My Dreamy Old Husband

Chapter 1352

After being taken away for a week to be investigated, Cooper and Linus finally returned home.

“Dad! Linus!” Sophia gleefully went to welcome the two of them.

Upon seeing Sophia sprinting toward him, Cooper opened his arms to catch her.

At this moment, Cooper was filled with a lingering sense of fear.

He had watched the video and had seen his darling daughter stuck in that tiny car, nearly getting crushed by those two trucks.

“All right. It’s okay. I’m back,” Cooper said softly, hugging Sophia before scooping Carmen up.

For the past week, he had appeared to be at a disadvantage on the surface, but he and Linus had actually been using this opportunity to lay out their plans. Jordan had invested all of his energy in Bayside City, so it had caught him by surprise when conflict arose in his territories in Europe. It seemed that the pawn that Cooper had placed there finally proved themself useful.

So, at this very moment, Jordan was in Europe trying to settle the issue.

When he returned home, Cooper saw Theo spread out on the sofa watching ‘The Bright Sword’.

Although Cooper didn’t like it when Theo lay on the sofa all day drinking liquor while watching action films, this time, Theo had done the unexpected by throwing Jordan into the gutter. He had certainly done well.

Cooper commended him. “Theo, you’ve really outdone yourself this time.”

Concentrating on watching Landon McNeil fight against Peace County, Theo answered, “It was nothing. We should support each other after all.”

It was worth mentioning that the young, dashing man before Cooper was none other than Theo Fletcher! Thirty years ago, Theo had taken out the drug lord’s base that had been entrenched in the southwest border for decades!

When he and Tanya got married, he had invited two-thirds of the world’s greatest drug lords to his wedding, and he had annihilated all of them.

He was the one who had turned the Golden Triangle from a poppy farm into a fragrant tea farm.

Later, he had ‘sacrificed’ himself to prevent people from seeking vengeance against his family. Up until now, he had not revealed his identity, so no one knew about this historical moment and the existence of Theo Fletcher. All they knew was that the central government had sent a general to wipe out the Golden Triangle, which many forces had failed to defeat.

And, it went without saying that no one was aware that this general was being intentionally concealed from the public.

Not to mention, no one would’ve imagined that Mark’s most beloved son, who was once a battle- hardened general, was currently sitting at home and living a leisurely life picking up his grandchild and taking his dog on daily walks.

Now, everything was in the past. Of course, it was unknown whether Quinton had personally killed Clive, or if Cooper had instructed him to do so. Either way, the matter had been dealt with, and the ‘murderer’—who was a habitual offender and a serial murder suspect—had been caught.

Sophia didn’t know how things ended for the Bishop family as it was handled by the Fletchers.

In any case, Sophia would occasionally see news about the Bishop family. After stirring up trouble so often, the public’s initial sympathy for them had started to wane.

Word of them exploiting their daughter to support their son had gotten out. Their son had died, but the Bishops’ nasty nature had made the public lose their compassion for them.

After the return of Cooper and his son, the part of Europe that had been constantly giving them trouble had quietened down. The African headquarters were under control, and Dragon Technology Corporation continued to operate as usual. Even the officials who had come to inspect the company’s taxes, fire protection system, and boiler room had stopped coming. They were finally clear of suspicion. Owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

As for Jordan, not only did he lose an entire support system, Lucy had also gotten rid of many of his most trusted subordinates, further eliminating his influence in the Edwards Group.

However, Jordan was the person who had caused Sam to lose his chance at the presidency. The power he held was unthinkable. Even Anna had failed to succeed at the plan that she had worked on for two decades. Getting rid of him was not something that could be accomplished overnight, but Lucy was confident that she would witness Jordan’s death someday.

Upon returning, Cooper accompanied Carmen to shoot a reality show, but the script of the next few episodes had been changed from a parent-child science class to a parent-child national defense class. The shooting location had been switched to a military camp, and it was still being broadcasted on the military channel.

Michael continued to film his new movie at the shooting site while Sophia had begun to work on JNS Group’s new products for the next season.

Everyone was kept busy.

Besides going to work, Sophia was also attending graduate school, so her hands were considerably full, but everyone followed suit. They started to work while pursuing a graduate degree on the side, attending classes every week.

This small group of friends had started their respective businesses when they were still in school. On the day they were supposed to take their graduation photo, Sophia had disappeared. Shortly after, Sarah had given birth to Hope. Meanwhile, Stanley and Sean had started a business together. Needless to say, each of them had encountered their fair share of ups and downs in life.

After so many years had passed, all of their businesses had grown stable, so they all decided to go back to school to continue with their education.

“Sophia, you can continue to f*cking dawdle. I’m not waiting for you!” Walking on the campus of Bayside University, Sophia suddenly heard Stanley’s voice. Then, she saw him whizzing past on a rented ofo—a yellow bicycle that was part of a bicycle-sharing system—as he flew into the depths of the university.

Sean rode behind him, the two of them speeding off in tandem. Having traded their business suits with student uniforms, they seemed to appear several years younger.

“Hmph, fine! Don’t wait up!” Sarah muttered beside Sophia.

When Sophia first made the decision to sit for the graduate entrance examination, she had gotten a vast number of positive responses from her fellow friends. Now that everyone was getting together to continue their education, Sarah too had decided to pursue a master’s degree in management.

Dressed in plain student uniforms and walking around in flats, they were no different from the other students. It was as if they had gone back to the way they looked in the graduation photo from many years ago.

It was a pity that Sophia had completely lost her memory from that time. She had forgotten how she grew up and how she struggled but refused to give up hope.

Sarah presented herself like how she used to. With round cheeks framing her face, her features were made up of double eyelids, huge eyes, a small mouth, and a tiny nose. Dressed in Lolita fashion, she looked like a comic character in real life. Walking amongst the students, she fit right in.

Sophia, on the other hand, looked nothing like her old self. She was a mixed-race child, and she looked like her mother when she was young. Now, she bore more resemblance to her father; even her temperament had changed drastically. Her big blue eyes were like large cosmetic contact lenses.

Sarah stared at those eyes. “Are you going to stick to the same pair of eyes for your entire life? In the future, do you plan to change to the… cornea made out of human flesh?”

A cornea made out of human flesh…

Sophia blinked several times. Her eyes were artificial, as her original ones had long been destroyed. If not for this pair of artificial corneas, she would be blind now.

“I’ll change if there’s a suitable replacement.”

Over the years, she seemed to have gotten accustomed to the artificial corneas in her eyes. It would feel strange to suddenly change to the ‘cornea made out of human flesh’.

The two walked around the campus, slowly heading toward their classes. Just the act of roaming around the campus lifted their spirits.

Suddenly, Harry pulled up next to them on an ofo. He was wearing a mask, but they could still tell that it was him.

“Hey, Old Wolf, what are you doing here?” Sarah hopped onto the bicycle, clearly pleased to see him.

Harry responded, “I’m here to see if you’re cutting classes.”

As he spoke, he turned back to see if Sarah was properly seated before riding off.

“We’ll see you in class, Sofie!” Sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, Sarah waved happily at Sophia.

Sophia shook her head. They’re so affectionate, even at this age!