Chapter 330
Everyone became sick with worry when Woody was lost earlier in the day. Later, Sean discovered that
Woody had gone out to look for him alone after the former had made a call.
However, Madam Lewis saw today that Woody held a youngdy’s hand and addressed her as his son
instead. “Cooper, stay for the night since you’re rarely home.”
Sean interjected, “Old Master, Uncle Cooper has an important meeting to attend to in the evening and
has sses as well tomorrow. I’m afraid he won’t be free to stay overnight since he’s really busy.”
Although Woody’s face was crestfallen, he still dragged Sophia into the house. “Then, just have a seat
for a while!”
Upon entering the house, she scanned the interior of the living room and saw that the decor was dated
but well-kept and cozy. It was obvious that he was in good hands.
Many photographs stood on a table in the living room and all appeared to be of the same person.
She thought, That’s probably Cooper!
It seemed that his mother was a foreigner, which made it obvious that he was a mixed race child from his
features—save for his ebony ck hair, all his other facial features had resembled more of hers.
Sophia picked up a picture and stared at it curiously. Cooper seemed to be rather young in the picture—
at around eighteen or neen years old—with a bright and innocent face. As he leaned against a door
frame, he looked buoyantly into the camera with a ck rosary hanging on his chest.
At that time when the photo was taken, he most probably had already obtained two doctorate degrees
and was the person in charge of the Mitchell Family’s businesses!
There’s no way to tell that at all! He’s also pretty good-looking and can totally be a model!
With that thought in mind, she picked up another picture in which he wore a ck suit with a ck top
hot. On his nose bridge was a pair of gold-rimmed sses, making his eyes appear wise and deep.
Some of his youth had already faded and he now looked a little more like a shrewd and experienced
businessman. He looks exactly like a domineering president from a textbook!
The photo frame was transparent, so the words written on the back of the photo could be easily read.
‘Cooper, taken in the year 200x at age 25.’
Huh? This handwriting looks very familiar. I think I’ve seen it somewhere before…
Stanley picked up one of Cooper’s pictures as well andpared it to Sophia’s face, saying, “Look at
this; there are simrities at the nose bridge, the eyebrows, and the look in the eyes. No wonder the Old
Master mistook you for his son!”
Sophia had unwittingly knitted brows while being engrossed with the writing behind the picture. He
eximed, “Even the way that they knit their brows are simr.”
Madam Lewis brought out some hot tea and snacks for everyone with enthusiasm. She took the
opportunity to thank them when Woody went to search for something in his bedroom. “Old Master is
always pulling this ruse. Thank you very much for bringing him home today.”
She was familiar with Sean and Stanley, considering that thetter was always around every time the
former came to visit. Sophia and Nathan were the only ones whom she hadn’t met before, so she asked
in curiosity, “May I ask who they are?”
Sean answered, “This is Nate from Justin’s family and that’s Sophia, his aunt. Nate’s now living with his
uncle.”
At the mention of Justin’s name, Madam Lewis immediately understood and didn’t ask any more
questions.
They all sat down and enjoyed the snacks and tea until it was time for them to leave. Woody finally
emerged from his room with a ck ne in his hand. “Cooper, this is your amulet. Don’t lose it and
remember to wear it daily!”
It was a ck amulet with the cross carved in obsidian—an obvious sign that it was meant for a man.
Cooper’s name was carved at the back and it was the same rosary that he had worn in the first picture
Sophia saw.
As Woody gazed at the charm, he said to Sophia, “Cooper, I got this amulet from a high priest before you
were born. It will keep you safe and bless you in all your undertakings. Don’t lose it again and wear it at
all times, alright?”
Feeling the cross with her fingers, she wanted to return it, but when she saw the look Sean gave her, she
decided to ept it for the time being.
In the blink of an eye, it was already 9.00PM and she was ready to return home. When she entered the
car, she passed the rosary to him. “Find a chance to return this to its ce.”
He kept it away and secretly returned it when Woody wasn’t in his room before leaving the ce.
Unexpectedly, Sophia received a call from Sean the next afternoon. “Sophia, Old Master is missing
again. Call me as soon as possible if hees to look for you again!”
The old master is missing again?!
She anxiously called Hale and asked him to check at the security office where they found Woody
yesterday. Sure enough, Hale had found him sitting at the security post, staring at the university doors
while waiting for his son. No matter who came to persuade him, he wouldn’t leave until his son came.
While trying to contact Sean, she rushed to the gates and Woody broke into a smile when he saw her
from afar.
“Cooper, how’s school today?”
“Dad, why are you here again?” Sophia asked as she hurriedly supported his frail and trembling body.
The beach is so far away. Why did hee here? The roads are very busy along the way. What would I
do if an ident happens?
With a grin, Woody fished out Cooper’s amulet from yesterday, saying, “Cooper, you left your amulet at
home. You can forget everything else but not the amulet, alright?”
Her heart sank when she realized that he had made the long trip, especially to send the amulet to her.
Her eyes stung, as though tears were about to stream down, as she took the amulet from him and
replied, “Okay, Dad.”
Soon, Sean arrived to pick him up. As Woody walked away, he still held onto her hand and nagged,
“Don’t forget your amulet, Cooper! It will keep you safe and bless you in all your undertakings!”
“Yes, Dad. I won’t forget it this time,” she answered with a nod.
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After Sean had Madam Lewis take Woody home, he wouldn’t ept the rosary from Sophia, even
though she tried to return it again.
“This rosary belonged to Cooper and he had never removed it, ever since he started to wear it as a
young man. More than a decade ago, it was said that he took it off and forgot to bring it with him. Then,
shortly after he left home, he met with an ident, leaving a mark on Old Master’s heart as he kept
thinking that Cooper only met with the ident because he forgot the rosary.
So, you should keep it for now!” Feeling the rosary between his fingers, he continued, “It’s said that this
rosary has a spiritual power and everything was going well for Cooper when he was wearing it. So, many
people wanted to get their hands on it after his death! Still, Old Master wouldn’t give it to anyone and
someone actually sneakily swapped it a few years ago.
The Old Master immediately realized it and demanded it from the doorstep of the thief with his walking
stick in his hand! I’ve been his ‘son’ for so many years, but he has never shown any intent on giving this
rosary to me. The moment you appeared, he instantly gave it to you instead. This only illustrates that the
rosary is fated to be yours, so, you should just keep it!”
As she held the amulet in her palm, she could feel the warmth from her hand heating it up. She thought
that it wouldn’t be a problem to keep it since it wasn’t anything valuable. If she didn’t Woody would walk
dozens of miles yet again to give it to her—and that would be bad! So, she figured that she would
temporarily keep it.
Cooper, you’re the ultimate form of a score wrecker! Maybe this will bring me some of the prodigy’s luck
if I wear it. However, I don’t think Michael will be very happy about this.