As he lowered his gaze, Ian was utterly quiet now. Sophia deliberately taunted him and said, “I do know Lucile herself, but she’s already married. However, I can introduce you to other unmarried ladies in the Michel Family who are definitely worthy of your status. Just get ready to change the family name on your household registry, ID, and passport. Also, you’re required to change your citizenship too.
You’ll have your wife’s family name in the future, and you’ll have to swear your loyalty to whatever country she’s a citizen of. From then on, you cannot call yourself a part of the Edwards Family anymore. Don’t you worry, though! Apart from changing your family name to your wife’s, everything else stays the same! You can bring your wife back to your family home.
With your parents’ permission, you can still work in the family business—you might even be able to nab some manpower and resources from your wife’s family! It’s a match made in heaven! How awesome is that? While your kids won’t be carrying your family name, they’ll still be your kids. Here, I have a bunch of the Michel ladies’ numbers. Do you want them? Think of it as my compensation to you.”
Ian’s gaze was conflicted. On one hand was the Michel Family, and the Edwards were on his other.
He wouldn’t have the courage to look his ancestors in the eye when he died!
In the end, Ian flung the coffee cup in his hand away and stood up, extremely furious. “Do I look like the kind of person who would rely on his wife’s family like that? Don’t you look down on me, Sophia! I am not the kind of person who will betray both his nation and family because of money and status! Back in the day when the nation was suffering, us Edwards had always been at the forefront to protect it! We donated and saved as many people as you Mitchells did! If you’re planning to humiliate me like this, I can tell you now that your plan has failed! I will still fight for those management rights, Sophia. Even if you send those nude photos of me out, it’s no use. You’d better be careful—don’t get yourself dragged into this too, you scammer!”
After that rousing speech, Ian put away those eye-catching nude photos before he turned around and stormed off. Much to his surprise, he immediately caught sight of Linus standing outside the moment he pushed the door open.
Ian’s gaze turned respectful. “Why are you here, Mr. Michel?”
Linua smiled politely. “I’m here to fetch Sophia.” He then gestured at Sophia with his gaze and asked, “How did your talk go?”
Before Ian could reply, Sophia had already come out after putting her belongings away. She grinned as she walked. “Our chat wasn’t so bad—Mr. Edwards promised to back out of the bidding war for the management rights.”
Linus nodded as he relaxed, reaching out affectionately to take Sophia’s hand. “Alright, let’s go back. Fass and Carmen are probably home already.”
Cooper is back!
Sophia had been so busy lately that she hadn’t even seen actual daylight; she nearly forgot that today was the day of Cooper and Michael’s glorious return.
“Let’s hurry up. Get the cooks to prepare some delicious food. We must have dad’s favorite eggplant with minced meat and braised eel for Carmen’s dad!”
The slender fingers of Sophia’s hand were soft and warm in Linus’ palm. It seemed like they were boneless, and her hand felt nice to hold.
Meanwhile, Ian’s gaze kept flitting between Linus and Sophia.
When did they get so buddy-buddy with each other? They’re even holding hands—is Sophia a two-timer?
With Sophia’s hand in his, Linus turned and spoke to Ian. “Mr. Edwards, since the discussion has come to an end, Lucile and I will be leaving. Thank you for your time, and I’ll take you out for a meal some other day.”
Ian was silent.
No wonder Sophia knew that Lucile was a fake! She’s the actual Lucile! If Sophia is Lucile, doesn’t that make Cooper…
At the thought of the implications behind it, a chill immediately ran up Ian’s spine; goosebumps prickled over his skin.
Fass is actually Cooper! That’s terrifying as hell!
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