Chapter 1067
Nearly two months had passed since Annabel first appeared in front of Cooper. In these two months, she
had been extremely careful, and her performance was perfect. Only after seeing that her ns had
seeded did she cautiously send out this message. Michael, Linus, and Cooper were now at odds with
each other under her instigation, and Cooper was isted and helpless. Now was the best time to strike
at him!
After hiding in the study and sending out the message, she nced through thetest news. The share
prices of several listedpanies under the Michel Group had fallen. Moreover, Cooper’s Mitchell
International Energy and Technology was doing poorly recently. Thepany had consecutively lost
several projects and ceased all cooperation with the Edwards Group. Currently, it was being suppressed
by the Edwards Group.
In the end, Cooper was only human—he had emotions too. As long as he had emotions, he had
weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Back then, Annabel was his weakness. And now, his children were his
weaknesses. With his weaknesses in hand, finishing him off was no trouble at all! Shemunicated
with the mastermind through a special method of text messaging and received a reply not long after her
initial message was sent. The response was short, containing only three words: ‘Kill the twins’.
Staring at those words, she felt puzzled; she couldn’t quite understand the meaning behind those
words. Kill the twins? The twins are probably referring to Sophia and Linus, the fraternal twins. So, he
only wants to kill Cooper’s children and end the family lineage? But, from my observations during this
time, Cooper isn’t particrly bothered by blood ties. Aside from Sophia and Linus, he still has several
backups, such as Sean and Carmen, that could inherit his will. Therefore, more than two targets exist if
he wanted to eliminate Cooper’s sessors. So, why only kill the twins?
Annabel put her phone away and turned around. To her surprise, she discovered that the door to the
study had been opened at some point without her noticing. Furthermore, several people stood at the
door watching her. Standing at the forefront was Cooper, and he was apanied by Linus, Sophia,
as well as his son-inw, Michael. As the four of them stood by the door, she could feel their gazes
coldly and silently staring at her.
Her heart skipped a beat in fear. Why are Linus and Sophia here? Aren’t they at odds with Cooper? Why
are they here? Even so, she reacted quickly. Without revealing her emotions on her face, she pretended
to wipe down the desk in the study with the rag in her hand. She also acted pleasantly surprised as she
said, “Oh, my! Sophia and Linus are back! I knew it; we are a family after all. What is there—”
Before she could finish her sentence, Cooper took out a gun and swiftly aimed the nozzle at her leg.
Then, he pressed the trigger without a hint of hesitation. The silenced pistol did not make a loud noise.
She only heard a soft ‘Bam!’ when he pressed the trigger before a bullet went through her leg. Several
seconds of silence passed before she let out a shrill cry of pain as she fell back against the desk behind
her and slowly slid to the ground. She stared at her leg, which had been shot, in disbelief and her entire
body trembled uncontrobly. A momentter, she let out a piercing scream, “Coop, why—”
He aimed the gun nozzle to the left and fired again without batting an eye. Bam! Another bone-chilling
screampletely covered the soft sound of the gunshot. That ear-splitting scream reverberated
throughout the entire Edwards Residence when she was shot in her other leg.
Sophia expressionlessly watched the entire scene unfold before her. Her faint blue eyes were utterly
unmoved. Rather, there was a hint of delight in them. Meanwhile, Cooper lowered his hand that was
holding the gun and walked into the room. Looking down at the woman in front of him expressionlessly,
his gaze was as indifferent as if he were looking at an ant.
“The bullet to your left leg is for my daughter.” His sea-blue eyes were cold—there was no trace of
emotion in them. “My daughter is not somebody you are allowed to shame.”
Annabel seemed to have caught on to what was going on. Leaning against the ground, she stopped
screaming even though both her legs were bleeding. She was pale-faced and sweating profusely from
the pain, but her trembling lips were cocked in a mocking smile. The gaze she fixed on him held a hint of
pity and ridicule. It felt as if she was holding the trump card that he could only dream about acquiring.
On the other hand, his expression was unreadable. “The bullet to your right leg is for my
granddaughter… For all the things you said to her.”
He knew she was a fake from the moment she appeared. She had disguised herself perfectly, and her
imitation of Annabel’s expressions and demeanor was wless. However, he knew from the first nce.
Even if more than 20 years had passed, that person still appeared in his dreams daily—he remembered
everything about her as if it were yesterday. How could he possibly forget? Yet, he still brought this
imposter home.
He simply watched as the imposter fed Carmen an expired jelly and the talisman drink; tolerated her
rudeness and all her attempts at sounding him out; and tolerated the harm she brought to his family. All
of it was for today! He had achieved what he wanted to know—this woman was useless to him now.
However, he decided to do it himself.
Looking at the cold and merciless gun nozzle pointed at her, she sneered. She knew he could not kill her.
Even if he wanted to kill her, it depended on whether he had enough confidence and courage to pull it
off.
“Haha…” She gritted her teeth, her pale lips opening and closing slightly. However, the words that came
out of her mouth sent chills down their backs. “I have to hand it to you, Cooper. You saw through my
pretense after all. But, what else could you do? I was pregnant; I was having your children. So, you
endured it and murdered your own child—”
Bam! He raised his gun and fired the third shot with a frigid expression. The bullet hit her in the stomach.
“This bullet is for Anna,” he said quietly. Despite his deep hatred, his words came out calmly and
indifferently. “Anna is not somebody you can spheme.”
That shot pierced through the imposter’s stomach at a close range, and the bullet lodged itself in the
desk behind her. The imposter clutched at her stomach, but she couldn’t stop the warm blood that
gushed out without stopping. As an agent who was about to die, she suddenly felt incredibly cold. The
person standing before her did not feel human—it felt as if an emotionless dragon was looming before
her. As expected, he truly was cold and merciless.
She gritted her teeth and snarled, “Cooper, you won’t be able to bring yourself to kill me. I know all the
answers to everything you want to know!”
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In response, he lifted the gun again and fired the fourth shot without saying anything. The bullet hit her in
the shoulder. “This bullet is for my son. You shouldn’t have tried to harm my family.”
The imposter was shot four times, and it no longer hurt. Instead, sheughed. “Hahaha… Cooper, I have
enough cards in my hand that you won’t dare to kill me! You will never know the answers to some of the
secrets if you killed me—”
Ding! A notification sound rang out from the Dragon Eye tablet Linus was holding in his hand. Then, he
reported to Cooper, “I’ve gotten the coordinates. It’s in Ronney City.”
Cooper didn’t seem to be agitated. Rather, he didn’t seem to feel anything at all. Calmly putting his gun
away, he walked out of the study without sparing a single nce at the imposter lying on the ground.
“Your mother is still alive. She’s in Ronney City.”