Cooper had never thought that Jordan would actually come out with such a ruthless and vicious move! He hugged his daughter desperately, as if even death could not separate them.
He had once found her lying on the barren ground outside Michel Town like a lifeless body. He then saved her and watched as she stayed by him, looking active and adorable, which had given him an immense sense of satisfaction and happiness. However, never had he ever thought that right after he had sent a child to be frozen, he had to watch as another child died before his eyes! He held back his tears. No, I can’t let Sophia die!
At that moment, Sophia finally returned to her senses from this staggering news. The first person that crossed her mind was Tiffany. According to Linus’ explanation earlier, the bomb could only be removed after being disabled using the remote control. She suddenly recalled the weird-looking accessory on Tiffany’s wrist—it actually looked like a remote control. That must be the bomb’s remote control.
Jordan gave Tiffany the remote control probably because he wanted her to use it to ‘negotiate’ with Cooper so that he could be with her, and at the same time, separate him and Anna. However, Tiffany did not play this card. Instead, she decided to wait until her relationship with Cooper turned out well and they got married before telling them about the remote control.
She had thought ahead. If she had taken out the remote control at that time to force Cooper to be with her, they would not be happy after their marriage; besides, Sophia’s family would resent her and treat her with hostility.
Instead, it would be better to get married with Cooper after they had a baby together before showing them the remote control. After she managed to save Sophia, Cooper and his family would be grateful to her, and through this, she would be wholeheartedly accepted by Cooper and his family. Nevertheless, life was full of uncertainties. Betsy’s death had messed up all her plans.
Michael thought of the same thing as well and immediately asked Bailey, “Where’s Tiffany?”
Bailey did not expect that Tiffany was actually talking about a bomb. He replied with regret, “Everything was burnt to ashes. Nothing remained.” This was also part of Tiffany’s plan—to tell them the truth at the last moment before she died as an act of revenge on Cooper.
Michael refused to believe it and he immediately uttered to him, “Lead the way. I want to go to the scene to check out myself.” Maybe the remote control is fireproof.
Michael left in a hurry with Bailey to find Tiffany’s remote control at the scene, just in case it was still there. Quinton followed along as well.
Cooper first made arrangements on where to place Sophia before heading over. Upon wiping away his tears, Linus went over as well. Although Cooper did not blame Linus for the incident, the latter knew that he himself was guilty. If Sophia died because of this, he would not be able to live on as well. He would not be able to accept the tragic fact that he was the one who caused his sister’s death.
In fact, this was also Jordan’s aim—he intended to use Sophia’s death to give Cooper a blow and sever the father-and-son relationship between them. Michael would also part ways with Cooper and Linus if Sophia died.
By then, Cooper would be alone and helpless, doomed to live the rest of his life in guilt and misery, unable to stand back up. Losing his daughter would give him more despair and suffering than killing him alone. It was indeed a vicious plot.
In fact, the bomb had its limitations. Though the use of remote control was required to activate the bomb, the remote control must be within 10 km from the bomb in order to take effect. Therefore, Cooper immediately sent Sophia to another place in secret so that Jordan would not be able to find her. Nevertheless, she could not hide from him for her whole life, so they had to remove the bomb as soon as possible.
As the bombs were made by Linus to pass time, the relevant documents had long been gone, unable to be found. Even Linus had no other way to disarm it, since he initially thought that all three bombs had been destroyed.
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