After they finished watching the singing competition and found out that Chester was the champion, Stanley held onto Michael and anxiously asked, “Uncle, why don’t you get on reality shows? You know how to sing and dance. If you get on reality shows, you’ll definitely overshine them. You’ll even get to earn high appearance fees!”
Sophia also looked forward to seeing Michael on a reality or variety show. He made his debut as a leader of a young group more than ten years ago and he was the lead singer and the lead dancer. Unfortunately, many of the videos from that period couldn’t be found.
Michael hadn’t sang or danced in more than ten years. These days, in order to succeed in the entertainment industry, not only did the stars have to have beautiful looks, but they also had to look exquisite.
Stars with exquisite looks can get on big screens while stars with more ordinary looks can only appear in variety shows and have small roles in TV series. However, that shouldn’t stop Michael from getting on variety shows! Sophia was a huge fan of Michael’s and when she quarreled with other fan groups, the other fan groups usual replies were, ‘your idol doesn’t have any endorsements’, ‘your idol has never appeared on variety shows’, ‘your idol is bad at making friends and nobody talks to him on Twitter’.
Unfortunately, Michael only acted in movies and wouldn’t accept any commercial endorsements or get on variety or reality shows. He only made a few public service advertisements. Michael waved his hand and replied, “No way. I’m getting old and can’t stand overworking anymore.”
Not long after, dinner was served and Michael generously picked out some fine wine from his cellar to treat his guest of the day, Linus.
Tonight’s dinner was roast mutton and Stanley was overjoyed. Stuffing food into his mouth, he said, “Wow, uncle! Did you specially prepare a whole roasted lamb because you knew that I was coming today?”
Michael replied, “Don’t flatter yourself. Today is my 800-day marriage anniversary with your aunt.”
Hearing this, Stanley was rendered speechless.
Meanwhile, Sophia silently counted with her fingers and realized that they really had been married for 800 days. She saw a large lamb being kept in the backyard of the kitchen two days ago and didn’t expect that it was part of Michael’s preparation for the celebration.
The roasted mutton was burnt and fragrant, and it was great enjoyment to eat some roasted lamb in the winter. Before Sophia reached for the lamb, a pile of torn mutton appeared in her bowl. Michael had torn off pieces of mutton with gloves on and carefully tore it into small pieces before placing them in Sophia’s bowl as he chatted with Linus.
“Mr. Michel, since you’re good friends with my wife, can I call you Linus instead?” Michael said courteously. He had maintained a formulaic tone as he spoke to Linus all this while.
Hearing this, Linus replied, “Mr. Murray, there is no need to be so formal. Just call me Linus.”
When Linus and Michael ate together, it was obvious that they were maintaining their posture and every move they made were the exact movements of a gentleman. Michael wiped his mouth with a napkin before he said, “Well then, you don’t have to call me Mr. Murray either. Taylor Murray is just my stage name. My surname is Fletcher and my first name is Michael. If you’re willing, you can call me by my first name.”
Linus gave it some thought before he replied, “Okay, Michael.”
After Michael heard this, he grinned in satisfaction.
Linus was Sophia’s twin brother. Sooner or later, this truth would be exposed but Michael hadn’t found the right opportunity to tell Linus yet. He always had the idea to find the appropriate timing to tell Linus his relationship with Sophia. When that happened, Linus would definitely investigate Sophia’s background and he would spread some rumors to guide Linus to find out about Annabel’s relationship with Cooper.
However, it was too risky. After all, he didn’t know about Linus’s background or character, and he had no clue of the Michel family’s attitude toward Linus. He didn’t know Linus’s position in the Michel family either. If he took the risk and told Linus, he might put Sophia and Linus himself in danger, which was why he decided to give up on the thought.
The matter of Sophia’s reunion with her family must be seriously considered.
What a huge difference! They even look like they are from different races! Sophia is simply a replica of Annabel and she has inherited some of her father’s characteristics such as having fair skin, straight nose, and her eyes are big like a European. However, her hair and eyes are black. As for Linus, he looks entirely like a European. He has blond hair and blue eyes. Although he looks a little mixed, it isn’t really obvious. If I didn’t see the DNA results myself, no one would suspect that they are both twin brother and sister! It’s amazing!
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