“My child, you may have to leave me not long after you come into this world. If you happen to read this diary someday, please remember that both your father and I love you. Your father is a nice and kind man; in fact, he’s the best man and best father in the world. If one day you happen to read this diary, please go and find your father. His name is Cooper Mitchell, but he doesn’t know about your existence. If you see him, tell him that I still miss him, and I’m still alive.”
Tears streamed down Sophia’s face incessantly as she read those simple words that were so genuine.
Then, she continued, ‘I had an ultrasound today. My goodness—”
As she flipped to the next page to find out what came after that sentence, she realized that the next few pages had seemingly been torn off. “Huh? Where’s the rest?”
Did those pages go missing some time in the past twenty years?
She instantly felt dejected as she wanted to look at the ultrasound images.
She then wiped away her tears on her face and proceeded to put Annabel’s belongings, especially that diary, away in a box that she later put a lock on. If one day she happened to meet Cooper, she thought she would pass all these belongings to him.
It had been twenty-two years, and so many things had changed. She wondered if that was also the case with Cooper.
Meanwhile, in Michael’s office, while he was flipping through a thick dictionary, he found a few pages from a diary that had already turned yellowish; they looked like they were torn from a diary.
The first page read: ‘I’m pregnant with twins! Coop, did you hear that? We’re going to have two kids! Earlier today, I heard from Liam and my father that they were planning on sending me and my babies to the Edwards Family in exchange for some money. No way. Not a chance! I’ll never return to the Edwards residence, and our babies can never go there too. I need to think of a way. Since I can’t be there for my babies, I’m going to find someone to take care of them. Coop, you won’t blame me for that, will you?”
In between those yellowish pages was an old ultrasound image in which twins were seen hugging each other.
Seeing that, Michael was extremely intrigued by it, and he stared at it for a good instant.
So this is chica’s first-ever ultrasound…
Eventually, he placed the image and the diary pages into a special storage device.
He reckoned that it would be better to keep some of these things from Sophia for the time being. What mattered the most to her right now should be happiness, wealth, and her husband; nothing else should matter.
On the other side, the Johnson Family had been trying to reach Sophia on her phone for the umpteenth time.
“Sophia, since you’ve already obtained five percent of the shares from the Edwards Family and have also become their daughter, please help me and my family out. Your elder and second brothers are getting married soon, and their in-laws have asked for more than three hundred thousand worth of wedding gifts…”
“Go and earn the money yourself!”
Sophia angrily hung up the phone.
Ever since they found out that she was a fraudster, Joe and the Johnson Family often called her to ask for money. Joe was trying to get back his shares in the company and sue Sophia for fraud, while the Johnson Family simply wanted some money. However, Sophia told herself that she would never give them a single penny.
After hanging up the phone, before she could review too many questions on her study materials, Liam called again. “Sophia, you b*tch! Don’t forget who brought you up and who—”
All of a sudden, Sophia interrupted with a cynical sneer. “Moron. If I didn’t treat you as my uncle, I would’ve called the police to arrest you already. Get lost!”
After hanging up the phone, Sophia was no longer in the mood to study. She lay on the table and started to breathe heavily.
All of a sudden, some of the bad memories of her younger days came back to her because of her recent interactions with the Johnson Family.
She told herself that she hated the Johnson Family, Liam, and every living member of the Johnson Family.
Outside of The Imperial, Natasha showed up again; she was still dressed immaculately while carrying the latest Gucci handbag. While entering the community, her car was stopped by security.
This doesn’t seem right. Linus must have heard it wrong.
No. This must be a misunderstanding. Linus would never treat me like that!
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