He had used up all his luck when his daughter appeared out of nowhere so he bet that finding his son would be impossible. Besides, Linus and Annabel didn’t look the same at all and he was so much more different compared to her.
Back then when he inadvertently saw him on the television, where he was invited by the television station to solve a ternary problem on the spot, he watched the cruellest farce in the world on the screen. A genius was made fun of on the scene and was even watched as if he was a circus monkey.
Since that was a live video, Cooper rushed to the television station immediately and bought him from his parents with a few million.
That poor child was sold countless times before this. After Cooper brought him back, he found him a pair of adoptive parents and gave him an identity as well as a perfect family. Gratefully, Linus didn’t let him down and grew up to be a perfect successor.
Patting Linus’ shoulder, Cooper said earnestly, “If Sophia and her brother return to the Michel Family, your status will surely be affected. Therefore, I hope that you’ll marry Sophia.”
Linus was shocked. “Fass, this is…”
Cooper knitted his eyebrows. “Are you forsaking my daughter for having a past marriage and a child from her preceding marriage? ”
Linus immediately replied, “Of course not. But Sophia and Michael—”
“Don’t mention his name!”
Speaking of Michael, Cooper’s eyes were filled with disappointment. In the past, he once thought that Michael could bring Sophia happiness but he was wrong. Michael was a troublemaker and he would only bring trouble to his two darlings.
He then patted Linus’ shoulder again and said solemnly, “To me, you and Sophia make the perfect couple. You’re the best for her and if you marry her, your status in the family can be stabilized and no one will threaten it anymore.”
Linus was indeed tempted. Since young, he worked hard and yearned to be acknowledged by Cooper and the Michel Family and for that, he worked a hundred times harder than anyone else.
He wanted to be a real Michel whom everyone acknowledged.
He also wanted to be with Sophia and protect her forever so she wouldn’t be hurt at all!
That night, Linus was haunted with nightmares, where Sophia was crying in front of him.
He would dream of the park that late night where she was shivering in the frosty wind. Even her tears almost froze when he wrapped his arms around her body, which was as cold as ice.
Sometimes, he would dream of that strange luggage that she was stuffed into and brought away. When he walked up to it and gently opened the luggage, she was curled up inside and couldn’t even talk from the coldness, helplessness and desperation written all over her face.
He even dreamed of the day when she was brought back from Africa. Her skin was severely infected and she was like a ball of rotten, breathing flesh. She was literally at death’s door.
In his sleep, Linus couldn’t stop crying and grimacing in unbearable pain.
Will you allow me to protect you for the rest of your life?
Late at night, everyone that should be asleep had fallen asleep, yet those who were thirsty remained wide awake.
After almost a night of flirting on Messenger, Michael finally received a request from Sophia to give her a ‘rub’. Hence, he immediately changed into convenient clothes and a pair of sneakers before sneaking into the dark.
Sophia restarted Siri, which bought him ten minutes.
Glancing at the dumb husky that was sound asleep below his bed, Michael sneaked out the room. Unfortunately, Judge was surprisingly cautious that day. As soon as Michael moved, he awoke and when he noticed that Michael was secretly walking out, he thought that he was abandoning him again. Therefore, he barked loudly while running after him.
His bark was so loud that it triggered the voice-controlled light outside the guest room.
Damn it!
Startled, Michael retreated and held Judge’s snout while explaining in a low voice, “I’m not leaving. I’m just going to meet Carmen’s mom, so stop barking!”
Once this dumb dog barked, the entire house would be awakened!
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