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…
when Michael carried her back to the room. He tucked her in bed and left a night light on for her. Sleeping soundly, Carmen had no idea that she dozed off while petting the dogs just now.
her a kiss on her forehead and left the
time for Anna to leave. As Cooper sent her off, the two chattered buoyantly and their relationship seemed
Callum and his
play mahjong all night while Sean carried the children into the guest room, putting them to
mahjong throughout the night. Nevertheless, she was caught by Cooper who came back
muttered as she
stop calling me
the outsider Sophia was referring to, Cooper said in an even stern tone, “She’s
alert as she stared at
out loud? Is he going to get back together with
you
conversation. “Kids shouldn’t meddle with adults’ affairs,” he
and him had chewed over plans to deal with Jordan, and Cooper was made known
more he knew, the
would not sit by anymore regardless
completely different person. Nonetheless, Cooper still felt that his
tribulations,
asking, dear. Have
Sophia’s shoulder and gave her a kiss on the forehead. Thereafter, he went upstairs without turning back
Michael witnessed the scene in which Cooper kissed Sophia. While kissing was
“Ew…”
all over his body, Michael felt a sense of disgust. It felt like he
Anna arrived
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