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…

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

her a kiss on her forehead

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

that, Callum and his

all night while Sean carried the children into the

the sleeping arrangements for everyone, Sophia too was 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

muttered as she pursed

stop calling me ‘darling’ in front

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

on the alert as she stared at Cooper in

loud? Is he going

what did the both of you talk about just now?” she quickly

their conversation. “Kids

had chewed over plans to deal with Jordan, and Cooper was made known to a lot of

the

time, he would not sit by anymore regardless

The hard times had molded her to become a completely different person. Nonetheless, Cooper still felt that his responsibility

gone through many tribulations, Cooper softened his voice and his eyes filled

asking, dear. Have a

Thereafter, he went upstairs without turning back and

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

“Ew…”

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

was three o’clock in the morning when Anna arrived at her home in

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