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
kiss on her forehead and left the
for Anna to leave. As Cooper sent her off, the two chattered buoyantly and their relationship seemed to be much better than before. No
Callum and his
Stanley intended to play mahjong all night while Sean carried the children into the
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 going to visit the ancestors’
she pursed
calling me ‘darling’ in
Cooper said in an even stern tone, “She’s not an outsider. She’s your
the alert as she
that out loud? Is he going
both of you talk
reveal their conversation. “Kids
Cooper was made known to a lot of things that
the heavier
he would not sit by anymore
she had gone through so many sufferings in the past twenty years. The hard times had molded her to become a completely different person.
gone through many tribulations, Cooper softened his voice
dear. Have a
her a kiss on the forehead. Thereafter, he went upstairs without turning back
in which Cooper kissed Sophia. While kissing was
“Ew…”
his body, Michael felt a sense of disgust. It felt like he
Anna arrived at
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