My Dreamy Old Husband
Chapter 1116

The more Michael thought about his upcoming schedule for the reality show, the more he regrettedsigning up for it in the first place.

Upon their arrival at The Imperial, they received the warmest welcome the family had to offer.Cooper and Linus stood by the entrance, along with Stanley, Justin and Celine. Relatives from bothsides of the family were here—even the Michels showed up with words of congratulations. Sam waspresent as well and he had brought a homecoming gift for Carmen to congratulate her on starringin the reality show.

Michael, Sophia and Carmen made quite an entrance with a piglet and a rooster in tow. Harry, onthe other hand, had only Ashton in his care.

Stanley was taken aback when he registered the diaper-wearing rooster. “I guess money makes allthe difference when it comes to rearing chickens!” he mused. “That's something us ordinary folkscan never understand!”

Michael's expression looked sour despite the occasion. It was hard for him to muster even an ounceof a smile, especially when there was a diapered piglet and rooster waddling in front of him.Cooper, on the other hand, was in a terrific mood. Seeing Michael, he clapped a hand on his son-in-law's shoulder and said, “You didn't do too badly.”

Cooper had dispatched countless men and drones to spy on his precious little granddaughter, so hehad managed to see everything that had taken place throughout the three days during which theepisode was filmed.

His old son-in-law had done fairly well throughout the process but that was likely because all theother dads were completely hopeless by comparison, thereby magnifying Michael's babysittingskills.

The shot of Michael carrying the piglet, in particular, had become an international sensation.

After all, it was a photo that captured the very essence of fatherhood!

It was not merely a pig that Michael had carried on his shoulders, but the sacred responsibilities thatcame with being a father!

Michael grew slightly cheerful upon being praised by his father-in-law.

As everyone adjourned to the living room, Sophia began distributing the truckful of villagespecialties that she had bought as souvenirs.

It was nightfall by the time the last of the guests departed. When Sophia was done with her dinnerand had taken a shower, she switched on the news.

The team behind the reality show had only released a couple of teaser clips on their official channel,but there was no doubt that this season would see solid viewership ratings as it continued to gaintraction among the fans.

Michael had only carried the pig for all but five minutes, but apparently that was all it took for hisname to make waves in the entertainment industry. All anyone could talk about was him and hispiglet.

Meanwhile, Carmen was ecstatic. Starring in this season of “Where Are We Going, Dad?’ was herdream come true and she was basking in the joy of it all as she climbed into Sophia’s bed, keen ongetting an early night's sleep.

Having seen Carmen writing in her diary earlier, Michael became curious and decided to sneak intoher room after he had washed up. As Carmen's vocabulary expanded, Sophia encouraged her tokeep a daily journal, even though there were words that she couldn't quite spell just yet.

Michael's eyes gleaned over Carmen's diary. He was excited to replace out what she thought of hisperformance for the past couple of days.

“My Daddy is the best superhero in the whole world. He safed the world once when he

was Docter Strange.’

I'm going on “Where Are We Going, Dad?" with Daddy. This makes me really happy.’

“Daddy is always so busy. I'm happy that I get to spend a hole day with him."

“I'm happy that Daddy cooked for me."

I'm happy that Daddy got rid of mosquitoes for me.

When he was done reading through the pages, Michael felt himself tear up. Filming over the pastthree days had worn him out but the joy he had gained from it was far beyond anything he couldimagine.

He carefully stored the diary away before retreating to his room, thereupon replaceing Sophia andCarmen fast asleep as they snuggled in bed; they must be tired after the past couple of days.

He kissed both his girls goodnight.

After all, he was the best father and husband in the world.

It wasn't even daybreak the next morning when the rooster crowed loudly, startling Sophia beforeboth her alarm and biological clock went off.

The voice-control lighting that was installed around the neighborhood lit up at the sound of theroosters crow. Sophia bolted upright with her heart beating fast and she was still bleary-eyed as sheturned to see that Carmen was still sound asleep. Michael, on the other hand, was nowhere to befound

Hmm, that's early, Sophia noted curiously.

She shuffled over to the bathroom but Michael wasn't there either. Thinking that he had gone out,Sophia certainly did not expect to bump into him when she entered the kitchen.

He was looking serious in an apron as he made breakfast out of the local specialties from thevillage.

Sophia's eyes sparkled and she was fiercely determined to try Michael's cooking.

It didn't take long for the feast to be served; there were potatoes, cobs of corn, sandwiches, burgers,noodles and mac and cheese.

Soon, the family gathered around. Cooper was keen on sampling the local specialties from thevillage and Linus arrived early too, seeing as he always had his meals here. With the addition ofJustin and his family, there was now a crowd surrounding the breakfast spread.

Sophia dipped the potato into some sauce after she had peeled it, then took a bite. Meanwhile,Michael had taken off his apron and was now seated with the rest of the family. In the midst of theongoing friendly conversation, Michael turned to address Cooper with a somber expression. “Dad, isit true that Anne attempted suicide because of you?”

Cooper was startled and he stopped peeling the potato in his grip. His face gave nothing away ashe answered stoically, “I don't know what you're talking about.”

Michael suppressed a smile. He knew the truth but he pressed on nonetheless, “So why aren't youand Louis speaking to each other?”

Cooper did not answer but there was confirmation in his silence.

Despite having everything to do with Anne's attempted suicide, Cooper had remained relativelyunfazed, which infuriated Louis. In retaliation to that, Cooper had given away his collection ofpaintings by Louis that he kept around the house.

"What happened? What is it? Linus, tell me!” Sophia demanded after seemingly picking up onsomething.

Upon seeing the resentful look on Cooper's face, Linus hesitated as he murmured, “I don't think it'smy place to tell you the specifics...”

With that, Cooper finished his meal and went upstairs without a word. He occupied the entire thirdfloor of the house and he rarely came down other than during meal times.

The moment Cooper left, Linus began to spill the beans. “Anne insists on marrying Dad and shedropped by the Mitchells’ place just so she could see him. The Mitchells came to us instead but theywere denied entry, and Dad wouldn't come out of his room at all. In order to talk things over, Louisinvited Dad over for tea but Dad turned him down; after that, Louis got Anna to send Dad aninvitation, but he rejected it as well. So, Anne lost her mind and she threatened to kill herself unlessDad showed up. She even got someone to send him a video of her hanging herself. She went to seethe Fletchers, too!”

Having heard all this, Sophia angrily slammed her chopsticks down on the table.

This is outrageous!

Anne Osborne has crossed the line. Did she somehow lose her mind when she became obsessedwith the thought of marrying Dad?

Sophia clenched her jaw. It is time to put that woman in her place!

Sophia had only just finished her meal when she received a very hostile phone call from Sandra.“Sophia Edwards, you better bring your father over here this instant! The Osborne girl is hospitalizedbecause of him and none of you even bothered to visit her! If anything happens to her, it'll be theend of the Mitchell Family!"

“Tell me where you are and I'll go over immediately,” Sophia replied swiftly.

She ought to teach Anne a lesson later.

Sophia cursed inwardly, How dare the woman assume that she is good enough for Cooper? Howdelusional can she be? He is completely out of her league!

As far as Sophia was concerned, Anne could go screw herself.

Sandra was elated at the thought that Sophia agreed to show up with Cooper, but her tone wasmalicious as she snapped into the phone, “Methodist Hospital, inpatient ward, room number eight.Be here within the hour.”

Upon hearing that, Sophia scoffed. “Don't insult me. I'll be there in half an hour.”

Sophia was feeling impatient, wanting nothing more than to teleport to Anne's hospital room andgive that delusional girl a harsh slap on the face!