My Dreamy Old Husband
Chapter 1185

At the same time, the Internet was in an uproar.

There had been some media hype about Derek and Sophia having an affair before, but Michael hadforcefully banned these news reports. Now that both Derek and his murderers had died and thevictim's remains were never found, the netizens let their imaginations run wild.

“Taylor Murray must have hired Derek's murderers. Who could stand being cuckolded? He dared notlay a hand on his wife since his father-in-law is very powerful. Hence, he could only get back atDerek!"

“I have a friend who is working at Dragon Technology. He said that Derek and Eddie were onintimate terms, and they seemed to have quarreled on the day of the incident. It must have beenEddie who killed him; she must have been afraid that Taylor found out about her affair with Derek!"“Where are the remains? The more I think about where the remains have gone, the more scared Iget!”

“The remains must have been hidden away to lower the risks of the culprit being found. What abunch of disgusting capitalists!"

“There were too many inside stories behind the scenes. We can't talk about them; otherwise, whatwe say will probably be censored. Taylor Murray had forced a bunch of truth-telling newspapers andmagazines to close down with a snap of his fingers... We can only say that human lives are tooworthless."

Sophia was really impressed by these netizens’ imagination.

It wasn't difficult to figure out Sandra's intentions when one thought back carefully about the wholeincident.

She played up scandalous gossip about Derek, making him famous by using Michael's reputation.Then, she killed him when speculations about the gossip reached their peak. Since the murdererswere dead, there was no witness testimony to prove Michael and Sophias innocence. Therefore,everyone would certainly point the finger at Michael, Sophia, and even Cooper.

The kept man was dead, so who killed him? It must have been either Michael or Sophia.

Thanks to Sandra's manipulation, Derek's death was sensationalized on a scale so spectacular thatthe story couldn't be played down at all. Sandra, the victim's sister, wept out her grief on her socialmedia accounts almost every day, detailing tearfully how miserable the loss of her younger brotherhad made her, and how close she and Derek used to be.

It was indeed weird that Alex was suddenly revealed to have a son, and the fact that Sandra was hisillegitimate daughter could be exposed by accident any time. However, Derek's death was the focushere, and they were very good at obscuring the focus...

Now that Derek had died like that, Cooper couldn't escape the responsibility. Even if the previousscandalous gossip about Derek and Sophia were set aside, Dragon Technology was, after all,Cooper's turf. Now that someone had died on his turf, he couldn't escape the responsibility, ofcourse.

This incident caused a huge stir thanks to Taylor's popularity.

Unfortunately, Derek didn't fall from the sky and ended up being reduced to a pulp like the YardFamily's grandmaster. Otherwise, this incident would have become far more complicated than this.Perhaps they had purposely attacked Derek in his office to make him die the same way the YardFamily's grandmaster did.

The death of the Yard Family's grandmaster back then caused such a great stir that the entireRonney Group was closed down for a few days for a reorganization.

The sensation caused by Derek's death this time wasn't as huge as the one caused by thegrandmaster’s death last time. At the very least, it didn’t cause Dragon Technology to be closeddown for several days for a reorganization.

Still, they could blackmail Cooper by seizing upon the fact that the remains weren't found. Theyfished for sympathy as much as they could on the media, stirring up public opinion by demandingto have Alex's son's death avenged.

When the public opinion was stirred up, the departments concerned would certainly take action.They would pretend to do some investigations even for the sake of calming down the public outcry.This kind of thing was the trickiest since nothing could be found out by investigating Sophia. Afterall, she wasn't the one who killed Derek.

However, everyone was influenced by public opinion, so they all thought that there must have beensomething fishy behind this incident. They were certain that someone must have been behind thescenes, and the authorities couldn't replace out the culprit simply because the culprit was shielded.There must be something behind the scenes! Oh, my god! God only knows how many inside storiesare behind this, for even the injustice of the death of the Mitchell Group's Chairman's son couldn'tbe redressed!

What everyone saw was perhaps just the tip of the iceberg.

Some people even went to Dragon Technology's premises to stage a protest downstairs.

Derek had made a public appearance during the founding of Dragon Technology, and he attractedmany fans with his innocent puppy-like looks and his status as a high-handed company president.Now that their Prince Charming died a mysterious death, the fans certainly could no longer sit still.In the end, the recently established Dragon Technology was successfully closed down for a few daysfor a reorganization. Sophia and Michael were frequently taken to the police station to cooperatewith the investigation, and Cooper was certainly no exception.

His business was really so strikingly successful that too many people wanted to take a share of thespoils, making this a good opportunity.

It seemed that the Mitchells wanted to seize this opportunity to destroy Cooper for good, for theykept pulling strings behind the scenes. Even the fashion week event for which Sophia was workinghard to prepare was forced to be held up for a few days since she waa involved in a homicide.

Both Sophia and Michael never commented on Derek's death as well as the slanderous accusationsmade by Sandra and the others. At this moment, they might bring trouble on themselves if theytalked too much.

Just then, a piece of breaking news suddenly came—Lucy publicly joined Ronney Fashion Week!Ronney Fashion Week immediately took on an entirely new look with Lucy's participation.

Sophia received inside information that Lucy had joined hands with the Yard Family to hold RonneyFashion Week this time. She also started to cozy up to the local fashion brands in Bayside City thatthe Yard Family treated with contempt by promising to promote their brands at Ronney FashionWeek.

Many fashion brands and designers dreamed of appearing at Ronney Fashion Week, so it wasobviously very cool to receive a letter of invitation to the event!

In comparison, Sophia's Bayside Fashion Week was embarrassingly countrified, resembling a farmproduce fair. If it weren't for the pressure from the Yard Family, they wouldn't have chosen to takepart in Bayside Fashion Week.

The fact that the Yard Family relented and reached an ice-breaking collaboration with Bayside City'slocal fashion world came as a piece of great news to some people.

But this wasn't a good thing for Sophia, for Lucy was the last person she wanted to set herselfagainst.

However, since Lucy had shown her hand, she would never show the white feather. It wasn't certainwho would win or lose yet!

Meanwhile, at the hot springs resort on Reverie Mountain...

“My younger brother, Derek, and I had always been close. He was rebellious, but he never made mecry...”

“This son of mine resembled me too much, for he was unwilling to give in to anyone sincechildhood... It really never occurred to me that I'd see my son dying earlier than myself.”

Derek watched expressionlessly as the news was broadcasted at loud volume.

Ha! Son? Ha! Younger brother?

Had anyone ever acknowledged me as their son and younger brother back when I lived on thestreets without a penny after my relatives took my property from me upon my mother and uncle'sdeath?

After the laptop was shut down, the news clip stopped playing, and the entire world fell silent.Derek's mind was in turmoil as he hung his head and pulled his hair.

He often wondered why life was so unfair to him by having him being born into such a family.

He would rather be born in a family that was a little poorer and more ordinary. At the very least, hisparents would love him dearly, and he would live a simple life. Wouldn't that be better?

He was also Alex's biological child; even though he was born illegitimate, he was Alex's own fleshand blood. Could they really kill him without feeling guilty just to make an issue of his death?Cooper spoiled her daughter so much that everyone in the world knew about it. He was also one ofthe Mitchells, so why couldn't Alex pay him even the slightest bit of attention?

Did they finally know that I'm their younger brother and son after I “died’? Ha! Since this is thecase.