Chapter 1050
“Isn’t this a little…” Sophia was starting to feel unsure. If we announce this to the public, all my friends
will learn about it. How awkward will it be when we meet up to y mahjong or games? Moreover, I’m
going to remarry Michael in the future. If my marriage to Linus is made public, won’t it seem like I’m
taking marriage too lightly? At the very least, I need to think about Michael’s reputation! Also, Carmen is
going to film ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ with Michael soon. As a mother, how can I act like marriage is
such a trivial matter? Can I be certain it won’t affect Carmen?
“Is there a problem?” Linus frowned as he nced through the event program.
She said in a troubled voice, “Michael is a public figure. No matter how small a matter it is, it can turn into
a huge scandal. So, I’m worried things might get out of hand!”
Although he seemed rather disappointed, he said, “It’s okay. Let’s cancel that event.”
She nodded in agreement. After that, they discussed other details regarding the banquet. All of a
sudden, Linus asked after Carmen. “I heard Carmen is sick. How is she? Did you bring her to see a
doctor?”
When the topic of Carmen came up, Sophia looked very worried. “She ate something bad and had
diarrhea. The doctor has examined her. He said that she’ll be fine after taking some medicine and having
a good rest.”
Upon hearing that, Linus felt relief. The two of them watched some TV together before heading back to
their respective bedrooms.
Sarah’s injuries were almost fully healed. Therefore, Harry came to bring her home. Before they left, she
didn’t forget to promote her well-endowed son as much as possible. “Look; look! Sour Face has such a
large penis! Are you sure you won’t consider an arranged marriage between our children?”
Carrying Hope, she kept pushing him in Sophia’s face. The three-year-old was wearing a pair of open-
crotch pants. Moreover, his face was impassive and expressionless. As a result, both his lower body and
upper body were radiating murderous intent. Sophia reached out and pressed it against his stomach,
diligently trying to push his looming appendage out of her face as she irritably said, “Let’s leave the talks
about marriage between our children until they’re older.”
Carmen’s rtionship status was rtively interesting recently. She was currently in a stable rtionship
with the female ck giant poodle, Dusky, who was only several months old. Besides, Hope didn’t seem
to be her type. Rather, she seemed to regard him as her younger brother. So, it didn’t matter how well-
endowed he was—it was meaningless.
Afterward, Harry left with Sarah, Hope, and Poppy, the child they adopted not too long ago.
Once her friends were gone, Sophia felt very empty inside. Feeling much better, Sean would get out of
bed asionally and take his adopted daughter for walks. Meanwhile, Justin had yet to return, and
Michael still couldn’t be contacted.
The atmosphere in the house had changed. Ever since Annabel came back, Cooper only had eyes for
her. He seemed to have forgotten about his daughter and granddaughter. It was probably because he
had lost her for such a long time that he cherished her even more now that she was back.
Before this, he would have stayed by Carmen’s side 24/7 whenever she was sick. He would have taken
care of her, hugged her, and pampered her. But now, he only visited her once in a while. Even the young
girl had noticed the change in him andined that her grandfather only loved her grandmother and
no longer loved her.
After Sophia recovered from her initial joy of having a mother, she discovered that it wasn’t quite as
joyous as she imagined. Once the initial delight died down, she felt extremely depressed andProperty ? of N?velDrama.Org.
disappointed instead. She didn’t seem to like her newfound mother very much, but she didn’t know why
either. It seemed like she subconsciously felt a sense of animosity toward Annabel from the beginning.
Still, she was her mother; she knew she shouldn’t be feeling emotions like these. Unfortunately, that
feeling slowly spread and grew in her heart like creeping ivy. She couldn’t control it no matter how hard
she tried to conceal and suppress it.
Although Annabel seemed to be trying very hard to be a good mother, and Sophia was also trying very
hard to be a good daughter, it felt like the atmosphere in the house was bing more and more
depressing by the day, ever since Annabel came back. Combined with the fact that Carmen was sick,
Sophia became very irritable and short-tempered. As a result, she would fly into a rage from time to time.
At noon that day, everybody was sitting down together for lunch. All of a sudden, Annabel tentatively
asked Sophia, “Sophia, when will you and Carmen move back into your husband’s house?”
As soon as Sophia heard those words, she became upset. I’m living here just fine. Why should I move
out? Thus, she continued eating as she answered, “I have no ns to move out!”
In an earnest voice, Annabel said, “You married into the Fletcher Family and became part of their family.
So, you should be living in the Fletcher Residence. It’s only appropriate that you live with your husband.
Besides, living with your natal family will invite gossip.”
No matter how Sophia thought about it, those words seemed incredibly harsh. Why shouldn’t I live here?
Is your daughter no longer family once she gets married? Is it embarrassing for your daughter to return
to her natal family after her divorce? Is this really my mother?! Forget it; she’s older and more
conservative. It’s normal to have a generational gap between us. Thus, she grunted perfunctorily in
response. “Let’s talk about this next time.”
However, Annabel seemed hung up on it. She continued in an exasperated voice, “Listen to me; women
shouldn’t act so tough. You are way too career-oriented for your own good. Women should take care of
the hearth and home while men are in charge of making a living. I’m sure that’s the reason why Michael
divorced you. You should reflect on it. Besides, you need to reconcile with him as soon as possible and
have a good life with him. Living with your natal family is not a permanent solution. You’re an adult now;
living with your natal family is embarrassing. Hurry up and give birth to a son. That’s the only way to keep
your husband by your side. If you have a son, the two of you can finally remarry each other as soon as
possible… You don’t have much time left; you’re already approaching your thirties. In another two years,
you will be worthless since you are no longer young. It will be very hard for you to remarry then.”
Sophia focused on eating as she frowningly thought to herself, Do all mothers talk like that? It was the
first time she had a mother, so she was confused.
Cooper probably felt that there was a huge illogical w in that statement too. However, he was very
forgiving of Annabel. He did not object to what she said. Instead, he ced some food on her te and
took the opportunity to cut her off. “You should worry more about yourself. The children can worry about
themselves. It’s not our ce to decide for them.”
After that, Annabel said nothing more even though she still felt very worried about Sophia.
That night, Sophia opened her bedroom window and saw her parents taking a stroll by thekeside.
From the distance, she heard Annabel saying to Cooper, “She’s already 27, yet she’s still staying with
her natal family after the divorce. This is not good for her; girls shouldn’t act so tough. Coop, why don’t
we talk to the Fletchers? We should ask them to take both Sophia and Carmen back. A daughter will
have to marry into another family and take on their surname, sooner orter. Coop, you’ve given her so
much of your assets; don’t you think that’s a little ill-considered? Furthermore, she was vited as a
child. It’s a good thing someone is even willing to marry her, yet she can’t even produce a son—”
For a moment, Sophia seriously doubted her own ears. Did I really hear that?! Then, she mmed the
window shut with a loud bang. Make me move out? No f*cking way! My name has been written on the
land title ever since Michael bought the Edwards Residence! Why should I move out?! Is it so
embarrassing for me toe back here?! This ce is my home! I’m the owner! I’m not going
anywhere!
Although it was the first time she had a mother, she quickly lost interest in a few days. All that was left
was an inexplicable sense of disgust and hatred.
Carmen had a specialized baby-care team and a medical team on standby at all times. All her daily
necessities were taken care of by specialists. Five or six highly educated personal nannies watched her,
and three nutritional experts prepared all her meals. The costs for these services every month were
astronomical. However, Annabel seemed extremely dissatisfied with these services and constantly
comined about them.
She imed that daughters would be married out of the family, sooner orter, so there was no point in
raising them so well. She also criticized Sophia for not taking better care of her body, iming that it was
better if she could give birth to a son and tie a man down to herpared to spending so much effort
raising Carmen. She also reprimanded Sophia for being way too career-oriented. She said that it
destroyed the harmonious atmosphere between a husband and a wife. In her opinion, women should
quit their jobs to focus on the children and the family.
Truthfully, even Cooper felt that Annabel’s views were problematic. However, he believed them to be
trivial matters and was not bothered by them. He knew that Sophia would not be influenced by Annabel,
so he simply ignored the issue. Unfortunately, the dissatisfaction in Sophia’s heart slowly piled up, little
by little. The day before the wee banquet, her patience finally snapped after enduring it for so long.
She lost her temper and caused a huge ruckus in Carmen’s room—so much so that Carmen started
crying out of fright.