Presently, several members of the Michel family were waiting outside; when Linus had been revealed as Cooper’s long-lost son, the guests at the dinner party had descended into a frenzy, and the frantic discussions that spread through the vicinity had prompted the Michel family to enquire about the situation.
What wonderful news indeed if it was true!
Cooper wiped away his tears before hurriedly calling over those who were waiting outside; he wanted to make it clear to the whole Michel family that Linus was no adopted son, but the biological son of Fass Michel!
…
At the dinner party, the dinner guests were whispering furiously among themselves.
“Is Linus Michel—the Vice President of the Michel family’s conglomerate—really Cooper’s son?”
“If that’s the case, no… isn’t he actually the Michels’ adopted son?”
“So, if Linus decides to return to his family, won’t he be about to lose his place in the Michel Family and Michel Group?”
“What could that possibly entail?”
“Michel Group will undergo a whole internal restructuring!”
The dinner guests were growing restless as they continued to speculate, but among them, Linus’ current as well as prospective collaborators wore grim expressions as they thought about how this turn of events could affect them.
If the revelation turned out to be true, then it could only wreak havoc.
The Yard twins were seated on the sofa while holding their wine glasses; their movements were synchronized as they whispered to each other.
Meanwhile, the Fletcher children had huddled up and were talking in low voices.
“That son of a b*tch Linus is Uncle Cooper’s son? Are you kidding me? Weren’t they just about to announce their engagement?”
Equally invested in this whole affair were the Winstons, the Edwards, and the Mitchells—the latter group, in particular, was now engaged in a heated discussion.
As wonderful as it would be if Linus really did turn out to be part of the Mitchell family, the real issue here was whether Linus would be willing to return to his roots.
Where the atmosphere had been lively before, it now died down to hushed tones and careful whispers.
No one was more anxious than Sandra Mitchell.
Is Linus really Cooper’s son?
No, how could he be?
he was, I’m sure he won’t acknowledge the Mitchells as his real
Group; he wouldn’t be so stupid to throw it all away like that. I’m sure he would deny all family relations with Cooper and retain his place within
could a man like Cooper even father someone as clever as
deserve to have
gossiping in earnest when they saw the Michels—who were noticeably agitated—hastily making their way to the exit. Without
grew louder with
the Michels seem furious to
something else has
long, the hosts of the dinner party returned
had carefully re-applied the make-up which had been ruined by all the crying, and Cooper had recollected himself from his outburst; there was
Linus, he was beaming as he walked by
the family
was on the edge of their seats as they watched in anticipation at what the Mitchells would
because whatever was about to happen next would greatly affect the interests of
to the performance stage; he cleared his throat, and when he spoke into the microphone, his solemn voice was thick with emotion. “I,
twenty years, my long-lost son has finally been found!
of emotions that crashed over him, but there was no
to each other with meaningful looks; none of them could have seen this plot
Mrs. Mitchell had been boasting about Linus becoming her son-in-law and now, an hour later, Linus was revealed
seemed too
and cheers filled the room as everyone gave their blessings, congratulating Cooper on
as they turned away, the guests began to make phone calls and send out text messages; it was only a matter of time before the news would spread like
storm was brewing over the
this groundbreaking news, everyone immediately thought about how the Michels looked nerve-wracked as they hurried away from the scene, and it wasn’t long before the crowd put
would have to give up his
as Linus make
he had technically been separated for twenty years, more important than the power he held as the vice
in disgust; she
actually Cooper’s
fairytale, but it
hating how this situation had unfolded. Linus had basically just announced that he would go back to his roots, and the Michels had already stormed off
now, all she
How infuriating!
took out her phone and
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