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…

night light on for her. Sleeping soundly,

her forehead and left the

the two chattered buoyantly and their relationship seemed to be much better than before. No one knew

his brother left

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

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

as she

please stop calling me ‘darling’ in front of outsiders next time.

in an even

alert as she stared at Cooper

he going to get back

you talk about just

“Kids shouldn’t meddle with adults’ affairs,” he

over plans to deal with Jordan, and Cooper was made known to a

the heavier his heart

by anymore regardless of Anna’s

he imagined that she had gone through so 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

many tribulations, Cooper softened his voice and his eyes

Have

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

Cooper kissed Sophia. While kissing was a common etiquette in the Western culture, it seemed awkward in the current

“Ew…”

felt a sense of disgust. It felt like he would be indirectly kissing Cooper the next time

three o’clock in the morning when Anna arrived at her home in Bayside City from

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