My Dreamy Old Husband

Nearly two months had passed since Annabel first appeared in front of Cooper. In these two months, she had been extremely careful, and her performance was perfect. Only after seeing that her plans had succeeded did she cautiously send out this message. Michael, Linus, and Cooper were now at odds with each other under her instigation, and Cooper was isolated and helpless. Now was the best time to strike at him!

After hiding in the study and sending out the message, she glanced through the latest news. The share prices of several listed companies under the Michel Group had fallen. Moreover, Cooper’s Mitchell International Energy and Technology was doing poorly recently. The company had consecutively lost several projects and ceased all cooperation with the Edwards Group. Currently, it was being suppressed by the Edwards Group.

In the end, Cooper was only human—he had emotions too. As long as he had emotions, he had weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Back then, Annabel was his weakness. And now, his children were his weaknesses. With his weaknesses in hand, finishing him off was no trouble at all! She communicated with the mastermind through a special method of text messaging and received a reply not long after her initial message was sent. The response was short, containing only three words: ‘Kill the twins’.

Staring at those words, she felt puzzled; she couldn’t quite understand the meaning behind those words. Kill the twins? The twins are probably referring to Sophia and Linus, the fraternal twins. So, he only wants to kill Cooper’s children and end the family lineage? But, from my observations during this time, Cooper isn’t particularly bothered by blood ties. Aside from Sophia and Linus, he still has several backups, such as Sean and Carmen, that could inherit his will. Therefore, more than two targets exist if he wanted to eliminate Cooper’s successors. So, why only kill the twins?

Her heart skipped a beat in fear. Why are Linus and Sophia here? Aren’t they at odds with Cooper? Why are they here? Even so, she reacted quickly. Without revealing her emotions on her face, she pretended to wipe down the desk in the study with the rag in her hand. She also acted pleasantly surprised as she said, “Oh, my! Sophia and Linus are back! I knew it; we are a family after all. What is there—”

Before she could finish her sentence, Cooper took out a gun and swiftly aimed the nozzle at her leg. Then, he pressed the trigger without a hint of hesitation. The silenced pistol did not make a loud noise. She only heard a soft ‘Bam!’ when he pressed the trigger before a bullet went through her leg. Several seconds of silence passed before she let out a shrill cry of pain as she fell back against the desk behind her and slowly slid to the ground. She stared at her leg, which had been shot, in disbelief and her entire body trembled uncontrollably. A moment later, she let out a piercing scream, “Coop, why—”

aimed the gun nozzle to the left and fired again without batting an eye. Bam! Another bone-chilling scream completely covered the soft sound of

unfold before her. Her faint blue eyes were utterly unmoved. Rather, there was a hint of delight in them. Meanwhile, Cooper lowered his hand that was holding the gun and walked into the room. Looking down at the woman in front of him expressionlessly, his gaze was as indifferent as if he

His sea-blue eyes were cold—there was no

caught on to what was going on. Leaning against the ground, she stopped screaming even though both her legs were bleeding. She was pale-faced and sweating profusely from the pain, but her trembling lips were cocked in a mocking smile. The gaze she fixed on

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herself perfectly, and her imitation of Annabel’s expressions and demeanor was flawless. However, he knew from the first glance. Even if more than 20 years had passed, that person still appeared in his dreams daily—he remembered

out; and tolerated the harm she brought to his family. All of it was for today! He had achieved what he wanted to know—this woman was useless to him now. However, he decided to do it

knew he could not kill her. Even if he wanted to kill her, it depended on whether he had enough confidence and

out of her mouth sent chills down their backs. “I have to hand it to you, Cooper. You saw through my pretense after all. But, what else could you do? I was pregnant; I was having your children. So, you

and fired the third shot with a frigid expression. The bullet

he said quietly. Despite his deep hatred, his words came out calmly and indifferently. “Anna