Chapter 917
He was hesitating if he should spill the beans. Now that Michael had exposed the existence of Cooper’s
other son, Linus’ true identity would soon be revealed too. They would soon acknowledge their true
rtionship and they might be left awkward if he took the lid off now. Hence, Sean did not mention this
matter to Michael.
Meanwhile, Michael and Sophia were having a sweet time over the barbecue. Looking worried, Sophia
mumbled, “I wonder if Dad has found my brother.” How amazing that she still had a brother!
From now on, she would have a brother and she wondered what his appearance would be like. If they
were twins… would he have a simr appearance to her, just like how Celine resembled Michael?
Thinking someone resembling her would soon appear, Sophia became excited.
“I wonder where my brother has been all these years. Has he been living a good life?” Sophia sighed.
Busy marinating the fish, Michaelforted her, “Everything’s going to be fine. We’re living in an era of
advancedmunications technology and I’m sure we’ll be able to reach your brother soon.”
Sighing, Sophia shifted her focus back to the barbecue. Just as she was grilling the food, someone
called from the guardhouse. “There’s a group of people at the entrance stirring up trouble.”
“Who are they?” Sophia asked curiously.
The voice on the other end replied, “I’m not sure, but they’re cursing vulgarly outside the gate. It’d be
better if you came and took a look.”
Upon hearing that, Sophia took off her apron and headed to the main entrance.
The bungalow was as huge as a park and the distance between its North and South Gate was simr to
that of two train stations. It was as if Sophia had walked the distance from one train station to another
and as she reached the main entrance, she could hear the uproar from outside the gateing from a
distance.
“Ask the b*tch Sophia toe out!”
“Shameless b*tch, show yourself!”
“The wh*re must be having an affair with another guy in this house. Show yourself!”
Hearing the noise, Sophia frowned and peeked through the gate. There was a mob gathering outside
and leading them were a few malicious-looking olddies who were cursing all sorts of vulgar words.
Besides the paparazzi, those at the nearby bus station were all staring at the scene too.
The olddies were ndering Sophia in an extremely spiteful manner, as if she had ruined their
ancestors’ tomb. People nowadays loved to gossip, especially about stories that had to do with divorced
young women. They would surge in immediately like sharks attracted to blood.
Sophia just got divorced and here there were people who wanted to nder her, thinking she was a
pushover. In their loud voices, the olddies cursed Sophia usings all sorts of swear words, as if she was
a lonely whore who lived a promiscuous life. Even the security guards couldn’t do anything to them.
Obviously, these olddies were hired to stir up trouble in groups and were paid by the hour. With an
average age of seventy, they scammed people out of their money by pretending to be injured if they
were knocked down in a fight that could possibly ur. Given the highmodity price in Bayside City,
a few million could easily be their checkup fees at the hospital. Moreover, the mastermind had not shown
up yet and since the motives remained unrevealed, the security guards had to first ask for Sophia’s
instructions before they could take further action.
Sophia wasn’t sure what the trap was. The bunch of silver-haired olddies were swearing at her while
using crutches to support themselves. She had never even seen them before and there couldn’t be any
grudges between them, yet they were cursing her in such a malicious way. She knew there must be
something fishy going on.
Just as Sophia was standing by the entrance observing the scene through CCTV, Sandra called and
announced arrogantly down the line, “Sophia Edwards, I’ll let you off if you kneel before me right now.
Otherwise, I’ll ensure your reputation is ruined in Bayside City.” With that, she hung up immediately.
Dumbfounded, Sophia stared at the phone while Michael rushed over to her, his hands stained with chilli.
“What’s going on?”
Even before Sophia replied, he could roughly tell what was going on just by seeing through the gates
and the footage on the CCTV. How despicable it was to hire some olddies to nder others and make
groundless usations outside the residence! How could they bully a divorced woman just like that?
Sandra, the mastermind, must be hiding somewhere nearby to watch the show!
Expression turning dark, Michael’s ruthless personality surfaced. This woman needs to be shattered into
pieces!
Gathering around, the others trembled in anger too after learning what had happened. What a
despicable attempt, trying to nder a divorced woman in front of her house! Was it enjoyable to bully a
divorcee? Nevertheless, once they went out and identally injured the old women amidst the chaos,
things would getplicated.
Brushing off the chilli on his hand, Michael was ready to go confront them. “Sean and I will go and drive
them away. These old women are best at bullyingdies and they’ll be scared once men enter the
equation.”
Everyone thought what Michael said was reasonable, except Sophia and Linus. They thought they
should report it to the police since they were the ones being insulted. Linus still did not quite understand
certain feudal cultures in Cethos while Sophia had been learning everything from scratch since she lost
her memory, and did not have a firm grasp on such matters yet.
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It was only after Sarah’s exnation then Sophia understood what was actually going on. In Cethos,
gossip could be a scary thing. ndering a divorced woman like what the olddies were doing now
could cause great damage to the victim.
Widows were usually the weak and marginalizedmunity. Not only would they be stressed out
financially, they would also be harmed by all kinds of rumors as the gossipers could be very hostile
toward them. Depending on the situation, they could either be continuously cursed or to be extorted for
money. If it was thetter, the mob would definitely stir up more trouble following that. Making a police
report would not be a solution either, since even the police might be extorted if theye. That was how
ridiculous these old women were!
Just as Michael was about to step forward, Sophia stopped him. “Roger, Markee, Thomson, bring a few
men and throw these people out on the streets!”
Following hermand, a few two-meter, sturdy bodyguards who were hired by the Michels showed up.
They were a mix of ck and white and they headed out in a threatening manner to disperse the mob.
There were two teams of security guards in the residence; one was brought over by Cooper from the
Michels while the other one was dispatched from the Edwards, because Cooper thought foreign
bodyguards might not be the most suitable choice. While the security guards from the Edwards were
aware of the tricks and did not dare make a reckless move, the foreign guards were fearless.
Meanwhile, Sophia stood by the gates as she silently observed the scene. The few olddies had
attracted many spectators and arge crowd was forming at the entrance. Now that the bodyguards went
out to disperse them, the olddies disyed their professional acting skills and looked aggressive as if
they were ready to fight against the guards. Nevertheless, they fell down on the ground even before the
guardsid their hands on them.
Momentster, all the olddies had copsed on the ground and they put on miserable looks. Unaware
of their tricks, the bodyguards threw the trouble seekers out onto the streets now that they were
defeated.
Before this, there were already groups of paparazzi outside the residence stalking the family. Now that
such a big scene had been caused, they had gotten enough materials for a breaking news
tomorrow. Taylor Murray’s ex-wife condoned guards to beat up old women!
The paparazzi snapped photographs of every detail they could. In their opinion, the news of Taylor’s ex-
wife letting her guards beat up people was far more attractive than news of her being insulted. Once the
footage was released the next day, it would surely be trending news.