Chapter 1066
Sophia read through the materials seriously. Both husband and wife analyzed the data together, and
Justin joined them too.
Michael soon finished reading through the information Sophia had gathered. Sophia also shared the
results of her investigation with him. After considering it for a moment, he concluded, “The results from
your investigation are suspicious indeed. Although the vigers personally witnessed what happened
back then, they all saw things from a different perspective. Moreover, too much time has passed. People
would subjectively change what they say, so this information might not be true.
Just like how Sam fooled youst time by saying that he took over the Crimson House for your mother…
If anyone among the vigers of the Johnson Family Vige were to lie to receive the money… the rest
will follow that person’s lead and weave their stories around the lie.” He used a red pen to strike through
most of the information provided by the vigers. “From mother-inw’s diary, we can confirm that she
did not study past primary school. So, those who imed that she dropped out of middle school are
unreliable. With that, we can filter out many of these testimonies.”
Sophia was overwhelmed by the onught of information she read through today. Therefore, she simply
watched as Michael analyzed the testimonies, little by little, and looked for clues. asionally, Justin
would also help to cross out useless or confusing clues with a red pen. The truth behind the testimonies
was unclear. It was possible that by rejecting the falsified parts of the testimony, they would identally
cross out the truth hidden in them too.
“This middle school teacher imed that mother-inw was the top student in his ss. After she
dropped out of school, she went with him to work at a noodle restaurant he owned. Moreover, he also
met the man with the hooked nose—” Michael analyzed the data with a solemn expression.
Sophia immediately interrupted. “Mom never went to middle school. So, he must be lying. And, there
may never have been a hooked-nosed man!”
However, Justin immediately retorted, “I investigated him before. When Annabel was in primary school,
this middle school teacher was still teaching at the primary school. She was also the best student in his
ss. I think too much time has passed, and he forgot some of the details. So, the part about her
meeting the hooked-nosed man at the noodle restaurant remains uncertain.”
Then, she fell silent and watched the two men analyze the information. What they were sure of, they
would highlight blue; what they could discern as false, they highlighted red; and what remained
uncertain, they highlighted green. In the end, they basically confirmed that Annabel was a bright student.
Unfortunately, she dropped out of primary school to work. Moreover, she did all sorts of jobs before
working at the noodle shop owned by her primary school teacher. Later, she received a rmendation
and went to the city to work on her own. All the clues they couldn’t be certain about were linked to that
hooked-nosed man.
After they finished discussing the hooked-nosed man, Michael talked about what happened today. “Your
current mother is very good at acting. Her disguise is perfect, and the stic surgery on her face was
done very naturally. However, I’ve been dealing with actors and people with facelifts for a long time now.
I can tell with a nce that her face has been surgically reconstructed before. Everything is fake. As for
whether or not she is genuinely your mother, it can be verified with a DNA test. But, I believe your father
has already done that in secret. When I pped her today, I took a closer look at her face. The surgery
she did was rather major, but I couldn’t find any traces of it. She probably removed her face entirely and
underwent aplete facelift before reattaching her facial skin. Your father has been acting too. He
probably knew from the start that she was a fake.”
She had originally guessed that her mother was a fake. Cooper might have failed to notice it immediately
since it had been decades since hest saw the real Annabel. However, she did not expect that he had
been acting all this while. Perhaps, he already knew the moment she appeared. He was faced with a
woman pretending to be the love of his life, yet he had to force a smile for such a long while. How furious
must he be inside? After all, he could not stand for anybody desecrating his beloved Anna!
“In conclusion, something must have been going on behind the scenes back then. My father is
pretending right now so that he can draw the people behind this conspiracy out of the shadows. Perhaps,
it’s the hooked-nosed man from back then!” Sophia tried analyzing the information too.
However, Michael shook his head and said mysteriously, “Perhaps. But, that’s not the only thing he’s
thinking about.”
As for what it was that his father-inw had in mind, he didn’t dare to make a guess either. Still, he was
certain the reason the mastermind sent this imposter to their side was to drive a wedge between Michael
and Cooper. They might have disliked each other in private, but to outsiders, they were a unit with
shared interests. Hence, Cooper and Michael’s cooperation more or less meant that Cooper was
affiliated with the Fletcher Family, Asco International, and the Winston Family.
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Michael did not know who the mastermind was trying to target. Is it me? Or, is it Cooper? But, there’s
only one person who considers both of us as their enemies… At present, he was pretending to be at
odds with Cooper. So, there was nothing else for him to do but sit back and watch the show.
At the Edwards Residence, Cooper was so livid that steam was practicallying out of his nostrils after
he almost got into a fight with Michael. He watched as Sophia and Michael left with Carmen, then he
turned to Linus and said, “Linus, call Sophia and ask her toe back right now!”
Annabel tried to calm him down. “That’s enough. Coop, let’s not get all hot and bothered over that
b*stard! Your health is more important. Don’t get angry! If your health fails because of how angry you are,
what will happen to me?”
Linus took out his phone and made a call. Then, he came back with a troubled expression and reported,
“Dad… Sophia hung up on me.”
Thus, Cooper gritted his teeth in fury and suddenly swept everything on the coffee table to the ground in
his rage. “Unbelievable! I’m going to kill him!”
Seeing that Cooper was about to get up and rush out, Linus quickly put his phone down and rushed over.
“Dad, calm down! Murder will not solve anything!”
Cooper was livid. “How dare he hit your mother?! Are you saying he shouldn’t be killed?!”
Linus seemed impatient and annoyed. “That’s enough, Dad. Stop being so impulsive. We were all at fault
today! You should watch what you say!”
Then, Cooper red at Linus before smiling coldly and cruelly. “Which side are you on? Linus, you better
not forget this: just who do you think raised you all these years?!”
Linus pursed his lips in response. He remained silent, but it was obvious that he was upset. ncing
around at the messy living room, Cooper stormed back to his study and did note out again. After he
left, Linus snorted with a dark expression. Not long after, he left the house and drove back to The
Imperial.
“Coop! Linus! Where are you going—” Annabel anxiously ran after both of them, but she couldn’t stop
any of them from leaving.
Over the next few days, Linus did not return and Sophia did not send a single letter back home. In a
moment of rage, Cooper ordered Lucky, the local dog breed that Linus raised, to be killed! After that,
Linus finally returned. A huge quarrel ensued in the Edwards Residence, and he moved outpletely.
With that, their happy little family was broken beyond rescue. Sulking alone at home, Cooper did not
allow anybody, except Annabel, to approach him.
In a sh, half a month passed by without any signs of reconciliation. Finally, a mysterious and cautious
message was secretly sent out of the country through Annabel’s phone…