Chapter 776


    Under a tense atmosphere, everybody had lunch together.


    After lunch, Michael stayed back for a short while. He chatted with Sophia about the story of Garfield


    getting stolen, and the one about Judge eating sh*t. He chatted with her until about 3.00PM before finally


    leaving.


    Just when he was about to leave, Michael suddenly said to Sophia, “Sophia, I will be away for a period.


    I’ll count on you to look after Carmen for the time being.”


    Sophia asked him automatically, “Where are you going?”


    She didn’t even realize that she sounded slightly panicked and disappointed.


    Michael smiled at her. “I have some matters to attend to, and so I have to leave Bayside City for a while.


    Carmen would be bored alone at home, and so I’d like to put her under your care, if you don’t mind.”


    He’s leaving?


    Sophia answered, “Carmen is my child too. I’ll look after her well, naturally.”


    Michael nodded in response, but his eyes were twinkling mischievously.


    I knew that even after losing her memories, my chica would always have me buried deep in her heart.


    She is fated to belong to me, and me alone, because I have debts to repay her.


    Michael waved at Carmen. “Baby, I’m leaving now. You have to obey mommy at home, alright?”


    Carmen was in the living room in Cooper’s arms as she was distracting him to make sure that Michael


    had the chance to bid Sophia goodbye while having some privacy. Upon hearing his voice, Carmen


    nodded while answering, “Don’t worry. Just go ahead. I will eat, sleep, and pee well.”


    Cooper was just about to stand up to separate Sophia and Michael when Carmen stated hastily,


    “Grandpa, I need to pee.”


    Why does she have to pee so frequently throughout the day…


    Carmen seeded in diverting Cooper’s attention, and so Sophia walked Michael out. She stared at his


    back view while he walked through the entrance of Vi No. 8.


    That night, she saw Michael leaving in his car.


    The next day, she didn’t see Michael.


    The third day, Sophia had yet to see him return.


    Michael had been dropping by consecutively for more than ten days, and so Sophia had gotten used to


    his presence. Now that he was absent suddenly, Sophia felt empty somehow, and she felt as if there was


    a gaping hole.


    Since Michael had stoppeding over to harass Sophia, Cooper took the chance to urge her, “Darling,


    I’ll introduce a handsome guy to you. I promise you he’ll be more handsome than thest one.”


    Nevertheless, after going through the failure of the first blind date, Sophia didn’t have any desire to go on


    blind dates anymore. Besides, her face had yet to fully recover, and so she didn’t want to head out to


    meet people. She would rather focus and go through her notes at home while revising her assignments


    from university.


    “Forget it, dad. It’s best that I study for a few days at home to prepare myself to pick up my career.”


    Since she was preupied with reading her notes, Cooper decided not to force her.


    In the past, Sophia used to have an insatiable thirst for knowledge. She enjoyed jotting down new


    knowledge in her notebook. Previously, she learned from a person, named Kenny ir, in order to


    establish the luxury brand for pets. Hence, she had a notebook filled with her reflections and thoughts.


    Even a good memory can’t beat some lousy notes.


    It’s a good thing I have this good habit, and so it’s not too hard to pick things up.


    With that, based on the notes she had jotted down in the past, Sophia picked up her businesses from the


    past gradually. During the time she spent in Africa, there were simr kinds of books avable in


    Quinton’s bookstore. She used to read them when she was bored. She didn’t have much to do for


    entertainment apart from reading in those two years, so she had read quite a number of books. It


    seemed that the knowledge she had umted during that time could finally be put to good use now.


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    Sarah dropped by to visit her on a daily basis as well. They’d exchange tips on raising children while


    petting the dog and caressing their kids. Sarah was now a strong, career-oriented woman, and so she


    left Harry to take care of their child while she headed out to attend to her career. It was apparent that she


    was extremely busy.


    “You shouldn’t strain yourself too much. Getting your face to heal well is the priority now. You should not


    worry yourself too much with work for now. There’s no rush in these matters,” Sarahmented while


    munching on melon seeds. She had three cats in her arms, whereas her son was crawling freely on the


    floor.


    Sophia was reading the notes she had written down in the past. She seemed extremely focused because


    she wanted to take over her businesses as soon as possible.


    Michael was extremely tentative—not only did he send over her previous notes, he even sent over the


    work reports and work logs from the past four years. Therefore, she had been receiving a constant


    stream of work reports and statements in her email for the past few days.


    After spending some time reading, Sophia took a break. She was having a gulp of water when she


    thought of something suddenly. Michael hasn’t visited Carmen… and me for an entire week.


    Sophia felt a sudden sense of loss.


    I don’t see himing home at all. I wonder where he is.


    Sophia wanted to ask Cooper, but she was sure that he wouldn’t tell her anything. She asked Carmen,


    but she seemed clueless too.


    Sophia wanted to ask Sarah, but she was embarrassed to do so. Hence, after weighing her options,


    Sophia finally came up with an excuse in her mind. She pretended to read the notes while asking


    absentmindedly, “Carmen criedst night, iming that she missed her daddy. She wouldn’t stop crying


    for the whole night, and I couldn’t sleep well either. I wonder where he is. He hasn’t been home for the


    whole week. In fact, he has already left Carmen here for a whole week.”


    Sarah didn’t seem to get Sophia’s intentions, and so she replied, “Sigh, that’s the issue with men… Who


    knows which brothel he might be patronizing?! He might be seeing someone else!”


    He might be… seeing someone else?


    Sophia’s eyes, which were shining with anticipation just a moment ago, turned dull instantly.


    That’s true… I’d been ‘dead’ for three years; he couldn’t have stayed single for the past three years. He’s


    wealthy and powerful, and so I’m sure plenty of women throw themselves at him…


    Sophia lost her interest in reading her notes when she came to that conclusion. She propped her chin up


    against her fist while she thought about him.


    I wonder which brothel he is in now.


    Suddenly, Sarah patted Sophia’s shoulder from behind suddenly while cackling loudly. “Haha, I was just


    pulling your leg! He is busy with work! You should phone him if you miss him, or send him a text via


    Messenger if you are shy!”


    Sophia blushed furiously, and she mumbled without meeting Sarah’s eyes, “I was just asking because


    Carmen misses her daddy.”


    Sarah knew that being in love with someone required a sincere heart. One should love a person with


    their heart, not their memories.


    Therefore, Sarah did not force Sophia.


    If they are truly in love with each other, she would go back to him even if she has forgotten about the


    past.


    Sarah went back home after a short visit, whereas Sophia took out her previous phone tounch her


    Messenger.


    She hadn’t used her Messenger for three years, and she didn’t recognize any profile pictures in the list.


    There were tens of thousands of unread messages, and so she opened them one after another to read


    through them.


    Most of the chat histories were dated three years ago. However, those who received news of her return


    had been dropping her texts via Messenger every once in a while.


    She found a person nicknamed ‘Dear’ in the list. Sophia knew instinctively that the person must be


    Michael because he was the only starred friend in her list, and so he was always at the top of her chat


    list.


    Michael’s profile picture was Sophia, whereas her profile picture was him.


    She opened their chat history, which was dated three years ago. She scrolled up casually, and their most


    recent chat history was the day she took her graduation photo. It was also the day Quinton kidnapped


    her.


    Sophia: ‘Hubby, look at this photo of me in a graduation gown. Do I look good?


    Dear: ‘You look beautiful.’


    Sophia: ‘Hubby, I think the baby kicked me just now.’


    Dear: ‘Tell her to let her mommy off the hook. She should deal with me if she’s unhappy with something!’


    Sophia: ‘Hubby, I’m at the entrance of the school now. Where are you?’


    Dear: ‘Turn around. I’m right behind you.’