Chapter 885
It was only when he woke up that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon knowing that Stanley was no longer in any harm, those who gathered around his bed took the
opportunity to catch up with each other as they chatted into the night. It had been such a long time since
they had a happy gathering like that.
However, after waking up, Stanley had no recollection of what happened earlier that day—he only
remembered that he was talking to Irene before falling asleep. Sean did not add much except that he
had found Stanley in her ward.
Stanley stayed at the hospital until the next day, which gave him a much-needed relief to take a break.
Ever since Judge was beaten thest time, Stanley had worked harder to improve thepany’s
performance at the expense of his personal time. So, he took the advantage to rest for those two days.
He returned with Sean to their sea view vis in the suburbs for a short vacation—both of them had
purchased a unit each for themselves and were neighbors since their vis were adjacent to each
other. However, they would drop by their vis for a bit on the weekends since they either slept at the
office or at the Fletcher Residence most of the time.
Sophia had never been to Stanley’s seaside holiday home, so she took the opportunity to take a look.
She decided to host a seafood barbecue party at his ce that weekend since he had taken a day off
work.
The party did not have many attendees—most of them were their peers from university along with a
buddy’s two little critters. She even brought a reluctant Nathan along.
While Sarah and Sarah ate their barbecued seafood, they chattered about their family’s washed-up
actors and children.
“Look at our family’s Sour Face—he’s arguablyrger in size than other kids his age. He’ll surely be a
one-of-a-kind, stunning mythical being when he grows up. Are you sure you’re not going to consider
delivering a baby doll?” Sarah bbered. “I wanted to tell you that it’s about time for you to marry and
have children. Taylor’s been waiting for you for such a long time that even his hair has turned white. He’s
still waiting for you even after you have returned. Since it’s about time for you to settle down, why don’t
you get together with him?”
She continued with her words. “Love and marriage are not the same thing; when you’re in love, you can
be willful as you wish, but once you’re married and have kids, things will be different. Look at me—I’m
still fighting frequently with our family’s Old Wolf. Only after marriage did I realize that great men also
need to relieve themselves and their poop are equally as smelly! I waspletely disillusioned.
Perfection doesn’t exist in this world, but how can I leave it all behind now since I haven’t done
everything?”
Whenever Sarah spoke about marriage and her kids, she always said one thing but did something else.
Although she was still the samedy who had a passion for crispy duck skin and exquisite paintings and
artwork, ultimately she was also a mother to her children.
However, Sophia herself thought that it was still early for her to settle down. Since she was no longer that
young, she wanted to continue dating for a few more years before marrying someone. It seemed that
Michael was also anxious about it as he had urged that they marry after spending a night together. He
was only forty years ago, so what rush was he in? Cooper was older than Michael by several years and
was not even in a hurry to settle down at all.
As she thought about Cooper, she was a tad bit worried. Although she had a rtionship with Michael,
Cooper was still alone. The number of women who wanted to marry Fass could have formed a line
around the globe, but he still kept to himself even after many years. It was hard for him to fully ovee
the pain that he experienced in his younger days, rendering him unable to love another woman in the
same way as he did before.
“By the way, what is Nicole up to these days? Every time I try to call her, her phone is always being
answered by her assistants. It’s as if she’s busy all the time,” Sophia abruptly asked Sarah. Nicole had
not kept in contact with Sophia for a while.
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Sarah shook her head and replied, “She’s in the top management of Imperial Entertainment now and
also one of its shareholders—she’s super busy. You have to make an appointment two months in
advance if you want to meet up with her.”
Had it not been for Nicole at that time, Sophia would probably have died in Africa. It was a friendship that
required no exnation.
Even though Nicole did not admit it, Sophia knew that she had always loved Cooper. She had loved him
for more than ten years and even yed a huge role when Sophia was searching for him.
But, it was as though Cooper…
Meanwhile, on the other side of the party, Stanley drank one too many sses again and held onto the
dog while talking nonsense. Linus and Sean were also drinking.
Linus looked at the incoherent and drunk Stanley while taking a sip of wine before speaking in a crisp
tone, “Have you ever confessed your feelings for Stanley?”
Sean was in the midst of sipping on his wine when he heard Linus’ words and became silent while using
it as an answer. He once thought that he could wish Stanley the best and bless him with happiness while
watching him settle down with a family. However, when he saw Irene and Stanley in bed together, he
realized that he had fooled himself all along. Maybe he was not as tough and liberal-minded as he had
hoped.
Still, he was not prepared to confess his feelings to Stanley because he was afraid that thetter would
think that he was a pervert… Although Stanley was an idiot who had not realized Sean’s feelings for him,
Linus had noticed it, seeing that he was not like other men.
Sean gave a bitter smile before responding, “Without the blessings and positive wishes from others on
such matters, it’s better to tuck the feelings away in one’s own heart—not everyone shares the same
courage as you, Linus.”
Sean knew that he was not as mboyant and openly gay as Linus. The man loved whoever he wanted
to love—no matter whether the other person was a man or woman. Sean had no qualms over Linus’s
choices; thetter was free to do anything that he pleased.
Upon hearing Sean’s answer, Linus simply shook his head and poured himself another ss of wine.
Then, he tipped his head back and took arge swig of the entire ss of wine. He put the ss down
and turned to the other side to glimpse at Sarah and Sophia, whoughed as they chatted away. “Is that
so?”
The gays were able to understand each other and Sean was keenly aware of the odd look that passed
through Linus’ eyes a moment ago. He seems to be watching Sophia?
Without the blessings and positive wishes from others on such matters, it’s better to tuck the feelings
away in one’s own heart… That statement could have triggered a deeply buried secret in Linus’ heart.
Sean was startled since he seemed to have discovered something astonishing before breaking out in
cold sweat. This is quite a big deal, he thought. I need to inform Michael about this as soon as possible.
Something bad might happen if I push it aside!
The drinking and eatingsted untilte at night before everyone gradually excused themselves for the
rest of the night.
Sophia slept in Sean’s guest room at night. Carmen was already sound asleep when Sophia gently
pulled the nket over her and allowed her to be in the safe arms of the nanny. Sophia then headed
outside to feel the breeze since she was not sleepy.
It was some time during midnight when she walked toward the seaside. A cool breeze swept along the
beach as she hugged her jacket closer toward her body and sat by the sea. She could feel the breezy air
on her skin as she admired the peaceful scenery. Farther out in the sea, she could see the vast moon
steadily glowing like it floated on the surface of the sea. So, this is the so-called bright moon on the sea!
“Can you see the moon from your ce?” Sophia held the phone to her ear and spoke to the other
person on the line—Michael.
From her cellphone, she could hear the sound of curtains being pulled before Michael’s seductive voice
apologizing, “It’s such a pity that there’s no moon at my ce tonight, but that’s okay. Whether there’s a
moon or not, it won’t keep me from thinking about you. No matter whether it is windy or rainy, whether
there is a moon or not, I miss you. When the sky is clear, I still miss you. When it is raining heavily, I will
also be missing you. When I’m feeling sad, I will think about you. When I’m feeling happy, I will also be
thinking about you. Without you by my side, every grain of rice that I eat is coated with the feeling of
missing you dearly.” He was flirting again.
Now that Michael used his seductive and alluring voice that he reserved for narration in films to flirt with
Sophia, she felt that she had instantly turned into a heroine of an idol drama and was speaking about
their love with the male protagonist. His skills in using his lines and charm had been effective to the point
where she could not resist from being enchanted by those words. “It’s rare to hear you say sweet
nothings like these to heroines in movies…”
He replied, “That’s true. I don’t fancy romance films. I like movies where things are being explored in a
deeper manner, so I don’t have many romantic lines. The only time when I did this was probably in that
gangster film when I acted as an undercover cop.”