My Dreamy Old Husband

He could not bear to leave without explaining everything.

He was also worried that Sophia might resent him for not bidding farewell, or that she might lose confidence in all men because of his lie.

Hence, he wrote a letter to tell her that he loved her very much. Even when he passed, he was full of her love.

Michael hoped that she would live a happy life when he was not around and he did not want her to waste her precious time on him.

He also wanted to tell his children that he loved them a lot. No matter if it was Carmen, whom he brought back from Africa and raised, or it was the pair of twins whom he did not get a chance to name, he loved them equally.

He did not hate anyone and conceded defeat to this fate of his.

After he buried the time capsules again, Michael realized that he had been crying.

He longed to stay in this world.

He wanted to age together with Sophia, to see Carmen grow up, to watch the birth of the twins and be by their sides as they grew up…

Even though he had prepared himself mentally, he realized that there were still too many things holding him back when he was about to leave.

How good would it be if we could go back in time… I definitely won’t leave so early.

I will find Sophia earlier and bring her away from all the hardships so that she can grow up happily.

Unfortunately, there are no what ifs.

The next day, the entire family departed for Africa.

Carrying many bags, Celine walked ahead of everyone. Meanwhile, Linus and Cooper were dressed in business suits as they talked about their business as they walked. Sophia walked next to Linus and tugged Carmen along, while Anna and Callum walked behind them. Theo, Quinton, and Justin’s family also tagged along.

Michael was leading Judge, who seemed to know it was going for a vacation as it trotted happily along.

Everyone seemed to be in high spirits, yet Michael was the only one with a heavy heart as he forced himself to smile like everyone else.

After they boarded the plane, Judge scoured around to look for its favorite spot, while Maisie pestered Michael for a hug.

a quiet spot

Judge on this day—the dog was quieter than usual. It was not playful anymore as

was common knowledge that dogs had

Judge had detected a different

likely it was the smell of death emanating

Woof!

nudged Michael’s

Michael stroked Judge, he suddenly realized that Judge’s head was pretty comfortable—something that he had never realized before. Hence, he continued stroking Judge, who looked

dumb anymore; its eyes looked humane and intelligent. Upon a closer look, one could see

seemed to

for many years. In fact, the time that Judge spent with Michael was even more than Stanley, its ‘biological father’. Anxious and sad, it nudged Michael’s knees, as though it

“So you are not

wagged its

it’s time

that Michael was stroking Judge’s head, she was surprised. “Oh—did I interrupt

the dining

behind them,

a private plane, they did not save on the food at all. In fact, they brought their personal chef, who had stayed in Michael’s house for many years, along. Nathan

not get used to the food in

this is your favorite eel! I also moved

also tried to return

Cooper, who usually pulled a long face, seemed more gentle on this day. “Not to say that I’m being selfish, but Sophia’s babies also have the Mitchell’s and the Yard’s

two of them shall be the last. Sophia, don’t try for another

It was already very difficult when she was pregnant

that he wanted a second grandchild, when Sophia had indeed gotten pregnant, he felt incredibly sorry when he saw she had to constantly take tonics and injections to stabilize the fetus. Now, her arms were full of

and

he could not help

gone through too much

during pregnancy and a smooth delivery, she chose to deliver her babies smoothly hands down. Hence, her slender figure was now

Sophia prepared to take a nap with Michael. Since her belly was already protruding, she lay down with

bed and slept next to Michael, while Judge also decided to join the fun and slept