Chapter 1231


    Cooper had seen how attentive Anna had been in growing and caring for the flower pot. Yet, it was now


    abandoned by her.


    “Dad!” Sophia called out to him twice before he finally hummed in response.


    She nced at the frozen roses and said, “Let’s go home; it’s getting cold.”


    However, Cooper didn’t move. “You guys go ahead… I want to stay here a little longer.” His voice was


    filled with sadness.


    Just a few days ago, he woulde and chat with Anna anytime he could. Although it was only for


    brief moments, Sophia noticed that he would be in a particrly good mood that day. In fact, it wasn’t


    like any other days when he was in a good mood.


    Sadly, Anna was gone just like that.


    She is such a ruthless person.


    Meanwhile, Carmen walked away while she cried. Sophia turned around to see Cooper still standing


    there motionless as he gazed sadly at the pot of roses.


    When Sophia turned back around, Cooper realized that his face was wet from tears that had rolled down;


    the warm liquid streamed down his face and froze.


    Cooper knew he was going to get hurt, yet he still recklessly lunged toward it.


    Anna, how can you be so cruel?


    When they came home, Carmen burst into tears as soon as she saw her father. Then, the same thing


    happened with her uncle and Poppy came over.


    “Miss Beautiful will definitely call you; don’t worry!” Sophia promised.


    In the midst of her cries, Anna finally called. Carmen picked up and instantly stopped wailing.


    Sitting next to her, Sophia listened to the phone call and heard that it was indeed Anna’s voiceing


    from the other end. Not only that, even her tone was exactly the same.


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    Meanwhile, Carmen dried her tears and sobbed as she spoke on the phone.


    “Don’t cry, Carmen. I’lle and visit when I’m done with work. Have a good new year! Don’t cry


    anymore, alright?” Anna’s voice was extremely gentle.


    Drying her tears, Carmen blubbered, “Okay;e visit soon!”


    “Good girl. Wait for me,” Anna replied.


    After hanging up, Carmen was still depressed. Even though she knew that Anna left because of an


    emergency and that it wasn’t because she didn’t like her anymore, Carmen still wept whenever she


    thought about the fact that she wasn’t going to see Anna for a long time.


    In the study upstairs, Michael hung up the phone and nced at Linus.


    The atmosphere was eerie.


    As a matter of fact, Anna could not have called Carmen. Clearly, the call was made by Michael. With


    Linus’s special voice-changing device and Michael’s acting skills, the two cooperated seamlessly and


    imitated Anna perfectly.


    After the call, Linus silently put away the device.


    In fact, he once used this device to imitate Michael’s voice to deceive Sophia. Michael and Cooper both


    knew about it, but they never brought it up to her.


    “Linus!” Sophia pushed open the door and came in happily. “Linus, you’re amazing foring up with


    this idea. You’re the best brother ever!”


    Upon hearing that, Linus immediately smiled. “Of course. After all, I’m the brother of Sophia Edwards!”


    However, Michael had mixed feelings upon seeing the closeness between the siblings.


    Later, Sophia was still a little concerned. “But I still feel guilty for lying to Carmen. What if she asks Anna


    about it the next time they meet?”


    Meanwhile, Linus was putting away the device and assured her, “Maybe she’ll forget about it in a few


    days! Sometimes… lying is necessary and a form of kindness.”


    Michael remained silent.


    Linus was right. Sometimes, a lie was well-intentioned… It was the same when it came to Sophia and


    Carmen.


    Yet, Sophia seemed to be unaware of the tension between the two and she was still worrying about how


    to continue with this act further down the road.


    Even though Linus and Michael teamed up to create a beautiful lie for Carmen to temporarily deceive


    her, Carmen was still wept and sulked all morning.


    During lunch, she wasn’t interested in her food at all. She just yed around with her food in the bowl


    with a little spoon, unwilling to eat.


    “Darling, Stan and Maisie will be here soon. They wouldn’t want to see you cry, so cheer up!” In order to


    lift Carmen’s mood, Sophia invited Stan and Sean to bring their child over for a feast.


    At that moment, Carmen was still in her Snow White costume and so, Sophia took the opportunity to ask,


    “When Stan is here, could you perform Snow White for everyone?”


    Pouting, Carmen nodded in agreement before she forced herself to eat in order to put on a good


    performanceter.


    Just yesterday, Carmen had spent half a day in preparation for her performance as Snow White. When


    Anna left without a word, it was a huge blow to her.


    After only eating half of her food, she didn’t want to eat anymore. Upon seeing that, Sophia became


    anxious as Carmen’s food intake and diet n were created by professional child nutrition experts, and


    she had to eat a fixed amount to ensure adequate nutrition.


    “Why aren’t you eating? Be a good girl and eat a little more!” Sophia took a spoonful and ced it right in


    front of her mouth.


    Tilting her head, Carmen whined, “I don’t want to.”


    Even when Michael and Cooper came to coax her, she still refused to eat. Finally, when Linus came and


    she still refused to eat, he said, “If you finish your food, I’ll go on ‘Let’s go, Uncle!’ with you, alright?”


    Ever since ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ became popr, arge number of simr shows surged. Now,


    there was a new one called ‘Let’s Go, Uncle!’, where the participants were uncles from celebrity families


    and the content was simr to that of ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’. It was bing quite popr too.


    Quickly, this show became Carmen’s second favorite. In fact, she would watch every single episode. By


    the end of each episode, she would stare straight at Linus, who would be instantly terrified.


    Pouting, Carmen looked at Linus and said, “I don’t believe you unless you sign the contract.”


    Meanwhile, Michael rolled his eyes while he carried Justin’s second child and fed him.


    His kid was taking advantage of the situation again!


    Since Linus suggested it, then he would surelymit to it. As one of the most famous uncles in


    Bayside City, the director of ‘Let’s Go, Uncle!’ had long noticed Linus. Before this, Linus had rejected


    every time he tried to invite him on the show. Now, after giving him a call, the director practically skipped


    over with a contract.


    On top of that, Carmen also happily performed Snow White for the director. After signing the contract, the


    director then left happily.


    Staring at the contract, Linus felt his skin crawl; he was practically forced into this.


    In the afternoon, Stan and Sean came over with Maisie, as did Harry and his family. Everyone had a


    meal before sitting down to watch TV together and chat.


    On TV, the recent parent-child reality shows were booming, such as ‘My Brother and I’ that was ying


    right now. The participants were naturally siblings from celebrity families and the age difference was


    more than a dozen years. Not only that, handsome big brothers with their delicate little sisters attracted a


    huge audience, making it another pretty popr show.


    After an episode of ‘My Brother and I’, Carmen stared at Nathan.


    Although Nathan had on a calm expression, he was in fact panicking on the inside and a shiver crept


    down his spine.


    “Nate, I want—” Carmen finally plucked up the courage to ask in a honeyed voice.


    “No; you don’t!”