My Dreamy Old Husband
Chapter 1114

Michael let his armor down the moment Carmen told him sweetly, “Here, Daddy, I'll blow on themosquito bites for you.” He had planned to sneak out at midnight so that he could secretly returnall her newfound pets to their rightful owners, but he was so moved by his daughter's warmgestures that he found himself relenting instead.

Michael certainly had not expected Carmen to bring a lamb into the courtyard while he was doingthe dishes.

"Daddy, can I—"

Michael faltered and screamed inwardly, No, you can't. You can't!

He quickly began to dissuade her but alas, his painstaking attempt to do so had convinced Carmenthat she wanted two lambs instead.

Once again, Michael was at a loss for words.

By the end of the day, two baby lambs were added to Carmen's collection of farm animals andMichael let out a dry sob as he heard the lambs bleating in the yard.

But the moment he turned to see his little girl snuggled up against him, he felt all his resentmentand frustration dissipate into nothing.

It had been a long day. Flipping over, Michael pulled his sweetheart into his arms and fell asleepshortly after.

At midnight, a few people showed up outside of Michael's house.

“Alright; Dan has already led the guards away. Wait for me here. I'll be back before you know it!"Sophia instructed quietly as she went over to where Dimon and the others were standing. There wasa large bag slung over her shoulder.

Dimon watched as she dashed over to the courtyard, looking clumsy with the heavy bag in tow.Sophia had scoped out the landscape during the day and had taken note of the camera that waspositioned by the front entrance. She avoided it and headed over to a hidden part of the courtyard,where she knew the dog hole would be.

When she came upon this dog hole during her stake out earlier that day, Sophia had made sure thatshe would be able to squeeze through it without being captured by the camera.

Dimon watched as Sophia found the hole and crawled through it. Once she had managed that, shereached out an arm and said, “Dimon, give me the bag.”

Cringing, he handed the bag over to her.

He thought about how Cooper's actions had forced Michael into crawling through a dog hole onceupon a time.

How the tables had turned since, seeing as Sophia was now doing the exact same thing.

After she had infiltrated the courtyard, Sophia slung the bag over her shoulder and sneaked into thekitchen.

She had observed that the camera in the kitchen would be switched off during the night, but thesame would not apply to the one in the courtyard. She carefully navigated her way around the latterand made her way toward the kitchen, thereafter locating the cellar in which Michael stored thefood.

The temperature in the village was cool by nightfall and instead of using refrigerators, the villagerswould store their food in a little cellar built into the ground.

Sophia shone her torchlight down at the meager supply that had been stored into the cellar. Therewas nothing left but a quarter of a lotus root, a couple of eggs, tomatoes, and a lonely cob of corn;the melons were gone and Carmen had fed the piglet whatever was left of the vegetables.

Hmm... Michael cooked that com... I'll take it!

Sophia munched on the cob of corn as she placed her torchlight down on the floor next to her. Shemade sure that it still cast its light into the cellar while she rummaged through her bag and beganto gingerly stock up the food in the cellar.

She brought tomatoes, eggs, strips of pork belly and potatoes—all of which she deemed asessential food items. She had also brought lollipops, jellies, chocolates, a packet of cigarettes andchewing gum. Then, she lowered a sealed pack of ready-made chicken drumsticks and pig trottersinto the cellar before finally putting in the fruits, which included grapes, peaches and pears.

Sophia had picked the fruits after sunset so they would be fresh enough for consumption tomorrowmorning.

The massive bag that had been filled with food items was now deflated as Sophia emptied itscontents into the cellar. As she did so, she felt relieved knowing that Michael and Carmen wouldn'tstarve tomorrow.

She was so distracted with her own task that she hadn't even noticed when, at some point, a figureappeared behind her. He stayed hidden in the shadows as he watched her every move.

Sophia remained unaware as she happily piled junk food into the cellar.

Michael kept quiet as he watched her stock up the cellar, which was already running out of space.Finally, she laid a packet of pig feed on top of the stockpile. Upon seeing that, Michael was utterlyspeechless.

Sophia looked small as she crouched by the cellar. She was a study in enigma, like a rare flowerwhose heady perfume aroused Michael in the dead of the night.

A sense of urgency seized him and there was a deep hunger within him that he could no longerkeep at bay.

At that moment, he could feel the blood coursing through his body in heated passion and he onlyhad one thing on his mind—to ravish her with love.

Impatient and testosterone-driven, Michael grabbed Sophia and pinned her against the stove.Sophia had been shaking her empty bag when someone suddenly swept her up and pinned himselfagainst her. A large pair of hands clasped over her small ones.

“Shh,” Michael whispered softly into her ear, his breath stirring her hair in a familiar sensation.Sophia relaxed upon realizing that it was Michael.

"Hubby—" she called out gently, reaching her arms around his broad shoulders.

With her stature, she could only cling onto Michael by reaching around his torso and placing herhands on his shoulders.

Michael made a sound in the back of his throat before he hungrily kissed her cheeks and earlobes.Sophia could feel her body giving in to his kisses as she melted into the strength of his arms.Michael's hand reached out, feeling for the stove. He had removed all the firewood after cookingand the heat of the stove had since died down, so he knew it wouldn't scorch Sophia if she were tosit on it.

He lifted Sophia and lowered her onto the stove, then gently pushed her skirt upward as he brushedhis hands along her thighs.

Sophia could feel the sheen of perspiration that covered his back as her grip tightened on hisshoulders. He'd just showered and the faint, pleasant scent of his shower gel still lingered on hisskin.

She wanted so badly to leave a mark on his neck but she thought better of it; the film crew wouldhave a field day if the mark showed up on camera tomorrow!

When everything was over, Sophia pulled on her clothes. Since Michael had come out of his roomwearing only a pair of shorts earlier on, he was dressed relatively quickly. Presently, he turned on thekitchen light before going over to the stove where there was a big pot of water. Placing a steamrack into the pot as the water began to boil, he efficiently warmed up a couple of eggs, two cobs ofcorn, and a few large potatoes.

"Have some food. You must be hungry,” Michael said softly, looking at Sophia with a gentleexpression.

With all that she had done today, from running around with the crew to gathering fruits andpotatoes, Sophia had to be famished by now.

Her stomach grumbled but she held back nonetheless as she ate two potatoes and a cob of corn,saving the eggs for Michael and Carmen.

Seeing her scarf down her food like this broke Michael's heart.

He and Carmen might be the ones starring on the reality show, but Sophia was the one who wastruly worn out by the end of it all.

Michael cleaned up the kitchen after Sophia had finished her food, but it didn’t take long before hepicked her up and settled her onto the stove again. Pulling down his pants, he teased in a low voice,“I don't think you're full—not just yet. Don't worry, you can go after you're done with this meal.”Despite what Sophia had said earlier, it had taken two hours before she finally crawled back throughthe dog hole.

The bag she had brought along with her was empty.

"So much for being quick,” Dimon grumbled as he killed yet another mosquito, then left quietly.The next day, Michael woke up feeling refreshed and invigorated. The crew was arriving and thedrones were taking flight. At daybreak, he woke Carmen up and got her ready to start their father-daughter missions for the day.

Michael stepped out of his courtyard thinking that he had already satisfied Sophia last night and hewas sure that she would have gone home today. However, as he looked up, he saw her standing bythe entrance, disguised as a villager as she peeked at them.