“Dad, these are all Mom’s belongings,” Sophia complained as she picked up the photos. All of a sudden, Cooper lit up a lighter and threw it to the floor in an attempt to burn all the photos.
All the items on the floor, which were soaked in alcohol, started flaming immediately. A short moment later, all Annabel’s belongings were burned to ashes.
Sophia was flabbergasted by the flames in the room. Fortunately, the housekeeping robot immediately sprayed out powder to put out the fire.
In the burning room, Cooper started laughing hysterically. “Hahaha, it’s all fake. It’s all fake! Anna doesn’t love me. She doesn’t love me…”
Having lost his mind, Cooper started bawling and cursing. He had been an indifferent man for all his life, but it turned out that the only woman he loved was just an undercover to destroy him.
Hearing the noise, Linus and Michael rushed over to the room, only to see that the place was ablaze, and Cooper was throwing a tantrum. Michael was stunned because he had never seen his father-in-law so wildly drunk before.
To everyone’s shock, Cooper then shoved his daughter away. “All of you, go away!”
Sophia fell backward from the impact, and her head hit the desk with a loud thud, which caused Michael to be heartbroken. “Sophia!” Michael lunged forward and helped her up.
Placing her hand on her head, Sophia stared at her father in disbelief. Did he just tell me to go away? Gazing at her father in a daze, she then felt some warm liquid on her head. When she lowered her hand and took a look, she realized that her hand was covered in blood.
Meanwhile, Cooper was still making a scene. Linus tried to put him under control, but he was also shoved aside.
While Sophia was rooted to the spot, Michael’s expression suddenly turned grave as he carried her up and stepped out of the Edwards Residence. After that, he told someone to send Carmen home.
Sophia was traumatized by the fact that her father had told her to go away. For that instant, she recalled what the imposter said before her death. “He could kill my child in an unfeeling manner, so he will also kill you and your brother coldly!”
I was born to be my mother’s tool. Will Cooper kill Linus and me if he finds it necessary to do so? With her head spinning and buzzing, Sophia slumped into Michael’s embrace.
When she awakened once again, she realized that she was in a hospital. Her head was wounded from the crash on the desk. The X-ray results showed that she suffered from a mild concussion, so the doctor advised that she should be hospitalized for two days.
Inside the ward, she curled up on the bed and spaced out. Her eyes had lost their luster, looking all hollow. She was still sorrowful that her father had told her to go away.
Now, she recalled that time after she regained consciousness in Africa, Cooper found her and started doting on her. At that time, she felt that she was the happiest person on earth. But…
Curled up under the quilt, she said in a weakened voice, “Hubby, I feel cold.”
Michael had been staying with her to keep her company. At the moment, he was working on his laptop. Hearing what she said, he rose from the chair and took a seat beside her. Holding her hands, he said gently, “Should I raise the temperature in the room? Your hands feel cold.” Covering her hands with his palms, he was trying to give her warmth.
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