My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 1296

But no matter what… Lucy was Michael’s ex-girlfriend after all. He couldn’t bring himself to treat her harshly because of how similar she looked to Elizabeth. She seemed to be a living shadow of Elizabeth. With her around, Michael felt relieved, as if Elizabeth were still alive. Hence, he couldn’t bring himself to destroy this mirage.

However, reality was cruel—she was Jordan’s daughter, so she would side with him naturally. While holding the phone in his hand, he said, “What will come, will come. Don’t get too caught up on this.”

Sophia seemed to heave a long, unhappy sigh. “Nothing is perfect in this world indeed!” Then, she turned her back to Michael and spoke. “Dear, scrub my back for me.”

While holding the phone in one of his hands, he used the other to scrub her back. The scars left behind from her rotten flesh because of Virs-18 were still there. On top of that, much of the skin on her face was transplanted from her back. Hence, she had many scars on her back. She was very careful when she wore outfits that would reveal her back, for fear that the scars would be revealed. There were also some scars on her waist that were left behind from giving birth to Carmen.

While gently stroking these scars, the skin beneath his fingers seemed like the growth ring of a tree, recording all the hardships she had been through all these years. It was simply unfortunate that he wasn’t by her side when she was most helpless and desperate.

Michael leaned forward and kissed her wet back. Then, he hugged her from behind, as if he was hugging an invaluable treasure. If there’s a next life, are you willing to wait for me there?

Michael knew his health condition very well—the virus in his body had been corroding his internal organs and his bones. It would be better for him to enter cryogenic sleep earlier, but he simply couldn’t bear to part with her. He couldn’t bear to leave Sophia, Carmen, Celine, and this entire family…

Since they hadn’t fully utilized the 10-minutes talk time, Sophia continued to speak her mind. “Do you think that Sean has completely given up on Stanley this time around? Is my mom using my dad? I’m so worried for him!”

Michael shook his head. “You have nothing to worry about.”

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At the Edwards Residence, because of the incident that happened to Jordan, he was forced to postpone his wedding with Anna, so he rescheduled the date. On top of that, after the news of their wedding was spread, all his mistresses were furious at him and called him all day long. Hence, Jordan disappeared all the time because he had been busy pacifying these women.

Truth be told, Jordan was a pretty impressive man. Even though he was already in his fifties, he was still quite chivalrous. Countless women—ranging from their twenties to fifties—had fallen for him, many of whom were even famous and powerful figures. He also had many illegitimate children.

He thought that he was showing his love by marrying Anna officially, and that this was a blessing that she had hoped for a long time. However, he was unaware that she hated him to the core since day one.

Anna secretly called Cooper, who nodded. “Alright. You have to be careful there.” He softened his tone when he spoke to her. In fact, Cooper was very worried about Anna, who was alone at the Edwards Residence with no one to take care of her. He didn’t even know how she had been doing there.

Anna also sensed the worry in his voice, so she reassured him, “Don’t worry. I’m doing well here. We are on our way to success.”

I’ve been waiting for this day for many years… After Lucy is gone, we can take advantage of Jordan’s preoccupation and penetrate the Edwards Group while slowly leaving the Yards Family. I have the patience to do that. I’m about to regain my freedom and return to Cooper officially!

At the Imperial, Cooper’s heart felt heavy after he hung up the phone. At this moment, he was at the breaking point where he had to fight till the death with Jordan. I have to get rid of Lucy. Sam probably knows that I’m about to attack Jordan soon, hence why he abruptly decided to leave the Edwards Family because he doesn’t want to get caught up in the middle.

However, he felt pressured to get rid of Lucy as well. Sophia seems to be quite close with her…

Sure enough, in no time, Sophia opened a small slit in the door and poked her head in. “Dad… are you going to attack Lucy soon?” she asked hesitantly.