After listening to Michael’s words, Cooper was silent.
If he were to confess, and Anna hurt him, he could still forgive her.
But, what if she hurt Carmen and Sophia?
What if the harm was irreversible?
But, what about Anna Yard?
Although she was the same person, she was actually someone else. For thirty years, she grew from nothing to the woman behind the Yard Family. No one knew what she had actually gone through.
She was like a pure, innocent child that was ‘brought up’ by Jordan.
Jordan would have passed on all his treachery and connivance to her.
After Michael finished speaking, he shut up and looked at Cooper.
He was afraid that Cooper would do something stupid at this critical moment. It would not matter if only Cooper had been cheated. But, Michael did not want Sophia and Carmen to be hurt as well.
At the moment, Sophia was dealing with the youngest siblings of the Yard Family. If Cooper were to confess to Anna, it would have a huge impact on the current situation.
Seeing that Cooper was silent, Michael did not say anything.
When he was about to say something, Cooper wiped his face and left.
Michael saw that he had just burst into tears.
His cold, young-looking father-in-law was in tears. Other than being upset, Michael could no longer gloat at the situation anymore.
He knew it had not been easy for Cooper. It cost him so much to find his lost children. He now had his children by his side, but he could not get back together with his lover.
All living creatures suffered. But, Cooper’s pain was something Michael would never understand.
It had been almost thirty years, and Cooper was still in love with his previous lover. He never got married because of her. His love for her is so deep!
Both Sophia and Cooper were quite similar. When they were in love, they committed themselves with everything they had—it was as if their partners were their life.
Once you owned her heart, you wouldn’t lose it easily.
But, in the event that you lost it, you would never get it back. They would retaliate against those who betrayed them with the cruelest means.
Unfortunately, that stupid Richard lost her, and he even wanted to destroy her. Alas, he died in front of his house.
Cooper and Annabel… could only blame their fates. Perhaps, they were not destined to be together in this lifetime. After all, from Michael’s perspective, he and Sophia were strongly against Cooper and Anna’s reunion.
This was how fate worked.
Last year, Cooper was still bad-mouthing Michael to Sophia to try to stop them from getting back together.
Now, Michael was the one who was bad-mouthing Anna to Sophia to prevent their family from reuniting.
What goes around comes around.
But, thinking about it, he felt that he had to suppress his delight now that his father-in-law was already shedding tears.
The family was going to stay in the resort until tomorrow. When night came, they sat together for dinner.
They arrived in the afternoon and had been enjoying the hot spring bath since then. Besides, because the pools were separated according to gender, Michael had not seen his pretty young wife for the whole afternoon.
He only got to meet her during dinner, and he found himself missing her too much. A single day apart felt like many years. It was just half a day, but he already felt like half a year had passed.
When everyone was eating dinner in the restaurant, Michael sat beside Sophia while Cooper sat opposite them.
After the hot spring bath, Sophia was in her pajamas, revealing her fair collarbone. It seemed like the long bath had brightened her skin—even her face looked more hydrated.
Despite his thoughts, Michael sat beside Sophia and ate his meal. The moment he saw Cooper lower his head to eat, he quickly stole a kiss from her. By the time Cooper looked up, everything went back to normal.
Noticing the change in the atmosphere, Cooper glared at Michael sternly. As he gave Sophia a large chicken drumstick, he said in a commanding tone, “Eat more. You’re too skinny.”
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