My Dreamy Old Husband

Michael felt extremely suspicious as he realized how different Sophia was behaving after speaking to the old monk. She seemed to be keeping something to herself, so much so that the smile on her face looked contrived.

He waited for an opportunity where Sophia was not within ear’s reach to ask the old monk what happened. The old monk simply answered ambiguously, “Let nature take its course.”

The monk had this aura of all-knowing wisdom around him—Michael could tell. Something he told Sophia then that must have caused her to act so reservedly.

A few more days after they returned from the mountains would be the annual gathering of the Edwards Family. Michael had only these few days to lose the weight he gained. He was determined not to cause any embarrassment to Sophia.

If it were in the past, Sophia would have been extremely busy. However, this time around, she had no intention of spending any time on such irrelevant events. Right this moment, making money was her top priority.

Michael shared similar sentiments with Sophia when it came to such popularity rankings. After all, he had been topping the charts for years. Such pursuits had begun to wear him out, and he couldn’t care less. He would be focusing on getting back in shape.

The news of a heavier Taylor had everyone in the nation talking. Everyone—even those in universities and offices—had expressed their disappointment on witnessing their idol, who was once so stunning, losing his charm and was now merely a pudgy, middle-aged man.

Sophia was now in her third year of university. Although she hardly needed to return to the faculty for classes, she had to keep abreast with the syllabus and modules. Needless to say, her schedule had never been busier.

The moment she went back to campus, everyone swarmed her in the spot she sat with tons of questions. “Hey, I heard your hubby gained weight. Is it true that Taylor has put on some pounds? It’s so hard to believe! How could he? He’s my idol! This is unacceptable! Sob!”

normal? It happens to most men his age.” The crowd seemed to be dumbfounded with what

with equal curiosity, “Is it true that our boss has put on weight? Oh, my God. How could this happen

to be quite

felt the intense pressure of having to fend off their piercing stares as they gave her

did gain weight. But let me assure you

of his career! He could have achieved the same effect had he used prosthetics and make-up in his filming. However, this could come across as an insult to his professionalism, for he was a strong believer in method acting, so he

not convinced. His wife must have failed to take care of his health and body

held her tight and reminded her profusely, “Now that Taylor’s lost

had arrived. Sarah’s pet store welcomed a few gorgeous pedigree felines and canines, which were here for breeding. Sophia secretly brought Stanley’s cat and dog, Sunset and Judge, to the store for breeding

birth to two kittens. Its cats were mere mongrels, so the kittens, although good-looking, were mongrels nonetheless. They lacked the air of elegance that a pure-bred like Sunset exuded. Sophia felt wasteful of Sunset’s pure-bred ancestry, and so she decided to bring Sunset and Judge over to find a mate, in hope that they would find

same time, Sophia brought Garfield, which was still too young for breeding, over for a grooming session. Meanwhile, the few other mongrel cats at home would

Husky for a mate, but Judge did not seem to show any affinity; it showed interest in a Norsk Skogkatt instead. Despite the Skogkatt being a male cat, Judge seemed to have fallen in love with it at first sight and was compelled to make a move on it. The owner of the Skogkatt had to step in to put a stern stop to such an unnatural

and dogs mating party. Her cafe and pet store had been

decent number of visitors to her store that day. They were mostly wealthy women, holding their pedigree pets with one hand,

handbags they donned were merely the basics. It was the pets they held with them that made up the social hierarchy among them. Since the pets represented their social statuses, these wealthy women made sure they were well-groomed. As they gathered, they impressed each other not only with what they fed their beloved pets or the accessories they wore on