Chapter 1078
Meanwhile, Sophia was still listening to the ancient Imperial Pce’s night guards as they spoke of the
history of Phoenix Harp. “The harp is a musical instrument of Cethos, but most were lostter. The harp
we speak of in the modern days is actually the lyre that came in from abroad, a Western musical
instrument. Never had I expected that I’d have the opportunity to see Phoenix Harp with my own eyes in
this lifetime! It’s truly stunning!”
“Look! The craftsmanship of this Phoenix Harp is perfect! It’s simply wless! No matter the material and
the craftsmanship, everything is just superior! It’s worthy to be a national treasure!”
“It’s truly the same as written in the ancient records in our museum! Everything is the same! My life
hasn’t been in vain since I’ve gotten to see such a perfect instrument in person during my lifetime!”
And so they continued waxing lyrical about the harp, but Sophia was skeptical. A national treasure? Isn’t
that too much?
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The night guards then insisted on borrowing the harp to study it. Sophia couldn’t manage to dissuade
them, so she agreed. Subsequently, they then ordered a few enthusiastic people to transport the harp
and even issued a borrower’s form from the ancient Imperial Pce museum.
Upon seeing the infinite care and caution the Imperial Pce employees took to the point of even
wearing gloves, Sophia’s heart pounded. Stark regret assailed her for allowing the guards to see her
harp. What if… it bes a national property instead of my personal property once it’s taken away? All
at once, she quickly pulled Michael over, cing him front and center. “Be careful!” she urged anxiously.
“This is our family’s harp, given by a friend of Taylor’s, so there’s just this one! And his fans are all aware
that this harp belongs to us. Remember that…”
Earlier, Michael asked Justin about the harp. As Justin was well-read over the years, he knew quite a bit
about the harp and agreed that this harp was no ordinary harp. I wonder how Sophia is so lucky to have
gotten her hands on Phoenix Harp that has been lost for centuries. Thest time Phoenix Harp was ever
seen was probably during thest years of the previous dynasty when battle raged tobat foreign
invasion. The Imperial seal was stolen then, alongside arge number of national treasures, and among
them was the final pristine Phoenix Harp in the pce.
Taylor had also once hired aposer who specialized in history as an advisor when he was to film ‘The
National Treasury Action.’ The expert had duplicated a harp perfectly and even asked the ancient
Imperial Pce museum to duplicate a Phoenix Harp as prop, but it was not as exquisite as this harp
before his eyes. Back then, the Phoenix Harp suffered a tragic end, for it was burned by invaders before
it could be transported away. What a pity!
“Tsk-tsk. If this is truly the Phoenix Harp, then it’s truly priceless! It’ll fetch a king’s ransom. Buddy, your
fan is truly something else!” Justinmented while carrying his daughter, smelling like baby powder.
After putting away the harp, a senior guard came over with an ingratiating expression on his face.
Rubbing his hands, he said to Michael, “This… well… you once donated the Imperial seal, Mr. Murray, so
why don’t you donate this harp now?”
Sophia instantly panicked and blinked at Michael vigorously. Her eyes were shing so swiftly that
Michael was almost blinded.
Noticing that she liked this harp very much, Michael schooled his face into a serious expression and
answered, “This is different from the Imperial seal. I obtained the seal for the country, but this harp is my
wife’s private collection. Master Louis Osborne has even worked on it, so we’re reluctant to part with it for
the time being. However, you can take it back for study and duplication.”
At this, Sophia breathed a sigh of relief though her eyes remained anxiously fixed on the harp as she
fretted. Upon seeing this, Michael couldn’t help stroking her hair and wrapping an arm around her
shoulder. “It’s fine. I’ll keep an eye on things. They won’t dare steal it. After all, who would dare steal from
the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor?” he murmured in a whisper.
While the harp was being transported, Cooper and Linus came with Mark after learning that a wealthy
fan of Michael’s gave Sophia a Phoenix Harp. At a single nce, Linus who was rather famous in the
collectors’ world made out the worth of this Phoenix Harp and hurriedly took a photo with it for keepsake
before it was carried away. As he did so, he inwardlymented, It sure is nice to have a famous husband!
After the harp had been taken away, they all sat down and chatted. Michael then took out ‘Beyond the
Border’ which Cooper requested today and presented it earnestly to his young-looking father-inw.
As soon as the scroll was opened, the majestic and bold words manifested before Cooper’s eyes—‘If the
city generals were present, the barbarians’ horses would never have crossed the mountains.’ At the back
was Louis Osborne’s signature. Cooper was wholly gratified. While he still maintained an aloof
expression, his surreptitiously fluttering brows betrayed the excitement within him. He couldn’t reveal the
slightest hint of softness before his old son-inw, so he kept up his aloofness. The reason being, he
probably felt that he could only intimidate this perverted old son-inw of his if he were aloof and
authoritative.
Mark loved Linus, holding his little muffin’s hand with his left hand and his good grandson’s hand with the
other. Sophia grew green with envy as she looked on, but still, she ate dinner with Cooper, Mark, and the
rest.
Mark only returned to Fletcher Residencete at night. Sophia then took a shower and was just about to
go to bed when Maria came over and said, “Madam, there’s an extra cat in the house whose owner is
unknown. The Imperial Pce said it isn’t theirs, and I’ve also asked around in the neighborhood, but no
one came to collect it.”
An extra cat? Sophia went over to the cat bed to have a look. All at once, she saw an elegant and
graceful Norwegian Forest cat with long fur among the orange cats. It was an exceedingly lovely cat that
was truly a feast for the eyes. As she took it out, the cat meowed in hunger, so she put out some cat food
for it. However, it then looked all disdainful after lowering its head for a sniff, refusing to eat it despite
meowing in hunger. She then changed it out to a more high-end cat food that she only used during New
Year, but it still continued meowing, disdaining it and refusing to eat. Hey! What a snob!
Chrysanthemum jumped up and pped it on the ear before gobbling down the cat food. The Norwegian
Forest cat meowed hungrily as it stared at Sophia.
Sophia then picked it up, glimpsing its intact cor. On a closer look, it was a foreign luxury pet cor that
was sold by her biggestpetitor, so she was aware of its price. This cor costs about 800 grand! This
is a cat with a rich owner! Unfortunately, there was no contact number on the cor, merely its name in
Cethosiannguage—General. It’s a bit odd for such a beautiful cat to have such a name.
She then hurriedly had someone take good care of the cat since it might be her client in the future.
Thereafter, she promptly phoned the shop to check whether there was a record of General having been
there.
General wasn’t as domineering as its name, for it was very much fastidious. It refused to eat anything
and continued meowing incessantly while being even better dressed than Chrysanthemum. Irritated,
Chrysanthemum again boxed its ear, whereupon it quietly went silent and hid in the corner to cry. As an
aristocratic cat with an 800-grand cor, it had never suffered such aggrieve, so it cried for the entire
night. In the end, it was Linus who took pity on it, giving it a bath before carrying it into the guest room to
sleep.
The next day, the store reverted that a Norwegian Forest cat called ‘General’ had indeed been to the
shop for grooming the day before. Afterparing the photos, Sophia saw that the simrity was 99%,
so she quickly had them contact the owner and said that she’d personally send the cat back. It’ll
definitely be an excellent client!
The venue was set at Audistin. Since Michael hadn’t yet started filming, he went with Sophia. When they
arrived at Audistin and pulled open the door of the designated private room, Sophia saw someone
unexpected. “It’s you, Mrs. Anna Yard?”