My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 1199

Alex felt a boost in his energy once he saw an increasing amount of his supporters swarming in. Now that he had leverage over Cooper, he felt an unlimited amount of confidence within him and called the latter out the moment he saw Cooper walking toward them. “You’re finally here, Cooper!”

However, Cooper barely noticed Alex’s presence as he walked straight toward Sophia. “Daddy!” Sophia was both surprised and glad to see Cooper. “Why did you come back?”

Cooper’s gaze was fixed upon Sophia’s clothes as he walked toward her and tugged lightly at her leopard-print jacket. “Are you cold? Do you need another jacket?” he asked. Someone from the Mitchell Family had uploaded a livestream of the incident, and those who weren’t able to be physically there could watch it online. Cooper saw his little sweetheart getting out of a helicopter in the cold weather, and he was worried that she would freeze to death in her clothes.

His words gave Sophia a warm, fuzzy feeling. “I’m fine. My clothes are thick,” she replied. Once Cooper was certain that his precious baby wasn’t too cold, he patted her on the shoulder. “Go and wait in the car. I’ll come join you in a bit,” he said. With a swift gesture, Cooper then turned and headed toward Woody’s grave. Both him and Linus began paying their respects to Woody.

Meanwhile, Alex wore a pleased expression on his face as he watched Cooper and Linus paying their respects. “You’re finally here, Cooper! You’ve been hiding in your shell for 20 years now! Now that you’re here, I believe you owe the rest of the Mitchell Family members an explanation for what you’ve done! You should explain where you’ve been for the past 20 years in front of our ancestors! Where were you when your father developed Alzheimer’s disease because of your disappearance? Where were you when your father was bedridden with his illness?” Alex sent a stream of questions directly into Cooper’s face, but the latter maintained his solemn expression; Cooper and Linus continued to bow and showed their respects to Woody and Beyoncé’s gravestones.

Woody’s wife, Beyoncé, had her gravestone placed right next to Woody’s. She was the youngest daughter of the Michel Group’s family head, but she had changed her surname after getting married to Woody. There was no picture of her on the tombstone; only her married name was carved on it.

“Cooper, you must be keeping quiet because you have something to hide, huh? Haha! How can a cowardly scoundrel like you ever become the family head of the Mitchell Family?” Alex’s men continued to chant, stirring up a ruckus. Their voices were louder amidst the silence of the mountains, and everyone could hear their cries. “Cooper is a traitor!”

However, Cooper continued to keep his mouth shut. He kneeled down in front of Woody’s grave quietly, only standing up after the last piece of joss paper was completely burned. He then gave Woody’s tombstone a long, deep stare before he turned around and walked down the hill from the ancestral grave. Shortly after, he came to a halt in front of all the members of the Mitchell Family. There was a huge crowd that day; about 8,000 to 10,000 pairs of eyes stared at Cooper and Linus as they waited for him to provide an explanation. Alex, on the other hand, was beaming with joy as he felt like he had already achieved victory. After today, Cooper will definitely be known as the most unfaithful and ungrateful child after today! I’ll force him to kneel in front of the ancestral grave later—that way, he can ask for forgiveness from our ancestors! I’ll make him utterly embarrassed by forcing him to confess all of his sins!

“Hahaha! I bet you’re speechless now, Cooper! You’re just a coward and a traitor,” Alex shouted. To his surprise, Cooper took the microphone from Michael before he began to address the crowd. “Dear members of the Mitchell Family, I, Cooper Mitchell, have a few things to say today.”