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…

Michael carried her back to the room. He tucked her in bed and left a night light on for her. Sleeping

gave her a kiss on her forehead and left the

two chattered buoyantly and their relationship seemed

that, Callum and his brother left

play mahjong all night while Sean carried

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

as she pursed her lips

resentfully, “Dad, please stop calling me ‘darling’ in front of

Sophia was referring to, Cooper said in an even

as she stared

actually said that out loud? Is he going

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

Cooper refused to reveal their conversation. “Kids shouldn’t meddle with adults’ affairs,”

with Jordan, and Cooper was made known to a lot of things that he had

he knew, the

not sit by anymore regardless of Anna’s

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

who had gone through many tribulations, Cooper softened his voice

asking, dear. Have

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

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

“Ew…”

sense of disgust. It felt like he would be

when Anna arrived at

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