My Dreamy Old Husband

Fate was unpredictable; Cooper certainly did not think that he’d have to go through a separation like this twice in this lifetime.

Cade’s condition had taken a turn for the worse. There were no medical treatments or procedures that had proven effective thus far, and since GvHD was a rare disease, there was only a 0.01% risk of anyone developing it, but when they did, it was almost always fatal.

Cooper tried to comfort himself. He had money, and he would invest billions into research and development if it meant he could come up with a miracle cure.

He didn’t mind investing any amount of money if it meant he could save his son.

In the meantime, Cade had arrived in Africa, whereupon he would be put to cryogenic sleep.

It was uncertain as to what lay ahead of him.

No one could tell what would happen after the cryopreservation. It would be ideal if he turned out to be the second Theo Fletcher, who had been put into a thirty-year-long cryogenic sleep, thereafter resurrected once they’d achieved technological advancement. Theo was living his best life now, and he experienced no side effects following the cryopreservation.

But what was considered to be an ideal situation was now only wishful thinking.

Upon hearing the news, Sophia and Linus flew over to Africa.

They were surprised to find out that Callum and Cade were also Cooper’s biological children. In retrospect, Sophia understood why she could never hate the both of them, even though they’d stolen her baby alpaca and refused to return it.

The family was now gathered in Michel Town in Africa.

Sophia, Linus, Michael, and Carmen were all there, and they’d brought Louis along with them.

This was the first time that Louis learned the truth behind Anna’s past, and along with that knowledge, he learned that Anna had another set of twins—a boy and a girl. However, he also discovered that Cade was about to be put into cryogenic sleep.

Louis had further been informed that Cade’s condition was deteriorating, and it seemed that nothing could stop it from worsening. All medical treatments proved futile, and in the absence of a miracle drug, Cade didn’t have much time left. Cryopreservation was the only way to buy him time while they looked for a cure.

Despair hung thick in the air as everyone staked out a spot in the treatment room.

bed, and her tiny hand clasped around Cade’s big one, which had been poked through with needles. “I’m here to tell you that you’re qualified to become my uncle, and you will be my Uncle Cade from now onward. Promise me you’ll

significant amount of weight, and there was a green tinge to

couple of days, but it was as though a skyscraper had come crashing down without warning,

on the show with you when I recover.” Cade promised in a labored voice. He sounded as if

Cade’s, her little face looking solemn, as if she was signing a very important contract. “Pinky swear.

words as he

brought Carmen out of the room after she’d given her Uncle Cade

was still far too young to

the room, he cast a

down with a family of his own, and he had so many more milestones to achieve in his career. All it took was an accident to rip

his family. He didn’t want to die—he wanted to live, but he was only too aware of the

the bed where Carmen

were her brothers, but what she didn’t know was that she shared the same pair

out. He was so weakened by the disease that he barely had enough strength to lift his hand. Sophia wrapped her hand around his, surprised to find that he had lost so

tears in her eyes, saying,

at her with fondness and teased weakly, “I’ll give you back the alpaca I

past her cheekbones, and she choked as she spoke.

to the time when she first met the twins. They shone so brightly then—a painfully

eyes to Linus and called

his eyes. It turned out that they’d been brothers all along; it was no wonder that he had never been able to dislike the twins, and he had

called out now as

he felt what Cade felt. The pain and desperation that overcame him were

turned to look at Anna and Cooper. “Mom, Dad…”

his. “My boy,

enough to put a smile on

mustered all his strength to hold

of Cade’s eyes as he lay in bed, and as Anna wiped her son’s tears away, she felt as though someone had stabbed through her heart with a knife. She put up a brave front