My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 1049

She rushed toward Cooper, tears of joy running down her jubilant face.

On the other hand, Cooper stared at her with trembling lips. A name was on the tip of his tongue, but he didn’t dare to call out the name. He was afraid that it would turn out to be a dream. He was afraid that if he called out that name, he would wake up from the dream.

Seeing that he was not saying anything, the woman wept as she threw herself into his arms. “I remember you. You’re Cooper! Cooper, you’re alive! You’re alive…”

When that familiar yet unfamiliar body pressed against his, he felt like he had woken up from a dream. I’m not dreaming! It’s really her! It’s the person I’ve been thinking of all my life, yet couldn’t be together with due to a stroke of fate! “Anna… Is that you?”

“Anna! Oh, my Anna!” He fiercely pulled her into his embrace, using a lot of strength; it was almost as if he wanted to pull her into his body. Is this a dream? If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up from it. I want to keep dreaming forever!

Looking at the two people crying tears of joy, Sophia felt very shocked. Is this person my mother? Annabel Johnson? She’s back?!

Afterward, the Edwards Residence was in an uproar as everybody came out to watch. Sure enough, they saw Cooper bringing a middle-aged woman home. Moreover, the woman looked very similar to Sophia. Thus, Cooper’s family was reunited, and they celebrated happily. Sophia felt like a blessed child—not only did she get a father, but she also had a mother now.

According to what Annabel said and some guesswork to fill in the blanks, Annabel did not die back then. At the time, the hospital she gave birth at was no different from a small clinic, and many facilities were limited. She gave birth in the afternoon and suffered from amniotic fluid embolism. Despite several rescue attempts, the doctors failed to rescue her and eventually announced her death.

Due to the hot weather, her body could not be preserved for long. As an unmarried pregnant woman, her death was considered ‘disgraceful’. Moreover, somebody had offered to purchase her corpse. Therefore, she was hastily buried on that night itself. Even her tombstone was added later. Unexpectedly, her remains were dug up again several hours after she was buried and sold as a match for necrogamy. However, she woke up midway and was rescued. Afterward, she was sold to a bachelor overseas and became his wife. As a result, she was imprisoned for 20 years without any means of escape!

Then, she was rescued a few years earlier and finally returned to Bayside City. Unfortunately, everything had changed even though it was still the same city. Upon learning that Cooper had been dead for more than 10 years, she wanted to go home to her daughter and her family. That was when she discovered that the changes in Bayside City were greater than she imagined. Moreover, she no longer remembered where her home was nor how her hometown accent sounded… Unable to locate her home and thinking that Cooper was dead, she left Bayside City. She finally returned to the city half a year ago and started this barbecue stall to earn a living.

Looking at the family of three who was immersed in their joyous family reunion, everybody felt happy for them too. However, Sean couldn’t help feeling that something wasn’t quite right. Cooper had just relocated the grave and discovered that Annabel’s remains were gone. And now, she appeared before them alive and well? Glancing at Linus, he noticed that Linus was standing by the side without saying anything. Moreover, the look in Linus’ eyes seemed rather solemn. When their gazes met, he realized that they both harbored the same suspicions. Everything about this matter felt extremely strange. It was like a bizarre dream—it felt unreal.

On the second day after Annabel’s return, Cooper brought both Annabel and Sophia back to the Johnson Family Village to visit their relatives. Watching as the family of three merrily left the house, Sean finally had the opportunity to talk to Linus alone. Michael was not around, Justin was taking some time for himself, and Sean was still recuperating from his injuries. Therefore, Linus was the only one Sean could rely on to investigate this matter.

The two of them silently watched as Cooper and his little family left the house. Then, Linus let out a long sigh. “This is too bizarre.”