It was past midnight and a new year had arrived.
Anna gazed at the glamorous fireworks, a garish display of intense colors reflected in her eyes.
With the new year comes a new fight.
Sooner or later, I will completely break off from Jordan’s control and achieve freedom!
Now that her sons had grown up and did not need her protection anymore, she desired to live for herself as there was still plenty of time to enjoy life.
Two of them stood by the window and marveled at the fireworks outside.
Every firework that exploded in the sky would light up Cooper’s facial features, and it seemed like different stories of Cooper were reflected through the glow each time.
Anna was extremely curious about Cooper.
She had come across too many men—the domineering ones, the gentle ones, the wise ones, the foolish ones, even the obscene ones… Nevertheless, she had never met someone as infatuated as Cooper.
She had noticed the photos on his bookshelves the moment she entered the study room. Browsing through them, she realized many were the pictures of him and Annabel.
True enough, this man remained lonely for the past thirty years for the sake of one woman.
“I guess your prompt agreement to my request is very much due to my resemblance to your Anna,” she murmured. Anna seemed to be talking to Cooper but at the same time it seemed like she was talking to herself.
Cooper maintained his silence.
You are my Anna…
back to the room. He tucked her in bed and left a night light on for her. Sleeping soundly, Carmen had no idea that she dozed off while petting the dogs just now.
gave her a kiss on her forehead and left the
Cooper sent her off, the two chattered buoyantly and their relationship seemed to be
that, Callum and his brother left with
hand, Stanley intended to play mahjong all night while Sean carried the children into the guest room, putting
was ready to play mahjong throughout the night. Nevertheless, she was caught by Cooper who came back from sending off Anna. Cooper commanded in a serious manner, “You should go to bed early. Tomorrow we’re
muttered as she
then added resentfully, “Dad, please stop calling me ‘darling’ in front of outsiders
to, Cooper said in an even stern
as she stared at Cooper in
that out loud? Is he going to
did the both of you talk
conversation. “Kids shouldn’t meddle with adults’ affairs,”
little while ago, Anna and him had chewed over plans to deal with Jordan, and Cooper was made known to a
he knew, the heavier his heart
sit by
The hard times had molded her to become a completely different person.
who had gone through many tribulations, Cooper softened his voice and
asking, dear. Have a good
he went upstairs without turning back and entered his study room on the
Cooper kissed Sophia. While kissing was a common etiquette
“Ew…”
felt like he would be indirectly kissing Cooper the next time he kissed Sophia’s
in the morning when Anna arrived
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