Chapter 233


    Maria had no idea why her boss knew there was a bowl of soup in the fridge; not only did he ask for the


    soup as soon as he came home, he didn’t eat the eels as well.


    Sophia blushed with embarrassment, for she didn’t expect Michael to drink up the chicken soup that she


    had made very carelessly. After all, her cooking wasn’t as good as an experienced chef’s. God knew


    what Michael would say about it!


    However, the fact that her Lord had actually eaten the food she made filled Sophia with some


    satisfaction. After eating something that she had found in the kitchen, she washed herself up and went to


    sleep.


    Nathan was already asleep when she reached home. Unlike Sophia, he was in no mood to be a


    fanboy.


    Sophia slept in the main bedroom that night, and the thought that she was about to sleep together with


    her Lord made her feel a little excited.


    She kept rolling in bed as her mind was preupied with the way Michael looked when he showed up at


    the airport on this day, especially his cold ck suit and cool sunsses. He looked enigmatic in his


    ck suit, and every corner of his face was so sharp and mysterious. He was really very handsome!


    However, he wouldn’t be hers no matter how handsome he was, for she was too insignificantpared


    to the thousands of beauties in his harem!


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    Sophia wanted to give her body and soul to him, yet she feared that she woulde to regret the


    decision.


    Why did she have to fall in love with Michael of all people? Not only did she have love rivals worldwide,


    but most of them were males!


    Sophia felt that she would definitelye to regret it, but on second thought, it would be a waste not to


    sleep with her Lord now that he had given her the opportunity…


    Since she was exhausted during the day, it took only a while of indecision before she began feeling


    sleepy. Suddenly, the door opened, and Nathan sneaked inside and wormed his way under her nket.


    Despite being half asleep, Sophia subconsciously reached out her arms and hugged him before saying,


    “Dear son, you’re six years old already; you can’t sleep together with me anymore.”


    Nathan burrowed himself into her arms and said, “I’m scared.”


    When Michael finished taking care of his stuff and went back to his bedroom, he didn’t see his pretty


    young wife waiting for him as expected, for Sophia had fallen asleep a long time ago. After all, it was


    time for her to take some rest after having worn herself out. Not only had she attended lectures in the


    morning, she also spent the entire afternoon waiting at the airport before having dinner and singing


    karaoke with a bunch of people that night.


    He red fiercely at Nathan—who was sharing a pillow with Sophia—with a look of displeasure. “How


    many times have I said it already? Don’t sleep with my wife!”


    Nathan clutched at Sophia’s arm and refuted, “So what? I want to sleep with your wife!”


    Then, he added with the back of his head facing Michael, “I’m a spoiled brat! A spoiled brat is fearless,


    so I’m going to sleep with your wife just as I’ve said.”


    Michael shook his head and smiled. What a bad temper this little brat had!


    He walked up and patted Nathan’s head before saying softly, “Alright, darling. It’s Daddy’s fault, okay?”


    Nathan answered in a muffled voice, “No, it’s not okay.”


    Michael ignored him. The fact that he was still talking to Michael meant that he wasn’t mad at all, for he


    would have cold-shouldered Michael for about half a month if he was really mad.


    9Fangirling was truly physically draining, for Sophia slept very soundly; it was already 9 a.m. by the time


    she woke up the next day.


    Shey on her bed and was dazed for a while before she suddenly turned to look at the rm clock at


    one side. To her horror, she found that this day was Friday, and she had lectures that morning!


    “Holy sh*t, I’m going to bete!”


    Sophia immediately got out of bed and dashed into the bathroom. After washing her face and brushing


    her teeth in a hurry, she applied some CC cream on her face before rushing downstairs.


    iPadMichael was eating breakfast in the dining room while watching the news on his iPad. Nathan, who


    was sitting next to him, was drinking some milk.


    Carrying her bag on her back, Sophia dashed into the dining room and picked up a piece of bread before


    dashing out while saying, “I’mte! We’rete, Nate— hurry up and let’s go!”


    She dashed to the door and opened it to see that it was drizzling outside. As a gust of chilly air got into


    the house, she immediately had Maria find an umbre for her.


    Maria then ran up to her while holding an umbre, saying, “Oh, Madam—where are you going in such a


    hurry?”


    Sophia opened the umbre with the piece of bread in her mouth. She said, “I’m going to university; I’ll


    bete for sses!”


    Maria tilted her head to one side and said, “But today is Ancestors’ Day, so all schools and universities in


    the country are closed for three days. Boss and Little Master are going to visit the cemetery!”


    Sophia was startled for a moment before it suddenly urred to her that it was Ancestors’ Day, a day


    that came with a three-day public holiday.


    Having finished his breakfast just in time, Michael got himself fully dressed and walked to the door.


    “Since you’re ready, why don’t we visit the cemetery together?” he asked.


    Sophia simply responded, “Huh?”


    Following that, three cars set out from The Imperial. As the cold and ck cars burst through the silk-like


    curtains of rain, Sophia looked at the scenery outside through the car window.


    The old saying was indeed true that it would always drizzle thick and fast on Ancestors’ Day.


    Too many people were paying homage at their ancestral graveyards on Ancestors’ Day. Moreover, the


    road was slippery due to the rain, so they were stuck in a traffic jam after leaving the highway; it was


    already noon when they were finally out of town.


    The cars drove into the suburbs before heading toward the public cemetery. Michael was silent


    throughout the journey as he sat with his eyes closed the whole time, and the atmosphere was unusually


    heavy.


    The atmosphere would, of course, be heavy since they were going to visit the cemetery.


    Naturally, Michael would go to the Memorial Garden to visit the graves of his ancestors. The Fletcher


    Family had many members who died as martyrs, so there was a cemetery in the Memorial Garden


    where only the Fletchers’ graves stood.


    The Memorial Garden would usually be crowded at this time since many memorial ceremonies would be


    held there for the martyrs.


    After they got out of the car, Michael led Sophia and Nathan through a special passage into the cemetery


    that belonged exclusively to the Fletchers.


    Once they were inside, Sophia immediately saw rows after rows of neatly arranged gravestones. As the


    scene of destion filled her eyes, feelings of sorrow surged up within her.


    Those buried here were all members of the Fletcher Family. Only a few members of the family could die


    a natural death since most of the Fletchers died a hero’s death.


    Old Master Fletcher had led seven to eight male members of his extended family to join the


    revolutionaries back then. However, all of them had died on the battlefield one after another, leaving Old


    Master Fletcher as the only survivor, so he adopted their descendants.


    Every grave here had a deeply tragic and soul-stirring story behind them.


    Normally, nobody would have been allowed to enter this ce, but all the Fletchers would be here on


    every Ancestors’ Day to give offerings to their ancestors. It was obvious that they had finished giving


    offerings to their ancestors and already left, for every grave had fruits and flowers ced in front of them.


    While everyone else was waiting outside the Memorial Garden at this moment, Michael led Sophia and


    Nathan into the Fletcher Family’s cemetery.


    Therge cemetery was very quiet; the three of them were the only living creatures. Rain poured on the


    umbre, producing depressing sounds that made everything seem so heavy.


    Michael walked at the front while holding a ck umbre. His ck windbreaker was full of traces left


    by the rain, but he didn’t seem to care about it as his ck sunsses concealed all his emotions.


    He walked amid the graves without saying a word before stopping in front of one of them. Then, hiding


    the gravestone from view with his umbre, he bent down andid down a bunch of pure white flowers in


    front of it.


    Even though these graves would always be well looked after, one could still tell that they had quite a bit


    of history.


    The gravestone that Michael had stopped in front of to pay his respects was carved with stories about


    the tomb owner’s heroic deeds. The grave belonged to Theo Fletcher, who was posthumously promoted


    to the rank of Major General. Having sacrificed himself 28 years ago during a battle to secure the


    country’s borders, he was the highest-ranking military officer among those killed during the battle.


    The gravestone had a photo of the tomb owner on it. The photo was of a strikingly handsome man


    dressed in military uniform, and he looked very much like Michael.


    He must be Michael’s father, Sophia thought to herself.


    After visiting Theo’s grave, Michael took another bunch of flowers from Sophia andid it down in front of


    the grave next to Theo’s.


    The grave was a joint burial ground belonging to Celine Fletcher and Justin Mitchell.