Sophia smiled, face lighting up as she looked at Linus.
âMr. Fass, what a pleasure to finally meet you!â After sending Judge away, Sam ran into Linus after coming out of the bathroom.
Before this encounter, Sam had long heard about Linus, and he also knew that Lucy had invited him to the annual meeting. What he did not know was that Linus and Sophia knew each other.
As Samâs reputation preceded him, Linus inched forward and shook his hand. âMaster Sam, Iâve heard a lot about you.â The two had a friendly encounter.
For reasons unbeknownst to him, Sam felt that there was something strangely familiar about Linus although they had never met. He had only ever seen him featured on the covers of certain business magazines.
âMr. Fass, do you know Sophia?â Sam asked, eyebrows raising in surprise.
Sophia jumped in proudly, âLinus and I went to the same school!â
Linus added, âAnd we share the exact same birth date.â
We probably shouldnât mention the fact that we are sworn siblings.
Same birth dateâ¦
Sam frowned and said, âLetâs head inside.â
Linusâ appearance had attracted a lot of attention. Since this was the Edwards Familyâs annual meeting, everyone that showed up was related to the Edwards Family in one way or the other. There were hardly any outsiders invited.
However, when people heard that he was invited by Lucy, people seemingly understood why he was here.
Upon entering the banquet hall, Linus met with Lucy. At the same time, Sophia finally returned and walked up to Michael.
Linusâ appearance piqued his interest. Linus? Why is he here? Did he marry into the Edwards Family?
Meanwhile, Sophia looked excited as she carried Garfield in her arms; she was looking forward to letting Linus see Garfield and Nicholas.
Much to her dismay, she did not have the opportunity to do that tonight. Lucy was busy bringing Linus around for him to meet different members of the Edwards Family. It was as if she was introducing her boyfriend to her relatives for the first time.
The news about the wedding between the Michel Family and the Edwards Family quickly spread like wildfire; the public had great expectations toward this marriage. On a side note, Lucy was older than Linus by three years⦠he was going to marry an older woman!
After hearing this news, Michael was incredibly perplexed.
Harry leaned over and joked, âYour ex is going to marry your brother-in-law! Are you terrified?â
Is the Edwards Family really going forward with the Michel Family on this?
While carrying Garfield in her arms, Sophia lingered close to Lucy and Linus. Naturally, Sophia also heard the news.
Linus is going to marry Lucy? Why do I have the feeling that Linus isnât too happy about it⦠Since he turned up at the annual meeting, doesnât this mean heâs agreed to this arrangement? Is this a wedding for political gains?
Sophia was in a daze as she stood at the sidelines of the huge crowd. Before she realized it, the dinner banquet had come to an end.
After returning to her room that night, Sophia removed her makeup and took a shower. She then changed into cartoon-themed pajamas, applied a face mask, lay on her bed, and started swiping her phone.
Firstly, she created a group chat for the barbecue and added whoever needed to be added to it: Harry, Sarah, Michael, Sam, and even Linus.
Michael lay next to her, also applying a face mask to take care of his aged face. When he clicked into the group chat, he received a notification that Sophia had just added Linus to the group chat.
Tsk! Canât Linus give us a break? But, as long as sheâs happy, thereâs nothing I can do.
Later on, she began exchanging voice messages with Linus.
Linus stated, âI brought you a little something. Iâll pass it to you tomorrow.â
Tsk! Look at that⦠Iâm getting jealous again.
After putting her phone away, Sophia went to wash her face. When she got back, she started talking to Michael about what happened today.
âJudge is totally out of control! He was trying to bring Corrado with him to eat poop! We need to quickly get our dog back. Otherwise, we might get ourselves into trouble one day! What if Master Sam found out that Judge had taught Corrado to eat poop? Weâll be in deep sh*t. You have to go and pick him up tomorrow!â
Upon hearing that, Michael frowned so hard that his face mask dropped from his face. Trying to put it back, he said, âThatâs embarrassing. Iâm not going.â
Sophia responded, âYou have to show up tomorrow! That dog belongs to your nephew, not mine!â
Michael clicked his tongue in disapproval without saying a word. He then washed his face and went to bed.
That night, the two kept pushing each other in bed.
âYou go.â
âNo. Iâm not going. You go.â
âYouâre an actor. You have thicker skin.â
âIâm a public figure. I need to save my face.â
âAnyway, I wonât be going. I leave the decision to you.â Still pushing each other in bed, they were equally loath to pick up Judge the next day.
â¦
In Samâs room, he had just finished reading the book written by Sophia. He then took out his phone and watched all her IG Stories, going back as far as the ones posted last year and the year before that.
Watching her at work, working out, or at school, Sam felt that she did live a wonderful life.
When it came to her picture with Michael, Sam was annoyed.
They donât match each other! They donât even look like a couple at all. Michaelâs love for her is not true love! Since he knows that the poop-eating husky belongs to Sophia, why wouldnât he show up to take him away? To him, his face is surely worth more than his wife!
Much to his surprise, just shortly after breakfast the next morning, Lucy showed up with Michael to pick up the dog.
âSam, the husky that you took with you last time belongs to Taylor. Heâs here to take him back.â
Looking apologetic, Michael said, âIâm terribly sorry for the inconveniences caused. This dog is mine. I accidentally packed him into my luggage and brought him here.â
Not saying a word, Sam took the dog out by its leash and passed it to Michael, who in turn passed it to Hale.
Lucy frowned and let out a disgusted look as she saw Judge.
Why is Taylorâs dog eating poop? Oh, dearâ¦
Sam did not know how to respond as he watched Michael leave with the dog.
He really showed up! But, lowering himself and coming to take the dog doesnât mean anything. It merely shows that the dog means a lot to him.
Prior to this, Sam had never paid any attention to Taylor. All that he knew was that this movie star used to date Lucy. After Lucyâs car accident, Jordan decided to call off the wedding, perhaps because Taylor was an actor and he felt that he could not match up to Lucy.
This time around, he had instructed someone to dig into Taylorâs identity and provide every detail to him.
This investigation did indeed unearth some surprising information.
Taylor was a secretive person. No one really knew his background and upbringing except that he had strong support backing him up. His mother was Elizabeth Murray while the identity of her father was unknown. Notwithstanding, there was information suggesting some connection between his father, who died decades ago, and the Fletcher Family. Having made his debut as an artist in his teenage years, Taylor later went into the army. After that, he returned to the movie industry. He truly had a lot of different experiences under his belt.
Sam tried to nit-pick his problems as he went over the information. Eventually, he came to a conclusion: Heâs not good enough for Sophia! Heâs not worthy of her. The daughter of Cooper and Annabel deserves someone better!