My Dreamy Old Husband

Michael’s expression darkened, but he maintained a poker face when he chased Stanley out of the house. “It’s getting late. You should get going now!”

The Imperial wasn’t too far away from the military compound, and so Stanley would be able to get home by taking a bus.

Michael checked his reflection in the mirror when he walked into the house while mumbling to himself, “Illegitimate daughter, my foot…”

The character Michael was playing had fallen into a desperate situation in the show, so he deliberately left the stubble along his jaw without shaving it off just to make himself look haggard. Therefore, in comparison, he could tell the vast contrast when he returned home to see his young and delicate ‘child bride’, who looked as pretty as a flower…

She had a pair of earphones on, and her laptop was turned on too. She was playing the lecture from the Further Mathematics class.

Lately, there had been a rise in live broadcast. Even Bayside University lecturers would do some live broadcast to give lectures when they had the time. Sophia had been watching these live broadcasts and online tutorials at home for the past few days to make up for the lessons she missed.

Seeing as Sophia was studying so seriously, Michael didn’t want to bother her.

Suddenly, the phone Sophia left by the bed rang, but she didn’t hear it. Nathan heard the ringtone, and so he turned around to check. Coincidentally, he saw Michael sneaking in to take Sophia’s phone away. Nevertheless, Nathan remained silent, and he continued with his homework, as if nothing out of the ordinary happened.

Michael took the phone away to answer it outside of the room. He glanced at the caller ID on the screen. Richard Harper.

Why is this fellow calling again?

kept

They were in a stalemate for more than ten seconds, but Richard broke the

is for us. Mother almost fainted after learning that we are losing our ancestral home. Therefore, Sophia, if you can, please get the ancestral home back for me, can you? I am sure you can. As long as you put in more effort when you’re with Joel. As long as he says the word, anything is possible. But you shouldn’t worry and don’t feel pressured because I don’t mind such things. No matter what happens, you are still the purest girl in my heart. Once my sister’s affairs are in order and we get our

to Richard’s entire monologue. He even left the phone on speaker mode when he was having dinner. Michael paid close attention throughout the

utterly embarrassed. She kept her head bowed while she had her meal as she listened to Richard’s pretentious monologue from the other end of the phone call. Richard claimed that he wouldn’t despise Sophia for sleeping with Joel, but later, he explained that he would be more than happy to send her to the most high-end

spoke for an entire twenty minutes before hanging up on the phone

phone call. He made a mini drama script out of it, and he acted it out with Sophia while searching for his inspiration

in a movie to play the character of the female protagonist’s

still and

air of superiority. Despite his guilty conscience, Michael made it seem as if he felt he was innocent. He forced a trace of heartfelt affection across his face, but he just couldn’t hide the greed and hypocrisy

placed a hand on Sophia’s shoulder while gazing into her eyes affectionately, and the depth of his feelings looked more like he was doing charity—he looked as if he was facing a stray dog. It was obvious that he did not like it, but he went against his wishes by throwing the stray dog

while blinking a few times. She

is undeniably one of Cethos’ best actors. He matches the image I had in my mind of Richard when I heard him over the phone

to understand that your sacrifice now is for our future. Sophia, I will not detest you for your actions. You can undergo a hymen repair surgery in the future. Although

back her laughter throughout the ordeal. Nevertheless, she couldn’t

pajama, which was vibrantly green. He