Michael was holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand and he looked like the perfect gentleman.
When Sophia raised her eyes and looked at him, she was stunned for a moment.
Today, Michaelâs face and skin were bright and radiant with no wrinkles visible at all.
âCarmenâs mommy, arenât you going to welcome me?â
Upon seeing that Sophia was not responding, Michael finally spoke. His voice was sexy and deep while being strong and powerful, and it was very pleasant to the ears. Sophia blushed as she lowered her head. Stepping aside, she whispered, âCome in.â
She was still wearing a mask so fortunately for her, Michael couldnât see the blush on her face.
Michael came in with a bouquet of flowers, while Sophia blushed and lowered her head before the both of them went into the living room together.
The moment he arrived, the whole house seemed to brighten.
Cooperâs face soured when he saw him but Carmen pounced on Michael like a butterfly, overjoyed.
âDaddy!â
With flowers in his hand, Michael knelt down on one knee and hugged Carmen like a gentleman before he said, âGood luck for your concert!â
âThanks, Daddy!â
After speaking with Carmen, Michael walked toward Cooper with a respectful smile. âMr. Mitchell.â
Cooper harrumphed and ignored him, expression grim.
Michael deliberately sat next to Cooper. Putting the bunch of flowers aside, he took the script from Hale and handed it to Cooper. âFather-in-law, wonât you take a look at the script again?â
Cooper didnât even bother to look at it before he announced, âYou donât need to show it to me. I wonât authorize it.â
âDad!â Sophia muttered, dissatisfied. âItâs just a film so why donât you just let Carmenâs Daddy direct it?
Grandpa would definitely be happy too.â
Carmenâs Daddy looked a few dozen years younger, as if he had aged backward. If he acted in this movie, it would definitely be a hit. Sophia had watched Michaelâs films many times. There was a shortage of films currently, so it would be great if they could release a movie nowâ¦
However, Cooper had a sarcastic expression as he said coldly, âYou and Harry are already middle-aged.
However, I was only fifteen years old back then. Do you think you are worthy?â
Sophia stared angrily at Cooper, unable to think of any rebuttal. When the incident happened, Woody and Mark were both in their teens. Meanwhile, Michael was almost forty this year, and Harry was around the same age as him. It was a bit too much for the two to play the role of handsome teenage boysâ¦
But Michael was very confident about himself. âNo worries. Fortunately, your son-in-law has age-defying acting skills. Mr. Mitchell, if you donât believe it, I can make a short video for you to see before you make a decision.â
However, Cooperâs expression remained frosty. Sophia then took the script from Michael and put it in Cooperâs arms as she said, âLook at the script first. It might exceed your expectations!â
Cooper stayed mum. Then, Carmen ran over while holding her small face and said innocently, âGrandpa, Daddy agreed to give me a role! Grandpa, if you agree, I can be on TV!â
Michael ruffled her hair as he looked at her tenderly and said, âThis will be my first film after I make a comeback, so I must give our little princess a role in it!â
Carmen grinned from ear-to-ear, revealing her small teeth.
Michael took out a book from his lap and gave it to Sophia. âActually, I planned to shoot this story into a movie many years ago, but that idea had been set aside. My initial plan was to have a novel released first and then make it into a movie. This is a sample of the novel which has been completed but has yet to be released. As long as Mr. Mitchell authorizes it, the novel will be released immediately.â
Pleasantly surprised, Sophia took the novel and read it. Michael continued to talk to Cooper and Cooper had a sour expression the whole time, right until the start of the concert.
The so-called concert was actually just a stage set up with a family-style karaoke set. Carmen sang to her heartâs content while everyone pretended to listen to her.
In reality, Sophia listened very seriously to her own daughterâs concert. After Carmen sang a song, Michael even presented flowers to her; the both of them really went the extra mile.
After the concert, the nanny was busy cleaning and tidying up the stage. The adults were busy chatting while the children were running around off to one side. Nathan supervised Harryâs son and Carmen, doing his best to be a gentle elder brother.
Harryâs sonâs name was Hope. His name showed Harryâs eagerness to have a daughter for his second child.
He âhopedâ to get a daughterâ¦
Sarah, on the other hand, had given him the nickname Sour Face, as he always had a grim expression.
She wondered who he inherited it from.
The two children ran around in front of Cooper. Meanwhile, Cooper was feeding the dogs the flowers that Michael had brought over while listening to Linus talk about some important affairs of the Michel Group.
Throughout, he deliberately ignored Michael.
Then, Sophia went up to Cooper with her mobile phone in hand. âDad, can you take a photo of me and Carmenâs daddy?â
Cooperâs face turned cold and he glanced at the handsome Michael before he muttered, âIâm busy.â
Upon hearing that, Sophia pouted and took a photo with Michael with her mobile phone herself.
Cooper saw the two of them sitting together while taking a selfie. Seeing their faces getting closer to each other, he exploded in rage and said coldly, âMichael, I thought you wanted to talk to me about the script?â
Michael was overjoyed and immediately went to him. And such, Cooper had to reluctantly look at the script.
Cooper really didnât want Michael to make this movie, but Sophia urged Cooper to authorize it every day after she finished reading the novel that Michael gave to her.
Carmen was also very much looking forward to acting in this film as she could finally be on TV. She would definitely get a role in her daddyâs film.
In the face of eager anticipation from everyone, Cooper finally agreed. And so, Michael became busy again, actively preparing for his comeback.
On the other hand, after Sandra did such stupid things the last time, she offended a group of dignitaries in Bayside. Those dignitaries and celebrities might not be as powerful as the Mitchell Family, but the number of them was so large that King was completely ruined. Plus, a large number of customers had also come forward to ask for an explanation from King.
When Sandra tried to conduct business by force back then, she used the names of the Mitchell Family and the Young Lady of the Mitchell Family. Now that things went wrong, people naturally came after them.
Although no media dared to report this matter and the influence from the outside world was minimized, this matter still spread like the wind throughout the circle of the celebrities in Bayside.
Hence, the Mitchell Family was embarrassed once again.
Compared to Sandraâs embarrassing methods, Lucyâs approach seemed very wise. Although King was only part of her investment, she did not take care of the companyâs affairs directly. However, after the incident, she quickly apologized publicly. Acknowledging her mismanagement mistakes, she fired Billy who was suspected of plagiarism and permanently withdrew from the pet luxury industry. Thereafter, King only specialized in fashion luxury goods.
Lucy was forced to slowly clear up the mess Sandra had left behind.
Compared to Sandra, Lucy was smarter and much more powerful.
When Sophia saw Lucy who sincerely apologized to the camera on TV, she could feel that Lucy was a strong woman.
It was no wonder that she became Kingâs vice president at a young age. She definitely had her way with things.
Sophia had a hunch that she would have a head-on fight with Lucy sooner or laterâ¦