My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 714

Michael pretended not to understand her words. “Yeah. If you like it, you should play with it more.”

Upon hearing his reply, Sophia lost her temper and decided to ignore him. Over the next few days, she would also blow up from time to time without rhyme nor reason. “Michael Fletcher! You used to wear the belts from L/K. Why did you change to the belts from CK?!

Are you sick of what you have? Are you going to get sick of me soon? You used to be able to last for more than 45 minutes! Why did you only last 30 minutes today? Are you getting tired of me? Do I disgust you? Tell me clearly! Don’t you dare pretend to sleep! Stay away from me! You’re too handsome. It’s going to make me blind. I can’t stand looking at you!”

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As soon as he arrived, the shopkeeper said, “Mr. Taylor Murray, you’re finally here! Your dog is ready; you can bring it home immediately.”

He had a gloomy expression as he paid for the dog. Meanwhile, the shopkeeper enthusiastically brought out a giant poodle. It was a teddy bear poodle. Its fur was yellowish and incredibly fluffy. Although it was still a puppy, it was larger than most adult dogs.

The moment he saw the dog, his vision went black. Why a teddy bear poodle?! This size; this aura… It’s going to be humping everything!

When he brought the giant poodle home, Sophia was very nice to him; she heard the news a long time ago. Thus, she was preparing a party to welcome the new dog. Even the dog ownership certificate had been prepared—the new dog’s name was Bubbles. Upon hearing the name, he agreed that it looked like bubbles too—it was way too fluffy!

When Sam heard that Sophia had gotten a new dog, he found another reason to visit them again. Thus, he enthusiastically came to visit and brought many gifts with him. Even Linus, who was abroad, called to congratulate her.

Hugging their older dog, Snowball, Michael sat on the sofa and watched as everybody else surrounded Sophia and the new dog in a festive cheer. Then, he felt very lonely. The old man is hugging the old dog… Now that Snowball has fallen out of favor, will it be my turn soon? However, his loneliness was fleeting. Looking at the innocent and happy smile on her face, he thought to himself, Whatever; as long as she is happy.

Then, Sophia carried the dog, Bubbles, over to him. The new dog seemed a little scared of its new home. It was very timid, and it shrank back into her arms. “Bubbles, this is Daddy. Come here, Daddy. Come and hug Bubbles.”

Michael snorted. He didn’t want to hold it. However, she placed the dog directly in his arms. So, he was forced to hug it. The new dog was very timid. It looked at him with big, soft eyes like a shy maiden. Still, the imbalance between its attitude and its body size felt rather strange.

She happily petted its large head and said, “Don’t be fooled by Bubbles’ size. It’s a girl!”

In response, he thought to himself, Hmph. It’s so strong; of course, it’s female. All of a sudden, he saw an illusion depicting a muscular little girl with yellowish skin sitting in his arms and acting cute. As soon as the image popped into his head, he could not look the dogs in its eyes again…

Ever since Nathan’s biological mother returned, Sophia seemed to have ‘lost her beloved child’. Hence, she directed her desire for children on her pets instead. For that reason, he naïvely believed that she would no longer raise any pets if she had children of her own. What a pity…

During the welcome party for the new dog, she also announced a major piece of news—preparations for the pet luxury goods studio were completed! It would open for business soon!

Not long after getting the new dog, Sophia immediately buried herself in work. The Remote Mountains’ Health Club Project was about to begin, and the new product launch for pet luxury goods was also being prepared at the same time. Hence, she was extremely busy. This was the career she loved. Therefore, she was very into it and worked late into the night every day before going home.

In a blink of an eye, it was April. It was spring, and the flowers were blooming. Sophia’s new product launch for pet luxury goods was about to begin. Moreover, the end of the product launch would also indicate that they were officially opening for business.

Ivan was able to execute the outfit with style, using various fashion design concepts to turn the bodice into a flower. Still, it’s just a bodice, even if it is a stylish bodice. I don’t understand fashion.

Naturally, Harry’s presence was required too. Walking with Sarah’s giant poodle, he was a humanoid accessory for the dog. For that reason, he was specially dressed up too. Other than that, Stanley appeared with Judge while Sean walked with Sunset.

The launch today was for insiders only, and only those invited could come. Hence, the guests were all carefully selected from among their clients.

Meanwhile, Sophia and Sarah were extremely busy making sure that everything went smoothly during the product launch. The highlight of the day was the fashion show later. Many models and pets were invited to come onto the stage. Among them, the main attraction was Harry and Michael, the two Academy Award winners.

Sam came uninvited while Stanley and Sean were the founding members of the company. Therefore, letting them walk the runway would reduce some of the costs of hiring models. As they were about to go on stage, they were gathered at the waiting area backstage. The waiting area backstage was filled with pets, models, and stylists. As the art director, Ivan was required to check through each and every person and animal before they could go on stage.

At the waiting area backstage, Michael held Garfield in his arms and petted it occasionally. At the same time, he sneaked a glance at Sam. Sam, who was comforting Corrado at that moment, was dressed like his dog. To think Master Sam—an existence akin to the deputy family head of the Edwards Family—was willing to attend a product launch as a model for free… It’s utterly unthinkable! I’m sure there’s a reason for this; he must have some ulterior motive…

It was extremely hectic backstage—the animals were walking all over the place. At the same time, it felt like something was simmering beneath the surface. Still, Michael would not try to do anything today. After all, it was an important day for Sophia. However, an unexpected guest appeared just before the fashion show officially started.

“Irene, why are you here?”

Sophia froze in shock for a moment when she saw Irene. Still, she smilingly invited Irene inside. She was not afraid of Irene acting up today as the place was crawling with dogs.

Irene’s appearance today made her seem like another person altogether when compared to how she looked back at the hospital. Like a patient dying of a critical illness, she looked pitiful and pale-faced back then—so much so that her wrinkles were showing. Now, she looked like a radiant beauty. Her face was exquisite, and her makeup was elegant. Her entire being seemed to radiate gracefulness. This version of Irene was the one Sophia was familiar with.