My Dreamy Old Husband
Chapter 331

After school, Sophia returned home with the rosary around her neck. The black obsidian cross washard to miss and easily recognizable with a mere glance.

Michael had already warned her not to have any interaction with the Mitchells. Not only did shemeet up with Woody, but she even brought Cooper's rosary home with her.

The moment she opened the door when she arrived home, she saw Michael watching TV on thecouch. Nathan dashed for his new toy as soon as he went to the door while she stood withoutmoving, afraid to step in.

Seeing that no one was in the living room, Nathan went out to play with the toys in his hands. Withnobody else around, she faced her back to the living room with an anxious yet reddened facebefore poking her butt in.

Since she had done something wrong and deserved to be punished, she should enter with her buttfirst.

Actually, Michael had already known about the events that transpired for the past couple of daysand he was strongly adamant of her not being involved with the Mitchells. Like a quagmire, it wouldbe impossible to break free once contact, even a minute one, was made.

Yesterday, she had offended the eldest daughter of the family head of the Mitchell Family, Natasha,whereas today, she kept Cooper's rosary, which all the descendants of the family had beenaggressively eyeing for.

He thought to himself sarcastically, How amazing she is!

It was getting harder to suppress the fact that she was born with the Mitchells’ genes.

Setting aside the fact that Woody mistook her for his son with a mere glance, even his slow-wittedgrandfather, Mark, had called to confirm her background a couple of days ago. “Are you sure thatgirl is from the Edwards Family, and not the Mitchells?” he had asked in a serious tone.

Her involvement with the Mitchells were getting deeper—whether she knew it or not.

Despite that, the frustrations he had inside for the entire day evaporated when he saw how shewriggled her butt through the door earlier. Standing up, he paced over and gave her butt a tightslap.

Smack! Sophia“s face reddened, but she was afraid to withdraw her butt.

Michael gave her a few more slaps in succession, with each one being louder than the last.

Smack! Smack! “Have you realized your mistake?” he asked sternly when she was silent and afraid tosay something.

She lowered her head and answered, “Yes.”

He slapped her again, but stroked it afterward. “What did you do wrong?”

“I shouldn't have been involved with the Mitchells,” she answered timidly.

After giving Sophia another slap, Michael asked, “What else?”

Retracting her head, she said, “I shouldn't have accepted Cooper's amulet.”

Then, she surrendered the rosary herself.

Upon taking the rosary from her, he still felt her warmth radiating from it and it felt different as itwas a little warmer than his own. With the amulet in hand, he headed into the living room with herfollowing behind and standing at the side as her head drooped.

Staring at the rosary in his hand, it looked exactly as how he remembered it to be. It was said thatWoody had obtained it from a high priest and Cooper had worn it since childhood, never removingit even once.

In every photo of Cooper, the rosary could be seen. It was all a terrified Michael had subconsciouslystared at every time he was writing in front of Cooper. Over a long period of time, he wasbrainwashed by what he saw and the rosary became a nightmare from his childhood!

Legend had it that it was a rock with spiritual powers. Therefore, everything was smooth sailing forCooper since young because of the rock's blessings.

He later passed away because he had removed the rosary. The first time that he took it off was thetime when he met with a car accident.

The descendents of the Mitchell Family had vied aggressively over each other for it, but Woodyregarded it as his life and wouldn't give it to anyone.

However, he had easily passed it to Sophia.

Of course, Michael didn't believe that the rock had any spiritual powers at all; it was merely anamulet. Back then, Cooper probably had already prepared himself to completely sever his ties withthe Mitchells and even removed the rosary to return it to Woody. Maybe he didn't want to takeanything away from the Mitchells.

Based on the information that Hale had given Michael, Woody had privately sought out Annabeland offered a sum of money to leave his son in an attempt to force them apart when herrelationship with Cooper was exposed. At the same time, he lied to Cooper that he had her killed.As kind-hearted as Woody's solution to the problem was, it still created a wedge between fatherand son, turning them into strangers from then on. It was probably around that time when Cooperhatched a plan to sever all ties with the Mitchells! For ten long years, he planned the future of theMitchells and Woody before leaving with no loose ends and anything that belonged to the familybehind.

Michael held the rosary in his hand for a long time until it became warm, but for some unknownreason, it didn't feel like his own warmth on the rosary. Rather, it still felt like Sophia's warmth andhe sighed. Maybe this rock really has spiritual powers and can recognize its owner!

Sophia was still nervous—she had liked the rosary and wanted to wear it for a couple more daysbefore returning it, but he would never permit that.

Focusing on the rosary before looking at Michael, who was holding it, she observed that he wouldsigh for a moment before frowning in the next second

Suddenly, he patted his own thigh and called out to her, “Come over here, chica.”

She went over and sat on his thighs before he put the amulet on her. “This rock has spiritual powersand it will bless you in your studies if you wear it.”

It could have been her fate with the rosary. Although Woody's eyesight was failing him, he couldsomehow tell that Cooper's child had returned.

With the rosary around her neck, Sophia was absolutely delighted as she admired it in her hands.Michael had almost blurted out the truth about her background a few times when he saw howhappy she was, but he held back on his urge.

At that point, he had much more to consider—she was Cooper's daughter, the one who inheritedhis insane genes and that made her as good as a sleeping dragon! It was only a matter of timebefore she would break through the skies and he felt that he wouldn't be able to keep herprotected much longer. Sooner or later, the Mitchells would discover her identity!

It was as though the blood flowing in her was gradually drawing her closer to the Mitchell Family'squagmire—and unless she stayed at home for the rest of her life, there was no other way to preventit.

He growled internally, However, if she’s sucked into their family conflicts... That will be a massiveheadache!

Michael had once made up his mind to bring the secret to his grave, but it was getting arduous toconceal Cooper's genes in Sophia and he had to be prepared for the day when she would bediscovered.

If only Cooper could be found now...

As he decided on what to do next, he reminded, “Minimize your contact with the Mitchells, but OldMaster can be an exception. He's getting on in his years and doesn't have any children, so you cango and visit him whenever you're free!”

Sophia was overjoyed—he had outdone himself in being kind! He has really lived up to his name asan idol! No matter from which angle you look at him, he’s perfect and shining with the brilliance ofhumanity 365 days of the year!

After receiving the amulet, she wore the rosary.on a daily basis. Perhaps she could have beenpossessed by the prodigy’s soul, but she felt that her brains were more active and she was able tolearn things at a faster rate.

Within a few days, she had discreetly passed a professional-grade minority language exam andobtained a third-level certificate in Computer Science without a glitch.

Her obsession with obtaining certificates was something that she couldn't control and she suddenlyreceived a call from the university one day. “Is this Miss Edwards? The finals for Miss Misty Pageant,which you had registered for, has been brought forward to the 18th. It will be held at theuniversity's main auditorium at 2 in the afternoon. Please be prepared beforehand!”