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 to rest since Sophia was

than usual. It was not playful anymore as it sat next to Michael obediently with its nose sniffing around, as if it

knowledge that dogs had a strong sense of

Judge had detected

the smell of death emanating

Woof!

a low tone and nudged Michael’s hand,

pretty comfortable—something that he had never realized before. Hence, he continued stroking Judge,

not dumb anymore; its eyes looked humane and intelligent. Upon a closer look, one could

to have realized

more than Stanley, its ‘biological father’.

its head. “So you

wagged its

time for

that Michael was stroking Judge’s head, she

smiled and got up to walk to the dining area, not forgetting to hold

followed behind them, more

scrumptious lunch was placed on the dining table. As it was 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.

Sophia might not get used to the food in Africa, the chef insisted

your favorite eel! I also moved

plate while he also tried to return the favor, cherishing every moment they spent

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 blood in them. They

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

very difficult when she was pregnant with Carmen and it was a miracle for

though Cooper said 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

nodded and

he could not help but look at

through too much for these

delivery, she chose to deliver her babies smoothly hands down. Hence, her slender figure

her belly was already protruding, she

and slept next to Michael, while Judge also