Chapter 1250
There was no business opportunity between Cooper and the Ronney Group, so they had never
crossed paths. Besides, Cooper rarely showed up in public and there was nowhere he could encounter
Anna.
Even after knowing Anna’s existence and her identity as Annabel, Cooper had no intention of disturbing
her nor prying into her private life.
However, never did he imagine the sufferings that his Anna had been through all these years.
It seemed as if Cooper was pondering but in fact, he was crying deep down.
His dear Anna should not be living a life like this.
Seeing Cooper contemting without making his stance known, Anna was determined that she would
not give up on this potential ally. He was the only help that she could currently think of. If she could
sessfully persuade Cooper, she and her sons would soon be free.
That was the real reason she came to Cethos this time.
“Mr. Mitchell, if you’re doubtful of Jordan and I ganging up against you, please be assured. There is a
death feud between him and I.”
With that, she presented her bargain, “Of course; I would not ask you to help me for nothing. If we
manage to bring Jordan down, I promise that the Ronney Group will retreat from the Cethos market
forever.”
However, Cooper still remained silent as he concentrated on brewing tea. He looked extremely calm
and it seemed like no one would be able to read his mind.
Understanding that he needed time to contemte, Anna stopped speaking.
And so, the two of them sipped their tea quietly.
The serene atmosphere was filled with the aroma of the tea. There were only two of them in the room,
breathing the aromatic tea scent and hearing the lively noises in the neighborhood, while both were
having simmering thoughts beneath the surface.
In fact, Cooper had been taking actions to tackle Jordon all this while.
He had noticed an underground force eyeing the Michel Family and the Michel Group even before this.
The force had concealed itself very well and it had not just existed recently, but for more than a decade.
It had emerged since his grandfather’s generation and had started undermining the Michel Group when
his grandfather was gravely ill.
Right at that time, Cooper returned.
Not only did he sessfully turn the tide, he evenpletely changed the history of the Michel Group.
As a result, the underground force had retreated. Nevertheless, it was still waiting for an opportunity to
pounce on the Michel Group all these years.
The troublemakers never showed up but would create conflicts within the family and thepany.
Their tactic was to divide the internal departments and destroy the Michel Group from there. The most
severe internal dispute happened several years ago, and that episode nearly ruined the foundation of
the business which was built by Cooper after years of toil.
It was the same year when Sophia got into the ident. During that time, Michael had attempted to
ry the message to Linus, hoping that Linus could help them. s, both Linus and Cooper were
caught up in sustaining the Michel Family back then. Otherwise, the many troubles which followed
would not have happened.
Having briefly investigated Anna, Cooper knew that she returned to the Yard Family by herself at that
time. Nheless, she still miraculously established her influence in the family. Within the Yard Family,
there were the main family, branch family, old followers and several other forces, and each of them had
disputes with one another. The method she used was exactly to cause internal division and she had
leveraged the forces of different parties to tackle the family. As a result, she gradually knocked down
the forces one after another, expanding her influence and eventually conquering the entire Yard Family.
Cooper had noticed something fishy earlier on because he was very familiar with the tactic. It involved
grooming and supporting a representative, thereafter taking advantage of the representative to intrude
into a particr party, conceal their power and eventually conquer the entire party after knocking down
its elements one after another.
Back when Cooper was still in the Mitchell Family, Alex and his gang too were supported by some
unknown forces to cause internal dispute within the family. In the end, Cooper was so disappointed that
he left the family and it had resulted in the Mitchells’ downfall.
It seemed like there was a mastermind behind the internal disputes of the Mitchells, the Yards and the
Michels, with the identity of the mastermind bing extremely obvious.
After enjoying two cups of tea, Cooper and Anna gradually became sober.
Cooper would definitely go after Jordan as he had been executing it all the while. Jordan had harmed
Sophia multiple times so Cooper would never let him off the hook. In addition, Jordan’s existence was a
threat at all times.
Hence, they had to develop aprehensive n in order to tackle Jordan.
As Jordan’s close confidant, Anna had revealed some top secrets which outsiders would not be aware
of.
“Jordan is very good at dealing with women and manipting them. Besides the Edwards Group, he
has expanded numerous ‘mistress businesses’ overseas over the years. There are countless women
who are willing toy down their lives for him. Though the business of the Edwards and the Yards are
his major career, they are not the only ones.”
“He has several identities in the upper ss society and he is the one supporting many single,
outstanding business women in the socialite circles. I have alreadypiled a list of their names.”
“You don’t have to doubt my sincerity. I’m just another representative backed by Jordan to be sent into
the Yard Family and he merely used me as a tool to invade the Yards. I’m asking to cooperate with you
because I can’t reconcile myself to continuing being his tool—I want to control my own destiny.”
“I know you’ve certainly started going after Jordan and I’ve never questioned your ability. But trust me,
we can surely defeat him within a shorter time if we work together.”
Nevertheless, Cooper still remained silent.
Thinking that he was still pondering and hesitating, Anna raised her end of the bargain once again.
“Besides Ronney Group’s retreat from Cethos’ market, are there any other benefits that you would like?
I will agree to any request as long as I can afford them.”
Finally, Cooper put down his cup and lifted his head to look at Anna with his eyes tinged with a
mysterious ck mist.
He did not respond to her invitation to coborate but abruptly murmured, “You must have been
suffering all these years…”
Stunned, Anna had obviously not expected Cooper to be concerned about this point.
There was never someone who could tug at her heartstrings with such a short statement.
Did I suffer? Definitely.
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Unfortunately, there was no one whom she could share her agony with and she was the only one who
knew the sufferings she had been through.
After all, tribtions and disasters were not meant to be unted or disyed.
With a rueful smile, she answered, “All the suffering would be worthwhile if Jordan can be brought
down.”
She then picked up the tea pot and refilled Cooper’s cup. “Mr. Mitchell, please don’t feel pressured.
Jordan’s businesses are vast and he will inevitably run out of sessors. Given my current power,
overthrowing him is just a matter of time. Even if you decide to not coborate with us, my sons and I
will still be able to achieve it.”
With that, she served Cooper a cup of tea. He let out a subtleugh and took the cup unhesitantly.
“Happy New Year. It’s a pleasure to work with you, my ally.”
So… does this mean he agrees?
Anna was increasingly confused by Cooper. Nevertheless, it was good news he had agreed to form an
alliance with her.
Lifting her cup, Anna made a gesture and murmured, “Happy New Year.”
With that, they had officially be allies.
Laying down his cup, Cooper nced at the clock on the wall. Following that, he stood up all of a
sudden and drew the curtains at the French window open.
It was already 12 o’clock.
As the clock ticked toward midnight, Bayside City had entered another new year. When the countdown
was over, dazzling fireworks spiraled into the pitch ck sky and lit up the entire city. Many stepped out
from their houses to admire numerous firework disys while the youngsters yed with firecrackers;
everyone seemed to be over the moon.
Cooper lifted his head as he watched the fireworks. He was clearly smiling, yet tears rolled down his
face.