Chapter 412
Tired from overworking himself, Michael had immediately rushed over as soon as he stepped off the
ne. He had his sunsses and mask on as he cidly carried Sophia over his shoulders down the
hospital corridor under the strange looks of everyone there. As Sophia yelled at him from the ‘burrito’, he
patted her butt and said, “Quiet down. It’s embarrassing.”
ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
“So you do know that it’s embarrassing! If it’s embarrassing to you, then put me down right this instant!
Now!” Sophia kicked her feet like an angry little critter, but she reined in her strength since she was
worried about injuring Michael.
Michael strode down the corridor quickly. He was about to enter the elevator when ude and Stanley
finally came charging over from behind. “Who are you? Let her go!”
Michael looked back to nce at ude. He seemed to be part of the Fletchers, and Michael had seen
him before in one of Sophia’s Instagram stories. However, the Fletcher Family was huge; there were far
too many Fletchers for him to remember. Coupled with the fact that he hadn’t visited home in over ten
years, he couldn’t recognize many of them anymore. He gave a cold snort and carried Sophia into the
elevator.
ude chased after them, but unfortunately, the doors had already closed. He quickly legged it to the
stairs, but Stanley stopped him just in time. “Geez, ude—forget it. Just let him be!”
ude nearly went mad. “Who was that? Why did he suddenly show up to take Sophia?”
Stanley had no idea how to answer that. He had promised Michael that he’d keep his lips sealed about
his rtionship with Sophia. Otherwise, Michael would pull his investments. Stanley steeled himself to
answer. “Uh… That was Sophia’s father! You better not get on his bad side!”
It was only then did ude stop his pursuit, but worry came over him instantly. “Sophia’s father? Does
that mean he doesn’t approve of us being together?”
Of course he disapproves of you! Stanley knew that he would have to weave a bigger of lies now that
he had told one, so he quickly answered, “That’s right. Her dad’s an entric one, you know? Sophia’s
still young and in university, so her dad doesn’t approve of her dating at this stage of her life. You
shouldn’t see her after this.”
ude remained silent before leaving in a hurry. How would Sophia still be around by the time he left the
hospital?
Down in the parking lot, Hale immediately opened the door to the car when he saw Michael zooming
over. Michael shoved Sophia roughly in the car, grumbling as he did so, “You’ve gotten fat, Chica!”
“You’re the fat one!” Sophia rolled a little on the spacious backseat when she was shoved inside before
sitting up and turning her back on Michael angrily.
A few secondster, Gary came over with a reluctant Nathan. Nathan was unwilling to leave, so Gary
had him secured with one arm under his armpit. Michael took Nathan and weighed him. “You’re even
fatter!” With that, he tossed Nathan into the car as well.
Shortly after, Gemma hauled Chrysanthemum over with all her strength. Michael stood by the door after
Gemma plopped the cat into his arms, weighing this heavy lump of fur. “You’re the fattest.” He then
tossed Sophia’s cat into the car before getting in himself. Once the door was shut, Hale floored it and the
car rocketed off immediately.
When they returned to The Imperial, Sophia got out of the car, still d in her hospital gown. Michael
followed her with the ginger cat in one arm, wrapping his free arm around her. “Are you angry? Why
aren’t you talking now, hm? Is it because I said that you’re fat? Is that why you’re upset now?”
Sophia had already healed and could have actually gone home sooner, but Old Master Fletcher had
gotten her to stay in the hospital longer because he wanted to match-make her with the Fletchers. She
was seething as she entered the building.
“Why are you back anyway? Shouldn’t you be with Faye? Faye’s three months pregnant now. Do you
have the heart to just leave her alone with your illegitimate kid?”
It had been ten days since Faye posted the picture with the soup, and the rumors going around had been
switching up every day.
At first, they imed that Michael and Faye were simply dating before it evolved into ones of marriage.
Later on, they had supposedly been married in secret for some time now, and some of the rumors even
imed that their child was already a year-old.
“You two are now trending at the top as the ‘Golden Couple’! I heard that your kid with her is named
Lucas Fletcher, and the both of you came up with that name for your one-year-old. You even bought a
mansion in Europe that’s worth a million! It’s also said that the kid’s godfather is a member of the British
Royal Family, and the kid’s practically nobility at birth! Why are you back here to see some fugly person
like me? Go away! I want to meet my dear, handsome hunks!” Sophia broke down as she went on. She
was on the brink of tears as she cried out, feeling wronged.
She didn’t me the media; she med Michael for not even sending a word to her even though he
knew she’d get sad, and for not calling her to exin himself! Even though he was busy, it wouldn’t have
cost him anything to get someone to call her on his behalf! He just didn’t care about her feelings!
Michael swore he didn’t know that a container of soup would be the cause of everything. It was just some
soup, yet the entertainment reporters managed to create enough material for a full-length trashy, cliched
soap opera.
Ever since he found out about Old Master Fletcher’s schemes and Nathan’s betrayal, he had been
furious. He had given up all his breaks to finish shooting his parts in Africa smoothly so that he could
rush back; all he wanted to do was to see Sophia as soon as possible.
He had been so busy the past few days that he didn’t even have the time to take a breather. Every day,
he would sleep for only two or three hours, and hecked the time to keep up with news online. Besides,
the cell phone reception wasn’t the best there.
There wasn’t any signal when he was outside, and he’d have to return to the hotel just to connect to a
weak Wi-Fi signal; he truly had no idea about all those rumors. More importantly, he was truly terrified of
losing her!
“Listen to me, Chica. I really didn’t know anything about it. If I did, I definitely wouldn’t have allowed them
to run their mouths. Believe me, alright?”
“No.”
Michael ced his hands on her shoulders and lowered his head to look at her. “You really won’t hear
my exnation?”
Sophia turned her head and answered, “No.”
Michael gazed at her with his head lowered. She had been eating well and sleeping well during her time
in the hospital. Now, she was glowing, and her little face had turned a tad rounder. She was a little
chubby, so holding her felt even nicer.
Michael tossed the cat aside and hauled Sophia over his shoulders to carry her up to the master
bedroom on the second floor. With that, everyone soon heard a weird sounding from the second
floor. “Michael, you jerk, let me go! If you don’t, I’m going to report you! No… No… Stop… Don’t stop…”
Nathan was defeated; Old Master Fletcher had him convinced at the hospital. The Fletchers were
resolute when it came to how they did things, and if they chose to be with someone, they would be loyal
to them forever. If they took a shine to anyone and were a match, they would register their marriage on
the day itself. So, if anyone caught Sophia’s eye, they would be able to hold a wedding on the day itself!
Nathan and the old man had nned it out carefully; Old Master Fletcher would be in charge of
supplying the ‘goods’, and Nathan would be in charge of brainwashing Sophia along with intercepting
Michael’s calls. Both grandfather and grandson were attempting to get Sophia to marry one of the
Fletchers within ten days.
Sophia was so close to falling for ude, but no one expected Sophia to take a while to warm up to him.
Furthermore, Michael had ended up rushing back even though his filming schedule was supposed to
have him overseas for a few months.
Still, Nathan didn’t fear anything. What could Michael do to him? He’d just cut the boy’s pocket money off
at most!