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…

light on for her. Sleeping soundly, Carmen had no idea that she dozed off while

her

relationship seemed to be much better than before. No one knew what their discussion was about, but they could figure

and his brother

other hand, Stanley intended to play mahjong all night while Sean carried the children into the guest room, putting

for everyone, Sophia too was ready to play mahjong throughout the night. Nevertheless, she was caught by Cooper who came back from sending off Anna. Cooper commanded

as she pursed her

please stop calling me ‘darling’

was referring to, Cooper said in an even stern tone, “She’s not

Sophia was on the alert as she stared at

said that out loud? Is he going

what did the both of you talk about just now?” she quickly

reveal their conversation. “Kids shouldn’t meddle with adults’ affairs,” he

Jordan, and Cooper was made known to a lot of things that he had not thought of

knew, the heavier

time, he would not sit by anymore

in the past twenty years. The hard times had molded her to become a completely different person. Nonetheless, Cooper still felt that his responsibility was

gone through many tribulations, Cooper softened his voice

dear. Have

patted Sophia’s shoulder and gave her a kiss on the forehead. Thereafter, he went upstairs without turning back and entered his study room on the third floor.

other hand, Michael witnessed the scene in which Cooper kissed Sophia. While kissing was a common etiquette in the Western culture, it seemed awkward in the current

“Ew…”

sense of disgust. It felt like

the morning when Anna arrived at

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