My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 555

Michael observed the happy expression on Sophia’s face and felt happy too. Then, he studied the videos of the two press conferences Richard had held.

During the first press conference, he looked sorrowful and resigned. However, the twitching of his brows and the slightly relaxed facial lines betrayed his true emotions. He clearly did not suffer from the slightest bit of grief. Rather, he seemed like he wanted to smile. What a total hypocrite. During the second press conference, he still had the same sorrowful and guilty look on his face. However, his voice was uptight, and the corners of his mouth and eyes were trembling slightly. That indicated that he was on the verge of breaking down. He could explode at any moment but had to hold himself back.

Right now, the knowledge that his wife had been unfaithful would loom over him every day, leaving him feeling perpetually disgusted. Even so, he had to be affectionate toward his wife. For a man, that was extremely cruel. Still, he gets what he deserves!

After the ‘caught in an affair and stripped naked’ incident, Xyla returned to the Harper Family in a grand manner and continued being the young mistress of the Harper Family. At the same time, she frantically acquired the odd lots of the Harper Group. Combined with the 12% Sophia had given to her, she soon saw the Harper Group issuing a public announcement that she had acquired 15% of their shares. Thus, she became a major shareholder of the company and joined the board of directors. With that, she became a pivotal figure within the Harper Group.

On the other hand, ‘Doctor Invincible’ was extremely popular. One month after its release, the Cethosian box office earnings hit 4.5 billion while global box office earnings surpassed 9 billion. It easily entered the top 100 in box office rankings. Due to that, it became another peak in the acting careers of Taylor Murray and Ethan Winston. Due to its overwhelming response, its screening was extended for another month—it was screened in cinemas for two consecutive months.

Soon, the entertainment news revealed that Xyla had signed on to another new movie. Moreover, it contained many highly erotic scenes. When the news broke out, the entire country was shocked! It was incredible that the dignified young mistress of the Harper Family had accepted a role in a movie with many highly erotic scenes. In this regard, the Harpers did not accept any interviews from reporters.

The Harper Family’s scandals had become the most discussed gossip among Cethosians. However, the husband and wife seemed to be in a strong and loving relationship. Moreover, they constantly showed off their affection for each other. Everybody wished them happiness on the surface but didn’t know what to make of them behind their backs. No man could tolerate his woman accepting a role in a movie with highly erotic scenes. Therefore, Richard Harper was truly a man among men! However, after the incident where Xyla was stripped naked, she had become a popular topic for a while. For some reason, everybody held a strange interest in her new upcoming movie, thinking that perhaps she had nothing to lose anymore.

The Harper Residence, the Edwards residence, and The Imperial could be considered neighbors. Occasionally, Sophia would glance in the direction of the Harper Residence curiously when she went out. Sometimes, she even went so far as to watch them with a pair of binoculars. Ever since Xyla’s return, it seemed like she could see smoke coming out of the roof every other day. Thus, she was curious what the situation was like inside after all that fighting.

Due to the popularity of the movie, the crew of ‘Doctor Invincible’ was holding a large-scale celebration banquet. Although Michael was invited to attend, he couldn’t be bothered to go. Since Michael wasn’t going, Harry didn’t bother to attend either. He would rather stay at home, play games, and pet his cats.

In a blink of an eye, New Year’s Eve rolled around. The most anticipated holiday among the Cethosians was here. Early in the morning of New Year’s Eve, Michael began preparing to worship his ancestors. Meanwhile, Sophia was in the kitchen planning for tonight’s reunion dinner. It had been a difficult year, although it wasn’t as tough as it used to be in the past. Back then, she suffered greatly throughout the year just to eat one good meal on this day. Even so, the reunion dinner was a meaningful custom and had to be upheld.

On this day, the snow in Bayside City was as beautiful as ever. Across the lands of Cethos, some families were happy while others were not, and some people were deeply in love while others were fighting.
 

Early in the morning of New Year’s Eve, a huge commotion was happening at the Harper Residence. The reason for that was that Richard, who woke up in a private room of a business club in the arms of a pair of twin models with 36D busts, received an angry and frantic phone call from Mrs. Harper.

“Hurry up and come back! Xyla, that b*tch! She’s going to be the death of me! I’m so mad!” Mrs. Harper was so livid that she couldn’t get her words out properly. Guessing that something was wrong, he practically flew back home. Then, he kicked open the door to their master bedroom like a wild, red-eyed beast. Ever since the incident, he had not slept in the same bed as Xyla—in his eyes, she was soiled!

He was rendered speechless by her words. Not long ago, she finally realized that the girl she was in the past had been stupidly honest. Thus, she underwent a complete change. He fools around outside every night. What right does he have to criticize me?