Late at night, Sophia sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the scenery. With Bayside City’s landscape reflected in her eyes, she stayed silent and dazed as her mind drifted away.
It was already midnight when Michael, who was out filming, returned. He walked in to find Sophia curled up into a ball on the windowsill and still in a daze.
“What’s the matter? Why aren’t you asleep yet?” Michael whispered as he stepped forward to rub her hair.
Sophia’s chin lifted and motioned upstairs as she said, “My dad isn’t asleep yet, and neither is my brother.”
“What happened? Can you tell me about it?” Michael sat across from her, taking her hands in his and kneading them. Her hands were soft and seemed boneless, but by touching them, he could feel the scars and calluses that used to be on those hands.
Sophia’s eyebrows sank. After a while, she said, “You’ve all been hiding it from me, but actually, I know everything… Anna’s my mom, isn’t she?”
Michael remained silent. All this while, he did not tell her because he was afraid that she would be hurt.
But ultimately, the truth could not be hidden from her.
Sophia gently leaned her head on Michael’s arms and continued, “In fact, I knew about it a long time ago. I knew that she was a pawn that Jordan had placed beside my dad. I knew… But I still wanted to get close to her; I thought that I could still salvage something.”
Hearing her words made Michael’s heart turn heavy.
Annabel Johnson no longer remembered Cooper, nor did she know about Sophia and her siblings, but Sophia and Cooper still knew her.
Sophia did not say anything more. She had destroyed her relationship with the Yard Family because she wanted to get rid of any remaining hope. Afterward, she would not have the chance to get close to Anna anymore. She would just have to treat it as if she never knew this woman.
However, she still reckoned Cooper did not deserve this.
Cooper had been missing her for more than twenty years, and yet this was the result he got.
Sophia had never felt the love of a mother before, and now she had lost it, but it did not feel like that great of a loss. Cooper, on the other hand, had loved her so much…
Michael hugged Sophia and said softly, “Have a good rest. Don’t think about it too much.”
Obediently, she leaned into his arms, immersing herself in the warmth that she had gotten so used to.
Even though she had lost her memory, she still remembered this warmth—the warmth that had appeared countless times in her dream. In fact, fragments of the past would occasionally appear in her mind, but they could not be captured clearly as they were always muddled and would disappear in an instant. However, she knew that those memories were related to Michael because she would always feel this familiar warmth—his warmth.
On Saturday, a neighbor at The Imperial had sent an invitation to Sophia in advance as they were going to have a birthday party.
Currently, Michael and Carmen were out filming ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ and had yet to return. When Sophia went there the last time, it had caused so much trouble that it was nearly impossible to shoot the reality show. This time around, Michael did not bring Sophia along no matter what.
Previously, Sophia had followed him for two days. Now that she trusted Michael’s ability to take care of their daughter and to deal with problems, she decided that she did not need to follow along. After all, their daughter would not starve even if she went with him.
In the afternoon, Linus arrived all dressed-up, ready to bring Sophia over to the neighbor’s party.
“Linus, wait for me! I’ll be ready in a minute!”
Sophia had rushed back from the office to change her clothes, then hastily applied some makeup. She had been out for the whole day, so her makeup had worn off. She hurriedly retrieved her foundation to touch up her appearance.
“I’m not in a hurry. Take your time fixing your makeup.” Linus smiled and went to the living room where he sat and scrolled through his phone. Wagging its tail, Cash came over to him, and Linus patted the dog while he waited for Sophia. Meanwhile, Carmen’s chicken, which was wrapped in a golden diaper, strutted over.
The pig that was being raised in Villa No. 1, on the other hand, would only be released when Carmen returned.
Tsk. I wonder what weird creature Carmen will bring back this time.
Celine was chasing the chicken all over the house while Justin stood helplessly at the side.
Suddenly remembering something, Linus looked upstairs and asked, “Isn’t Dad going?”
While applying her makeup, Sophia answered, “Dad’s not going. He’s staying home, but I don’t know what for.”
Nowadays, Cooper would only show up during meal times.
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