Meanwhile, Mark was happily playing a game of chess with Natasha. The reason he was happy was definitely not because he got to play chess with her. Instead, it was because Stanley was spending time with Sophia at that moment.
Cooper’s daughter will finally become part of the Fletchers! Woody was old and the Mitchell family was unreliable. If Sophia married into the Fletcher family, she would have a place to live in the future. Even after I die, at least Stanley and the Fletchers will be able to protect her.
He was already fond of Sophia in the first place and Stanley had already expressed his liking as well. Mark had intended to get the two of them together and now that he found out Sophia was Cooper’s daughter, it all seemed perfect! Besides, he felt rest assured to let Stanley take care of Sophia.
However, if Mark ever found out that Stanley was spending his time with Sophia by dragging her to his house and playing games, he would probably cough up blood in anger.
Mark chuckled insincerely and replied, “Yes, you’re right.”
At the end of the day, Natasha was too young and naïve. Even if she wanted to pretend, the look of admiration should be reflected in her eyes. Mark, who had been around for almost a hundred years, could tell she was acting at a glance. In short, he didn’t like Natasha.
As for Natasha, she patiently played a few games of chess with Mark and let him win easily every time, all the while thinking she was making him happy. After a few rounds, she started to reveal her cunning side.
As she played, she casually asked, “Old Master Fletcher, I heard that Uncle Cooper came to visit you ten years ago and gave you something. Do you remember what it was?”
Something from Cooper? Hmph! I knew that she had a purpose to her visit.
Mark thought about it for a while before he scratched his head and said, “Oh, how can an old man like me remember something that happened ten years ago? Didn’t Coop pass away twenty years back? How is it possible that he paid me a visit ten years ago?”
Useless old man! Natasha thought but she wasn’t willing to give up. Perhaps he’ll remember if I give him a hint. She hurriedly asked, “I’m talking about your godson, Cooper! I’m sure you remember the last time he came over to visit!”
Mark said straightforwardly, “Cooper? Who’s that? Doesn’t ring a bell at all!”
Hearing this, Natasha’s insides itched with hatred. She wouldn’t bother talking to these old men if she had a choice. These old people should’ve gone to hell a long time ago. They are stupid and silly but they just won’t die. His hands even tremble when he’s playing chess.
What’s the point to being alive? He’s just like that idiot, Woody. He can’t even tell the difference between a cat and a human and is even treating a cat as his son!
Woody was indeed holding the cat as if it was his son. Everything was going well and he didn’t realize that he had been holding a cat instead of a child for the whole day. However, when it was time for dinner, the cat got hungry so it jumped out of Woody’s arms and ran toward the house. “Coop, where are you going? Coop, wait for daddy!”
‘Cooper’ ran away and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Bursting into tears, Woody was so anxious and upset that he stomped his feet and banged his crutches on the ground. Mark reassured, “Oh, dear old man, your son went to have dinner. He’ll be back once he’s done.
Just wait for a moment.” He hurriedly called his bodyguards to help Woody stand. With tears and snot streaming down Woody’s face, he sobbed and said, “Coop left. He left. He’s not coming back.”
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