Chapter 1204


    “Mom wants to recuperate in Bayside City for a while, but the Yard Family wants to amend the family tree


    and shift the ancestral grave, so there are quite a number of things to be done. We thought we’d stay


    around and help out since Mom isn’t emotionally stable, so we might not be returning so soon,” Callum


    replied. He spoke in a respectful and meticulous manner, as if he was reporting to his supervisor; there


    wasn’t a hint of intimacy in his tone.


    To the boys, Jordan was practically a stranger. Apart from the contribution of his sperm, he had never


    given them anything more. During the toughest periods of their lives when they were younger, Jordan


    would disappear and leave them with their mother. Furthermore, Jordan had other women and children


    outside that often bullied them. Callum lowered his gaze after answering to Jordan to conceal any hint of


    distaste in his eyes.


    Jordan seemed a little disappointed by Callum’s reply. “We still need you boys to handle the matters over


    at Ronney City.”


    “I’ve dealt with everything before I left. I left Henry and Ryan in charge of the fashion week, and there


    haven’t been any otherrge events happening recently. We can handle the rest of it remotely, so you


    don’t have to worry about it, Dad,” Callum uttered. It seemed like Jordan had begun to grow suspicious


    of Anna and the twins recently, and they decided that they’d simply leave him behind and let him


    continue being suspicious if that were the case. But Jordan didn’t notice anything then, as he simply


    nodded before he went up to rest in another guest room.


    After a restless night, Anna was extremely weak the next morning. Their personal doctor dropped by to


    check on her before prescribing medication for her. Her sickness wasn’t a physical one but a mental


    one; she was easily triggered, and her mental health was deteriorating. This left her susceptible to all


    sorts of mental illnesses, so she had to depend on long-term medications to stabilize her emotions.


    The doctor said that such cases like hers were due to a traumatic incident that urred in the past, but


    this illness had been with Anna for her whole life, even before she gave birth to Callum and Cade. She


    couldn’t recall anything from her past, and she didn’t know what she had been through then.


    The doctor had a long discussion with Jordan before they both left. Jordan didn’t return after that, and no


    one knew when he’d ever reappear again. They didn’t look forward to his visits, anyway. Carmen


    dropped by again that afternoon, with a basket carrying some food and two nearly frozen roses. The


    roses were from her grandfather, and the food was her way of showing her appreciation to them for


    allowing her to y with the dogs.


    Carmen was shocked to see Anna with an IV drip the moment she stepped into the house. “Are you sick,


    Miss Beautiful?”


    “Miss Beautiful’s sick, so she can’t y with you today,” Callum quickly said.


    “Well, should I sing her a song, then? I have a great voice!” Carmen offered. Callum was worried that the


    young girl might be disturbing Anna, but Anna gestured for him to allow it. Although she wasn’t feeling


    too well, she was still pleased to see Carmen around. “Come over here and sing me a song,” she


    uttered.


    Carmen ced her basket down before she began to sing and dance cheerily. “The fields are soaked


    and the rain’s over… The trees are growing faster than ever… La, I’m a little boss who sells the


    newspaper…”


    Callum leaned his body against the doorframe with a cup in his hand as he listened to the young girl’s


    song. He was surprised to hear how great her voice sounded; it felt like his ears were filled with honey


    when he listened to her sing. Carmen’s grandmother, Elizabeth, had a voice that had left a mark on the


    last two generations of Cethosians, and Carmen’s father had an amazing voice himself; hence, it made


    sense that this young girl inherited the same talents. Her voice was like some sort of ma that


    attracted everyone’s attention. Since God had blessed her with such wonderful talents, it’d be a shame if


    she didn’t grow up to be a star. But conversely, it’d also be a shame if she became a star—she had such


    a huge family business that she could take over if she wished to.


    Anna beamed happily as Carmen hopped and pranced around the room while singing. The splitting


    headache that had been bothering Anna the entire day miraculously disappeared; she felt like she finally


    found peace as all the anxiety and fear seemed to have left her body. Right then, Sophia knocked on the


    front door of the Yards Residence. She was furious after she found out about Carmen walking over here,


    and she paid them a visit to drag her daughter back home. Cade was the one who opened the door.


    “Where’s my daughter?” Sophia asked as she stuck her head inside.


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    “Shh.” Cade pointed up to the second floor, and they both heard Carmen’s sweet voiceing from the


    room. “Sophia, my mother has been sick for the past two days. Your daughter’s voice is really helping to


    cure her headaches! Can I beg you to leave your daughter here for a while more? Just a while more; I’ll


    send her back to you by noon.” Cade’s eyes were filled with sincerity.


    “Your mother’s sick?” Sophia felt her heart aching upon hearing that Anna had fallen sick. She nced


    up to the second floor and lowered her voice without even realizing it herself. “What… illness is it? Is it


    serious?” she asked in a whisper. When she looked into the house, she caught a glimpse of someone


    who looked like a doctor gathering his medical equipment.


    “It’s nothing; just an old illness that she’s been dealing with for a long while. She just needs a lot of rest,”


    Cade exined. “I see.” Sophia no longer seemed interested in dragging her daughter home, and she


    absent-mindedly walked away. She didn’t even turn around when Cade called out for her. Should I tell


    Cooper that Anna’s sick?


    Sophia went straight to Vi No. 2 after going home, as Cooper’s office was located there. Cooper and


    Linus would often have their meetings and do their work there before they would return to Sophia’s to eat


    and rest. When Sophia went in, Cooper was having an online conference call with people from the


    Michel Group. She exchanged nces with Linus outside the meeting room, and he threw her a warning


    stare while gesturing for her not to enter the room. She didn’t push the door open, but instead stood


    outside and listened to the contents of discussion between Cooper and an elder of Michel Group.


    “She’s the fiancée your ancestors had picked for you. If it weren’t for her help, you wouldn’t have


    managed to obtain your position here so easily. Like the old Cethosian saying goes, don’t bite the hand


    that feeds you,” the elder uttered. Cooper has a fiancée?! And he relied on her to obtain his


    position? Sophia perked up her ears as she was shocked to hear this. The elder spoke in a stern tone,


    and he had a thick and posh British ent that was hard to understand. “She’s on the way now. You


    have to be well-prepared; I hope you can get married to her as soon as possible.”


    Get married? Does that mean Cooper is going to get married soon? Am I going to have a


    stepmother? But Cooper didn’t seem interested. “I have no ns of doing so,” he muttered. Sophia felt a


    rollercoaster of emotions within her after listening to their conversation. Is Cooper really thinking about


    marriage? Will I have a stepmother? No! I don’t want a stepmother!


    The elders lost their temper and began to criticize Cooper on breaking his promise. Unconcerned by this,


    Cooper casually hung up on them before he walked out of the room with a cold expression. He was


    surprised to see Sophia outside. “What are you doing here, my darling?”


    Sophia felt a little uneasy. She previously hoped for Cooper to find himself a wife, but she now felt a little


    unhappy to hear that he was about to marry someone. I have a mother now…


    “She’s… sick. Carmen’s visiting her now,” Sophia muttered. Once Cooper heard that ‘the woman’ was


    sick, the cold expression he wore quickly fell apart to reveal the anxiety between his brows. He patted


    Sophia on the shoulder before he rushed off without saying anything more.


    He clearly hadn’t let go of her. They were together for 30 long years, after all; he couldn’t just let go even


    if he wanted to. They were deeply in love, but they simply weren’t fated to be together…