Leave?
Nicole thought she had heard it wrongly.
Cooper must know about Sophia, but why is he not taking action after hearing that she is dying?
Is he cold-blooded?
But Cooper ignored her, strode forward, and got into the car emotionlessly.
The engine started again.
Hearing the noise of the engine, Nicole fell into despair. She suddenly exploded and dashed toward Sophia like a gust of wind.
Sophia had lost her consciousness and was leaning against the rock. There was still slight breathing as her chest rose and fell, and there was a dead little girl lying next to her. Their hands were held together.
Nicole knew that Sophia would be the next to die if she didn’t get the cure.
She never knew she had such strength. She felt nothing as she carried Sophia and ran toward Cooper’s car before he left. She put Sophia on the ground and kneeled down, blocking the way.
Nicole looked up and stared at Cooper in the passenger seat. “Cooper! Her name is Sophia Edwards, from Cethos. Her dad is Joe Edwards, and her mom was Annabel Johnson. Her uncle’s name is Liam Johnson, and Taylor Murray is her husband. She said you were her relative, and she’d been looking for you. She always kept the amulet with her. You must know her!” Nicole shouted with her loudest voice. “She’s dying. Please, save her! Save her!”
Nicole’s voice was hoarse, and her throat was hurting as she spoke.
The paparazzis investigated Sophia’s family background when the news that she was sexually assaulted by her uncle leaked. Nicole learned about her mother’s name then.
Since Cooper was her relative, someone from her dad or mom’s side—or someone from her husband’s family—must know Cooper!
The cold-blooded man in the car was stunned when he heard a particular name.
Cooper soon got out of the car again and walked toward Nicole. His eyes were fixated on the deeply infected girl in her arms.
The girl’s face was starting to swell up and ulcerate, and her breathing was weak. She was at the edge of dying—she might die anytime. Her young, beautiful face was withering gradually, and her life was coming to an end.
Nicole finally saw emotions in Cooper’s cold eyes. There was shock, disbelief, and a slight doubt.
“What was her m-mother’s name?” he asked, his voice hoarse all of a sudden.
It turns out he was her mom’s distant relative.
“Her mom was Annabel Johnson! She had a brother named Liam Johnson, who used to be a primary school teacher.”
Nicole remembered the information those unscrupulous paparazzis posted. She didn’t dare to forget anything related to her.
Cooper slowly took down the gas mask and gloves, exposing his looks that hadn’t changed in over a decade; he still looked handsome as ever. Nevertheless, time did leave some marks on him, making him even colder and merciless.
He reached out his arms and slowly touched the fragile skin of that girl.
He could still see someone familiar through that swollen face of hers.
“W-When was she born?” Cooper’s voice seemed to be shaking a little. His eyes were flickering, for he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
Nicole recalled the time when Sophia was playing a small role in the same production in the film studio. She mentioned visiting the pandas at the Panda Foundation on her birthday in September, and she soon learned about Taylor going live at the Panda Foundation!
“September! She will turn twenty-six this September!” she calculated Sophia’s birthday and answered quickly.
Twenty-six… Born in September!
It’s too late, too late…
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