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
kiss on her forehead and left
twelve and it was time for Anna 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 their discussion was about, but they could
that, Callum and his brother
play mahjong all night while Sean carried the children into the
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 pursed
added resentfully, “Dad, please stop calling me ‘darling’ in front of outsiders
was referring to, Cooper said in an even stern tone, “She’s not an outsider. She’s your
on the alert as
said that out loud? Is he going to get back together
both of you talk about just now?” she quickly
conversation. “Kids shouldn’t
Anna and him had chewed over plans to deal with Jordan, and Cooper was made known to a lot of things that he had not thought
more he knew, the heavier his heart
would not sit by anymore
many sufferings 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 the greatest. If he was not blinded by hatred back then and could
through many tribulations, Cooper softened his voice and his
dear. Have
gave her a kiss on the forehead. Thereafter, he went upstairs without turning back and entered his study room on the third floor. His
in which Cooper kissed Sophia. While kissing
“Ew…”
his body, Michael felt a sense of disgust. It felt like he would be indirectly kissing Cooper the next time
arrived at her home in Bayside City from Michael’s
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