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…

fast asleep 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

her forehead

two chattered buoyantly and their relationship seemed to be much

that, Callum and his brother left

the other hand, Stanley intended to play mahjong all night while Sean

she was caught by Cooper who came back from sending off Anna. Cooper commanded in a serious manner, “You should go to

muttered as she pursed

“Dad, please stop calling me ‘darling’ in

the outsider Sophia was referring to, Cooper said in an even stern tone, “She’s not an

on the alert as she stared

that out loud? Is he going

both of you talk about

conversation. “Kids shouldn’t meddle

and Cooper was made known to a lot of

more he knew, the heavier

would not sit by anymore regardless of

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

at his daughter who had gone through many tribulations, Cooper

Have a

patted Sophia’s shoulder and gave her a kiss on the forehead. Thereafter, he went upstairs without turning back and entered

witnessed the scene in which Cooper kissed Sophia. While kissing was a common etiquette in the Western culture, it seemed

“Ew…”

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

Anna arrived at her home in Bayside City from Michael’s

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