Chapter 772
Mark had never approved of Michael being together with Sophia from the start. He had always been
merely putting up with it in the past. Hence, it was only natural that he had his eyes set on a different
path now that there was a better choice. On the other hand, Cooper had never considered Michael. He is
too old, and he has a generation gap with my daughter. How could it possibly work out? It’s impossible! I
believe Michael is merely a few years younger than I am.
Looking at Carmen, who was busy fooling around with the dog, Michael felt extremely anxious. Carmen
must have sensed Michael’s anxiety because she took the initiative to approach them before asking
Cooper and Mark, “Grandpa, forefather, are you guys looking for a new daddy for me?”
Cooper nodded. “Mm-hmm, I will find you a brilliant and handsome new daddy. I promise you’ll be happy
with him.”
Carmen appeared especially happy. “I want to have a look too! I want to pick my new daddy!”
Michael was rendered speechless when he heard that. Traitor!
Upstairs, Sophia was in the bedroom, and she had a guest today too. Sarah did not expect that Lucile
was actually Sophia. She was excited despite being in a confused state. Nevertheless, after learning that
Sophia had lost her memories, Sarah brought out her photo album and started telling her stories from the
past. Fortunately, Sarah had the habit of collecting photographs. In fact, she would print out all the
important pictures to ce them into a photo album.
“This is thepany that we built together. Stanley, Sean, you, and I. Look, look! This is how it used to
look like when ourpany was newly established. At that time, we rented an office space, and there
were a little over ten people on our team. Besides, the majority were still students. This is the first time
our first game showed results. This is our celebratory party. Look! Stanley was drunk, and you scrawled
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Sophia looked at Sarah’s photo album, but it seemed as if she had never seen any of these pictures.
However, each photo felt deeply familiar, as though she had seen them in a past life.
Nathan was here too, and he was moved. However, he had not uttered a word all this while. Sophia had
her arms around Sarah’s young son, who had a distant and unreadable expression.
Sophia started to familiarize herself with the people from her past all over again. After going through the
pictures of Plum Technology, Sarah brought out pictures of Pourl, the pet luxury brand, while exining
to Sophia, “This is ours too. Currently, we have expanded to owning dozens of shops. They are located
in different cities throughout Cethos. We even have a few branches in Bayside City, and the main branch
is just opposite my cat café… Plus, this is our university’s military training. Look, just look! It’s the three of
us—Sean, you and I! Stanley was in the Superb Company at that time, and so he didn’t hang out with
us!”
…
After a series of introductions, Sophia seemed better-informed, but she still seemed confused. Hence,
she spaced out while staring at the photo album. It turns out I’ve had such a brilliant entrepreneurial
history. I had so many undertakings and so much… money.
The next day, Michael snuck in since he received news that Cooper wouldn’t be at home in the morning,
and only Linus would be around. He brought some of Sophia’s stuff from the past, including her previous
phone, bags, and things like that.
Cooper wasn’t at home, and so he instructed Linus to keep an eye on Sophia to prevent Michael from
taking every chance he could get to harass his precious daughter. However, Cooper couldn’t have
guessed that Linus was feeling guilty toward Michael, and so he let thetter in.
In the living room, Michael sat beside Sophia, handing over her things for her perusal, while Carmen was
ying with the dog. Linus started retreating tactfully. Previously, Phantom Wolf kidnapped Sophia on
the lower ground floor in the shopping mall. Later, they only managed to find her bag and phone.
Michael ced those things in front of her. “This is your mobile phone and wallet. Have a look at them.
This is your driver’s license and various certificates that you’ve obtained.”
Sophia switched on the mobile phone and unlocked it using her fingerprint. The phone model was from
three years ago, but it didn’t look especially out-of-date at present. She opened her phone records, but
she just couldn’t recall anyone from the list. Therefore, she turned automatically to Michael, who was
sitting beside her, to ask, “Who is Principal Jones from Riverdale High School?”
Michael answered her, “Well, that’s a long story. You were born in Riverdale, and Riverdale High School
is the best high school in Riverdale. You lost your mother after she gave birth to you, and so your
grandparents took you in. Later, both of them passed away too, and so your uncle took you in. You
passed the exam and seeded in securing a seat in Riverdale High School. You wanted to continue
with your education, but your uncle wouldn’t let you. Therefore, you went to Principal Jones’ house to ask
for his help…”
Michael scooted nearer to Sophia stealthily while chatting with her. He got closer and closer. At that
moment, being able to chat with Sophia while sitting right beside her was almost as perfect as a dream-
come-true from Michael’s perspective.
After listening to the story of Principal Jones, Sophia felt touched. One day, I have to meet this
person. Then, she pointed at another person while asking Michael, “Who is Richard Harper?”
Michael exined without missing a beat, “He’s your ex-boyfriend. Once upon a time, you managed to
enter Riverdale High School with Principal Jones’ help. You focused on your studies because you
wanted to change your fate through education…”
Linus came out to check on them from his office intermittently. Each time, he would see the two of them
chatting away happily, whereas Michael would be staring adoringly at Sophia. Michael knew everything
about Sophia, down to the most mundane details. Hence, Linus knew that Michael must be truly in love
with her. Not every man could have their hair turn white overnight over a woman.
After introducing Richard, Michael started talking about Ka, X, Natasha, and the rest of Sophia’s
peers.
“You ced a few women with infectious diseases in the brothel that Richard patronized. Therefore, he
was infected, and he passed on the disease to his wife, X. That couple infected the entire household,
and they are still in prison now. Furthermore, you substituted Natasha with an illegitimate daughter.
That’s not all—we adopted two pandas from the Panda Foundation. If you are interested, we could drop
by tomorrow to have a look at them.”
Michael knew everything about Sophia, and the wealth of information was always readily at his fingertips.
He even knew the cup size of her bra and her favorite tampon brand. Michael knew all about it, and he
would take the chance to visit her every day.
Whenever Cooper returned, Michael would leave, and when Cooper left, Michael would show up. He
would alwayse looking for Sophia, as if he was adopting guerri tactics. Even when Cooper stayed
home, Michael would still drop by to bring over Sophia’s belongings in batches.
The first day, he sent over an orange cat. “This is Sophia’s cat, named Chrysanthemum. It has a long
meow.” The next day, he sent over another orange cat. “This is Simba; it is Chrysanthemum’s husband.”
The third day, he sent over another orange cat while exining, “This is Chrysanthemum and Simba’s
baby, Tumba.”
It took him a few days just to send over all the cats. It was always a different cat every day, but the cats
would run back to Michael after it had been passed over. Hence, Michael might send over the same cat
after a few days. This went on until Cooper lost his cool. “How many cats exactly do you have at home?”
Michael chuckled in response. “Sophia especially adores cats. Initially, I had about a dozen of them at
home. In thest few years, they gave birth to more kittens, and so there are more than twenty now.”
Cooper knew his goal—Michael wanted an excuse to visit Sophia. Therefore, Cooper stated, “You don’t
have to send the cats over anymore. I’ll go over to your house to pick up all the cats.” I’ll take them
altogether; I’d like to see what else he could possibly have left to send over.
Michael agreed straight away. “Sure. You are most wee. You are wee anytime.”
Cooper brought his subordinates to Michael’s house because he wanted to move Sophia’s belongings
out to make a clean break. On the other hand, Sophia followed Cooper to Vi No. 8 as well because
she wanted to have a look at her previous home from the past.