Michael comforted her, “Not at all! Don’t listen to such nonsense. Daddy and Mommy are fine and we’ll never get a divorce this lifetime. Next time, take down the names of those who said Daddy and Mommy divorced; I will teach them a lesson!”
It was only then that Carmen felt relieved and hung up the call.
After washing up, Sophia came back to see Carmen still playing on the bed, her big round eyes staring at Sophia.
“Baby, why are you still awake?” Sophia asked while putting on a facial mask.
Sophia knitted her brows. “No matter how many babies I have in the future, you’ll forever be Mommy’s dearest baby!”
Following that, Sophia asked on a whim, “What kind of baby would you like Mommy to have?”
Though she was unsure about the possibility of having a second child, Sophia thought it was a good idea so that Carmen did not have to be alone, as she seemed to be quite pitiful now.
Giving it some thought, Carmen said, “Mommy, can you give birth to two bunnies? I want some bunnies!”
Upon hearing that, Sophia was rendered speechless.
Meanwhile, Michael—who had hotfooted it to Bayside City—and Cooper and were staring at each other in consternation.
“What did you just say, Mr. Fletcher? I beg your pardon; I’m afraid I didn’t catch that. Could you repeat yourself?”
Cooper was inhospitable as always.
Michael repeated his request, “For the sake of Carmen’s wellbeing, I hope you will agree to let me remarry Sophia. Don’t worry; it’ll just be a marriage in name but not a real remarriage. As you know, it is impossible to conceal a celebrity’s divorce as the media will make up stories about it. You’ve seen how the media exposed us just a few days after our divorce and I saw paparazzi right outside Edwards Residence when I came this morning.”
Cooper blew a fuse.
How dare this b*stard make such a shameless request while acting unaffected?
Wishing he could tear Michael into pieces, Cooper turned down his ridiculous request instantly. “In your dreams!”
Expression changing, Michael argued, “But now, we can no longer hide our divorce. Carmen will surely be heartbroken if she knows about it. This…”
However, he gave in and continued, “In that case, let’s forget about remarriage. Sophia and I shall hold a press conference to clarify and insist that we didn’t get a divorce. Please allow Sophia and Carmen to visit me once in a while at the film set. Besides, I shall move from The Imperial to stay with you all. There are ample rooms here and I promise I’ll stay in a room that is further from Sophia’s. As such, we would be able to avoid tongues wagging. Furthermore, I won’t be around often since I’ll be filming outstation most of the time. Don’t worry!”
To Cooper, both were equally ridiculous requests. Nevertheless, this request appeared to be more mild and was nothing as compared to a remarriage.
However, Cooper still turned Michael down ruthlessly. “No way!”
Move in to stay with us? In your wildest dreams!
Again, Michael took a step back. “Then, please allow Sophia and I to hold a press conference and let her visit me at the film set from time to time.”
Cooper snarled, “No way! Never!”
Michael gave in further. “We’ll just do a press conference then. That’s not too much to ask for, isn’t it?”
Cooper remained silent. Indeed, the request of holding a press conference was much more reasonable than his previous ridiculous requests.
Pinching his nose, Cooper finally agreed, “Fine!”
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