Mark had never approved of Michael being together with Sophia from the start. He had always been merely putting up with it in the past. Hence, it was only natural that he had his eyes set on a different path now that there was a better choice. On the other hand, Cooper had never considered Michael. He is too old, and he has a generation gap with my daughter. How could it possibly work out? It’s impossible! I believe Michael is merely a few years younger than I am.
Looking at Carmen, who was busy fooling around with the dog, Michael felt extremely anxious. Carmen must have sensed Michael’s anxiety because she took the initiative to approach them before asking Cooper and Mark, “Grandpa, forefather, are you guys looking for a new daddy for me?”
Cooper nodded. “Mm-hmm, I will find you a brilliant and handsome new daddy. I promise you’ll be happy with him.”
Carmen appeared especially happy. “I want to have a look too! I want to pick my new daddy!”
Upstairs, Sophia was in the bedroom, and she had a guest today too. Sarah did not expect that Lucile was actually Sophia. She was excited despite being in a confused state. Nevertheless, after learning that Sophia had lost her memories, Sarah brought out her photo album and started telling her stories from the past. Fortunately, Sarah had the habit of collecting photographs. In fact, she would print out all the important pictures to place them into a photo album.
“This is the company that we built together. Stanley, Sean, you, and I. Look, look! This is how it used to look like when our company was newly established. At that time, we rented an office space, and there were a little over ten people on our team. Besides, the majority were still students. This is the first time our first game showed results. This is our celebratory party. Look! Stanley was drunk, and you scrawled all over him.”
Sophia looked at Sarah’s photo album, but it seemed as if she had never seen any of these pictures. However, each photo felt deeply familiar, as though she had seen them in a past life.
Nathan was here too, and he was moved. However, he had not uttered a word all this while. Sophia had her arms around Sarah’s young son, who had a distant and unreadable expression.
Sophia started to familiarize herself with the people from her past all over again. After going through the pictures of Plum Technology, Sarah brought out pictures of Pourl, the pet luxury brand, while explaining to Sophia, “This is ours too. Currently, we have expanded to owning dozens of shops. They are located in different cities throughout Cethos. We even have a few branches in Bayside City, and the main branch is just opposite my cat café… Plus, this is our university’s military training. Look, just look! It’s the three of us—Sean, you and I! Stanley was in the Superb Company at that time, and so he didn’t hang out with us!”
…
After a series of introductions, Sophia seemed better-informed, but she still seemed confused. Hence, she spaced out while staring at the photo album. It turns out I’ve had such a brilliant entrepreneurial history. I had so many undertakings and so much… money.
The next day, Michael snuck in since he received news that Cooper wouldn’t be at home in the morning, and only Linus would be around. He brought some of Sophia’s stuff from the past, including her previous phone, bags, and things like that.
Cooper wasn’t at home, and so he instructed Linus to keep an eye on Sophia to prevent Michael from taking every chance he could get to harass his precious daughter. However, Cooper couldn’t have guessed that Linus was feeling guilty toward Michael, and so he let the latter in.
In the living room, Michael sat beside Sophia, handing over her things for her perusal, while Carmen was playing with the dog. Linus started retreating tactfully. Previously, Phantom Wolf kidnapped Sophia on the lower ground floor in the shopping mall. Later, they only managed to find her bag and phone.
Michael placed those things in front of her. “This is your mobile phone and wallet. Have a look at them. This is your driver’s license and various certificates that you’ve obtained.”
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