Chapter 1155


    Chapter 1155 Just Say The Word


    Sally called Cooper over and introduced Stefan to him. “This is my younger brother, Stefan Loake.


    You''ve probably never met him.”


    Cooper swept a gaze over Stefan. Thetter was still young, and his displeasure was tantly etched


    across his features. “I don''t think an introduction is necessary. He knows me. He merely couldn''t care


    less about me.”


    “I never said that.” Stefan pursed his lips.


    Sally had no intention of having them make conversation in the first ce. She watched as Stefan left


    through the revolving door before she headed toward the elevator with Cooper.


    While doing so, she eyed the boxes of snacks in the man''s hands. “Why did you go out and buy them


    by yourself?”


    “The store doesn''t offer delivery, but Mandy was craving their snacks. I was free, so I just made a trip


    there.” When the elevator doors opened, Cooper walked in ahead of her.


    After turning around to face the front, Sally pressed the button for their floor.


    Out of the blue, she heard a snigger from the man. She jerked her head back and regarded him in


    puzzlement. “Why are youughing?”


    Cooper''s thin lips curved into a sneer. “I merely feel that little boys are truly intriguing. They pull a long


    face in front of outsiders but be all obedient before their sisters. It''s as though everyone is picking


    on them.”


    Aware that he was mocking her brother, Sally countered evenly, “So, you never did the same when you


    were twenty years old?”


    “I''ve got no elder sister, so I was never that childish at twenty years old,” Cooper replied.


    “If you''d like to experience it, just say the word. I don''t mind having another younger brother.” Sally had


    her arms crossed, her indifferent voice threaded with a teasing hint.


    Cooper''s brows furrowed. “Stop grossing me out.”


    When Steven saw Cooper and Sallying back together, he asked whether they would like to go to


    the Zeigler residence for dinner that night. In response, Cooper said that they would only be going


    tomorrow after visiting Herbert at the hospital.


    Steven could only put his down jacket back on before leaving.


    Cooper had reserved a presidential suite with two luxurious bedrooms. Sally wasn''t worried that it


    would be unsafe for Amanda and Lucian to sleep together.


    The bright bathroom was filled with steam, and two figures were lying in a tangle of limbs in the


    bathtub.


    Cooper was extraordinarily aggressive, so much so that Sally was gripped by the urge to break his


    arm.


    Her hair was all drenched and stuck to her cheeks. Panting, she snapped irritably, “Go and seek my


    brother out if you don''t like him. Why are you taking it out on me?”


    “Don''t you defend him quite staunchly?” Switching their positions, Cooper hoisted her onto hisp.


    He lifted his hand and brushed the hair off her cheeks, snickering softly. “Kids will always be kids. He


    couldn''t even mask his emotions. Couldn''t you tell at all?”


    Because of the steam, Sally''s cheeks were slightly flushed. Despite that, her voice remained rtively


    detached.


    “He is a Loake.”


    “Just in name. He isn''t your biological brother.” Even if they were rted by blood, I reckon he wouldn''t


    care anyway.


    Cooper was displeased. His hand that had dropped down returned to her waist once more.


    Sally''s entire body went limp, and she almost copsed on the man. The knuckles of her hand


    clutching at his shoulder turned white from the strength of her grip. “Can you please stop being so


    wicked?”


    Cooper merely chuckled softly.


    Seeing that his hair was also soaked and stered against his forehead, Sally found him to be


    seemingly far gentler at that momentpared to the times a sense of menace and aloofness


    emanated off him whenever he wore sses.


    The illumination of the lights rendered his narrow eyes mesmerizing.


    They made Sally''s apathetic heart pound wildly. She couldn''t help leaning forward and gently kissing


    the corner of his eye.


    Sensing her tenderness, Cooper asked lightly, “You''re reminded of your man?”


    “Aren''t you my man?” Sally chuckled.


    Cooper''s mood took a turn for the better. “If there''s no restriction on Stefan, send him abroad sometime


    soon.”


    Sally furrowed her brows. “But he has never been abroad since young.”


    “Isn''t it good, then? He can go out there and get used to life,” Cooper said nonchntly.


    In truth, the recollection of the look in Stefan''s eyes when they were in the lobby of the hotel earlier


    made him exceedingly ill at ease. He added, “One day, something will either happen to me, or you''ll


    regret it.”


    Such was the sense of foreboding lingering within him.


    Chapter 1154 Would He Be So Kind


    Following Stefan''s gaze to the ring on her finger, Sally exined inly, “Someone framed me. Cooper


    married me to get me out of police custody.”


    Stefan mmed his cup onto the table, his expression frightfully grim. “Would he possibly be so kind?”


    Sally stubbed out her cigarette in the ashtray, her voice hoarse from smoking. “No, but we have our


    own motives. General Zeigler is Genevieve''s grandfather. The Gaudette family wants to make a move


    against the Zeigler family. As it happens, the Loake family has a grudge against the Gaudette family.


    Cooper wants to link hands with me to bring down the Gaudette family.”


    Lifting his eyes, Stefan caught sight of some faint marks on her arm since she had rolled up the


    sleeves of her sweater. They didn''t appear as though they were mosquito bites.


    Immediately, irritation swamped him, and his face went as ck as thunder.


    “He''s merely a businessman. How is he capable of bringing the Gaudette family down? He''d be lucky if


    the Gaudette family didn''t pick trouble with him. Not only are you not getting anything out of the


    coboration with him, but you even have to sleep with—”


    “Stefo, I''m not a little girl, and I don''t want you to meddle in my private life,” Sally interrupted, cutting off


    the unpleasant words he wanted to utter.


    Stefan clenched his jaw tight, his expression as gloomy as ever.


    Inherently detached, Sally was admittedly bad at coaxing others. But when she saw that Stefan was


    livid, she gentled her tone slightly. “Let''s not talk about this. I''ll bring you to the mall to buy some


    clothes.”


    She got to her feet from the couch. When Stefan remained sitting there motionlessly, she could only


    walk over and pull him up.


    “Let''s go.” Verily, she hadn''t much patience.


    If it weren''t for the fact that he was her brother, she would have long since spun on her heel and left


    when he acted so obstinate with her.


    This time, Stefan didn''t continue throwing a tantrum. He got up from the couch and grabbed her hand


    instead. Then he stuffed it into his coat pocket.


    His brows knitting together, he asked, “Why are your hands always so cold, Sally?”


    “Such is my body constitution from birth. I''m used to it.” Whenever it was winter in the past, Stefan liked


    to grasp her hands and ce them into his pockets to warm them up.


    Sally simply allowed him to hold her hand.


    They shopped in the mall until afternoon, and she bought him a lot of clothes.


    When they walked past a children''s clothing store, she noticed that the blue rabbit gloves on the


    mannequin''s hand looked incredibly beautiful and remembered that Amanda didn''t wear any gloves


    when they left home, so she bought them for her.


    “She''s not your kid. Why are you being so nice to her?” Stefan grumbled in displeasure.


    “She''s Genevieve''s daughter and General Zeigler''s great-granddaughter. It was also with the Zeigler


    family''s help that you coulde here to Baykeep to study,” Sally answered.


    If the Zeigler family or Cooper were unforgiving, I wouldn''t be capable of going up against the Gaudette


    family alone.


    Subsequently, she added, “Besides, she''s pretty cute.”


    Halting in his tracks, Stefan tilted his head and stared at her, his gaze eerily dark. “Have you fallen in


    love with Cooper, Sally?”


    “You seem to be greatly prejudiced against him,” Sally said with a faint smile.


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    “There''s nothing good about him with scandals all over the ce. Back then, he even almost killed you,


    but you had Dad let him off the hook,” Stefan said sullenly, wearing a baleful expression on his face.


    Taking the shopping bag the salesperson handed her, Sally left the children''s clothing store with him.


    Stefan parted his lips to speak further, but ultimately, he said nothing.


    By the time they exited the mall, it had already stopped raining. Nheless, it was exceedingly dark.


    Sally wanted to send Stefan back to the university first.


    However, Stefan insisted, “I''ll send you back to the hotel first.”


    When the taxi arrived at the entrance of the hotel, he was adamant about escorting her in. “How long


    are you staying in Baykeep, Sally?”


    “It depends. Mandy is going to the hospital to visit her great-granddad tomorrow. If there''s enough time,


    I want to ask Nte out to talk about things.”


    Taking off his scarf, Stefan wound it around her neck to conceal her snow-white skin. “Call me if you


    need anything.”


    Sally nced at the scarf on her neck before murmuring in acknowledgment.


    At that precise moment, Cooper came through the revolving door while carrying two boxes of snacks.


    At the sight of Sally, he stopped short.


    Coincidentally, Sally spotted him as well.