Chapter 1134


    Chapter 1134 Do You Not Like This


    “It''s because General Zeigler is still unconscious in the hospital, and Armand is no longer here.


    Otherwise, Beatrix wouldn''t have been so arrogant at the mall that day,” Sally surmised.


    Speaking of that, she dipped her eyes and pinned her gaze on Cooper. “Do you think Armand didn''t


    know about the Gaudette family''s ambition when he was so smart?”


    “He naturally knew when even both of us could tell. But he had never been interested in going into


    politics. Besides, he was but a man. There was no way he could prepare for every eventuality,” Cooper


    answered calmly.


    The only person he cared about was his wife, Genevieve, so much so that he would head to death with


    her without an ounce of hesitation.


    When he was done doctoring Sally''s injury, he suddenly divulged, “It wasn''t Ethan''s heart. Robert knew


    about it, yet he never said a word and used Armand all along.”


    “I know. Mr. Zane told me when he went to prison,” Sally admitted.


    Like Robert, she didn''t want Ethan to be dissected in death, so relief suffused her when she learned


    that the man was cremated whole.


    At some point in time, she had seemingly let some things go.


    Cooper''s gaze shifted from her wrist to her face. “Was your eagerness to save Mandy back at the snow


    y area, even going as far as suffering a wrist fracture, a show for my benefit?”


    Sally held his gaze. “Why would I do that?”


    “To garner my sympathy.”


    Despite Sally''s great control over her emotions, his words still had her letting out a bark ofughter in


    vexation. “Mr. Sutton, we only got married because we have the same goal. Is there a need for me to


    curry favor with your niece to garner your sympathy?”


    Cooper put on his sses that had been wiped clean, appearing gentle and elegant. “That''s not


    entirely impossible.”


    At that, the corners of Sally''s mouth twitched. “I find that you''re pretty... narcissistic.”


    Leaning forward, she closed the distance between them, her eyes bright and clear.


    “Even if you hadn''t sought me out for a coboration, Mr. Sutton, I still had a way to deal with the


    Gaudette family. General Zeigler has a few unmarried grandsons, including Miles at the space agency


    and Yuvan, who''s running arge-scale art gallery. Yuvan''s father is Commander Zeigler, and my


    father''s rtionship with him is pretty good. Say, will the Zeigler family protect me?” she analyzed


    mildly.


    Then, she continued, “I protected Mandy because she''s adorable, and I like her a lot.” Pausing for a


    moment, she wept her gaze over the man. “It wasn''t because I wanted to garner your sympathy.”


    “It looks like I was indeed too narcissistic.” Chuckling, Cooper grabbed the back of her neck and pulled


    her toward him.


    Her eyshes quivering, Sally lowered her head and kissed him.


    It was a whim on Cooper''s part, so the kiss merelysted for a brief second.


    After leaning back, he brushed a finger against her lips, only to find it slightly cool. “Why are your lips


    always cold?”


    “Because I was born with a cold constitution,” Sally replied expressionlessly. She pushed his hand


    away and stood up.


    Feeling a touch parched, she went to the bar and snagged a bottle of mineral water.


    Cooper knew that it would be a problem for her to unscrew the cap since she had fractured her left


    wrist, so he walked over and did that before handing the mineral water to her.


    Throwing her head back, Sally took a few gulps of water.


    Cooper seized advantage of the situation to hug her from behind and bury his head in her shoulder.


    Sally immediately stiffened. While she was pondering whether to throw the water onto his head or give


    him a swift kick, the man queried, “Do you not like this?”


    “No.” Her voice was cold and indifferent.


    In the end, she ced the bottle of mineral water on the bar. “At such a time, a person''s physical and


    psychological defenses are at their weakest, so it''s easy to be ambushed if she gives her back to


    someone else.”


    When she had said that, the room plunged into utter silence. A long while passed before Cooper''s


    muffledughter drifted into the air.


    With a hand propped against the bar, Cooper looked at her with his head tilted, his eyes brimming with


    amusement. “I just discovered that you don''t like others hugging you from behind. What were you


    thinking?”


    Sally was stunned for a few seconds, and she cast her mind back on her words earlier.


    At the sight of the mirth dancing in his eyes, chagrin swamped her out of the blue. Wearing a sullen


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