Carmen used to steal three episodes each day. Therefore, when she stole the whole box at once, Michael immediately discovered her action.
She was afraid that her mother would be upset when she returned one day as well. Although Michael still allowed her to head to Sophiaâs house to have fun, he forbade her from bringing anything over there.
Luckily, Sophia had an amazing father as he was able to find high-definition sources of the videos that she loved almost instantly. As for those videos that he really could not search, he would repair them based on the existing resources.
As expected, my father is the best person in the world.
Today, Sean arrived in the morning with Carmen and Stanley in tow.
âUncle Cooper, we are really sorry. What happened that day was really unintentional! We didnât know that Lucile is your daughterâ¦â
Sean almost kneeled before Cooper. He eventually learned from his complicated network that Lucile, whom Stanley had a blind date with that day, was Cooperâs daughter.
Upon knowing that Sophia was being fooled on her first blind date, Cooperâs expression darkened.
Stanley, who was at one side, did not dare to say a wordâhe only had the courage to intermittently raise his head and glance at Cooper. Oh my God! Heâs really Cooper Mitchell! Cooper, who has been dead for dozens of years, is actually back!
His looks seemed not to have changed much, but he still retained his bone-chilling temperament, which was more intimidating than Sophiaâs. This is the person who caused the Edwards and West Family to be bankrupt overnight. Iâm screwed.
Fortunately, Sean was the peacemaker and on top of that, Cooper still valued his relationship with the Fletcher Family, so he could not cause any trouble for Stanley.
Cooper had always known that Stanley became successful all those years. He had great potential and since Cooper had practically watched him grow up, he should have been a reliable person. That was why Cooper harbored the intention to allow his daughter to try and develop a relationship with Stanley, but it was unexpected that the young man was inconsiderate.
Carmen had gone upstairs on her own to look for Sopha while Judge quickly followed behind her.
Only three people were left in the living room to chat with each other. As they had not seen one another for many years, there was a lot to talk about, but could not avoid discussing Sophia.
Upon hearing her name being mentioned, Stanley immediately fell silent. He ventured together with Michael across the entire world, only to discover thatâ¦
âUncle Cooper⦠Sophia, sheâ¦â He had a lump in his throat when he talked about Sophia.
He did not participate in the entire operation back then, but he had been waiting for updates in the country instead. However, all of the waiting only resulted in him receiving the news that she was dead.
Before Cooper managed to say anything, Shae came to report, âAnother guest has arrived!â
It was a man who was about the same as Cooper this time, creating the impression that time and life experiences barely left any trace on him as he arrived in hasty footsteps. Upon entering the door and seeing the man sitting in the living room, a stunned Cooper was rooted to the ground.
It was Cooper who recognized himâhe stood up and greeted, âAndrea, you are back.â
The person who came was Sam!
âC-Coopâ¦â
Sam felt that he was in a dream. Only when Cooper called that name did Sam regain his senses and strode toward him.
He was based abroad, so he was particularly not familiar with the matters back home. When he returned last night, someone had informed him before he could arrive home that Cooper was back and immediately rushed over at the break of dawn.
Corrado tagged along as well and started to sniff around the moment he entered the house before the scent led him upstairs to look for Sophia.
The few people in the living room were engrossed in their conversation. Upon seeing that Cooper was alive, Sam was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. Heâs back, but Sophiaâs dead⦠If I hadnât revealed the secret, Sophia would have been safely born, Annabel would not have passed away and the father and daughter would not have been separated by deathâ¦
A noise was suddenly heard from outside as they talked with each other.
Meanwhile, on the first floor, Sophia wore the clothes that she wanted to wear today. They were headed to the hospital later for her bandage to be removed and she would be able to see how much her face had recovered too.
To Sophia, it was a big day and she was elated that she barely slept last night.
Just when she was about to head downstairs after a change of clothes, she saw Carmen and Judge coming upstairs.
âLucile, Iâm here to visit you again.â
Judge passionately pounced on her and attempted to give Sophia a sloppy kiss, but the quick-eyed and deft Linus carried the dog away.
âCarmen, Iâm going to the hospital today, so I canât play with you. Youâll have to play alone,â Sophia caressed Carmenâs chubby cheeks as she gently uttered.
Carmen meekly replied, âLucile, leave without worries. Iâll play with my doggy then.â
As she spoke, a large black dog pushed the door open with its nose and entered the room.
Sophia instantaneously recognized who it was. âCorrado, itâs you! Why are you here?â Isnât this the black dog whom I saw some time ago at the Crimson House? Why is he at our house so early in the morning?
Carmen recognized Corrado as well. When she saw him dashing toward them, she quickly stood in front of Sophia to protect the latter while fixing her gaze on the large, black dog. âDoggy bites. Lucile, donât be scared. Iâll protect you!â
Upon looking at the tiny figure standing in front of her as she attempted to block the dog, Sophia felt warmth in her heart. Sheâs such a brave child.
She caught Corrado with one hand. Corrado, who was not as enthusiastic as Judge, sat quietly beside her the moment he entered the room. She petted his head and said, âLook, doggy doesnât bite.â
Carmen hid beside her as she was a little scared and replied, âDaddy says that Corrady bites! He forbids me from playing with Corrady.â
Sophia could not resist the urge to embrace the young child in her arms. âDarling, Iâm older than you. Iâll always protect you!â she coaxed gently. She is such a gentle little baby. If I have a darling like her, that would be lovelyâ¦
The initial plan was to visit the hospital after taking breakfast, but since Linus informed her that Cooper had a few visitors and they would only depart slightly later, she stayed in her room to play with Carmen.
They put on little shoes for Judge and a little bib on Corrado.
It was especially noisy in their housing area today. Sophia looked out of the window and saw many people blocking the door of Villa No. 6, which was Sarahâs house. One of them was the lady who called her ugly half a month ago.
She had lost the arrogant and intractable attitude that she had 2 weeks ago; she now looked like a lowly dog as she bawled and shouted while knocking on the door of Villa No. 6âher cries filled with despair and helplessness.
However, no matter how desperate that womanâs tears were, Sophia would never pity her.
Everything that happened to her was a product of her own doing!
Thud! She shut the window to prevent the sound from disturbing her peace.
At the door of Villa No. 6, Victoria and Peterâtogether with the relatives of the Edwards and West Familiesâcried and yelled in front of the entrance.
In just one night, the West Family went bankrupt and so did their in-law, the Edwards Family.
Of course, the current Edwards Family was not the Edwards Family.
The Edwards Family of the Four Great Families in Bayside City was known as the main Edwards Family.
Victoriaâs family, on the other hand, was merely an insignificant lineage of the Edwards Family, which could only be recognized as the minor Edwards Family.
Although the West Family and minor Edwards Family were not as illustrious as the main Edwards Family, they were still wealthy families. It was like a nightmare when the two families were destroyed overnightâ
their stock price plummeted, factories were burnt down, their senior executives resigned, interruption in cash flow, and their senior managers were caught by the authorities.