Chapter 761


    Cooper was busy dealing with Woody’s funeral in the hospital and surveying which property of the


    Mitchell Family that he could control. When he learned of the incident in the pet store, Linus had already


    handled the whole incident.


    The West and Edwards Families…


    Cooper was not familiar with the West Family as it was not an influential family when he left years ago.


    However, he was acquainted with the Edwards Family, especially the family of those two brothers—Sam


    and Jordan Edwards.


    Joe was also someone whom he knew well—the person who raped Annabel and sold Sophia for


    80,000.


    Cooper left the Mitchell Residence with a clenched fist and noticed Carmen singing and dancing in the


    living room when he returned to Vi No. 2..


    Upon seeing his return, she innocently uttered, “Mr. Cooper, Lucile has fallen ill and she’s sleeping. I’m


    waiting for her to wake up to show her the Bear Dance and she will recover after that.”


    Cooper stroked Carmen’s little head although the tiny bun on her little head was a little pricky. He then


    went upstairs and silently opened the door of the room to take a peek into the room through the tiny gap.


    Sophia was asleep in the room and Shae was guarding at the head of the bed.


    Sophia was sound asleep—the corner of her lips were curved upstairs and her peaceful expression


    showed that she seemed to be dreaming about something interesting.


    His heart melted at the sight, but the next second, his expression turned cold. My daughter was actually


    called ugly by others. This is unforgivable!Seeing that his daughter was soundly asleep, he did not want


    to disturb her and quietly closed the door before heading downstairs to the living room where Carmen


    was still singing and dancing.


    She was learning the dance moves from the video that was being yed on the television in the living


    room and imitated it well.


    He could not help but to sit down and watch her dancing for a while. She was concentrating on her


    dance moves with rhythm, which showed that she had talent in dancing.


    After she finished dancing, he could not resist the urge to ask her, “Darling, who taught you how to


    dance?”


    Carmen skipped toward him as she replied, “The TV taught me.” However, she continued with her


    answer. “Daddy doesn’t want me to learn dancing, but I want to appear on TV! ‘Where Are We Going,


    Dad?’ is a TV show that I want to join!”


    ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ was a recent yet popr variety show that featured interactions between


    parent and child. It had been her dream to participate in the variety show together with Michael, but the


    latter forbade it.


    Carmen reluctantly gave her favorite yoghurt to Cooper while sharing her ambitions and life ns with


    him—first of all, she wished to make a debut in the entertainment circle and act in movies, participate in


    variety shows because she wanted to earn plenty of money as a star while winning many awards such


    as the Flying Apsaras Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards, and Golden Globes Awards.


    She wished to be the breadwinner of the family and rear dogs and cats so that her father would not need


    to worry about making a living.


    However, he suddenly recalled the time when he once told Woody as a young child that he wished to


    catch an alien and rear it as a pet. Woodyughed at him at that time without saying anything. That


    incident is almost the same as the current situation… Yet, it is normal for a child to have weird and


    peculiar dreams.


    Cooper consoled Carmen, “Be obedient and study well in school. You will achieve your dreams once


    you’ve graduated from school.”


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    Since Sophia was sound asleep without any signs of waking up soon, he chatted with Carmen in the


    living room.


    Carmen was loquacious—and not shy whatsoever. After sharing her ambitions and aspirations, she


    started to share about her unrequited love.


    “Daddy mentioned that Nichs returned home for a blind date to get married and will leave me. I


    thought that Daddy was lying to me. However, I saw him sneaking out that day to y with Lucile’s Shae.


    It made me realize that he never liked me. Sigh.”


    With furrowed brows, he contemted for some time before understanding the logic behind her


    story. So, she thought that the person whom Nichs is going to marry is Shae? This is such a


    complicated rtionship…


    She was filled with great worries. “Mr. Cooper, why do I have such a tough life?”


    He remained quiet, but she continued to ask, “Mr. Cooper, will you attend my concert?”


    “……”


    Cooper was at a loss for words as Carmen’s questions made him feel like they were twopletely


    different species with no way for them tomunicate.


    They waited until night time. Sophia was still asleep even after Carmen had dinner at his ce, which


    meant that the former would not be waking up tonight. Carmen was yawning and wanted to head home,


    but she was worried about Sophia, who was still ill upstairs. Therefore, she suggested, “Mr. Cooper, I


    think I will record the Bear Dance for Lucile to watch.”


    Cooper took out his phone and recorded her dance.


    After that, she said to him, “Mr. Cooper, you must remember to show the video to Lucile. If it doesn’t work


    after you y it once, let her watch it again.”


    He nodded as he watched the video of Carmen’s graceful dance.


    Once it was recorded, he tapped on the camera icon on the phone. As a loving grandfather, he wanted to


    take a photo with her to use it as his phone screensaver.


    When he took out his phone and focused the lens on Carmen, she immediately covered her face and


    asked, “Mr. Cooper, have you switched on the beauty mode?”


    Cooper fell silent as he looked at his phone, which was a high-end business phone manufactured by


    Michel Group. With its powerful attribute with a military configuration, it could still function normally in


    extreme environments and even block bullets. It could also be imed as the world’s most powerful


    phone in terms of its functionality on top of having a top-notch quality for its camera lens. However, it did


    not contain a beauty mode.


    Carmen was dissatisfied with Cooper’s phone thatcked a beauty mode. “I’ll ask Nichs to take a


    photo for us then.”


    Nichs had constantly been upgraded throughout the years—it was periodically sent to Michel Group’s


    branch for maintenance and to upgrade its functions. For instance, it now has the ability to take photos


    with beauty mode.


    Click! After they posed, Nichs took several photos of them together. Many camera filters were used—


    auto-focus, ovey filters, beauty mode and slimming effects were used— before dozens of warm photos


    were printed and dispensed from Nichs’s mouth secondster.


    Cooper took a photo and looked at it—in the photo, his lips were red and his teeth were white, as if he


    was decades younger, and he even had a pair of cat’s ears. Maybe this is the legendary beauty effect.


    Hmmm, looks like I need to buy a phone with a beauty mode as soon as possible.


    Carrying the dozens of photos in her hands, Carmen picked the ugliest photo and gave it to him. “Here,


    this is for you to keep as a souvenir.”


    She then kept the rest of the photos in a hidden drawer located in Nichs’s belly. Feeling curious about


    the hidden drawer, Cooper reached his hand inside and fished out plenty of candies, hair pins, and a


    stack of photos.


    As expected, those were photos of Carmen taken by Nichs. She really loved to have her photos taken


    all the time, no matter where she was—she had photos of herself eating, sleeping, and ying. As she


    was skillful in locating her good angles, she looked pretty in all her photos.


    Carmen spread out all of the photos on the couch and introduced them, one by one, to Cooper. “This


    photo was taken during my performancest year whereas this was taken together with Judgey. This one


    here is Daddy and I.”


    Chatting with her and listening to her childish voice, he felt that his ears were filled with honey—it was


    such a bliss. This is my granddaughter!


    When Linus returned, he found Cooper and Carmen happily taking selfies in the living room and there


    was arge stack of photos disyed there.


    He had never seen Cooper in such a casual and delightful mood. Cooper was always cold and distant,


    but seemed different today; perhaps it was because he really adored Carmen, but she was also a


    pleasant and likeable child herself.


    The moment Linus arrived home, the selfie group of two turned into one of three.


    All of a sudden, the housekeeping robot reported, “There is a guest at the door.”


    Linus looked at the security camera and found a man with white hair standing at the door while pressing


    the doorbell.