Chapter 789


    With that, Sam limped away with Corrado in tow. Sophia still looked confused and could not figure out


    what happened between Cooper and Sam so she asked, “Dad, what happened? Why did you beat up


    Uncle Sam when you saw him?”


    Cooper sat down next to Sophia and stayed silent for a long time, pain and regret in his eyes. After a


    while, he replied, “People make mistakes when they are young.”


    The biggest mistake Cooper made when he was young was to fall in love with Annabel and be with her,


    without having the power to bear the consequences. As a result, he brought harm to everyone. He


    brought harm to Woody, who was the family head at the time. Because of this, Woody was threatened by


    the people who objected to Cooper’s rtionship and even almost lost his position as family head. He


    also harmed Annabel and their daughter Sophia…


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    If they were a little more mature back then, none of the tragic events would happen. However, it was fate


    and there was no one to me for them being young and immature.


    Looking at Sophia who was sitting next to him, there was a hint of happiness in Cooper’s gaze as he


    thought, At least I still have her.


    Because of the mistake he made back then, he harmed everyone. Looking back, there was nothing he


    could do to restore everything to what it once was. However, at the very least, a bright flower blossomed


    in his cruel fate and that flower was Sophia.


    After hearing Cooper’s answer, Sophia asked, “Can’t you just forgive him?”


    With a bitter smile, Cooper replied, “I can understand him but I will never be able to forgive him…”


    Staring at the floating clouds in the sky, Cooper muttered to himself, “Even if I can forgive him… who will


    forgive me?”


    He wanted to ask Woody and Annabel for forgiveness but it was impossible. My sins can never be


    forgiven…


    “Dad, didn’t you say that you’re going to tell me about the genealogy record book? Tell me now!” Sophia


    lightly tugged at Cooper’s sleeve and it was only then did Coopere back to his senses. Then, he


    pulled out a thick booklet. When he opened it, Sophia realized it contained the history of the Mitchell


    family.


    “This is the Mitchell family’s genealogy record book that records the glorious history of the Mitchell


    family.”


    Looking at the booklet, Cooper’s gaze was filled with pride. He flipped through the booklet and slowly


    exined everything to Sophia. The Mitchell surname appeared more than 2,000 years ago and it was


    passed down from generation to generation, and now there were descendants with the Mitchell surname


    all over the world.


    The Mitchell family in Bayside City was the most glorious bloodline among all the Mitchell families in the


    world. One of their ancestors was a king and others were so wealthy, they had power to control the


    world. That being said, there was also a group of notorious bandits. Especially in modern times, the


    family had an even more glorious history. Cooper flipped through the booklet page by page as he told


    Sophia about the modern history of the Mitchell family, which was also rted to the modern history of


    Cethos.


    The Mitchell family did business in past dynasties and became really rich. In modern times, they were


    the first to develop modern industries. During the turbulent times of a change of dynasty, they


    umted great wealth and made glorious history.


    They protected the nation’s treasures, donated armory, and donated food and money during a national


    crisis. Some of their ancestors were at the forefront of the battle while others focused on doing business


    to umte food, money, and ammunition for the troops at the forefront. Their efforts helped to protect


    the country and it led to the stable and prosperous life they had today. Shadows of the Mitchell family


    were everywhere in modern history.


    All of a sudden, Sophia saw a ck and white photo of two teenagers in the snow. One of the teenagers


    was wearing clothes that were so tattered that the cotton of his coat could be seen. Meanwhile, the other


    teenager was wearing an exquisite and gorgeous fox fur coat.


    “Dad, who is this?”


    When Cooper saw the photo, he smiled and said, “The teenager in tattered clothes is my godfather. This


    photo was taken about 90 years ago. Foreign enemies invaded Cethos and my godfather was trapped


    somewhere in the mountains. It was a harsh winter and they didn’t have clothes, food, and ammunition;


    they almost died from the cold and starvation itself. Back then, my father Woody personally escorted


    winter supplies to the front line. After he found out about their situation, he asked his superiors to


    approve the rescue mission. In the end, my father and a group of reinforcements fought the enemies


    until they retreated and cooperated with my godfather to break through the—”


    “Back then, my godfather was 19 years old and my father was… 15.”


    Hearing Cooper describe the thrilling battle, Sophia was dumbfounded. At that time, Woody was only 15


    but he took care of the family. He was even brave enough to personally escort winter supplies to the


    forefront under the rain of gunfire. After he found out his best friend was under siege, he asked for


    reinforcements to rescue him and in the end, he even personally led the troops to rescue


    them. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to meet Woody.


    Cooper continued to flip through the genealogy booklet and Woody took up several pages alone. Then,


    they saw Cooper. After all, he also had a really glorious history.


    They continued to look through it and Sophia saw that every name of the descendants of the Mitchell


    family was written. She even saw Sandra’s name there. However, Sophia’s name wasn’t in it and at that


    moment, she understood what it meant to not have her name in the genealogy and not be able to be


    buried in the ancestral grave.


    After they finished flipping through the genealogy record book, Coopermented lightly, “It’s just a


    name in a book so there’s no need to worry about it. A true descendant of the Mitchell family can’t be


    recognized by just a name.”


    Then, Cooper threw the book to the side. Sophia had to be hospitalized for observation so Sandra came


    by again the next day. This time, Alex came with her. Sophia saw them talking in the garden from the


    second floor but she couldn’t understand what they were saying.


    After Alex left, Sophia hurriedly walked up to Cooper and asked what happened. “I kept a few fortunes


    around the world twenty years ago and they want that money,” Copper replied.


    Other than Kuwait, Cooper had kept a couple more fortunes at other ces and they hadn’t been


    touched for twenty years. The Mitchell family found out about this but they couldn’t find a way to retrieve


    it.


    Now that Cooper had returned, if he could retrieve that money and hand it to the Mitchell family, it would


    prove that he was Cooper Mitchell. In that case, he could be buried in the ancestral grave after his death.


    But if he couldn’t get the funds, it would prove that he wasn’t Cooper Mitchell and they wouldn’t put his


    name in the genealogy record book, which resulted in him not being buried in the ancestral grave.


    “Will you give them the money?”


    Cooper shook his head. “I have to thank them for reminding me. Otherwise, I havepletely forgotten


    that I have some moneyying around.”


    When Sophia was discharged from the hospital, Cooper already retrieved all the assets. It wasn’t much


    —they were just some gold andnd deeds. Cooper gave them all to Sophia as presents and she then


    saved these presents, nning to give them to Carmen in the future…


    As soon as Cooper retrieved the assets, the Mitchell family immediately found out about it and it wasn’t


    long before Sean came over to Cooper’s ce to tell them about what was going on in the Mitchell


    family.


    “I heard that Alex threw a fit in front of the elders and told them that you are a liar, that you stole the


    Mitchell family’s money!”


    Hearing this, Cooper was expressionless. A film was ying in the home theatre in the living room,


    which not surprisingly, starred Michael.


    Carmen is definitely doing this on purpose. She shows Sophia her father’s movies everyday.


    Hearing what Sean had to say, Cooper coldy replied, “It seems that the Mitchell family has really fallen.


    It’s just some small assets and they are already so obsessed with it. I’d rather sell them all and use the


    money to buy dog food for the husky than hand it to them.”


    All of a sudden, Judge appeared with a swoosh. Sticking its tongue out, it wagged its tail and looked at


    Cooper with anticipation.


    Seeing this, Cooper frowned and said, “I’m just giving an example. Stop daydreaming.”


    After Judge heard this, it got angry and immediately turned around and went back to its cage, not willing


    to bother with Cooper anymore. What kind of a person is he… How can he lie to a dog?


    Sean smiled bitterly. However, as soon as Cooper was back, the Mitchell family would rise to glory again


    sooner orter. Later, he asked, “After you left that year, the Mitchell family invaded your property and


    took your money. Are you going to initiate the legal process to get all of that back?”