Chapter 1049
She rushed toward Cooper, tears of joy running down her jubnt face.
On the other hand, Cooper stared at her with trembling lips. A name was on the tip of his tongue, but he
didn’t dare to call out the name. He was afraid that it would turn out to be a dream. He was afraid that if
he called out that name, he would wake up from the dream.
Seeing that he was not saying anything, the woman wept as she threw herself into his arms. “I remember
you. You’re Cooper! Cooper, you’re alive! You’re alive…”
When that familiar yet unfamiliar body pressed against his, he felt like he had woken up from a
dream. I’m not dreaming! It’s really her! It’s the person I’ve been thinking of all my life, yet couldn’t be
together with due to a stroke of fate! “Anna… Is that you?”
She lifted her face and looked at him. Her wrinkled face was filled with both bitterness and delight. “It’s
me! It’s me! I’m Anna! Coop, you’re still alive! You’re alive!”
“Anna! Oh, my Anna!” He fiercely pulled her into his embrace, using a lot of strength; it was almost as if
he wanted to pull her into his body. Is this a dream? If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up from it. I
want to keep dreaming forever!
Looking at the two people crying tears of joy, Sophia felt very shocked. Is this person my mother?
Annabel Johnson? She’s back?!
Afterward, the Edwards Residence was in an uproar as everybody came out to watch. Sure enough, they
saw Cooper bringing a middle-aged woman home. Moreover, the woman looked very simr to Sophia.
Thus, Cooper’s family was reunited, and they celebrated happily. Sophia felt like a blessed child—not
only did she get a father, but she also had a mother now.
ording to what Annabel said and some guesswork to fill in the nks, Annabel did not die back then.
At the time, the hospital she gave birth at was no different from a small clinic, and many facilities were
limited. She gave birth in the afternoon and suffered from amniotic fluid embolism. Despite several
rescue attempts, the doctors failed to rescue her and eventually announced her death.
Due to the hot weather, her body could not be preserved for long. As an unmarried pregnant woman, her
death was considered ‘disgraceful’. Moreover, somebody had offered to purchase her corpse. Therefore,
she was hastily buried on that night itself. Even her tombstone was addedter. Unexpectedly, her
remains were dug up again several hours after she was buried and sold as a match for necrogamy.
However, she woke up midway and was rescued. Afterward, she was sold to a bachelor overseas and
became his wife. As a result, she was imprisoned for 20 years without any means of escape!
Then, she was rescued a few years earlier and finally returned to Bayside City. Unfortunately, everything
had changed even though it was still the same city. Upon learning that Cooper had been dead for more
than 10 years, she wanted to go home to her daughter and her family. That was when she discovered
that the changes in Bayside City were greater than she imagined. Moreover, she no longer remembered
where her home was nor how her hometown ent sounded… Unable to locate her home and thinking
that Cooper was dead, she left Bayside City. She finally returned to the city half a year ago and started
this barbecue stall to earn a living.
Looking at the family of three who was immersed in their joyous family reunion, everybody felt happy for
them too. However, Sean couldn’t help feeling that something wasn’t quite right. Cooper had just
relocated the grave and discovered that Annabel’s remains were gone. And now, she appeared before
them alive and well? ncing at Linus, he noticed that Linus was standing by the side without saying
anything. Moreover, the look in Linus’ eyes seemed rather solemn. When their gazes met, he realized
that they both harbored the same suspicions. Everything about this matter felt extremely strange. It was
like a bizarre dream—it felt unreal.
On the second day after Annabel’s return, Cooper brought both Annabel and Sophia back to the
Johnson Family Vige to visit their rtives. Watching as the family of three merrily left the house, Sean
finally had the opportunity to talk to Linus alone. Michael was not around, Justin was taking some time
for himself, and Sean was still recuperating from his injuries. Therefore, Linus was the only one Sean
could rely on to investigate this matter.
The two of them silently watched as Cooper and his little family left the house. Then, Linus let out a long
sigh. “This is too bizarre.”
Cooper and Sophia were giddy from the joy of their family reuniting again. However, Sean and Linus
were able to look at the matter objectively as they were outsiders. Putting aside whether that person was
genuinely Annabel, everything else was still too strange.
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They were silent for a moment. All of a sudden, Sean asked grimly, “What do you n to do?”
Linus nced out the window. The light reflected off the surface of theke shone on his face through
the window, and the re hurt his eyes. Narrowing his eyes under the re of the light, he finally
answered, “Forget it; who cares if she is real or fake? It’s been a long time since Fass was this happy.”
Sean did not respond. Cooper was very happy right now… even if the happiness was simply an illusion.
He might have noticed it from the start, but he chose to ignore it, even if he knew that the other party’s
sudden appearance was too coincidental.
“I will keep an eye on her,” Linus said, closing the window for Sean before walking out of the room
quietly.
Sean was almost fully recovered after recuperating for quite some time. His face had a healthy flush to it,
but he was still very weak and spent most of his time resting in bed. In the meantime, he ruminated over
the recent incidents. He couldn’t shake the feeling that something was amiss. It felt like the calm before a
storm—something was about to happen…
In contrast, Cooper seemed like the happiest man in the world. He spent all his time with Annabel. They
visited all the ces they used to go to in the past, including the park and the restaurant, reminiscing all
the beautiful memories they had together. Simrly, Sam was also incredibly astonished to learn that
Annabel was back.
At first, Sophia was very happy. However, sheter discovered that their family of three gradually began
to change. Cooper constantly disappeared without saying anything. Sometimes, he was gone for several
days on end withouting back to visit her even once or giving her a call. It felt like her father had been
snatched away by somebody else…
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She became Cooper’s one and only precious treasure since the moment he found her. Even when
Carmen was added to the mixter, both she and Carmen were the treasures he greatly cherished.
However, she couldn’t help feeling that both she and Carmen had fallen out of his favor ever since
Annabel returned. Sigh.
In the past, nighttime was family time. Sophia, Cooper, Linus, and Carmen used to gather in front of the
TV and chat every night. But now, only Sophia and Linus were left. Carmen had gone to bed early;
Cooper wasn’t around and neither was Michael. Thus, Sophia let out a long sigh again.
“Alright; stop sighing.” Linus walked over in his pajamas. Sitting down next to her, he said, “This is the
general event schedule for the banquet that’s taking ce in two days. Have a look at it.”
The banquet that Sophia had been nning for a long time was about to take ce in two days as
scheduled. Due to several changes to the n, many extra events had been added. For example,
Cooper was going to introduce Annabel, as well as… the engagement between Sophia and Linus.
“No way…” Sophia frowned. Must we announce it during the banquet? I thought we were only going to
privately and secretly obtain the marriage certificate. It’s enough if we can bring back proof to fool the
Michel Family, right? Shouldn’t something as shameful as this be done in secret? Besides, not many
people know about our intention to have a fake marriage. Not even Sean and Sarah, our best friends,
are aware of it.