cleaned her after she peed and pooped. He formulated milk powder for her under the guidance of an expert and when she was ill, he guarded her all day and night.
“…She was very sick and in a lot of pain. The doctor even advised me to euthanize her and let her go peacefully, but Carmen was still trying very hard to continue breathing. Her heart was beating hard and I knew that she wanted to live. She was always so strong and optimistic. No matter how bad the situation was, she tried her best to live on. I stayed next to her in the hospital and watched them inject things into Carmen’s thin arms again and again. She relied on a ventilator to survive. Occasionally, she would open her eyes and look at me. As soon as I stretched out my hand, her little hand would grab my fingers hard. Although she was still ignorant and didn’t know who I was, she knew that I hadn’t given up on her. She was trying hard to live for me. Then, she overcame all difficulties and survived healthily.”
When Sophia heard Michael talk about this, she couldn’t help but cry.
That scene felt familiar to her.
Back then when she was in a coma, she seemed to have heard similar words. The doctors were saying that she could not survive and would die in endless pain. They said that it would be better to euthanize her and let her pass away peacefully.
However, a pair of warm and strong hands held her all the time, desperately trying to warm her. Although she was in a lot of pain and she wanted to give up so that she could be free, the warmth of those big hands had given her courage. She was in a lot of pain, but she still wanted to live. She wanted to live no matter how small the chance was!
It was simply a gift from heaven that she could survive and even reunite with Carmen and her dad!
“You made me cry…” Sophia sobbed.
Michael kissed her on the forehead and whispered in her ear, “Will you promise me one thing? You and Carmen are everything to me. Don’t leave me, okay…?”
He tasted his own salty tears, and he heard Sophia’s soft voice answering, “Okay…”
Early in the morning the next day, Cooper learned that Michael had slept in Sophia’s building all night. His face flushed red with rage, and he kept glaring at Michael during breakfast. Michael didn’t back down either.
Sophia knew that the two of them were at odds with each other, so she intervened and said, “Okay, stop staring at each other. If you guys keep glaring, you might become cross-eyed soon.”
It was only then did Michael and Cooper finally stop.
Although Cooper was angry that Michael had taken away his baby girl, as a father, he was still grateful to him. They had both watched their daughter dying in front of them before. Thinking about it this way, he had a better understanding of Michael.
Still, they were still on opposite sides because Michael wanted to snatch away Cooper’s baby girl. This was simply unforgivable!
Bubbles came over and the huge dog looked at Michael pitifully, as if he knew that Michael was going to leave. Michael patted its head and said, “Dad is going out to make a lot of money. Take care of our home and don’t destroy it.”
Bubbles stuck out her tongue, looking very cute.
Carmen immediately skipped over and said, “I also want you to ruffle my hair!”
Michael freed up a hand to ruffle Carmen’s hair and said to Sophia, “Look, our pets are also very cute. When Carmen enters elementary school, let’s get a few more pets.”
Sophia hugged Sunset. The beautiful Ragdoll cat was full of aristocratic temperament.
She finally knew why she had decided to raise so many cats and dogs—it was because she couldn’t have children at that time.
It was said that in many feudal families in Cethos, women who could not give birth to children, especially those who could not give birth to sons, had to be hung up and beaten. In comparison, Michael truly treated her well. She had not been able to have children after so many years of marriage, but he didn’t hang her up and beat her. He even raised so many pets with her.
The family was enjoying themselves. Cooper, who was left out, couldn’t stand it anymore. After eating, he changed into his clothes and went out. His baby girl was about to be snatched away, so he felt an even more urgent need to find his son.
Before leaving, he fed his tortoise and said to Dimon, “Send him off in a while. Keep an eye on him.”
When he said this, his fierce eyes were staring at Michael.
Dimon was speechless.
I’m just sending Michael to the airport. Why does it sound like Michael is going to be killed? Geez.
After eating breakfast, Linus dropped Carmen off at the kindergarten.
“Uncle Linus, please take good care of Carmen.” Sophia said goodbye to Linus at the door. Meanwhile, without Cooper around, Michael took it one step further and openly placed his arm around Sophia as her lover.
Linus glanced at them and said, “Yeah.”
Carmen went out wearing new clothes. She was wearing a fuschia hat with two pointy cat ears, and she was in a pink outfit. Her hands, which were in her little gloves, waved. “Daddy, you can be rest assured and go off now. Make sure you earn money to buy me a floral dress!”
After leaving the house, Linus glanced at Messenger calmly and realized that he had a new message.
Alice texted,‘Everything is ready.’
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This time round, Michael didn’t let Sophia send him off. The journey would take two or three hours, and he couldn’t bear letting her feel tired.
Michael and Harry returned to the crew together. So far, they had been on leave for five days already. They were the main male leads so if they didn’t come back, the crew would be in big trouble.
As soon as Michael came back, he saw an extra person in the crew. She was an extremely beautiful Western woman with dazzling blond hair who stood out in the crew.
This time round, the crew of ‘The Winter Breakthrough’ hired a well-known foreign photography team, and the woman was a well-known photographer.
When Michael came, the woman had already become acquainted with Celine and was teaching her English.
“Hello, Mr. Murray. I have been a fan of yours for many years. Please call me Alice.”
The Western women took the initiative to talk to Michael. She had long legs and a very tall figure. Even if she was wearing thick winter clothes, she still couldn’t hide her beautiful curves, and she was very proud of her height of 1.7-meter. When she looked up at him, there was just the right amount of worship and pleasant surprise in her eyes. She didn’t look too cold nor overly fanatical.
As soon as Michael lowered his head, he saw her work tag.
She was Alice Michel, an assistant photographer.
Michel…
Michael frowned when he saw this surname. Still, he shook hands with Alice and said, “Nice to meet you. Thank you for your hard work.”
Alice smiled. She had very sharp facial features, and her eyes were as blue and as beautiful as the deep sea. She said, “It is an honor for me to join this team. I’d appreciate your kind guidance.”
She was not very fluent in Cethosian, but even her accent sounded elegant, just like herself.
The two talked briefly before they separated.
After Michael and Harry returned, they started shooting on a tight schedule.
From then onward, there was an extra employee in the crew—Alice. She had a good personality, and on top of that, she was very gentle and good-looking. Thus, she was the most liked person in the crew second only to Cereberus.
Michael worked overtime to finish his work faster, but he didn’t expect that disaster would soon befall him.
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The mountain was like a wilderness of zombie-white and the crew could barely see anything other than the blanket of snow, which was so thick that it was extremely arduous for them to trudge through it. Even their cars could easily get stuck in the snow. Carrying the hefty shooting equipment alone drained a lot of time and energy from the staff, let alone carrying the food.
Meanwhile, the Cereberus had become the gems among the filming crew as they had run back and forth several times a day to bring snacks and food for the staff. Besides being dedicated, they never slumbered and were always energetic. They would even send garbage down the mountain after every meal to maintain the cleanliness of the filming spot.
On the other hand, Celine too followed Judge around everyday to serve meals for the staff since she was free and loved wandering around.
Ever since she lost her memory, her old-self as the belle in military special forces had completely vanished. Instead, she had become a totally different person and was like a Husky in human form. In fact, she was even more playful than a Husky.
Running back and forth with Celine all day, Justin barely had time to do other things. He had to look after Celine as if he was a babysitter to prevent her from getting into trouble.
She was indeed like a child who was just past infancy and was now an energetic toddler who was inquisitive and eager to explore the world. Someone had to attend to her all the time to prevent her from getting injured given how vigorous she was.
“Hey, you’re so playful that even the Husky is tired running around with you.”
Michael gently pinched her cheeks as he lectured her. When they were young, it was Celine who took care of him; now, it was his turn to look after her.
Smiling innocently, she was like a carefree, adorable child. At the same time, Michael was overwhelmed with mixed emotions looking at her features that resembled his.
The girl in the past, who put her boss’ dog up to eating sh*t and fought with the director’s wife, no longer existed, and had now become a silly girl. Though she would not stir up trouble anymore, Michael wasn’t sure if this was considered something fortunate for her.
Today, Judge was led away by Celine to run all around the mountain. While Celine was still full of energy when they came back, Judge was already exhausted.
Seeing that, Justin quickly pulled Michael’s hand away from her face and said, “She is just a naive kid.”
Michael was rendered speechless. He had never seen a forty-year-old kid.
He turned around and looked at Judge, who was lying on the ground drained. Never did he imagine that even Judge’s energy could be depleted someday.
These days, Judge had been following the filming crew up the mountain early in the morning and going home late at night. Being busier than a farmer, the hardworking dog had been bringing snacks for them, serving meals and cleaning garbage just for the sake of a small amount of tip. On top of that, he had to get down to run around with Celine—no wonder his energy ran out.
Michael took out a hundred from his pocket and gave it to Judge. Patting his head, Michael cooed him in a gentle voice that was rare, “There, there. Take this money and buy me a coffee. The shooting is going to end soon, and we can go home for the new year as soon as it ends.”
Judge howled wearily.
Though he was exhausted after running around with Celine, he still pulled himself together for the sake of the money. Dragging the little trolley, Judge took the shopping list and went down the mountain with his two pups with Celine and Justin behind them. Seeing the five gradually vanishing from his sight, Michael turned around and pulled out his phone to check in on Sophia.
“Wow, your phone is the latest model from Michel Group’s mobile phone brand!” Standing behind him, Alice exclaimed in amazement just as he took out the phone.
Michael looked down at his phone. It was royal-black in color and had a smooth screen and sleek design. In addition, its other functions and features included high tolerance to heat, long battery life, and solar-powered battery. Produced with military-grade technology, it was also bulletproof.
“Mm-hmm, it is one of Michel Group’s products,” he answered.
The electronics manufacturing business of Michel Group positioned themselves as providers of high-end, superior products. The price of the phone which Michael was holding was around 60,000, and it was the latest model that had yet to be launched in the market. It was not commonly seen given its extraordinarily high price.
“Seems like this model has not been launched in the market yet. Can I have a look at it?” Alice’s eyes were filled with admiration.
Frowning, Michael courteously turned down her request. “There’s nothing special about it besides more powerful functions and a slimmer design.”
Previously, Carmen was upset because Cooper’s phone did not have a beauty mode in its camera function, thus she had refused to take pictures using his phone. Hence, Cooper immediately commanded the research and development department to add the beauty mode in their latest model. The beauty mode was supported by the latest technology and had a powerful function of intelligent face recognition to automatically apply the beauty effects on the user’s face.
Sitting down beside Michael, Alice glanced at his phone and could immediately identify its features. “I can see that the camera is different and I’m guessing that they must have upgraded the camera function. I’ve heard that this model now has a beauty mode. Is that true?”
Michael replied, “Yeah, the beauty mode is pretty good.”
Sophia had given him two of the phones and he had been using this one ever since he came to the mountain. It was undeniable that the phones produced by Michel’s Group were indeed powerful and its bulletproof function was not merely a marketing gimmick.
The lock screen of his phone was the Cereberus while his wallpaper was a picture of Sophia and Carmen. Sitting beside him, Alice noticed his lock screen. Michael quickly put away his phone so that she would not see his wallpaper.
“Are all three of the Huskies yours?”Alice asked again.
Focusing on the script, Michael answered shortly, “Yes.”
Alice reminded him, “Though they are sled dogs, it normally takes seven to eight of them to pull a sleigh. It’s too tiring for them to pull things around like this. You have to be careful.”
Michael remained silent, but he had acknowledged her words.
He felt sorry for Judge too seeing the silly dog diligently transporting food for the staff just for the sake of a little tip. Well, the shooting is going to end soon and they just have to hang in there for a few more days. I’ll reward them with more good food once we are back in Bayside City.
Michael was taking a chance since Sophia would not know about it, and neither would Harry nor Justin tell her. Only the silly dogs themselves would know how they had been ordered around, but little did Michael know what was going on in Bayside City…
“Come on, Sophia! Let’s go visit the filming crew! Come on…”
It was early in the morning and the sky was still dark. With a sleepy face, Sophia looked out the window and saw Stanley and Sean standing outside the house waving at her.
After waiting for some time, Stanley waved his hands at the window again. “Come on, Sophia! Big Brother Stanley has bought a new plane. Let’s take the plane and go visit the filming crew!”
It sounds like a good idea to visit the filming crew.
At the moment, Linus had gone overseas for an important meeting, Carmen was with the Fletchers and Cooper was busy finding his son. And so, Sophia brought Snowball along and slipped out of the house to visit the crew with Stanley and Sean.
It was yet another month since she had met Michael. Sophia was excited to see him, so she did not inform him beforehand about her visit.
She wanted to give him a huge surprise!
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Stanley and Sean pitched in and bought a private plane. Joyfully, Sophia hopped onto the plane and brought Snowball with her to visit the crew. At the same time, a few bodyguards tagged along knowing that she was going on a jaunt.
Soon, they arrived at the city in which Michael was shooting. After switching from a four-wheel drive to a bus and lastly, to a donkey cart, they finally reached town. Upon settling down in a hotel, Sophia left for the shooting scene with Stanley and the others. She was going to give Michael a huge surprise!
The surrounding environment was pristine and there were very few residents staying around the area. The weather was fair as the group of people walked through the snowy-white pastures. Wearing a thick coat and goggles, Sophia walked excitedly at the front of the group.
Suddenly, a ringing sound emerged from the front. After passing over a steep hill, they saw a team of people in the distance. It was a man and a woman with three Huskies. Both the man and the woman were wearing green coats while the Huskies were dressed in tattered clothes and looked scrawny.
The three dogs were pulling a little trolley which had several big bags of goods on it.
Obviously, the Huskies were extremely exhausted with their heads dropping as they were dozing off. Nevertheless, they were still pulling the trolley diligently, which made them look pitiful.
Seeing that, Stanley started to protest. “This is too much! How would three Huskies be able to pull so much stuff? Though Huskies are sled dogs, they shouldn’t treat them like this. I’m going to teach them a lesson.”
Sophia too thought their masters went over the line. How could they let the three small Huskies pull so many things? This was animal abuse!
Sophia dressed up Snowball with a pink vest so that her furry, white body was distinguishable from the blankets of snow. All of a sudden, Snowball dashed forward. Sophia could only watch as the furball in pink sprinted toward the three Huskies.
Woof! Woof!
Seeing Snowball, the Huskies became extremely excited. Meanwhile, the man and the woman turned around and looked in the direction of Sophia and the others.
Upon seeing each other face to face…
“It’s you!”
Instantly, Stanley recognized the two people standing in front of him. They were none other than Celine and Justin!
The coats that they were wearing must have been taken from the filming crew as the coats looked shabby. At first, Stanley even thought they were locals.
He stared at the three Huskies in shock. The leading dog was none other than his beloved Judge, who had lost so much weight that even he himself could barely recognize him.
Howling, Judge immediately ran toward Stanley as soon as he saw him. He was like a child who had been abducted for child labor, and now his father had finally came to his rescue.
“Stan? Sophia…”
Justin and Celine were stunned seeing the group of people who came from nowhere.
Looking at the heaps of goods in the trolley, Stanley glanced toward the poorly-dressed Cereberus and their harnesses, and then toward Justin and Celine who were feeling guilty. His blood boiled upon realizing what was going on.
“Y-You b*stards!”
…
On the other hand, it was time for lunch but the meals had not arrived yet. The crews were wondering if something had happened on the way. There was once where Judge accidentally overturned the trolley, spilled the snacks halfway, and came back empty-handed. Later, Celine had requested to be in-charge of transporting the crew’s meals and snacks. Each time, Justin and her would follow Judge to run the errands, so there shouldn’t be any accidents by rights.
Finally, the familiar ringing sound of the trolley’s bells could be heard. Overjoyed, the staff who were idle at the moment quickly walked out awaiting their meals and snacks. However, to their surprise, they saw a big group of people approaching from the other end of the snowfield.
Walking in front was Justin and Celine. With their heads down, they silently pulled the trolley in which the three exhausted Huskies were sitting.
Besides, there were a few other men behind them who were carrying the food that was supposed to be transported by Judge and his pups.
Something must have happened!
Michael looked toward the direction of Celine as she lifted her head and looked at him, who seemed flustered and was pouting.
Then, he saw Stanley and Sean walking in the troop behind. Besides, there was a Samoyed in a pink vest and a woman who was wearing a pink coat and goggles.
He shuddered upon seeing the woman. Scared stiff, Michael knew that he was in trouble.
The other crews who were excitedly awaiting their meals were startled by the episode too. Standing still, no one dared to utter a word as they were anticipating what was going to happen next.
The woman in pink coat walked up to a spot not far away from Michael and stopped, thereafter she chucked the bags of food onto the ground. Nevertheless, nobody dared to step forward and collect the food as they looked back and forth between Michael and the woman in the pink coat.
Finally, the woman took off her goggles and showed her pair of blue eyes. Staring fiercely at Michael, she snarled, “Michael, you’d better explain yourself! What’s going on?!”
They were in great trouble!
Even the missus was here now!
The crew had expected this to probably happen someday, but they never thought that it would happen so soon.
Immediately, everyone excused themselves from the scene, leaving Michael alone to deal with the furious dog owner, Sophia.
Michael too was scared out of his wits, and he knew it would be impossible to make up an excuse.
Today, Celine had hauled Judge around the mountain to play with her since early morning. While Celine was still full of beans, Judge was already fatigued after that. Celine alone had drained the Cereberus of energy and they were even dozing off at noon. Nevertheless, the crew were still waiting for the Huskies to fetch their meals, so Michael gave Judge a hundred, thereafter the dog got up tiredly and went down the mountain to pick up lunch.
Initially, Michael was thinking to order the Huskies about for one last time today, thereafter he would reward them splendidly before sending them back to celebrate the new year in Bayside City. However…
“My dear, I was wrong! I’m sorry!”
Michael immediately wimped out and confessed in a sincere manner. “It’s all my fault. I promise it won’t happen again. Please forgive me, will you?”
Stanley almost teared up cuddling his beloved Judge, who was worn out.
Back in Bayside City, Judge had always been chubby and fluffy as he fed on top-quality dog food, stayed in the finest kennel, and even wore a branded collar. However, he had lost so much weight after living with the filming crew for just a few days.
Looking at Judge’s shabby clothes, skinny legs and exhausted face, Stanley did not even dare to directly confront Michael. Nevertheless, Sophia was not afraid to do so.
Sophia nearly blew her top and could hardly contain her anger as she was about to start fighting with Michael despite the fact that there were so many people watching.
Seeing such a situation, Harry quickly distributed the meals to the staff and dispersed them for lunch. After all, it was not appropriate to meddle in others’ private affairs. Everyone quickly took their food and walked away. Nonetheless, Sophia’s hoarse roar could still be heard from afar.
“Michael Fletcher, what did you promise me when I handed the dogs over to you? You said you would take good care of my dogs! Is this how you take care of them?!”
“You’re not even looking after them at all! If you’re unhappy, you can send them back to me! I have been putting up with you for a long time! You used my cat as your mouse pad. You made the Persian cat that I gave you catch spiders, cockroaches, and even wild rats from the drains! You even used my dog to wipe your feet! Do you really think he is your mat?!”
Sophia burst into tears as she got even more frustrated the more she thought about it. All the grievances that she had harbored for a long time finally exploded today.
She was like a farmer who was carefully growing pots of plants and had been taking care of them diligently by giving them fertilizers, getting rid of pests and controlling the amount of light and water they got. Finally, the flowers bloomed and she was overjoyed admiring the beautiful flowers. However, Michael took her pots of plants as ashtrays and disposed of his cigarette butts in them!
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Michael was too timid to even utter a word.
Of course a cat is kept to catch a mouse, isn’t it?
Indeed, the mouse that came out from the toilet bowl last time was a little too dirty. He had sent the exquisite Persian cat given by the Queen into the washroom and closed it in there with the mouse. Michael had expected Fiffy to unleash its power, but the cat was actually so terrified of the mouse that it wailed and curled up in the wash basin all night, not daring to come down. In the end, it was Nicholas who came to Fiffy’s rescue and got rid of the mouse.
As for him using the dog to wipe his feet… Michael thought he was innocent because whenever a furry pet passed by him, he would subconsciously rub his feet against their fur if he was barefoot. He wasn’t using them to wipe his feet but was just giving them a friendly rub.
Though he used the dogs as his backrest when he was watching television and used the cat as his mouse pad, he genuinely loved the pets and treated them as his own children.
He was so wronged!
Nevertheless, he did not expect Sophia to be so agitated, and he dared not to argue back despite his valid reasons. He said in a servile manner, “I admit I was wrong. I promise I’ll never use the cat as my mouse pad or send him to catch a mouse again. I’m sorry. And I’ll never ask Judge to fetch the goods anymore. Please stop crying, okay?”
Wiping off her tears, Sophia pointed at the ground and commanded fiercely, “You better stand still here for the next three minutes!”
Michael quickly cooed, “Okay, okay… I’ll stand still.”
Sophia turned around and walked away without hesitation. As she left, she took her Samoyed and the two Husky pups with her while Stanley brought Judge away too.
Meanwhile, Michael stayed where he was, not daring to move as he watched Sophia and the others walked away.
Looking at him resignedly, Sean sighed and left with the group as well.
Finally, Michael shot himself in the foot once again. Sophia had come merrily to give him a surprise, but alas, it turned out that he was the one who gave her a ‘surprise’ first.
Using sled dogs to fetch lunch boxes… What an ingenious man!
Three minutes later, Michael was allowed to move, so he anxiously ran forward to go after Sophia. Nevertheless, Danny caught up with him and said, “You shouldn’t go to her now as she is still in a fit of rage and won’t listen to your explanations. It’s late now, so she won’t leave the town either. Why don’t you have your meal first? We’ll sort it out after you eat.”
Looking in the direction where Sophia had gone, Michael was so worried that he lost his appetite. However, he still had to continue shooting, so he had to eat to replenish his energy for the activities later.
The filming crew’s food truck could only stop by the foot of the mountain as it couldn’t be driven up the mountain. The meals were prepared there and put in a thermal box to be pulled up the mountain by Judge. During that period of time, the staff had been depending on Judge to send them food. Now that he was leaving, everyone had to live with insufficient food again.
Though they could simply send some men to pick up the food, a lot of manpower was needed for the filming. It would be a waste of their limited resources to use their men as such.
On the other hand, Sophia and Stanley arrived at the hotel with their dogs. They found a pile of change and some one-dollar coins in Judge’s purse, all of which were his hard-earned money.
The scrawny dogs were so tired that they could even drowse off while standing. Bathing the dogs, Stanley cursed as he wailed, “You b*stard, Michael! My baby Judge…”
In fact, the three dogs just ran three rounds of errands today to fetch some potato chips and lunch, and the workload was not too heavy. Given Judge’s energy, he could have been full of beans even after fetching the goods, but he was drained because Celine had brought him around the mountain and to ski at the ski area. After running around all day, Judge was worn out and had no energy left to run errands.
After being brought back by Stanley, Judge dozed off while Stanley was bathing him.
Looking at his baby dogs who were extremely fatigued, Stanley shed tears of sympathy. Bathing Judge had always been a troublesome chore in the past but he had fallen asleep today in the shower.
He must have had a hard time!
It could be clearly seen that the dogs had lost weight tremendously especially after their bodies were drenched.
Looking at the dead-tired Huskies who went into a deep sleep right after the bath, Sophia became seriously upset.
Not only did Michael dispose of his cigarette butts in her plant pots, but he even nipped off his flowers to make more space for his cigarette butts!
This was too much!
“We shall leave tomorrow and never come back again!” Stanley said sternly.
At the same time, Sophia had packed up her stuff and the dogs’ essentials as she was ready to leave early in the next morning too.
F*ck you, Michael!
Though it was just a small matter regarding the dogs, the implication behind this incident was significant.
How dare he dispose of his cigarette butts in my pots of plants? It’s because he doesn’t care about my feelings and he doesn’t care about me! And he doesn’t care about me because he doesn’t really love me!
To abuse her dogs was no different from abusing her!
At night, after work had ended, Michael quickly rushed to the hotel where Sophia was staying. Sure enough, he was blocked by Roger, who was two-meter tall.
Distressed, Michael paced back and forth anxiously outside the hotel and kept calling Sophia, but she refused to pick up.
He wished to just kneel down before her.
He was indeed wrong, and was absurdly wrong. If he was given a chance again, he would definitely not exploit the dogs and would rather starve than asking Judge to send them food.
He was really wrong…
Nevertheless, his apology was not heard by Sophia. After lingering around for an hour or so outside the building, he could not stand the cold anymore especially because it was midnight. So, he checked into the room beneath Sophia’s and carefully listened for happenings upstairs.
The hotel rooms were not soundproof and he could clearly hear Sophia when she got off her bed and walked around in the room. He could also hear the sound of her lifting the toilet seat when she went to the loo at midnight.
He could even tell that the three Huskies were sleeping in her room. The dogs were snoring so loudly that Sophia could not fall asleep and was scrolling on Twitter.
He knew this because he saw her new post on Twitter, and she also liked a promotional tweet by Michael’s fan.
A few hours earlier at half past ten, she had retweeted a post which was promoting Michael and wrote, ‘Love y’all! Thanks for supporting Taylor! {love emoji}’
At 1a.m., she tweeted again and wrote, ‘There are fifteen days more before the voting for ‘Light of Cethos’ closes. Please continue to show your support for Taylor. He’ll be at the award ceremony this year. {love emoji}’
By 2a.m., there was already news that the couple were not on good terms, and someone had exposed the episode that happened in the afternoon on set. Immediately, Sophia retweeted the post and wrote, ‘Please refrain from making groundless accusations. Taylor and I are on good terms and we’re leading a happy life. Please remove your post, thank you!’
Following that, she posted another tweet with the picture of the Cereberus’ ungracious sleeping postures. She applied a filter to the picture, censored the dogs’ private parts, and wrote, ‘Came to visit @Taylor Murray and @Judge and Pups. The shooting of @The Winter Breakthrough is coming to an end soon. Please continue to support the movie!’
After that, she logged into the account of ‘Judge and Pups’ and retweeted the post that she had just shared using her main account.
Michael was confused upon seeing all her tweets. What’s going on? Aren’t we having a fight?
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Michael instantly retweeted her post and wrote, ‘Sleep well.’
However, Sophia did not reply. He thought she had forgiven him, but as usual, she did not pick up his call nor reply to his messages. It was shown on Twitter that she had already read the message, but she refused to text him back.
Michael too scrolled through Twitter all night and saw numerous netizens exposing their dispute in the afternoon as he searched for the keywords. To his surprise, Sophia had left a comment on every post and asked the user to delete their groundless allegations.
Michael thought to himself, Indeed, I can’t comprehend a young girl’s mind. Sophie had multiple facets of personalities and he couldn’t even grasp one of them. What on earth is in her mind?
The next morning, Michael lingered around the hotel lobby but did not see Sophia. Due to the packed shooting schedule, he could not afford to be late, so he quickly left to the mountain. Everyone was expecting to starve on that day and had brought along some snacks from their hotel in case they would not get lunch in the afternoon.
The filming spot was located at a peculiar area on the mountain as neither vehicles nor donkey carts could reach the place. On top of that, because the filming crew had insufficient manpower, they were unable to send any staff to carry the food. As a result, many of them were frustrated.
Meanwhile, Stanley was angrily confronting Sophia over the phone. “Sophia, what do you think you were posting last night? Aren’t you having a fight with Uncle Michael? How could you still interact with each other on Twitter? Can you take the fight in a more serious and solemn manner? He abused my baby Judge! Do you still remember what you said when you adopted Tater and Tots? Now your ex-husband is abusing them, so you have to stand up against him! Buck up, Sophia!”
Tater and Tots were the nicknames of the two Husky pups, and their names were registered as Cash Edwards and Penny Edwards on the dog licenses. Both of the pups too had suffered this time. Nevertheless, they were in good spirits again after the sleep and started fooling around again.
Sophia did not answer Stanley. She was having a headache as she had not slept well the previous night. The cold weather had somehow helped to cool her down that night, and her frustration had subsided.
Though she was mad at Michael for disrespecting her, disposing of his cigarette butts in her pots of plants, and even nipping off her flowers for his own convenience, she started wavering as she recalled images of Michael in her mind. His handsome face, his beautiful abs, the half-naked body standing in front of the French window… Lowering his head, he held a cigarette between his slender fingers and breathed out a swirl of alluring yet mysterious smoke as he gently lifted his sexy chin.
She was very perturbed at that moment as she instantly regretted being in a cold war with Michael, even if it was just for one night. She was bad at arguing and having a cold war because she was too soft-hearted, capricious and easily shifted her ground.
Stanley knew it would turn out like this. Damn it! They are actually acting all lovey-dovey on Twitter even amidst a fight! “I don’t care! I’m leaving right now anyway! I’m going to bring my baby Judge back to Bayside City. Suit yourself!”
Stanley dragged the dog away and was ready to leave with the bus. Pissed, Judge howled at Stanley as if he was saying, Don’t hold me up from earning money, you idiot! Let go of me! I want to make big money!
At the same time, Sean came to help Sophia with her luggages. Sophia had not been in her best state for the whole morning. With her dark circles and bleary eyes, she dragged her feet following Sean.
Sean seemed to have read her mind and he said, “Why don’t you make a call to him now?”
Sophia refused unhesitantly. “Nope, I’ll never forgive him.”
Resigned, Sean then got ready to leave the snowy town with Sophia. Initially, they could have left the place, but Judge and his pups ran away all of a sudden.
Stanley was in despair when he realized that his dogs looked slimmer not because they had starved, but because they had gained muscles. The three muscular, aggressive sled dogs were invincible in the snow. The few servants of Stanley could not even control them, and they had disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
Dumbfounded, Stanley quickly went after the dogs and finally caught them when it was close to noon. Everyone was hungry after such a huge hassle, so they went to a restaurant in the town to have lunch. However, just as they were about to leave, the weather forecast reported that there would be a blizzard that night, and the highways that were closed due to icy conditions would only be open the next day. Besides, the buses in the town had ceased operation given the severe weather conditions. With that, they could only return to the hotel and wait for further announcements.
In the afternoon, the sky was getting increasingly gloomy as the blizzard was approaching. Worriedly, Sophia looked in the direction of the mountain where the filming crew were at, wondering if they were doing fine.
The sky went dark extremely early on that day. It was only three o’clock in the afternoon, but the sky was already shrouded in black, and nobody was to be seen on the street.
The hotel in which the crews were staying was not too far away from Sophia’s. Later on, she saw the crew members coming back one after another as it started snowing lightly outside. They entered the hotel in brisk steps while carrying all sorts of equipment. Standing by her room window, she stalked them for some time but still did not see Michael and his gang.
Finally, she could not sit back anymore and walked out from her hotel to the filming crew’s hotel. There she saw Justin and Celine, whose eyes were red, sitting in the lobby as if they were waiting for someone.
“Where’s Michael? Why isn’t he back yet?” Sophia asked worriedly at once.
Pursing her lips, Celine wiped away her tears and said, “One of the staff went missing in the mountain. Mikey and the others went searching for him, but they have not returned yet.”
They have not returned yet? Staring at the snow that was falling heavily by the minute, Sophia trembled as her mind went blank.
Michael did not return that night. The other staff who went searching for the missing person had all come back, but they said they had been separated from Michael because of the heavy snow. Both Michael and the man that went missing were still somewhere out there.
Sophia regretted fighting with Michael, and she dialed his number crazily but to no avail. Her heart sank each time she called him as she became increasingly perturbed.
At that moment, everyone gathered in her room. Sean comforted her, “Everything will be fine. He might be back real soon.”
Though Stanley was mad at Michael for asking Judge to fetch the goods for two months which had even caused his dog to gain muscles, his anger had vanished now that such a situation occurred. Anxiously, he questioned Harry, “Why did you let Uncle Michael go find the missing person? He is the leading actor. What if something happened to him?”
Harry looked glum too. At first, he was with Michael, but they came across a blizzard which reduced their visibility, and Michael had disappeared in the blink of an eye. He had trudged through the thick snow for some time to search for Michael, but he still couldn’t find him. When the snow got so heavy that one could hardly totter through it anymore, he left the mountain, thinking Michael could have gone down the mountain too. Never did he expect that Michael still had not returned.
Glancing at Sophia, Harry then told her the truth. “The person who went missing was Alice Michel from the Michel Family. Mikey was worried that she was sent by Cooper on purpose, so he went in person to search for her…”
Things would get out of hand if Alice was indeed sent by Cooper on purpose. Now that a member of the Michels went missing in Michael’s filming crew, Cooper would have a reason to put Michael in a difficult position. That was why Michael anxiously went to look for Alice up in the mountain.
There were so many people in the filming crew, but Alice was the one who went missing. I smell something fishy!
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Alice knew that Michael was not asleep but she didn’t shy away from looking at him. Her gaze was passionate and it showed her love for him very obviously.
Although she indeed joined the crew because she was sent on a mission, after hanging out with Michael for a few days, she began to have an interest in Michael.
“What are you thinking about?” she asked softly.
Michael’s eyes were closed and he flatly replied, “None of your concern.”
Michael was usually very cold and even though he wasn’t arrogant when he talked to people, he wouldn’t get familiar with others. He always maintained a cold but not arrogant attitude, which was why nobody could hate him and hesitated to love him.
The colder he was to Alice, the more Alice pursued him. She continued to look at him and in a seemingly joking tone, she said, “You saved me so I should repay you. What kind of repayment do you want? Why don’t I give myself to you? Isn’t this a popular Cethosian way to repay kindness?”
The two of them were alone in the room, burning with passion and desire. In such an atmosphere, Alice’s words undoubtedly showed that she was hinting and teasing Michael. She had a curvy figure, beauty, and a shrewd mind. It was almost effortless for her to win a man’s heart.
In this world, there had never been a man that she couldn’t get. However, Michael seemed to not understand what she was hinting at him. He didn’t give her any reply, as if he was sound asleep.
Alice knew that he wasn’t asleep. He just didn’t want to bother with her.
Any teasing will be useless at this time. Now is not the right time.
After a moment of silence, Alice asked, “Taylor, are you asleep?” Michael didn’t answer. Alice knew that he wasn’t sleeping so she asked, “Can you help me? I need to go to the washroom…”
There was a strong sense of teasing in her sweet voice. Most men would probably lose control after hearing this.
In the end, Michael spoke up but he sounded irritated. “The conditions here are not great. You can pee in your pants.”
Alice was rendered speechless. Then, Michael turned his back against Alice and went to sleep. When Alice saw that Michael was distancing himself from her, she was stunned for a moment before she shook her head and chuckled.
Late at night in Bayside City, Carmen’s screams and wailing could be heard from the Edwards residence. Carmen was rolling on the ground while crying, “I want to see daddy! Daddy!”
The few nannies didn’t know what to do and Cooper was so anxious, he was drenched in sweat. He then picked up Carmen and held her in his arms as he tried to coax her. “Your daddy is filming in the middle of the mountains and there is no signal there, so he can’t call you!”
Carmen didn’t understand what Cooper was saying at all, and all she wanted was to see her father. Her cries were so loud, nobody in the house could sleep. Everyone surrounded her and tried to comfort her.
Linus was also anxious. He took Carmen from Cooper’s arms to help coax her, but she writhed in his arms. She wouldn’t go to sleep without seeing her father and she cried the whole night. She wouldn’t even eat and her voice was hoarse from all the crying.
Both Cooper and Linus couldn’t stop her from crying. Seeing this, Nathan put on the embarrassing bear suit and tried to coax Carmen. “Stop crying. I’ll dance a bear dance for you, okay?”
However, Carmen continued wailing and sobbing as she replied, “I want daddy…”
Seeing his granddaughter crying so hard, Cooper felt extremely anxious and he made phone calls to Michael again and again.
Communication in the town was disrupted because of the storm. Fortunately, phones that were produced by the Michel Group were still working and there wasn’t any problem with satellite communication. Sean reported the situation on his side and told Cooper that Michael and Alice had disappeared into the mountains together. Moreover, there was a blizzard and the sky was dark, so they couldn’t enter the mountains to search for them. They could only wait after dawn came and the snow stopped. Sophia also cried in the hotel the whole night and nobody could coax her.
Two of Cooper’s precious babies were crying—one was crying in the hotel while the other was crying in his arms. Cooper felt so heartbroken, he was about to have a breakdown.
“As soon as dawn breaks, go up the mountain and dig out that b*stard! I’ve already sent some men over! Also, tell him to coax my daughter well. Otherwise, I’ll chop his head off!”
Cooper had also long known about Michael making Sophia cry.
I’ve never seen such a shameless man who is cruel enough to use his dog as a foot cloth! And he even ordered the Persian cat sent by the queen to catch mice! As expected, people like him are insidious and indecent!
Meanwhile, Sophia was so worried about Michael that she was crying hard in the hotel. Communications were disrupted and traffic was bad due to the storm, so the rescue team couldn’t operate. Unable to receive a call from her father, Carmen wouldn’t stop crying.
Linus suddenly thought of an idea. Holding Carmen in his arms, he said, “Your daddy knows that you miss him so he’s busy looking for a phone to call you! Don’t cry, your daddy will be calling you soon.”
Soon, they received a call from Michael. Carmen grabbed the phone from Cooper and finally heard Michael’s voice.
“Baby, I heard from grandpa that you skipped dinner today. What’s the matter?”
Hearing her father’s voice, Carmen finally stopped crying. Sobbing, she pursed her lips and said, “I miss you, daddy. Why didn’t you call me earlier? Don’t you want me anymore?”
On the phone, Michael hurriedly replied, “That’s impossible! Carmen, you’re the most obedient baby girl in the world and you’re my precious daughter. I still have to take you to shoot ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’. How is it possible that I don’t want my baby daughter?”
Hearing this, Carmen smiled and two snot bubbles appeared. However, she still felt aggrieved. “Then why didn’t you call me?”
Michael softly replied, “There is heavy snow in the place that I’m filming and Mr. Connection was scared away. Your mom and I searched around for a long time before we found him. After discussing it for a long time, we gave him a 100 before he agreed to let me call you.”
Carmen was amused and she laughed. Seeing this, Cooper hurriedly wiped away her snot and tears. Listening to the voice on the phone, he was extremely anxious.
Then, they heard Sophia’s voice on the phone. “Baby, mommy’s here! Your dad and I are not home but you have to eat and sleep well at home! Don’t act spoiled. Look at what time it is. Why aren’t you going to sleep yet? Babies who go to bed late will become ugly!”
Carmen pursed her lips and replied, “I’m going to sleep soon…”
At that moment, Sophia’s voice began to drift, as if the signal was not good. “The signal on my end is really bad and it’s very cold here. Your daddy and I will be heading back to the hotel now. Goodnight, darling!”
After Carmen hung up the phone, she finally stopped crying and she said to Cooper, “Grandpa, I’m hungry.”
Everyone let out a sigh of relief. After the nanny fed Carmen and helped her wash up, she carried her to bed.
Cooper, Linus, and Nathan had been tortured all night so they slumped on the sofa and watched television blankly.
Just then, Nicholas came over. Linus waved at him and said, “Nicholas, you did well. You can rest now.”
The call just now was definitely not made by Michael and Sophia, but a fake call made by Nicholas after extracting and re-editing Michael and Sophia’s voice that were stored inside him.
Later, Nicholas found a socket to recharge and he fell silent.
The three of them lay on the sofa, feeling exhausted, but they couldn’t sleep so they silently watched television. ‘I Am the Village Chief’ was playing again and Michael’s face appeared on the screen, but Cooper couldn’t be bothered to switch channels.
It is so tiring! Taking care of children is exhausting! It’s even more tiring than running the Michel Group!
Cooper was mentally and physically exhausted and he felt as if he had aged a few years.
Sophia was still crying on the set but the snow storm wouldn’t stop, so the rescue team couldn’t be deployed. Cooper was very upset and he couldn’t sleep.
Just then, Corrado came over and lay down on the carpet in front of Cooper to watch television. Sitting on the sofa, Cooper stretched out his tired feet and rested them on Corrado’s body, wiping the sweat on the soles of his feet on Corrado’s fur.
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It is really handy to have a dog to rest your feet at tiring moments… And you can also wipe your feet.
Nathan saw Bubbles passing by and he instinctively wanted to rest his feet on Bubbles. However, he suddenly remembered the reason Sophia and Michael had a fight this time so he hurriedly lifted his feet up, for fear that his ‘countryman’ habit would be disgusted by the nobles from Northern Europe. But when he saw Cooper rest his feet on Corrado’s back, he also stretched out his feet comfortably.
Linus couldn’t sleep either. His eyes were half-open and his body sinked into the sofa. Then, he saw the alpaca passing by. Although he was too tired to even move a finger, he put his feet on the alpaca. Just like that, the three of them lay on the sofa all night.
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At dawn, the rescue team set off and marched into the mountain. After the blizzard last night, the mountain was a few meters taller. All they could see was snow and every step they took was difficult.
Dozens of people went to find Michael together. Sophia had located Michael and Alice’s location through technical means and everybody was heading toward that location.
They walked arduously in the snow but the few sled dogs they brought were running even though they were dragging the rescue equipment. It wasn’t just Cereberus who was brought down to help but also Snowball, who came for a holiday, was on a leash. After all, Samoyed was also a sled dog.
At that time, Sophia no longer cared about pressing cigarette butts on flower pots anymore because the person who did it was missing! She realized that the person was more important than a pot of flowers. At that moment, she remembered that the pot of flowers that she cherished was actually gifted to her by him after he travelled through rivers and mountains for them.
He knows that I like flowers so he travelled the world to collect the most beautiful and exotic plants and flowers and planted an entire garden for me, filling my life with fragrance and romance. However, I forgot about the whole garden and only focused on the cigarette butt in that one flower pot!
Sophia looked incredibly calm and she didn’t say anything much during the search. Everyone went to the coordinates as fast as they could. When they reached the location, all they could see was a vast expanse of white snow. The rescue team immediately started digging up the snow but they only found Michael’s phone.
The phone was still operating well. When they unlocked it, they saw that he had a dozen missed calls.
Holding the phone, Sophia stared at the dog picture on the lockscreen blankly. Under the goggles, tears were rolling down her cheeks.
They continued digging the snow but there was nothing nearby. The snow was heavy last night and one night had passed. If anything bad happened to them, all the evidence would have been buried under the snow and no one, alive or dead, would be seen.
A wave of despair and sadness filled the crowd. Stanley patted Sophia’s shoulder and comforted her. “Don’t worry, he’ll be fine. My uncle often did such extreme survival training when he was in the army. Situations like these won’t defeat him! Just relax.”
Sophia didn’t reply to him. She put Michael’s phone into her pocket and continued walking in silence. After a while, they found Alice’s phone.
Alice’s phone was also working. Sophia took over Alice’s phone and saw her wallpaper, which turned out to be a photo of her and Michael!
Looking at the photo, Sophia felt her heart sink but she remained silent.
Michael was smiling handsomely in the picture while Alice was secretly glancing in his direction. Her gentle smile was filled with great joy and there was a bright light in her eyes that seemed to stem from her soul, the kind of light that only appeared when you were looking at a loved one.
Alice’s phone was locked and it required facial identification and fingerprints to unlock it, so Sophia could only look at her lockscreen where there were a number of missed calls.
Michael’s number was among the missed calls and Alice had saved his number as ‘My love’.
Sophia then put the phone in her pocket and continued to walk in silence. Just then, she received a call from Roger. “Miss, the helicopters are ready.”
Sophia coldly replied, “Send out all the helicopters and drones to scan the mountains at the fastest speed and find him.” It was a difference compared to last night after they found out about the accident, where Sophia cried while she instructed the rescue force.
Then, the crowd continued to move forward. The rescue force’s plane was airlifted from Bayside City and landed in the small town.
Communication signals gradually recovered that morning, and the news about Michael’s disappearance spread like wildfire and was already reported on the news. Not long after the phone call, a few helicopters and countless drones arrived. The lineup was very powerful and it flew past their heads, heading toward the depths of the snow mountains.
After a while, everyone saw smoke in the southwest direction of the mountains and they were overjoyed. They hurriedly rushed toward that direction and the helicopters hovered around the smoke. Roger then called and said, “We found them.”
Soon, Sophia received photographs captured by the drones and saw photos of Michael carrying a woman on his back as they trudged through the snow. The woman on his back had her arms wrapped around his neck and she was resting her head on his shoulder. Sophia could even see the happy smile on her face.
That woman was Alice. From the looks of it, it seemed like Michael found her last night and the two of them had spent the night together. It was as if Alice was injured but she was rescued by her ‘My love’ and at that moment, the two of them were walking out of the snow, ready to embrace a new life together.
Seeing this, Sophia felt upset. She turned off the screen and put her phone away. Then, she rushed toward Michael’s direction.
It was hard to find a landing spot in the mountains so the plane could only hover nearby and pick up the injured Alice first while the ground rescue team made their way over.
Unable to contain her joy, Sophia rushed to the forefront and walked briskly. Half an hour later, she finally found Michael. Among the white snow, Sophia saw him dressed in black winter clothes and goggles, standing in the snow with his back facing her.
The plane was still hovering over him and they were lowering the rescue gondola.
A few people got off the plane and worked together with Michael to send Alice up the plane. When Sophia arrived, Alice was in mid air and Michael was looking up at her, waving his hand slightly, as if he was saying goodbye to her.
At that moment, Sophia stood at a distance and her whole body froze, not daring to take another step.
After the plane took off with Alice, Michael heard the calls from the crowd. When he turned around, he saw Sophia, Stanley, Justin, and the others.
At that moment, Michael naturally blurred out Stanley, Justin and the others and he could only see Sophia clearly. Sophia slowly took off her goggles and a tearful face appeared before him. Her bloodshot eyes were filled with tears. At that instant, Michael felt heartbroken but he couldn’t help but smile.
She looks really exhausted. I know she has been worried for the past two days too.
Sophia hurriedly rushed toward him and stumbled as she walked up to Michael. He quickly held her in his arms and she started to wail like a child.
“You b*stard! Do you know how worried I was?” Sophia cursed as she cried. When she got tired from all the scolding, she cried in his arms. Michael let her scold him and didn’t rebuke her. All he wanted was to hug her in silence.
At that moment, the flower pot, cigarette butt, and sled dog didn’t matter anymore. She only had eyes for him!
My Dreamy Old Husband Chapter 950
t is really handy to have a dog to rest your feet at tiring moments… And you can also wipe your feet.
Nathan saw Bubbles passing by and he instinctively wanted to rest his feet on Bubbles. However, he suddenly remembered the reason Sophia and Michael had a fight this time so he hurriedly lifted his feet up, for fear that his ‘countryman’ habit would be disgusted by the nobles from Northern Europe. But when he saw Cooper rest his feet on Corrado’s back, he also stretched out his feet comfortably.
Linus couldn’t sleep either. His eyes were half-open and his body sinked into the sofa. Then, he saw the alpaca passing by. Although he was too tired to even move a finger, he put his feet on the alpaca. Just like that, the three of them lay on the sofa all night.
…
At dawn, the rescue team set off and marched into the mountain. After the blizzard last night, the mountain was a few meters taller. All they could see was snow and every step they took was difficult.
Dozens of people went to find Michael together. Sophia had located Michael and Alice’s location through technical means and everybody was heading toward that location.
They walked arduously in the snow but the few sled dogs they brought were running even though they were dragging the rescue equipment. It wasn’t just Cereberus who was brought down to help but also Snowball, who came for a holiday, was on a leash. After all, Samoyed was also a sled dog.
At that time, Sophia no longer cared about pressing cigarette butts on flower pots anymore because the person who did it was missing! She realized that the person was more important than a pot of flowers. At that moment, she remembered that the pot of flowers that she cherished was actually gifted to her by him after he travelled through rivers and mountains for them.
He knows that I like flowers so he travelled the world to collect the most beautiful and exotic plants and flowers and planted an entire garden for me, filling my life with fragrance and romance. However, I forgot about the whole garden and only focused on the cigarette butt in that one flower pot!
Sophia looked incredibly calm and she didn’t say anything much during the search. Everyone went to the coordinates as fast as they could. When they reached the location, all they could see was a vast expanse of white snow. The rescue team immediately started digging up the snow but they only found Michael’s phone.
The phone was still operating well. When they unlocked it, they saw that he had a dozen missed calls.
Holding the phone, Sophia stared at the dog picture on the lockscreen blankly. Under the goggles, tears were rolling down her cheeks.
They continued digging the snow but there was nothing nearby. The snow was heavy last night and one night had passed. If anything bad happened to them, all the evidence would have been buried under the snow and no one, alive or dead, would be seen.
A wave of despair and sadness filled the crowd. Stanley patted Sophia’s shoulder and comforted her. “Don’t worry, he’ll be fine. My uncle often did such extreme survival training when he was in the army. Situations like these won’t defeat him! Just relax.”
Sophia didn’t reply to him. She put Michael’s phone into her pocket and continued walking in silence. After a while, they found Alice’s phone.
Alice’s phone was also working. Sophia took over Alice’s phone and saw her wallpaper, which turned out to be a photo of her and Michael!
Looking at the photo, Sophia felt her heart sink but she remained silent.
Michael was smiling handsomely in the picture while Alice was secretly glancing in his direction. Her gentle smile was filled with great joy and there was a bright light in her eyes that seemed to stem from her soul, the kind of light that only appeared when you were looking at a loved one.
Alice’s phone was locked and it required facial identification and fingerprints to unlock it, so Sophia could only look at her lockscreen where there were a number of missed calls.
Michael’s number was among the missed calls and Alice had saved his number as ‘My love’.
Sophia then put the phone in her pocket and continued to walk in silence. Just then, she received a call from Roger. “Miss, the helicopters are ready.”
Sophia coldly replied, “Send out all the helicopters and drones to scan the mountains at the fastest speed and find him.” It was a difference compared to last night after they found out about the accident, where Sophia cried while she instructed the rescue force.
Then, the crowd continued to move forward. The rescue force’s plane was airlifted from Bayside City and landed in the small town.
Communication signals gradually recovered that morning, and the news about Michael’s disappearance spread like wildfire and was already reported on the news. Not long after the phone call, a few helicopters and countless drones arrived. The lineup was very powerful and it flew past their heads, heading toward the depths of the snow mountains.
After a while, everyone saw smoke in the southwest direction of the mountains and they were overjoyed. They hurriedly rushed toward that direction and the helicopters hovered around the smoke. Roger then called and said, “We found them.”
Soon, Sophia received photographs captured by the drones and saw photos of Michael carrying a woman on his back as they trudged through the snow. The woman on his back had her arms wrapped around his neck and she was resting her head on his shoulder. Sophia could even see the happy smile on her face.
That woman was Alice. From the looks of it, it seemed like Michael found her last night and the two of them had spent the night together. It was as if Alice was injured but she was rescued by her ‘My love’ and at that moment, the two of them were walking out of the snow, ready to embrace a new life together.
Seeing this, Sophia felt upset. She turned off the screen and put her phone away. Then, she rushed toward Michael’s direction.
It was hard to find a landing spot in the mountains so the plane could only hover nearby and pick up the injured Alice first while the ground rescue team made their way over.
Unable to contain her joy, Sophia rushed to the forefront and walked briskly. Half an hour later, she finally found Michael. Among the white snow, Sophia saw him dressed in black winter clothes and goggles, standing in the snow with his back facing her.
The plane was still hovering over him and they were lowering the rescue gondola.
A few people got off the plane and worked together with Michael to send Alice up the plane. When Sophia arrived, Alice was in mid air and Michael was looking up at her, waving his hand slightly, as if he was saying goodbye to her.
At that moment, Sophia stood at a distance and her whole body froze, not daring to take another step.
After the plane took off with Alice, Michael heard the calls from the crowd. When he turned around, he saw Sophia, Stanley, Justin, and the others.
At that moment, Michael naturally blurred out Stanley, Justin and the others and he could only see Sophia clearly. Sophia slowly took off her goggles and a tearful face appeared before him. Her bloodshot eyes were filled with tears. At that instant, Michael felt heartbroken but he couldn’t help but smile.
She looks really exhausted. I know she has been worried for the past two days too.
Sophia hurriedly rushed toward him and stumbled as she walked up to Michael. He quickly held her in his arms and she started to wail like a child.
“You b*stard! Do you know how worried I was?” Sophia cursed as she cried. When she got tired from all the scolding, she cried in his arms. Michael let her scold him and didn’t rebuke her. All he wanted was to hug her in silence.
At that moment, the flower pot, cigarette butt, and sled dog didn’t matter anymore. She only had eyes for him!