Sophia didnât head to the store the next day because the construction team would be starting the construction process. However, the rest of Pourlâs branches were not affected so that morning, she continued to read her previous notes and work diary in the study. It also happened to be the weekend so Nathan came over.
Nathan had grown up to become a young teenager who was cold and moody. After he arrived, he sat off to one side and watched Sophia read her notes, not saying a word.
After being stared at for a while, Sophia started to feel embarrassed so she asked with a smile, âNate, whatâs the matter? Why are you staring at me like that?â
Hearing this, Nathan quickly turned his head to the other side and muttered coldly, âNothing; Iâm looking at Snowball.â
Snowball was a huge Samoyed with white fur and it stood next to Sophia obediently like a little girl.
After Sophia heard Nathanâs reply, she smiled and continued to read her notes. However, a moment later, she noticed that Nathan was still staring at her intently. What a cold and quiet child.
Sophia had learned about Nathanâs past from others. Nathanâs mother, Celine Fletcher, helped Phantom Wolf steal Sophia away but was injured by Justin who came after her, which ultimately led to her miscarriage.
Sophia was stolen away, Michael was almost killed, and Celine and Justin were so badly hurt that they nearly lost their lives. Even now, Celine was still being held in the Fletcher family house for psychiatric treatment. There is such an unbearable burden on this little boyâs shoulders.
Carmen liked Nathan very much. As soon as she saw him, she kept pestering him for hugs. The two siblings were very close to each other and in order to prevent Carmen from disturbing Sophia, Nathan carried her out of the study.
After lunch, Sophia laid on the sofa and watched television lazily. Just then, Carmen brought a new DVD from her house again. This time, she brought over a classic collection of a high-definition version of âSwordsman Gameâ and played it in the home theater in the living room. Then, she lay on the sofa as she petted the dog with her left hand and ate fruits with her right.
Meanwhile, Cooper entered the study after lunch. He had been really busy for the past few days. Even though he had Linus to deal with the Michel Groupâs development in Cethos, he was now in charge of the Mitchell familyâs business. Since his return, the other two families had joined forces to defeat his family first. However, he was still laying low for the moment. After all, his attacks always brought a fatal blow. Before he was confident that he would win, he chose to save his strength.
He now had two identitiesâone as Fass Michel and another as Cooper Mitchell. Behind these two identities were two different families and he made sure that the two were differentiated clearly. For the time being, he didnât want the two to merge, which was why he never used the Michel familyâs power to deal with the Mitchell familyâs problems. There were certain things that only his identity as Cooper Mitchell could accomplish.
âDarling, donât forget that we have to head to the hospital for the second surgery tomorrow.â
At that moment, Sophia was watching television intently so she nodded and replied briefly, âOkay.â
Cooper glanced at the home theatre and saw Michaelâs handsome face on the screen, which shockingly resembled his image of Scary Phoenix in the game.
The âSwordsman Gameâ TV series was originally created for the fans. However, because of Sophiaâs strong persuasion, it became a TV series tailored to the player âScary Phoenixâ. This was Taylor Murrayâs first and last TV series. Back then, he got injured after shooting a few scenes so they changed the actor for the lead role.
Even though it was a TV series, the production standard was very high and the lead actor was really famous. For a popular movie actorâwith extremely handsome looks that was very different from ordinary actorsâto star in a TV series, the audience had high expectations. Back then, the ratings skyrocketed as soon as the TV series started airing.
Sitting at the side, Carmen said, âDaddy specifically starred in this TV series for you, Mummy.â
Sophia was watching excitedly and she reached over to ruffle Carmenâs hair. When she saw Nathan at the other side, she reached over to pat his head too.
There wasnât a female lead in the first three episodes of this TV series, but it was still interesting to watch. The special effects were realistic and beautiful, the scenes were astounding, the male leadâs acting was amazing, and the fighting scenes were smooth. It was considered one of the classics.
A while later, Sophia finished watching three episodes. When the fourth episode started, the plot of the TV series suddenly changed, whereby the male leadâs family had a tragic event so he went for cosmetic surgery to get revenge. Using this scene, they changed the male lead actor.
This new leadâs acting skills were terrible; his acting was exaggerated and his facial features looked weird because of excessive plastic surgery. Furthermore, the fighting scenes fully relied on special effects, his aura didnât match with the character, and his lines were all post dubbed so what he was mouthing didnât match the lines.
What was even more disastrous was that in order to keep the whole TV series cohesive, they changed all of Taylorâs voice in the first three episodes to post production dubbing, so his lips didnât match the lines either. It is completely ruinedâ¦
After watching it for ten minutes, Sophia turned it off. Seeing this, Carmen hurriedly switched to another DVD. âLetâs watch this. This movie is interesting.â
Carmen had brought plenty of DVDs from home that day and they were all Michaelâs movies. Those were also DVDs that Michael personally collected so they were high-definition and suitable to be played in a home theater.
Although Cooper really hated to see Michaelâs face in his house, his daughter liked it so there was nothing he could do. In fact, he had known that as soon as Sophia returned to Cethos, she would meet up with Michael again no matter what. He was also hesitant to move into the Imperial at first but what else could he do?
Even if he moved back to Africa, as long as Michael knew that Sophia was alive, he would still pester them no matter how far they moved.
Besides, my daughter is still young so she canât stay hidden her whole life like me. In the future, once her face is cured, sheâll definitely have to go back into the outside world and see other people. She also needs to have her own social circle and her face will be exposed sooner or later. Itâs all destinyâ¦
However, as long as Iâm alive, I will use my methods to prove that if he wants my daughter, he wonât be able to have her with just 80,000 this time!
Later, Cooper returned to his office. He had already implemented a holographic video conference system in his office so he could work from home, and he was about to have a conference with several of the older department heads.
Perhaps he was used to hiding from the public. Even after he had returned to the Mitchell family, he still didnât like to head out and socialize. Apart from going out with his daughter, he rarely left the house.
Therefore, there were rumors going around that he was sold to the black coal mines in Africa and dug coal for twenty years before he was finally rescued. However, nobody knew that he was Fass Michel.
Before the meeting started, Linus suddenly entered the office and said, âCooper, the Edwards family seems to be secretly investigating Sophia lately.â
Hearing this, Cooper frowned and asked, âWho in the Edwards family is investigating Sophia?â
âLucy; Jordanâs daughter,â Linus replied. âShould we order people to cut her up into pieces?â
Even though Lucy was the young madam of the Edwards family, with Cooperâs strength, it was really easy for him to secretly kill her. He had only found out about this person lately. Just like Sophia, Lucy opened a store to sell dog collars and the two of them were competitors.
Perhaps sheâs trying to find out about Sophiaâs whereabouts so that she can destroy her shop.
In the end, Cooper ordered, âDonât let her find any useful information.â
Linus nodded in response and went out to carry out the order.
At best, they would find out about Sophiaâs identity in the Mitchell family. However, Cooper still felt uneasy and knew that the best solution was to kill them. If this happened in the past, he would definitely do so. However, at the moment, Cooper had become a kind father and for some reason, he started to believe in karma so he couldnât simply kill anyone.
Well⦠Itâs not too late to kill them after they do something wrong.