Cooper punched the wall hard repeatedly while sobbing in a guttural voice. He was inconsolable as he wept.

More than ten hours passed by as Nicole watched him guard the entrance of the operation theater. He did not rest, nor did he eat; instead, he stayed silent, facing the wall while tears rolled down his cheeks.

Finally, the light of the operation theater turned off, and the doctor walked out of the door. Cooper stood up immediately when he heard that, and he dashed to the front of the doctor. “What is the situation?”

The doctor appeared exhausted when he replied to him, “The patient has been severely infected by the Virs-18, and she has multiple organ failures. After urgent treatment, her organs have recovered their function. We have also used the cure on her. She will have a fighting chance if she is able to regain consciousness in the next two days. However, if she can’t…”

Cooper took a couple steps backward, and his tears started rolling down once again.

“Is it too late after all…”

If we had arrived earlier… would the chances have been better? Why didn’t I take her here earlier? God, did you do this deliberately?

Cooper looked up while staring at the sky through the window. Recently, there had been a fog over the sky in Africa. It looked so gloomy, as if everything might come bearing down at any moment.

Why is fate such a cruel thing? After twenty-seven years, I finally learned the truth, and now, I know that I have a daughter. However, I am helpless while I look on as she dies in front of me. In fact, she is dying due to my ruthlessness!

The strong always prey on the weak, and those who are weak would end up destroyed. Once upon a time, I used to be one of the weak ones, and I couldn’t even protect the person I love. I worked hard to become more powerful to ensure that I could control my own fate. Nevertheless, I end up not being able to even save my daughter.

 

When I was Cooper Mitchell, the power I possessed used to be incomparable. I had control of the Mitchell Family’s finances, but I wasn’t aware I had a surviving daughter. Her daily necessities weren’t even taken care of, and she had been bullied badly.

Why did fate make a fool out of us? Why did fate make us pass by each other in our lives…

 

A day had passed by, and it was already twenty-four hours, but Sophia was still in a coma.

The sky outside of the building went dark before the sun rose once again. However, the person lying in bed remained motionless. She was sound asleep, but her festering wounds were under control now. The cure was working, but she didn’t seem as if she might regain consciousness.

Her heartbeat was steady, but it was weak too. It sounded as if it might stop anytime now.

Most of her face was horribly festered. Her scalp was completely damaged, and her hair was all gone. Even if she were to survive this, she would be left with severe scars for the rest of her life.

Cooper sat by her bed all night long, and he didn’t dare close his eyes because he was afraid that he might wake up to a corpse if he were to fall asleep. I just want to keep her close to me, and I want to guard my own daughter. Having the chance to even look at her for a moment longer brings me joy, and I know that it is a luxury.

face was wrapped under layers of bandages. One of her arms had horribly festered, and even her bones were visible. Meanwhile, her other arm seemed alright, but

onto her petite, pale hand while feeling the warmth and affection of his flesh and blood. However, it felt as if even her

but why can’t I seem to

punishing my ruthlessness and cruelty? Did God deliberately arrange for me to meet Sophia, just so that I could learn that I have a surviving daughter who would then die in

someone has to die,

ward. She was placed in Michel’s Castle while enjoying the protection of the Michel Group. They would

suddenly from outside of the hospital room as a

else, and he learned about the situation

and her name is

was in Cethos, Michael hinted at me by showing me a photograph of an influencer named Chester Gailman, who

that Michael was just asking about the connection between Fass Michel and Cooper Mitchell. That was why I pretended to be oblivious to it while claiming that I hadn’t any idea what he was talking about. I didn’t know that he was actually asking about Fass

expect Sophia to be Cooper’s

Cooper from

heavily bandaged person lying motionless on it. He remained motionless,

seen this side of the ruthless

while he looked at the complicated machines connected to Sophia’s body. Her eyes were shut, and half of her face was festered. She looked exceptionally pale, and she was breathing weakly. It sounded as if

Edwards! Oh, my God! What happened?

out to her softly, but the

at him with yearning in his eyes. “Tell me

started speaking in a quiet voice about how he became

know each other in the film studio, and how they had the same interests in Bayside University. He mentioned about the chilly

unshakable Cooper was now just a father who was about to lose his only child, and he was filled with desperation,

turns out our paths have crossed so many times in

visited the ancient town Annabel and I eloped to to reminisce about the past, and I brushed shoulders with

was leaked, and it caused an uproar. I knew that someone was looking for me in secret. Therefore, I sent my substitute, Chester, to avoid trouble so I

about my background, and she knew that her biological father had surfaced. She was trying

direct contact with her. I was in the car, and she was sitting in the front passenger’s seat when she

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