Chapter 1185
At the same time, the Inte was in an uproar.
There had been some media hype about Derek and Sophia having an affair before, but Michael had
forcefully banned these news reports. Now that both Derek and his murderers had died and the victim’s
remains were never found, theizens let their imaginations run wild.
‘Taylor Murray must have hired Derek’s murderers. Who could stand being cuckolded? He dared noty
a hand on his wife since his father-inw is very powerful. Hence, he could only get back at Derek!’
‘I have a friend who is working at Dragon Technology. He said that Derek and Eddie were on intimate
terms, and they seemed to have quarreled on the day of the incident. It must have been Eddie who killed
him; she must have been afraid that Taylor found out about her affair with Derek!’
‘Where are the remains? The more I think about where the remains have gone, the more scared I get!’
‘The remains must have been hidden away to lower the risks of the culprit being found. What a bunch of
disgusting capitalists!’
‘There were too many inside stories behind the scenes. We can’t talk about them; otherwise, what we
say will probably be censored. Taylor Murray had forced a bunch of truth-telling newspapers and
magazines to close down with a snap of his fingers… We can only say that human lives are too
worthless.’
Sophia was really impressed by theseizens’ imagination.
It wasn’t difficult to figure out Sandra’s intentions when one thought back carefully about the whole
incident.
She yed up scandalous gossip about Derek, making him famous by using Michael’s reputation. Then,
she killed him when spections about the gossip reached their peak. Since the murderers were dead,
there was no witness testimony to prove Michael and Sophia’s innocence. Therefore, everyone would
certainly point the finger at Michael, Sophia, and even Cooper.
The kept man was dead, so who killed him? It must have been either Michael or Sophia.
Thanks to Sandra’s maniption, Derek’s death was sensationalized on a scale so spectacr that the
story couldn’t be yed down at all. Sandra, the victim’s sister, wept out her grief on her social media
ounts almost every day, detailing tearfully how miserable the loss of her younger brother had made
her, and how close she and Derek used to be.
It was indeed weird that Alex was suddenly revealed to have a son, and the fact that Sandra was his
illegitimate daughter could be exposed by ident any time. However, Derek’s death was the focus
here, and they were very good at obscuring the focus…
Now that Derek had died like that, Cooper couldn’t escape the responsibility. Even if the previous
scandalous gossip about Derek and Sophia were set aside, Dragon Technology was, after all, Cooper’s
turf. Now that someone had died on his turf, he couldn’t escape the responsibility, of course.
This incident caused a huge stir thanks to Taylor’s poprity.
Unfortunately, Derek didn’t fall from the sky and ended up being reduced to a pulp like the Yard Family’s
grandmaster. Otherwise, this incident would have be far moreplicated than this.
Perhaps they had purposely attacked Derek in his office to make him die the same way the Yard Family’s
grandmaster did.
The death of the Yard Family’s grandmaster back then caused such a great stir that the entire Ronney
Group was closed down for a few days for a reorganization.
The sensation caused by Derek’s death this time wasn’t as huge as the one caused by the
grandmaster’s deathst time. At the very least, it didn’t cause Dragon Technology to be closed down for
several days for a reorganization.
Still, they could ckmail Cooper by seizing upon the fact that the remains weren’t found. They fished for
sympathy as much as they could on the media, stirring up public opinion by demanding to have Alex’s
son’s death avenged.
When the public opinion was stirred up, the departments concerned would certainly take action. They
would pretend to do some investigations even for the sake of calming down the public outcry.
This kind of thing was the trickiest since nothing could be found out by investigating Sophia. After all, she
wasn’t the one who killed Derek.
However, everyone was influenced by public opinion, so they all thought that there must have been
something fishy behind this incident. They were certain that someone must have been behind the
scenes, and the authorities couldn’t find out the culprit simply because the culprit was shielded.
There must be something behind the scenes! Oh, my god! God only knows how many inside stories are
behind this, for even the injustice of the death of the Mitchell Group’s Chairman’s son couldn’t be
redressed!
What everyone saw was perhaps just the tip of the iceberg.
Some people even went to Dragon Technology’s premises to stage a protest downstairs.
Derek had made a public appearance during the founding of Dragon Technology, and he attracted many
fans with his innocent puppy-like looks and his status as a high-handedpany president. Now that
their Prince Charming died a mysterious death, the fans certainly could no longer sit still.
In the end, the recently established Dragon Technology was sessfully closed down for a few days for
a reorganization. Sophia and Michael were frequently taken to the police station to cooperate with the
investigation, and Cooper was certainly no exception.
His business was really so strikingly sessful that too many people wanted to take a share of the
spoils, making this a good opportunity.
It seemed that the Mitchells wanted to seize this opportunity to destroy Cooper for good, for they kept
pulling strings behind the scenes. Even the fashion week event for which Sophia was working hard to
prepare was forced to be held up for a few days since she waa involved in a homicide.
Both Sophia and Michael nevermented on Derek’s death as well as the nderous usations
made by Sandra and the others. At this moment, they might bring trouble on themselves if they talked
too much.
Just then, a piece of breaking news suddenly came—Lucy publicly joined Ronney Fashion Week!
Ronney Fashion Week immediately took on an entirely new look with Lucy’s participation.
Sophia received inside information that Lucy had joined hands with the Yard Family to hold Ronney
Fashion Week this time. She also started to cozy up to the local fashion brands in Bayside City that the
Yard Family treated with contempt by promising to promote their brands at Ronney Fashion Week.
Many fashion brands and designers dreamed of appearing at Ronney Fashion Week, so it was obviously
very cool to receive a letter of invitation to the event!
Inparison, Sophia’s Bayside Fashion Week was embarrassingly countrified, resembling a farm
produce fair. If it weren’t for the pressure from the Yard Family, they wouldn’t have chosen to take part in
Bayside Fashion Week.
The fact that the Yard Family relented and reached an ice-breaking coboration with Bayside City’s
local fashion world came as a piece of great news to some people.
But this wasn’t a good thing for Sophia, for Lucy was thest person she wanted to set herself against.
However, since Lucy had shown her hand, she would never show the white feather. It wasn’t certain who
would win or lose yet!
Meanwhile, at the hot springs resort on Reverie Mountain…
“My younger brother, Derek, and I had always been close. He was rebellious, but he never made me
cry…”
“This son of mine resembled me too much, for he was unwilling to give in to anyone since childhood… It
really never urred to me that I’d see my son dying earlier than myself.”
…
Derek watched expressionlessly as the news was broadcasted at loud volume.
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Ha! Son? Ha! Younger brother?
Had anyone ever acknowledged me as their son and younger brother back when I lived on the streets
without a penny after my rtives took my property from me upon my mother and uncle’s death?
After theptop was shut down, the news clip stopped ying, and the entire world fell silent.
Derek’s mind was in turmoil as he hung his head and pulled his hair.
He often wondered why life was so unfair to him by having him being born into such a family.
He would rather be born in a family that was a little poorer and more ordinary. At the very least, his
parents would love him dearly, and he would live a simple life. Wouldn’t that be better?
He was also Alex’s biological child; even though he was born illegitimate, he was Alex’s own flesh and
blood. Could they really kill him without feeling guilty just to make an issue of his death?
Cooper spoiled her daughter so much that everyone in the world knew about it. He was also one of the
Mitchells, so why couldn’t Alex pay him even the slightest bit of attention?
Did they finally know that I’m their younger brother and son after I ‘died’? Ha! Since this is the case…