Chapter 1436
The Lantern Festival had yet to arrive, but the temperature was as low as ever. Sophia would often feel
sluggish and unwilling to leave the house. However, every afternoon, when the temperature slightly
rose, Judge would scratch the door, bugging her so that she would take him out for a walk.
Though the sun was bright today, the weather was cold as usual. Since Sophia was more sensitive to
cold, her limbs would often feel chilly. Despite wearing thick, warm clothes, her body temperature still
dropped, and she still felt cold when she was outside.
With their hands held together, the two of them took a stroll at the nearby snowfield. The snow, which
had yet to melt, was fluffy, and their footprints appeared on the snow as they walked.
The two of them sauntered in the snow. It had been a long time since they had taken such a leisure
stroll.
However, the dog was running around happily, which made the atmosphere suddenly be a little
silly.
Michael only wished to enjoy every minute and second he had with her.
As they were walking, they talked about their past.
They talked about every little moment they had had together—the first time they fell for each other, the
first time they made love to each other, their past rtionships. They practically talked about
everything.
“Why did you pick me back then?” Sophia curiously asked.
Her question made him recall the past when he first saw her photo. He himself did not know why she
was the only person he had selected out of the pile of photos of beautiful girls.
At that time, her looks were not outstanding at all, but both he and Nathan selected her at first look.
I don’t know as well… perhaps it was fate.
He held her hands to keep them warm as he answered, “I don’t know the reason as well. Anyway, I just
want you.”
She shyly smiled.
The two of them walked further and further into the snowfield. Gloomy clouds hung in the sky again
later in the afternoon, and after a while, it started snowing. As they were not aware of the sudden
change in weather, snownded on them and dyed their hair white.
The two of them spent their days with only each other’spany in this deste suburb. A husband
and a wife, together with a dog. They cooked, walked the dog, and had walks together, living the best
of their lives.
Meanwhile, in Bayside City, everyone was working tirelessly. Linus was trying to figure out a way to
deactivate the bomb in hisboratory, while Cooper was trying his best to deal with Jordan.
It would be quite impossible for Jordan to ignite the bomb in Bayside City since he had to consider the
consequences.
Now, Jordan had merely lost his control over the Yard Family and had yet to be driven to a corner, so
he probably would not set off the bomb yet. Nevertheless, Cooper had to keep him under control.
After Tiffany died, the security at Bailey’s side had loosened a little. Quinton, who would help out with
Cooper whenever he was free, suddenly thought of something and suggested to Cooper, “Maybe we
can use Jordan and Tiffany’s son to negotiate with Jordan.”
Cooper looked at the child, who was being fed with milk while being held in Celine’s arms. The young
boy was preupied with drinking milk, totally ignorant about his parents’ existences and identities.
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Although Celine was mentally retarded, her natural motherly instinct had led her to carry the child in her
arms as if he was her real child. Meanwhile, the child, who had a strong survival instinct, was gulping
milk.
Upon noticing their nces at the child in her arms, Celine took the milk bottle and left with the baby in
her arms.
Cooper resignedly shook his head. “It won’t work.”
On one hand, he refused to use a child to achieve his objective.
On the other hand, since Jordan had given his sperms to Tiffany so easily, it would only be natural that
he would not mind the child’s well-being.
Therefore, it would not work to use the child against him.
It would be impossible to get the remote control from Jordan as well. Hence, the safest way would be to
have Sophia hide away somewhere while waiting for Linus toe up with a solution.
Although Michael and Sophia had left the house, Cooper would check up on them every day via the
security cameras there. The two of them seemed to be living happily, and Michael would cook for her
every day.
They were living a simple life, just like a pair of ordinary husband and wife.
They would finish all the food they made every day, which suggested that it would not be a problem for
them to gain eight or ten pounds if they continued with this diet.
One thing to point out was that the way she dressed was a little improper. He had told her that he
would check them out via the security cameras installed there, but she kept walking around the house
wearing sexy sleepwear. She was not shy at all!
They would make video calls to talk to Carmen every day at the same time. Carmen thought that her
parents had gone abroad for business, but she was quite busy herself; she not only had to prepare for
the new-semester examination in primary school, but also for the new product, which would be
launched in the online stall soon. Besides, she had been busy grooming the cats and dogs at home
since it was the time for them to shed their fur.
Theo and Quinton would take turns to pick Carmen up from school.
Today, Theo was waiting at the school entrance to pick her up.
As usual, he was eye-catching when he stood among a bunch of middle-aged men and women, who
were also waiting for their kids, looking outstanding as ever.
The school ended at 5.00PM, but most parents got out of work at 6.00PM, so those who came to pick
up the children were mostly nannies, drivers, or their grandparents. Therefore, Theo would always be
the most eye-catching individual among this bunch of adults who were waiting for their children.
Picking up a child from school was a ceremony, so it should be conducted ceremoniously—other
people wore sandals and pajamas to pick up their children, but Theo insisted on wearing a tuxedo to
look handsome and stunning.
Just like any other day, a person approached him and asked, “Young man, are you here to pick up your
child? How old is your child? Which grade is your child studying?”
Theo stuck his chest out and proudly replied, “I’m here to pick up my granddaughter!”
The person opposite him cast him a look of disbelief—as usual—and appraised him from top to bottom,
as if he were an idiot. He probably thought that Theo had something wrong with his head.
Soon, schooltime ended for Carmen’s ss—Third Grade Alpha ss.
Alpha ss was a ss for elite students with the best academic results. When Carmen was admitted
into the school, she managed to join the ss by getting a high rank for her interview and written test
results.
Carmen was still a first-grade studentst semester, but she was transferred to the third grade this
semester. As a matter of fact, she was able to join the sixth-grade ss based on her results, but
Michael thought that she should enjoy her years in primary school and experience interacting with her
peers of simr ages, so he thought that she should join the third grade at most—although she was
already able to solve linear equation with two variables.
After school had ended, Theo looked around for his granddaughter. Since everyone in the ss wore
the same outfit, he looked for the shortest one.
Carmen was in high spirits after attending ss for the first day as a third-grade student. Along the
way, she chattered like a little sparrow about what happened in the school today. “In this year’s new
semester trial examination, my English result was not as good as everyone else’s, but my Mathematics
and Spanish results were better than everyone else’s. Everyone in the ss is so amazing, so I need
to work harder! Hey, grandpa, I even received a red flower from the student who sat next to me.”
When they arrived at the entrance, Theo held Carmen’s hand on their way to the car before she
entered the car. At the same time, a vehicle of Adams Group happened to pass by them. As it was
currently a peak time to pick children up from school, there was high traffic at the nearby roads, and the
cars had to travel at a much slower speed.
Coincidentally, the person who was driving the car was Quinton. He drove over to them and parked the
car by the road before rolling down the car window and greeted Carmen. “Carmen!”
Carmen, who was delighted to see Quinton, skipped over to him and shouted, “Uncle Quinton!”
Bailey happened to be sitting in the car as well.
Upon hearing her crisp voice, Bailey, who was resting his eyes, opened his eyes before a shred of
sorrow shed across his green orbs.