My Dreamy Old Husband

Chapter 1462

“Dear?”

Sophia nudged Michael a few times but there was no reply. He continued to sleep peacefully, as if he was dreaming happily; perhaps he was already together with Sophia in his dreams.

His dream might be so beautiful that he could not bear to wake up.

After making sure that he would not wake up for the time being, Sophia finally released the pain and despair she had been holding in for the past few days. Unable to hold back her tears anymore, they gushed out of her eyes. She tried to keep her sobs minimal so that she would not wake Carmen up.

A few days ago, Justin told her about everything.

It was only at that moment that Sophia realized Michael was dying. Everyone knew about it but they had hidden it from her.

This was also Michael’s wish—he wanted to leave peacefully and he did not want Sophia to wait for him, so he refused to enter cryogenic sleep.

Theo supported his decision. After all, he experienced the indescribable helplessness and despair after he woke up from his cryogenic sleep, so he did not want his son to follow in his footsteps.

Cooper too did not stop him, as he did not want his daughter to wait for a man who was half-dead for the rest of her life.

Hence, it was Michael’s final wish to leave peacefully and with dignity.

However, Sophia did not want this.

How can he be so selfish, leaving alone just like that?

I will not let him die!

Hence, she planned out the entire trip with Justin—she suggested the trip to Africa and when Michael boarded the plane, they would feed him sleeping pills for him to fall unconscious. After they landed, they would put him into cryogenic sleep right after they reached Michel Castle.

I can’t let him die!

Sophia choked on her sobs. After wiping her tears off, she quickly asked Justin to enter the room.

He had already dragged out the cryosleep chamber that was placed on the plane. They had made all the preparations and had put an adequate amount of sleeping pills in Michael’s food so that he would have a good sleep.

After he had fallen asleep, they would immediately initiate the cryogenic sleep.

When he woke up, he would be reborn.

Standing at one side, tears streamed down Sophia’s face relentlessly as she watched Michael being placed into the chamber. It was as if she was standing on a cliff, watching her beloved standing on the opposite cliff.

Cold air gushed from the abyss, taking all warmth from her. Because of the fog in the mountains, she could not even see his face clearly.

Is this how everything ends?

Quinton also entered the room to help them. When they lifted him up, even his hands were trembling.

I’m the one who pushed Michael down the abyss of death.

It’s all my fault!

On the other hand, Carmen had already woken up. When she saw Justin and Quinton putting Michael into the cryosleep chamber, she rubbed her eyes sleepily and asked in confusion, “Mommy, why is Daddy being placed in there?”

Sophia wiped the tears from her cheeks. However, as soon as she did that, another stream of tears flowed down her cheeks as she forced a smile at Carmen. “Daddy is going somewhere far, far away. Carmen, you have to be a good girl, okay?”

Sophia’s voice was like a small spark that could extinguish anytime amid the strong wind.

Carmen seemed to realize that something was going on because a long time ago, Woody had gone through the same thing. After he fell asleep in a rectangular chamber, he was not seen since.

“No!”

Carmen started sobbing loudly and heartbrokenly. Upon seeing this, their nanny quickly brought her out.

Carmen’s cries had alerted Theo and Cooper. Even though they were not aware of Sophia’s plans, when they saw Michael in the cryosleep chamber as soon as they entered, they immediately understood what was going on.

Cooper knew very well that if Sophia knew what had been going on, she would definitely make this decision.

It was highly possible that she would be waiting for him for the rest of her life.

“Darling, why do you do this to yourself?”

Theo also had a conflicted expression on his face. After all, he clearly knew what this meant. After Michael woke up, everything would be different. His father would be older and his son might even be

older than himself, while many of his friends might already be dead. Such feelings were suffocating and lonely, as if he had been abandoned by the entire world.

Theo did not wish his son to take the same decision as him.

If Michael was only asleep for a decade, it was still alright. However, if he was asleep for decades, Sophia might not even be here after he woke up and all his friends and family would have left him.

How much despair will he feel when that time comes?

Sophia, however, kneeled before them gently and raised her head to look at both Cooper and Theo with tears gushing down her cheeks. “Dad, I can’t let Mikey die just like that! Father, I beg you! I don’t want Mikey to die…”

Theo shook his head with apparent pain on his face. “But this is too cruel to Mikey. What if you are not around when he wakes up? Have you ever thought about the pain he would experience?”

Even though devastated, Sophia had a firm look in her eyes. She had already thought through all the possible consequences.

I shall be the selfish one this time!

She would rather stay lonely for half her life in exchange for Michael to be alive decades later.

“Father, if Elizabeth knows that you are still alive, she will still be very happy to hear that.”

With that, Theo was at a loss for words. In that instant, tears welled up in his eyes as well.

Yes… If Elizabeth knows that I’m still alive, even though we can’t be together, she will surely be happy for me.

After all, staying alive is better than everything else.

To Theo, him being alive was a suffering. However, to the people who loved him, his revival was a pleasant surprise.

A lump formed in Theo’s throat and he did not utter another word, quietly agreeing to Sophia’s actions.

With tears streaming down Anna’s face, she helped Sophia up, while Cooper also looked pained.

Since Sophia had already made this decision, the rest of her life would be spent waiting for a person who might not even be alive.

However, if he put himself in her shoes—if Anna was the one laying in the cryosleep chamber—he would make the same decision as Sophia.

If Michael was dead right now, all of Sophia’s happiness would be gone. After all, there was nothing more painful than watching the person she loved die in front of her. This pain might even accompany her forever.

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Cooper wiped his tears and patted Sophia’s shoulders. “Go ahead. I give you my support.”

Sophia nodded and turned around to look at the cryosleep chamber. Quinton and Justin had already made the necessary arrangements and they used the medical apparatus to guide Michael into deep sleep. After they pushed him to Michel Castle, he could fall into cryogenic sleep immediately.

Through the glass of the chamber, Sophia looked at Michael. He was still as attractive and dashing as he always was in her memories. At this moment, a gentle expression was etched onto his handsome

face with a slight smile on his lips, as if he had sunk into a sweet dream that he could not wake up from.

He had probably reunited with Sophia in his dreams and he might be living in this dream for decades. Perhaps he was living the life he had always wanted in his dreams, yet he thought that was the reality the entire time.

On the other hand, Sophia, who was living in the current reality, might need to wait for him for decades.

She might even have to wait until she grew old and died.