Bringing Linus over, Cooper grabbed the brother and sister by the hands, looked at them, and solemnly said, “No matter who your mother was and no matter what she had done, all of it has nothing to do with you. No matter what happens, you are my kids and are far more important than my life.”
He added, “Even if someone brings the entire world before me and wishes to exchange it with you, I won’t agree to that.”
Tears fell from Sophia’s eyes as she nodded again and again.
Linus was also very agitated. He grew up with Cooper and thus understood his character.
Michael stood aside and suddenly realized that this young-looking father-in-law of his was quite adorable.
When he was callous, he was absolutely callous; he treated both his enemies and himself in the same inhumanly callous way. But someone as strong as him held his dignity above everything except for his own kids. When facing his own daughter, he was just an ordinary old father. He could have people beaten into pulp, and he could also lower himself and admit to his mistakes.
How could he harm his own kids?
“Darling, go to Grandpa. See, Grandpa is crying. Hurry up and make him feel better.”
Michael placed Carmen into Cooper’s arms. Carmen was the best at making people feel better, and she successfully made Cooper laugh in just a short while.
Sophia felt that she had become the happiest girl in the world again!
“By the way… about Ms. Anna—” Michael couldn’t help but put in a reminder.
Cooper, who was still holding Carmen, interrupted him, “No need to look for her. It’s already a great miracle for me to be able to locate my two kids. As for Anna… Well, just assume that she died twenty-eight years ago.”
At that moment, Cooper seemed to have turned into the ruthless God-like figure again.
Cooper held Carmen and looked at his two kids with eyes that were filled with happiness. He had put in so much effort for half his life, and he had obtained all the glory that could be obtained. Now, he was happy with these three treasures around.
He was already extremely satisfied with their presence and had no other desires.
It might be better to let things go.
Thirty years of love had seeped into his bones and became one with him. Surely it would be tough for him to let go.
But he was Cooper Mitchell. Since when had there been something that he couldn’t let go of?
The difference between the strong and the weak was that the strong treated themselves more harshly than anyone else. Even if it had assimilated into his bone marrow, he would break his bones to get rid of it!
Annabel’s tomb was quickly moved away. Cooper had chosen a burial spot for her and himself just outside of the city. He buried everything Annabel had in it and constructed a burial mound.
Looking at the lonely grave, Cooper stood facing the tombstone for a long time.
His first love was buried there.
From then on, the girl named Annabel Johnson remained nineteen years old forever. She loved Cooper and was a kindhearted girl…
Cooper stood there for about ten minutes, and when he finally turned around, there was no emotion in his eyes, only the calmness that came with having gone through the vicissitudes of life.
The thirty years’ worth of feelings had come to an end today. Wherever the real Annabel Johnson was had nothing more to do with him, and he refused to investigate anything related to her. The person he loved had died.
Does this mean Cooper has given his blessing in a roundabout way?
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