For the past thirty years, Cooper had led a low-key life. Now that he had let go of that, his entire being seemed to be different all at once. He had even started to go on some social activities occasionally. Moreover, he would listen to music at home and even chose a big black dog to accompany him for a walk every night. Along the way, he would grab some supper before returning home.
Sometimes, he attended photography exhibitions, went to see the opera, and even took the dog to Sophia’s shop and bought something for it there.
He owned more than 20 black dogs, and he was one of Sophia’s biggest spending customers in the pet industry. Almost half of the sales of the Riverdale branch were credited to him alone.
It was obvious that he had forgiven himself and found a new way of life, for he no longer monitored his daughter as strictly as before too.
Seeing how her father spent most of his time with animals, Sophia felt that she should begin to look around for a suitable candidate to take the role of her stepmother.
I think it wouldn’t do for Dad to continue living like this and spend the rest of his life with a bunch of black dogs!
However, Michael felt that his young-looking father-in-law’s current situation couldn’t be better. It would be even more perfect if Cooper could bring a flask of wolfberry water to the park every morning and do Tai Chi there, then join the older ladies in their dance aerobics classes in tight-fitting workout pants at night.
In that way, he would no longer be able to pay much attention to Michael’s family of three, and Michael would be able to concentrate on asking Sophia for a second child.
It was September soon, and Michael had already obtained leave from the kindergarten as Carmen was slated to shoot the TV show ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ with Michael. She was so excited that she kept running around like a joyful puppy every day.
Celine had given birth, and Sarah from next door had given birth too. The births of their babies were just a few days apart, and they were now all in confinement.
Sarah was very disappointed that she had given birth to another son whose skin was even darker than that of her firstborn. But Harry felt that it was all the same to him, whether the baby was a boy or a girl. Besides, they also had an adopted kid, Poppy. He was happy enough with the three kids.
Grinning from ear to ear, Justin carried his newly acquired chubby baby daughter. He was elated that he had both a son and a daughter now.
Nathan came to visit his little sister early in the morning. He was followed by two other kids, Lorelei and Drew Fletcher.
“Lola, Drew, you guys came!”
Sophia happily welcomed Drew and Lorelei in.
When Drew was mentioned, Nathan looked impatient and frustrated. Drew was so clingy that he followed Nathan wherever he went as long as the latter was at the Fletcher Residence.
He didn’t seem to have inherited his father’s aloofness and wisdom at all.
On the contrary, he was just like Stanley. Stanley had been this attached to Michael back then.
Lorelei had arrived here for some time now. Although she was still rather distant, she obviously looked more cheerful this time. As expected, the Fletcher Residence was the most suitable place for her. She had become friends with the other kids at the Fletcher Residence and could even speak simple words in the Cethosian language.
Lorelei happily rushed off to see her sister. Celine, who was still in confinement, tenderly looked at her little daughter, who was sleeping in the crib, and then glanced at Lorelei. For some reason, she had always felt that this girl was rather different.
Since the birth of Celine’s daughter, Justin had been keeping watch over her by the side. After all, Celine had given birth at an older age, and so she needed much rest. Justin had been taking care of her all the time without taking a break. Right now, he was sitting by the bedside and naturally saw Lorelei coming in.
The expression on his face when he saw her was extremely complicated. It was not possible for him to wholly accept Lorelei, but he could not find it in him to harbor hatred for such an innocent kid either.
With a sigh, he picked up his baby daughter and said to Celine, who was in bed, “This is Lorelei from Joel’s family. She’s also known as Lola. If you like her, feel free to ask her to come and visit you often.”
Celine smiled. “Sure, sure.”
What? Michael is going to meet a fan?
What the hell?
He usually wears shorts at home and doesn’t even bother to shave his beard. How dare he call over his personal styling team just for a meeting with a fan?
He only dresses up like this when attending important events, such as the movie premieres and the New Year Dinner Gala.
Even when he visited his young-looking father-in-law, I never saw him make such a fuss either!
Who exactly is this fan?
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