Chapter 1054


    The man looked like he was slightly older than Cooper. His face was filled with the wisdom and


    shrewdness of the elderly, and his hooked nose seemed to have lost its sharpness over time.


    Sophia held her wine ss as she walked over to Cooper. Then, Cooper happily introduced her to the


    middle-aged man. “Jordan, this is my daughter, Sophia Edwards. She takes after her mother, doesn’t


    she?”


    As I suspected… “Nice to meet you, Mr. Edwards. My name is Sophia.” She greeted Jordan. He seemed


    like just another run-of-the-mill ordinary middle-aged man—there was nothing special about him. He was


    completely different from the man Cooper had described; he was also different from the person she saw


    in the documents.


    “Haha, my niece has certainly inherited your temperament, Cooper! You two sure look alike!” The two


    men acted like friends who had not met each other for many years, drinking with each other as they


    chatted. However, when Cooper turned around after finishing his greetings, the smile on his face


    vanished immediately. Sure enough; it was a fa?ade. Although he had not seen Jordan for more than 20


    years, he was certain the moment heid eyes on this man—he was not Jordan Edwards.


    On the other side, Sandra bugged Linus for a bit and finally seeded in adding him as a contact on


    Messenger. He also promised to take responsibility for the matter regarding Abbie and the fake Lucile.


    Thus, she walked away contentedly. Compensation was not her main target; her main target was


    adding him as a contact on Messenger.


    After that, she immediately started uploading some flirty selfies and photos of herself that were very sexy


    and revealing on her IG Stories. It was set so that only he could view them. However, she did not realize


    that he had blocked her on Messenger as soon as he turned around. She felt like she was reaching the


    pinnacle of her life upon adding him as a contact on Messenger. Therefore, she happily yed with her


    phone, dreaming about countless romantic encounters with him. Contrary to her expectations, she


    immediately caught sight of Sophia, who was talking to Lucy, the moment she looked up from her phone.


    Thest time she made a blunder, Sophia had exposed a series of information on various shady


    contracts, tax evasion, and tax fraud incidents. As a result, she lost her position as the primary distributor


    of the Serpent mobile phones. She initially thought she was going to die, but Lucy unexpectedly stepped


    up rapidly to settle the entire incident for her and allowed her to walk away safely.


    “Miss Edwards, it looks like you and Miss Mitchell are close friends.” Sophia secretly made fun of Lucy.


    She did not understand why Lucy had taken such a huge risk to save an idiot like Sandra.


    Lucy knew what Sophia was referring to. However, she did not wish to delve further into that topic.


    Changing the subject, she said, “Congrattions. The sales of the Dragon Eye mobile phones are doing


    really well in Cethos. If you work harder, the day you obtain the distribution rights to the high-end phones


    will be just around the corner.”


    Sophia pursed her lips in a smile. “You tter me. It can hardlypare to how much profit the Serpent


    mobile phones are raking in.”


    The two of them clinked their sses together, drinking and chatting as if they had a good rtionship.


    In some ways, Sophia admired Lucy greatly. Not only was Lucy very intelligent, but she was also


    extremely capable.


    All of a sudden, Sandra walked over proudly. “Hey, you’re all here!”


    She sashayed over to them in her eight-centimeter-high stilettos. After adding Linus on Messenger, it


    wasn’t too much to say that it was equivalent to her sleeping with him. Therefore, her confidence soared


    as high as the Himyan peaks, and she looked down on everybody else. Raising her eyebrow slightly,


    she walked over to them with a wine ss in her hand. “I’m sorry. I was busy chatting with Linus and


    didn’t have the time to join you girls for a toast.”


    Her words were incredibly smug. She already subconsciously regarded herself as Linus’ girlfriend. In the


    past, Lucy had courted him and failed whereas Sophia had eagerly invited him to the banquet tonight.


    She was certain that Sophia was trying to find an opportunity to approach him. But, I beat them to it!


    These two losers! I’m the one that got Linus in the end!


    Sophia’s eyes twitched slightly in annoyance. Even so, she decided to be a bigger person. Let’s not pick


    a fight with Sandra today. Shezily touched her ss to Sandra’s and said, “Please watch your


    behavior. I’m older than you. Moreover, I’m technically your grand-aunt.”


    In response, Sandra snorted without replying. As soon as Sophia turned away, Lucy heard her softly


    ridiculing Sophia, “Old hag; Linus isn’t interested in you at all…”


    Lucy said nothing as the corners of her lips lifted into a mocking smile. Lifting her wine ss to take a


    sip, she used that action to cover up the subtle change in her expression.


    On the other hand, Sandra seemed oblivious to the scorn Lucy felt. She even took out a mirror, studied


    her reflection, and dolled herself up. Touching up her lipstick, she used her fingertips to wipe off the


    excess. Then, she said to Lucy in a discourteous tone, “Linus and I had a pleasant conversation


    together. In the future, I want you to help me out. It will benefit you greatly if I marry him.”


    Lucy remained silent. Instead, she turned around and left without saying anything.


    Sandra looked at Lucy’s arrogant back and curled her lips with a look of self-satisfaction in her eyes. She


    was holding onto one of Lucy’s weaknesses, thus, Lucy did not dare to disobey her. With Lucy’s help, as


    well as her status and reputation, she believed that Linus was as good as hers. Soon, the Mitchell Family


    will be tied in marriage to the Michel Family. Cooper, what are you going to use against the Michel


    Family?! When that timees, I’m going to make Sophia, that old hag, kneel and beg for


    mercy! Contrary to all her expectations, Linus not only blocked her on social media, but he was also


    bringing Sophia around to meet the Michel Family.


    Linus introduced Sophia to every member of the family. Unfortunately, she couldn’t recognize any of


    them. To this day, she could not tell the Westerners apart. She could only recognize Linus and


    completely relied on their clothes to differentiate one from the other. Since she was going to rejoin the


    Michel Family sooner orter, she worked hard to create a good impression in front of several elders.


    Using fluent English, she described her work and its performance recently. As a result, the elders


    seemed satisfied with her and frequently nodded affably.


    The one good thing about the Michel Family was that they did not discriminate against those with mixed


    blood. Even if Cooper and Sophia were of mixed races, they were treated equally. If it were a family like


    the Yard Family, which did not tolerate the addition of foreign blood into their bloodline, those with mixed


    blood would forever be excluded from the center of power. Only the purest Cethosian bloodline could


    inherit the ‘throne’ of the Yard Family.


    After their short chat, the elders broached the topic of Sophia and Linus’ marriage. When it came to this


    topic, Sophia immediately felt slightly ufortable. She kept silent; she was afraid that her stiff


    expression would give her away. Thus, she left all the talking to Linus.


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    Linus sat next to her and held her hand with a smile. He truly looked like a happy man that was about to


    get married as he said, “Lucile and I are nning to get married in the near future. But, the wedding


    might be heldter.”


    She felt extremely ufortable when he held her hand. Smiling awkwardly, her entire body was


    covered with goosebumps. Even so, she had to pretend to be loving and affectionate with him. This


    feeling… is very hard to describe… Forget it; I’m only doing this to fool the Michel Family.


    The people of the Michel Family looked upon their marriage favorably. When Linus first entered the


    Michel Family back then, they only agreed to include Linus in the genealogy record book because Fass


    promised that Linus would marry somebody from the family in the future. Now that Fass’ long-lost


    daughter had been found, Linus’ standing in the family would soon change from being an adopted son to


    a son-inw. Therefore, their marriage could not be more opportune.


    The people of the Michel Family also asked about the details of their marriage. Things such as the


    marriage certificate, the wedding ceremony, and the issue of children were questioned in detail.


    However, Linus answered all their questions with aplomb. It was as if he was really going to get married


    and had nned everything already.


    Finally, the conversation with the members of the Michel Family ended. As soon as it was over, Sophia


    ran to the toilet to relieve herself. When she went back to the banquet venue, she let out a long sigh of


    relief and tried to make the goosebumps all over her body disappear. That experience was nerve-


    racking! I hope there won’t be a second time!