Chapter 810
Nathan came after all. Sophia was pleased, even though his attitude toward her was still unfriendly.
When he came, she patted his shoulder.
Now, he was almost as tall as her.
Nathan attended Bayside University and was interning at Stanley’spany. Meanwhile, Michael was
ready to let him travel around the world for his education. The boy would have a bright future ahead of
him.
After they ate, Michael was still reluctant to leave.
The family was in the living room, watching TV and chatting. As they watched the movie, Michael was
trying hard to engage Cooper in a conversation. He tried to find something they had inmon so that
they could have something to talk about, and they only went home in the afternoon.
The next day, Sophia and Cooper went to the militarypound to visit Mark and to send him some of
the food they brought back from the farm. Meanwhile, Michael tagged along and brought Carmen and
Nathan with him.
Not long after, they arrived at the Fletcher Residence.
Old Master Fletcher was still in good spirits despite his age and he was thrilled to see his grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
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Michael finally returned to the Fletcher Residence. With his great effort, not only did Elizabeth’s grave
finally relocate to the Fletchers’ ancestral grave and was buried next to Theo, she was also listed in the
Fletcher Family’s genealogy record book. However, her tomb was still there for fans to pay their respects.
Joining their visit to the Fletcher Residence, Judge disappeared as soon as he went into the military
compound. After all, this was where it grew up. When Stanley moved out, he brought Judge with him.
At that moment, Carmen went to find her own littlepanions while Nathan trailed behind her.
The Imperial was not too far from the militarypound. Back then, Michael would send Carmen to the
Fletcher Residence whenever he would be away from home. Hence, she had made friends with the kids
around there.
The news of Cooper’s return caused an uproar and many of the Fletchers came to see him.
Almost all of the Fletchers knew of Cooper, as Old Master Fletcher would always talk about him
endlessly. He had hoped that they would follow in Cooper’s footsteps.
Cooper was a genius who had vanished for years. Now that he had returned out of the blue, everyone
rushed to see him.
Sophia sat for a brief moment before they were surrounded by the Fletchers who came to see Cooper.
During lunch, she saw a man had carried Carmen over; it was hard to tell his age.
This man had sharp and bright eyes, and he looked confident and assertive. It was obvious he was a
Fletcher too.
Despite that, he was gentle as he carried Carmen and yed with her.
At that moment, Carmen was seen holding a little windmill toy. Her cheeks were puffy as she blew at the
windmill; it seemed like she was having a lot of fun.
As soon as he saw Sophia, the man greeted in a low voice, “Sophie.”
Sophia nodded stiffly in response.
Once again, it looked like it was someone she knew back then.
Having already learned about her situation, the man did not dwell on it much. Instead, he introduced
himself, “Nice to meet you. I’m Joel Fletcher.”
An unfamiliar name…
Michael had never introduced him to her.
Just then, Carmen eximed, “This is Uncle Joel!”
Fletcher… I’m guessing he’s Michael’s brother.
“Nice to meet you too,” Sophia replied.
As usual, Sophia was wearing her mask. The scar on her face was still prominent so she did not want it
to be seen. Meanwhile, Joel ced Carmen in her arms. Sitting next to Sophia, Michael tickled Carmen’s
little cheeks and asked, “Where did this little windmille from?”
Carmen turned to look at Joel. “Uncle Joel gave it to me.”
“Did you say thank you?” Sophia chimed in.
Blinking, Carmen said shyly, “I did.”
Watching the beautiful family, Joel’s cold and stern lips curled ever so slightly as he smiled warmly.
Instantly, he picked up a child from Nathan’s arms. It was his own son, whose expression was as cool as
him—there was no doubt that the child was his.
When Sophia saw the toddler, she was amazed. “How cute! What’s his name? How old is he? What
baby form do you feed him?”
Looking at his son, Joel answered, “This is Drew. He’s almost two and his mother breastfeeds him.”
Meanwhile, Michael leaned over to look at Joel’s son.
He looked bigger than he was thest time Michael saw him.
The two men then chatted and exchanged some parenting tips.
Ten years ago, Michael and Joel would never have imagined that they would get together and chat about
boring things like this.
Time was indeed a wonderful thing that healed any wound.
Twenty years ago, they grew up together in thepound; they got along really well and had a good
rtionship.
Ten years ago, they had fallen out and would constantly fight.
Ten yearster, they each carried their own children as they shared parenting tips.
“Where’s Maddie? Is she not here?” Michael asked when he realized Joel was alone.
Joel chuckled. “Reporters—they’re always on the job. She knew you wereing and she wanted to
interview you, so she took the day off. She’ll be here soon.
Maddie was Joel’s wife.
Fate was a strange thing too. Back then, Joel was ambitious and verypetitive. He had high
standards for himself and his partner. When he dated Irene, who had fantastic qualifications, everyone
thought they would get married. However, they still separated in the end.
Back when Joel stole Irene away from Michael, it was not because of love. Instead, it was just a game of
pursuit that ended in Michael’s disastrous defeat.
Joel had intended to steal Sophia away too, but he knew it was not possible because she was not as
gullible as Irene.
Back when he first heard about Sophia’s kidnapping by Phantom Wolf, Joel immediately dispatched
military forces to search for her but in the end, he could not save her. Despite that, it could be regarded
as him repaying Michael for all he had done.
From then on, they were no longer enemies; they were brothers once again.
Looking back, the fights between them seemed pointless.
After losing his supposed enemy, Joel was a little defeated. Even so, it did notst long. An earthquake
with an 8.0 magnitude had hit a small remote country in the southwest, where thousands of civilians
were injured and had died. That was when Joel took on the task of earthquake relief.
Back then, the situation was critical. Traffic andmunications were cut off while external rescue forces
could not find their way into the remote stricken region, and the survivors were not able to get out as
well. The roads had to be repaired multiple times as it would copse again and again due to the
aftershocks.
Joel had signed the death waiver and led amando unit, whereby they were all air-dropped into the
disaster stricken area. They were the first military rescue force to arrive.
Dead bodies were strewn everywhere and many families were ruined. Joel could still remember that
scene vividly. There was where he first met a reporter named Maddie Evans, who happened to be having
an interview at the area when another earthquake happened.
In the middle of the rescue, there was a strong aftershock. Unfortunately, Joel and Maddie were buried
under the rubble.
They encouraged each other and cheered each other on as they waited for help to arrive. Finally, they
were rescued by reinforcements.
After that, Joel continued with his task and saved anyone that he came across. Meanwhile, Maddie did
not leave and volunteered to assist in disaster relief.
Without missing a beat, Joel proposed to Maddie on the day they left the stricken area.