Chapter 388


    Natasha went to the beachside vi to pick Woody up while Sophia was only a few stops away from the


    militarypound so when she arrived, Natasha and Woody weren’t there yet. When Sophia met Old


    Master Fletcher, the man was so excited that he insisted on ying chess with her and asked her about


    Michael.


    “I heard that Mikey has been busy filming ‘War Dragon’tely. How is it going? It’s led by the military,


    right? A big production is a real headache to film. Ask Mikey to do well. Furthermore, tell him that he has


    to hurry up and film the documentary film right after he’s done with ‘War Dragon’. If there are any photos


    from the set, remember to send a copy to me!” The Old Master chatted endlessly while they were ying


    chess.


    Nathan sat obediently next to Mark that day. Seeing that Stanley wasn’t there, Sophia let his cat and dog


    out. She stroked the cat as she yed chess and asionally petted the dog beside her. Drinking some


    wolfberry tea, she was tense as she waited for news about Woody.


    Why aren’t they here yet? Did something happen? Or maybe Natasha wasn’t nning to bring Woody to


    the militarypound at all. Maybe she’s taking Woody somewhere else… Sophia was anxious and


    wanted to send someone to find them but Mark was in a good mood that day. She couldn’t bear to let


    him know about her worries so could only frown as she stared at the chess board.


    “Sophie, is there something on your mind?” However, Mark could tell that she was worried about


    something at a nce. On that day ten years ago, there was also a young man who sat and yed


    chess with him but his drooping eyes were extremely tense and serious, having something on his mind.


    Mark remembered that day clearly because it was thest time he saw the young man. After that day,


    the next time he saw him was at his funeral as he bid a final goodbye to the young man. Every time he


    thought about this, he couldn’t help but sigh. For some reason, as he looked at Sophia, he couldn’t


    help but think about the young man who passed away. Hearing Mark’s question, Sophia immediately


    broke into a smile and replied, “No, there isn’t.”


    Even though Mark was old, he had sharp eyes and a strong sixth sense. He calmly ced a chess piece


    down and said to Sophia, “Sophie, you look like someone I know.” Sophia immediately perked her ears


    but remained calm. Looking at the chessboard, she stroked the cat in her arms. Stanley’s ragdoll cat


    used to be really beautiful. However, Nathan once pulled at the fur on its head, so now a patch of ck


    fur had grown and the whole cat’s appearance was ruined. The catzily meowed as Sophia stroked at


    that patch of fur on its head.


    Mark had many orange cats and the weather that day was great so the cats were out to y. At that


    moment, there were a dozen orange cats sleeping around Mark’s feet. The atmosphere was rxed and


    quiet as the two of them moved their chess pieces on the chessboard, one after another. Sophia still


    maintained her usual chess skills and secretly went easy on Mark. She held back to an extent and it


    made Mark really happy as he yed the game. After a long while, Mark said, “That person…is my


    godson. His name is Cooper Mitchell.”


    Cooper Mitchell… Sophia had just picked up a chess piece and there was a sh in her eyes, but she


    quickly recovered and said, “Cooper Mitchell? He’s an alumni of Bayside University. I’ve seen the


    promotional video that he was in and he seems like an amazing person.” Mark saw her slight reaction


    and his old body curled up in the chair. Although he was still full of energy, he couldn’t help but feel a little


    disappointed and helpless at the thought of Cooper.


    “It would’ve been great if my godson was still alive!”


    If only Cooper is alive… Sophia also fell deep into thought. If he’s still alive, would we have already met


    each other by now? Although Sophia tried to hide her curiosity about Cooper, when she heard that


    Cooper was Mark’s godson, she asked, “Old Master Fletcher, what kind of a person was Cooper? Were


    you two close? Can you tell me something about him?”


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Their chess match had ended. Because Sophia lost her focus, Mark won the game. She quickly


    collected the chess pieces and the cat took the opportunity to curl up on the chessboard and sleep. Mark


    lowered his head and stroked the cat before he suddenly looked up at Sophia and started to tell her


    about Cooper.


    “Cooper is the son of my old friend, Woody Mitchell, whom he had when he was fifty. Woody had about


    seven or eight offsprings during his lifetime but none of them lived to adulthood. Before Cooper was


    born, Woody searched everywhere to seek an amulet to protect Cooper. The fortune-teller was a Levine,


    who also happened to be Daniel’s father. He told Woody that if he didn’t find a man who had a hard life


    and was a tiger zodiac to protect Cooper, Cooper would die at birth. After Woody heard this, he anxiously


    brought Cooper over to me in the middle of the night.” When Mark talked about Cooper, his expression


    was full of nostalgia and love.


    “Coop was only a few months old when I met him. Heid in my arms silently as I looked at him and he


    looked back at me…” Mark was holding an orange cat and he demonstrated the way he held Cooper


    back then, his gaze filled with love and surprise. “When I saw Coop for the first time, I knew that that


    child would definitely aplish something great. Sure enough, Coop didn’t disappoint me. He was the


    most gifted child I’ve ever seen!”


    While holding the cat in his arms, Mark pulled out his big photo album which contained photographs that


    were really important to him. Photos of all of his descendants were in there.He quickly found a photo of


    Cooper among the dozens of photos of his; he was probably one of the few ‘outsiders’ in that album. It


    was taken ten years ago when Cooperst visited Mark and it was theirst photo together. In the photo,


    Mark sat on a chair and a young man with a trench coat stood behind him. There was a hidden


    reluctance in the young man’s gaze but there was also determination. It was as if he knew that it was the


    final goodbye and they would never meet again after that.


    Sophia looked at Cooper and gently brushed her fingers across his handsome face, having an


    indescribable feeling in her heart. This is my father! All of a sudden, tears welled up in her eyes and


    blurred her vision.


    “Sophie, what’s the matter?” Mark asked as he looked at her in concern. Hearing this, Sophia hurriedly


    wiped away her tears and replied, “I’m fine. I think some sand went into my eyes.” Then, she turned her


    back to Mark and wiped her tears.


    Mark put down the cat in his arms and got up. “Sophie, hold the cat while I head to the washroom for a


    moment. You’re not allowed to leave; do wait for Stanley toe home in the evening so we can have


    dinner together.”


    After Sophia saw Mark leave, she continued to look at the photo of Cooper and him. Meanwhile, Mark


    entered the house from the garden but he didn’t go to the washroom. Instead, he made a call to Michael.


    At that time, Michael was already on his way to the set as they had to finish filming ‘War Dragon’ by the


    end of the year. Once he wrapped this up, he had to rush to shoot the documentary film. He didn’t expect


    to receive a call from Mark at this time. Michael picked up the call and Mark heard him say, “Hello,


    Grandpa. What’s wrong?”


    Mark was silent for a moment before he asked, “Mikey, I have something to ask you. You’re not allowed


    to hide secrets from me anymore.”


    Hearing this, Michael was dumbfounded for a moment before he asked, “Go ahead, Grandpa.”


    Mark asked, “Do you know what today is?”