Naturally, they couldn’t tell Sean about the fact that they found Cooper’s videos. At that moment, they could only pin their hopes on Stanley. Stanley, who was hungover, had a bewildered look on his face when he was brought to their place and made to watch the video. After he finished watching it, Michael urgently asked, “Do you remember what this man looked like?”
Stanley looked half asleep when he replied, “Uncle Michael, what is this video? Where did you get this video from?”
Michael played the video again and applied pressure on Stanley’s shoulder. In a serious tone, he said, “Stan, do you remember how Nate’s parents died?”
Hearing this, Stanley squeezed his fists and replied, “They were killed by the Phantom Wolf!”
Michael pointed at the blur figure of the Phantom Wolf leader and said, “This is a video of Cooper’s secret meeting with the Phantom Wolf leader more than ten years ago. This man is the second generation Phantom Wolf leader. Back then, you and Sean ran into the room to play. Do you remember this?”
Stanley rubbed his eyes and it was filled with blood vessels as he widened them and carefully watched the video again, trying his best to recall what happened that day.
Without needing Michael to urge him, Stanley watched the video over and over. However, in the end, he said in frustration, “Uncle Michael, I’m sorry but I really can’t remember.”
Both Michael and Abel felt disappointed but it was understandable. After all, Stanley was really young back then. Even if he saw the Phantom Wolf leader, it was more than ten years ago, so it was normal not to remember. Then, Stanley suddenly said, “I’m sure Sean remembers what he looks like. I’ll go and bring him over.”
However, Michael stopped him. “Don’t tell Sean about it for the time being.”
After that, Michael got up to leave. Finding the leader of Phantom Wolf and Cooper was their top priority. Sooner or later, he would need to find Sean to ask for clues but once he asked Sean, Cooper’s videos would definitely be exposed. When that happens, he would need to explain the source of the videos to Sean and it might arouse suspicions from the Mitchell family. After all, this was connected to a huge asset of two billion. However, all of a sudden, Stanley grabbed Michael’s hand and looked at him with a determined and pleading expression while saying, “Uncle Michael, I know that you have never taken the Fletcher family seriously. Over the years, you have bore too heavy of a burden yourself. Tell me what really happened. I want to help you.”
Michael looked at him and his eyes glistened. Stanley was one of the people he didn’t hate in the Fletcher family.
When Michael and Celine were young, they were ostracized by the other members of the Fletcher family but Stanley’s brother, Caleb, often stood up for them. When Michael was a child, he liked to play computer games and the young Stanley would sit at the side and secretly learn from him. The two of them even often secretly played computer games together. Even though their ages were more than ten years apart, they were close.
Michael turned around and looked at the scenery outside the French window. He could see the horizon, and on the white sandy beach, two people were happily collecting seashells. Sophia’s long, black hair and the corners of her bright red beach dress danced wildly in the night breeze, and the two graceful figures entered Michael’s gaze as he stood behind the French windows. Sophia, who was collecting seashells with Nathan, seemed to have felt Michael’s gaze because she turned around and waved at him happily. Michael waved back at her as well.
After a moment of silence, Michael decided to tell Stanley the truth. “Stan, the Phantom Wolf has their eyes on your Aunt Sophia.”
The Phantom Wolf is eyeing Aunt Sophia?!
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