My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 395

From the stack of photos, Mark picked out another one and told her, “Your father loved cats the most and this was one of his.” In the photo, Cooper seemed to be about fifteen or sixteen, and he was holding a fat ginger cat with a brilliant smile on his face, eyes full of adoration as he gazed at the cat.

Sophia learned from Woody that Cooper was outstanding and the pride of the Mitchells, as well as for Woody himself. As the future head of the family, he had to be exceptional! On the other hand, she learned about the true Cooper from Mark.

Pointing at a picture, Mark said, “Your father was very caring and this was one of the stray cats he rescued from the streets. Since it had a blind eye, he didn’t dare to bring it home because his family would despise it, so he kept it here secretly.

Every week, he would come to visit me, but he was actually here to visit his cat! That rascal!” As he stared at the old photo, Mark shook his head and chuckled with his eyes full of affection.

Shaking his head, Mark answered, “No. It died of old age the second year after your father did, and I buried it under a tree in the garden.”

Sophia couldn’t help but feel a little sad. Tears stung her eyes as she gazed at Cooper in the photo. My father must have been a very gentle and kind person. What a pity…

Since Mark had watched Cooper growing up, he had endless interesting tales when he talked about him.

“The Mitchells have a strict upbringing with many family rules, and your father was the eldest son of the head of the family. Therefore, he had to set an example for his family peers in everything he did. His happiest days were during summer break when he would spend his days here, playing with my children. Here, this cat is for you.

It’s the offspring of that big ginger cat your dad kept! He really loved small animals and kept all of them here since his family wouldn’t allow him to keep any. There’s also a tortoise, which is kind of old now, but your father loved it to bits. Take it and keep it with you! I’ll also give you your father’s slingshot!”

Even though more than thirty years had passed, Mark still remembered every detail when it came to Cooper. As he flipped through Cooper’s old belongings in the big chest, he gave them all to Sophia in a heat of the moment.

Holding the large ginger cat in her arms, Sophia happily played with it. For memory’s sake, Mark had kept Cooper’s cat this whole time and even found another ginger cat with a similar appearance to breed with it. In the end, it gave birth to several litters and they all looked like the one Cooper used to have. Now, the house was filled with ginger cats.

As he stared at Sophia’s delighted face, Mark felt as though he was looking at the young Cooper who used to smile as innocently as this. Both of them look so alike! With that poise and eyes, she looks just like the old Cooper!

So many years had passed and it didn’t occur to Mark that Cooper’s daughter would appear. Perhaps it was destiny that he was able to meet her at this age, and it left him with no more regrets in life.

Looking at her, he said in earnest, “Child, I have no idea what happened between your parents back then, but Cooper was a good kid and he would have been a good father. He may have been forced to leave you and your mother behind, so you shouldn’t hold a grudge against him, alright?”

There was a period when Sophia blamed him, wondering why he didn’t appear if he was still alive. By the looks of it now, it seemed like they could only meet each other a hundred years later in another lifetime.