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…

and left a night light on for her. Sleeping soundly, Carmen had no idea that she

her forehead

to leave. As Cooper sent her off, the two chattered buoyantly and their relationship seemed to be much better than before. No one knew what

that, Callum and his brother

night while Sean

arrangements 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 in

Sophia muttered as she

“Dad, please stop calling me ‘darling’ in front of outsiders next time. It’s

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

was on the alert as she stared at Cooper in

said that out loud? Is he

the both of you talk about just now?” she

their conversation. “Kids

while ago, Anna and him had chewed over plans to deal with Jordan, and Cooper was made known to a lot of things that he had

more he knew, the heavier

would not sit by

gone through so many sufferings in the past twenty years. The hard times had molded her to become a completely different person.

who had gone through many tribulations, Cooper softened his voice and his eyes

asking, dear. Have a

upstairs without turning back and entered his study room on the third floor. His

the 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

“Ew…”

all over his body, Michael felt a sense of disgust. It felt like he would be indirectly

in the morning when Anna arrived at

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