I was supposed to be a little princess who is cherished and loved by my parents, but unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned…
Michael lightly patted her trembling shoulders and whispered, “I’m sorry. I found out you’re Cooper’s daughter when I saw my mother’s notebook. However, I kept it from you because I was planning to give you a big surprise, the best father in the world… We’ll go to Kuwait to take the money out tomorrow. Once your father finds out that somebody took the money, he’ll definitely show up.”
Sophia lay in Michael’s arms and nodded. As she held the amulet that Cooper gave Annabel in her hand, she suddenly felt like she was the happiest person in the world because not only did she have Michael, but she was also going to have the best dad in the world…
The next day, Michael arranged the flight to Kuwait. On the way there, Sophia was extremely excited and she occasionally looked out the window.
Along the way, Sophia kept asking questions. “Do you think my father will like me? Do you think my father will come running as soon as he finds out that he has a daughter? What kind of person is my dad? Is he stern? Is he hard to talk to? Will he be strict with me? He got a double Phd at the age of 18. I’m 20 years old this year but I don’t even have a single degree. Will he be really disappointed in me? Hubby, have you spoken to him before? Will he agree to let us be together? You’re only a few years younger than him. Will he dislike your age? I heard that your sister went on a blind date with him. Will it be awkward for us to be together?”
Michael smiled and looked at her as he dotingly said, “You can be rest assured. He is a very nice person and he’ll love you very much.” He could tell how much Sophia was looking forward to meeting her father. If somebody told me that Theo isn’t dead and is alive somewhere in this world, I’m sure that I’ll be as excited and fascinated as she is!
However, deep down, his worry grew stronger. If he had guessed wrongly and Cooper really did die back then, or he had remarried and built a new family elsewhere… He even left his demented father ruthlessly, let alone a daughter he has never met… For people like Cooper, domineering business is his life goal. Family affection is probably something he won’t care for. Or perhaps, his feelings for Annabel are not particularly deep…
The plane landed in Kuwait in time. Kuwait was an oil-rich country that could only be described as ‘fabulously rich’. The cabs that whizzed around the streets were all luxury cars and it was obvious the country was exceptionally wealthy. After they got off the plane, the people that Michael arranged beforehand came to pick them up. Later, they directly went to the biggest bank in Kuwait to ask for the fortune. All they needed were the tokens and the password to retrieve the fortune, and they didn’t need to prove their identities. Michael showed them the pair of amulets and Sophia spent 20 to 30 minutes to recite the thousand-digit password. After reciting the password, they retrieved the fortune without any problems.
It was a fortune of 100 million that was valued over 10 years ago! Kuwait’s economy had been booming in the past few years and the housing prices had been rising. Furthermore, the properties that Cooper bought were in prime locations in the city center, let alone the price of gold now. The investment company that Cooper left in Kuwait had also been running.
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