Chapter 329


    Upon seeing that their madam had already made a move, Hale and Gary had no other choice but to


    immediately rush forward and take Woody from Natasha’s men.


    When she saw Sophia suddenly dashing out, she recognized her and sneered. “So, you’re a freshman!”


    Sophia’s fight with the Harpers would make it to the headlines of the university’s tabloid every now and


    then, so it was only expected that Natasha would recognize her.


    Although Natasha knew about Sophia’s incident, she didn’t know about thetter’s exact details or


    Nathan, so she brought up her family name. “This is an affair of the Mitchells. An outsider like you has no


    right to interfere,” she said smugly.


    Even after knowing that she was one of the Mitchells, Sophia seemed unwavered by the former’s


    family influence and instead said, “I know the Old Master is from your family and I’ve contacted his


    family to pick him up, so you don’t have to do anything.”


    It just so happened that Sean arrived in a hurry with Stanley tagging along to help out after learning of


    the news.


    Sean was surprised to see Natasha, but he immediately rushed over with a smirk and said casually, “So,


    it’s Natasha! I’ll bring the Old Master home and you can save yourself the trouble.”


    She looked from him to Sophia and Woody before finally turning to leave in a huff. It was only when she


    was gone that they sat down to continue with their meal.


    Woody sat next to Sophia the whole time andpletely regarded her as his son, muttering, “You’re


    finally back, Cooper.”


    With a piece of tissue from her pocket, she carefully wiped away the tears, snot and saliva from his face


    and answered him with patience, “I merely went off to buy a meal, Dad. Don’t worry, I’ll send you home in


    a while.”


    He continued to gaze at her; his cloudy eyes convinced that she was his son, Cooper, and repeated his


    words from earlier. “You’re finally back, Cooper.”


    Despite the fact that he was old and had dementia, she did not find him a bother and had specially


    bought him a bowl of congee, which was easy for his body to digest. She said, “Dad, I’m right here. I


    won’t be going anywhere. Here, take a bite.”


    It was then that Woody finally ate, but he would lift his head to look at her after every mouthful, fearful


    that she would leave.


    She was seated next to him and started to eat while speaking with Sean. “Who’s that girl named Natasha


    earlier?”


    “She’s the daughter of the Mitchells’ family head. Natasha Mitchell is her name,” Sean replied with a


    frown.


    Upon hearing the name, Stanley reacted in shock. “She is Natasha Mitchell?!”


    “What’s wrong?” she asked, thinking that he already knew who Natasha was.


    With an annoyed and disgusted look, he exined, “After I returned from my military service, my family


    wanted me to go on a blind date with her and even praised her to the skies, saying that she’s a high


    achiever in the School of Foreign Languages. She was also known as the second Cooper Mitchell and


    even wanted to overtake him! Fortunately, I hid in an Inte cafe and missed the date. However, Iter


    received a beating from my father because of this.”


    After seeing her earlier today, he knew that he made the right choice by giving the blind date a miss.


    If she could have that sort of attitude toward an elderly, what sort of quality would she have?


    Sophia was still better than anyone else, but too bad his uncle had beaten him to it!


    Dumplings may be delicious, but it’s not as tempting as the aunt!


    She ate with solemn eyes and her thoughts were unreadable. After he stole a nce at Nathan, who


    was eating in front of Woody, he whispered, “Nate’s father is from the Mitchell Family. Back then, the


    Mitchells wanted to adopt him after his parents were involved in an ident, but my uncle took him


    instead. Don’t ever let the Mitchells learn about Nate’s background.”


    While nodding her head, she suddenly asked, “Who exactly is the Cooper whom you guys are speaking


    about? He sounds really awesome.”


    The mention of Cooper’s name brought admiration into Stanley’s eyes as he had a deep impression of


    the former. “He was an awesome man; otherwise the Mitchells wouldn’t have used him as aparison


    for others.”


    However, it was Sean, who knew about him best since they were from the same family background.


    “Uncle Cooper is the pride of our family! At the age of 10, he enrolled into Bayside University and took


    over the family business at 13. While he was managing the business, he also went to school.


    The Mitchells in the past were constantly having internal conflicts, causing the business to be in danger.


    Uncle Cooper single-handedly turned the tides and returned the Mitchells to its former glory within a few


    years’ time. In the meanwhile, he even earned himself two doctorate degrees.”


    “He’s that incredible?” Sophia gushed in surprise.


    He was a teenage president! Taking over such a big business at the age of thirteen makes him more


    than a child prodigy; it makes him a prodigy, through and through!


    He sounded envious when he spoke about Cooper and even though thetter was still young when he


    died, stories about him were shared within the family over the years. All the kids of the Mitchell Family


    strove to achieve what Cooper had done.


    However, his tone of voice changed before he continued with regret. “It’s such a shame that Uncle


    Cooper passed away in a car ident even before he hit 30. He was the Old Master’s only child when


    thetter was close to 60, so he couldn’t take the blow, which led to him bing how he is now.”


    Sophia sighed and continued to eat. “Gods always love geniuses!”


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    Woody continued to add more dishes into her bowl, saying, “Cooper, you should eat more. You shouldn’t


    exhaust yourself with the pressures of the business and school!”


    She replied with a forced smile, ”Yes, Dad. You should eat more as well.”


    Since the old man hadn’t eaten anything for the entire day and coupled with the fact that he was


    overjoyed at the sight of his son, his appetite was especially good and he ate a lot.


    It was already dark by the time they finished eating. Despite that, Sean was there to send Woody home.


    However, Woody had insisted for Sophia toe along, which left her with no choice but to oblige.


    Hale drove a car with her and Woody inside toward the suburbs while Stanley followed behind with


    Nathan in another car.


    As the old man was tired, he fell asleep the moment he entered the car. Sean then searched Woody’s


    pockets and realized that they were all empty; he didn’t have a cellphone, wallet or even a public


    transport card.


    “Ever since Uncle Cooper’s ident, the Old Master had moved to the house by the beach for his


    retirement. How did he get to Bayside University alone without any money?” he pointed out while being


    puzzled.


    Sophia was taken aback when she saw the shabby soles on Woody’s shoes. Did he walk all the way


    here?


    After amute of nearly 50 minutes by car, they finally arrived at the suburb where Woody lived. It was


    a 3-story vi by the beach surrounded by a fishing vige, which was serene and suitable for retirement.


    Sean had already made a call ahead of time, so by the time they arrived, the nanny and caretakers


    inside the house came out to greet them.


    Woody seemed refreshed after the car ride and walked briskly with his walking stick while eximing,


    “Madam Lewis, Cooper is back. Hurry, bring out his favorite snacks and brew the top-grade Darjeeling


    tea that we have!”


    Since Madam Lewis was already used to Woody mistaking Sean as his son, she greeted them and


    replied, “Alright!”


    For two generations, the father and son, Woody and Cooper, had exhausted themselves for the sake of


    the Mitchell Family, saving the family from crisis many times. However, since Cooper had already passed


    away and Woody suffered from dementia, the family’s authority had fallen to another branch of the


    Mitchells—where there were very few family members who remembered who the old man was, even


    though he had contributed greatly to the family. The people who came to visit were even lesser.


    Only a few old friends of his woulde over for a visit whereas the younger ones would shy away. As a


    result, Madam Lewis could remember the few youngsters who frequently visited by name, but Sean was


    the one who visited the most often while the others only came for show. He was the only sincere one


    who came over—once or twice a month—to bring Woody out to meet his old friends.