Chapter 359
After Sophia finished her meal, she brought a torchlight with her to pick up seashells. The night sky and
the sea werepletely dark, and as she walked on the seashore barefooted, she felt really rxed.
The breeze blew so strongly, her maxi dress flew like a fluttering butterfly. Michael watched the little girl
running around in a distance and it warmed his heart.
All of a sudden, Daniel asked, “Is she really Cooper’s daughter?”
Michael continued to look at Sophia and didn’t say anything in reply, as if he tacitly agreed.
A look of awe instantly appeared in Daniel’s gaze but he quickly started to look worried. If Cooper found
out that his daughter was bought for 10 million and sold for 80,000, his reputation in Bayside City would
completely be ruined.
Harry clicked his tongue and frowned as he said, “Old man, you have a big appetite. Knowing that
she’s Cooper’s daughter, you still… Aren’t you afraid that your father-inw might resurrect from the
dead and choke you to death?”
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Harry used to admire Bear Grylls because after all, the guy had fought a bear before. However, at that
moment, the person he admired the most was Michael. He couldn’t believe that Michael would dare to
sleep with Cooper’s daughter. Isn’t he afraid that Cooper would suddenly appear from nowhere and kill
him?
However, Michael was extremely calm. “It’s toote now. What can he do?” After hearing this, the other
two were rendered speechless.
These two were also from the generation when Cooper poisoned people’s minds so they hated Cooper
ever since they were young. He had tried to ruin his peers! The three of them fell into a moment of
silence. If Michael continued his investigation and really found Cooper one day, the lives of the people in
Bayside City would definitely change. The existing power would be redistributed and there might even be
a change in politics.
At that time, Bayside City was still under the rule of the Four Great Families. The Edwards family was the
wealthiest family in the city, the Mitchell family’s electronics business was on a global scale, the Fletcher
family held military power, and the Winston family was powerful in military, politics and business.
However, among the four, the Mitchell family was the weakest.
Ever since Cooper passed away, the Mitchell family business had been gradually going downhill,
because having a genius like Cooper in their family was already a miracle. Without Cooper, the Mitchell
family’s decline was inevitable.
Furthermore, there were a few new families that were rising in power so the Mitchell family’s position as
one of the Four Great Families was in danger. Therefore, the Mitchell family urgently needed the two
billion. In fact, they didn’t just need two billion, but ten times more than that!
During their moment of silence, the seafood on the grill crackled and Hale grilled the seafood
conscientiously. Although he had no right to interrupt in the conversation of his boss, at that instant, he
couldn’t help but speak up.
“Boss, I think you should tell thedy boss about Cooper. After all, she’s his daughter. With her help, it
might be easier to find him.”
The three of them immediately turned to look at Hale. Even though Hale was nervous, he continued, “I
noticed that thedy boss is acting more and more like her father. Maybe we can have a breakthrough
from her.”
Hale’s words reminded Michael that their search for Cooper was like a chicken with its head cut off. They
hadn’t got a clue even after searching for so long. If they started their search from Sophia, they could
probably find something, but Michael had his own concerns.
The greater expectation, the greater the disappointment. If he let Sophia know that she might have an
awesome father right now but found out that he was dead in the end, how would she feel? At that
moment, Sophia had found many seashells, fish and small shrimps, and she was running back into the
house happily to keep them in a safe ce.
She had been living in Woody’s house for the past two days. Although she was a little embarrassed,
Woody was very weing and insisted on letting her stay so she had no choice but to stay.
Unexpectedly, she saw Woody, who was wearing pajamas, sitting in the living room watching television
as soon as she entered the house.
“Mr… Dad, why haven’t you gone to bed?” Sophia asked as she walked up to him and wiped her dirty
hands clean.
After Woody saw hering over, he mysteriously beckoned her over. “Come here, Sophia. I have
something to give you.”
Seeing that there was nobody else around, Sophia tactfully refused him. “Dad, it’s gettingte. You
should go to bed early. We’ll watch television together tomorrow, okay?”
Woody looked around vigntly before he said, “Hush! I’m only showing this to you. You must not let
anyone else know about this.”
Hearing this, Sophia felt like she was about to get in trouble. What if Woody gives me something more
valuable than the amulet and the two billion? I can’t take anything else!
Woody grabbed her arm with one hand and crutches with the other. Then, he staggered as he walked up
the stairs, as if he was about to show her something really valuable. Sophie was so afraid, she hurriedly
sent a text message to Michael and asked him to save her. Later, Woody brought Sophia into the piano
room that they entered that noon.
Woody pointed at the piano that Sophia yed and said, “Coop, this is your favorite piano that you’ve
yed on for over twenty years. “ At that moment, Michael finally rushed back. As soon as he entered
the piano room, he saw Woody open the piano stool, where a lot of music scores were hidden. Woody
then pushed aside the music scores and found a big, thick book that was covered in dust.
Woody handed it to Sophia and said, “Coop, this is your favorite book. You must not lose it, understand?”
Sophia looked up at Michael, who was standing at the doorway. After she saw Michael nod in response,
she bent over and took the heavy book from Woody.
As she bent over, the amulet on her neck fell out and Woody hurriedly caught it. He could still feel
Sophia’s body temperature on it. He stared at the amulet and his expression lookedplicated. Then,
he said to Sophia earnestly, “Coop, this amuletes in a pair. You had a younger sister but she died at
birth, and the other half belonged to her. No matter when, the amulet has to be paired together to be
useful.”
Sophia was confused but she nodded in reply. “Yes, father.”
It waste at night. After Sophia finished washing up, shey on the bed and flipped through the book
that Woody gave her. She didn’t know what the book was about because it was written innguages that
she couldn’t recognize and there wasn’t even a single picture.
She put the book aside and nced at Nathan, who was sleeping soundly next to her. Then, she rolled
over and saw that Michael was scanning Cooper’s bookshelves with a strange device, as if he was
checking whether there was a secretpartment in the bookshelves. Sophia watched him and after
giving it some thought, she asked, “Hubby, why are you investigating Cooper Mitchell? Is he really still
alive?”
Abel already told Michael about the events in the afternoon so he wasn’t surprised at Sophia’s question
and he replied, “I’m not sure whether he’s dead or alive right now. However, I’m positive that he didn’t die
in the car ident more than ten years ago. He faked his death and escaped.”
Sophia was in a daze and she suddenly remembered Woody’s silver hair and hisplete loss of sanity.
She had heard rumors that Woody became like this after he heard about Cooper’s death.
After all, Cooper is Woody’s only son! What happened back then that Cooper had to fake his death and
escape? He even abandoned his old father. Back when Cooper died, Woody was already in his
seventies. Cooper was a son that he got at an old age. How could he be able to withstand such a huge
blow?