The next day, Carmen woke up exceptionally early. After freshening up, Sophia helped Carmen wash up and brush her teeth under the nannies’ guidance. Sophia was anxious since this was her first time looking after her child. She was afraid that she wasn’t good enough. Fortunately, Carmen was extremely obedient, and so everything progressed swiftly.
Sophia was aware that there were three to four nannies with different ethnicities looking after Carmen. They conversed with her in different languages ever since she was a child, just so that Carmen would be fluent in languages from different countries.
Soon, the clean and obedient Carmen followed Sophia to head down for breakfast.
Breakfast was already served in the dining room by the time they arrived. There were steamed egg custard, bread, millet porridge, milk, and much more. Everything had been carefully prepared, and the colors were vibrant. In fact, the spread looked especially tantalizing.
Sophia sat down, whereas Michael started serving her with salad and a bowl of millet porridge. He then served her some pickled vegetables while explaining to her, “This was your favorite breakfast.”
She took two spoons of porridge with some crunchy pickled vegetables. It tasted delicious, and the vegetable salad complemented everything to perfection.
Michael’s eyes twinkled with a smile while he regarded her.
Sophia still had some medication over her face, so she had to be careful whenever she was having her meal or during her sleep, and she had to reapply her ointments constantly. She might not look perfect now, but from where I stand, she’s still the most beautiful woman in the world!
Cooper came knocking on the door early in the morning. He acted as if he was worried that Sophia might not be treated well here. However, when he arrived, he caught sight of the family of three having breakfast in the dining room.
Michael was also wearing a set of pink cartoon rabbit pajamas, and so he looked especially out of place.
On the other side, Carmen was having breakfast happily. Michael sat on her left, whereas Sophia sat on her right. Carmen was so overjoyed that she didn’t need anyone else to feed her; instead, she ate on her own. She had just finished her milk, and it left a white foam across her upper lip. When she saw Cooper, she exclaimed excitedly, “Grandpa, have you eaten?”
Cooper observed the situation with a frosty stare. He was upset, but he knew that he couldn’t show it blatantly. It’d be bad if I scare Carmen and she bursts into tears again.
“I have eaten.”
He merely waited until Sophia was done with her meal. After that, he brought her home right away. Sophia was still in her pajamas, and she left right after putting a coat on. She was reluctant to take off her pajamas since she felt especially comfortable in them.
Upon arriving home, Sophia wanted nothing more than to head back to her room to sleep since Carmen kept her awake most of the night for bedtime stories.
It’s quite exhausting to raise a child. It is no wonder that Judge would rather head out to work than to babysit.
Cooper had brought over all the cats in Villa No. 8. Nevertheless, these cats would come and go between these two locations as they pleased. They would head to wherever served the better food; nothing would hold them back.
Michael watched as they left. In fact, he didn’t try to stop them. They are always there; they won’t leave anyway.
Later, Sean showed up again to discuss with Michael about matters involving Linus.
“Uncle Michael, the matter regarding Linus as Sophia’s biological older brother…”
It seems like even Cooper is oblivious to that.
Michael frowned deeply, lost in his thoughts. After a while, he stated, “Let’s not bring that up temporarily. I want to use this as a bargaining chip to strike a deal with Cooper.”
In the morning, Sam showed up in a hurry. Somehow, he got hold of news stating that Sophia was actually Lucile. Therefore, he rushed over to meet her.
Unfortunately, Sophia was still asleep, so he didn’t get to meet her. Nevertheless, he was excited, and so he insisted on waiting in the living room to meet Sophia.
Similarly, that morning, Michael was clad in a suit and a pair of leather shoes when he came knocking on Cooper’s door. He brought along his assistant and a lawyer. However, he saw Sam chatting happily away with Cooper through the window from afar.
Tsk… that old fellow must have come running after getting wind of the rumors.
Damn it, that old man looks younger as he ages. He must be consuming some sort of forbidden concoction.
Michael did not enter immediately; instead, he stayed outside while phoning Cooper.
As soon as the call went through, Michael barked impolitely, “Father-in-law, haven’t you thought of who was the snitch when you were captured after eloping with my dearly departed mother-in-law to the Ancient Town of Scarlett?”
Snitch?!
Cooper had never considered the possibility of a snitch all those years ago. He merely assumed that his plan was not airtight, and that was the reason the Mitchells found him. Who would have expected that someone might have exposed my secret?
If it’s true that someone was the snitch, there weren’t many who knew where I was headed to. It seems like Sam, who is sitting in front of me, is the only person. He is also Andrea Edwards from years ago…
All those years ago, after arriving at the ancient town, we sent Andrea a letter and a postcard once we were settled down. In fact, the Mitchells came knocking on our door a few days after.
I just assumed that the Mitchell Family was extremely powerful, and I’d never considered the possibility that someone exposed our secret!
I knew that that old man was planning something! He was trying to rob the cradle! He should really reflect upon his despicable act!
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