My Dreamy Old Husband
Chapter 367

I was supposed to be a little princess who is cherished and loved by my parents, but unfortunately,things didn't go as planned.

Michael lightly patted her trembling shoulders and whispered, “I'm sorry. I found out you'reCooper's daughter when I saw my mother’s notebook. However, I kept it from you because I wasplanning to give you a big surprise, the best father in the world... We'll go to Kuwait to take themoney out tomorrow. Once your father replaces out that somebody took the money, he'll definitelyshow up.”

Sophia lay in Michael's arms and nodded. As she held the amulet that Cooper gave Annabel in herhand, she suddenly felt like she was the happiest person in the world because not only did she haveMichael, but she was also going to have the best dad in the world...

The next day, Michael arranged the flight to Kuwait. On the way there, Sophia was extremely excitedand she occasionally looked out the window.

I'm going to have a dad soon! Cooper, who I have always admired, turned out to be my father! Eversince I was young, I've been a child with an unknown father and I've never had a father or mother totake care of me. Nobody will understand my desire to meet my parents. At that moment, Sophiawanted to tell the whole world that she was the happiest person in the world because she hadfound her father who had been lost for twenty years!

Along the way, Sophia kept asking questions. “Do you think my father will like me? Do you think myfather will come running as soon as he replaces out that he has a daughter? What kind of person is mydad? Is he stern? Is he hard to talk to? Will he be strict with me? He got a double Phd at the age of18. 1'm 20 years old this year but I don't even have a single degree. Will he be really disappointed inme? Hubby, have you spoken to him before? Will he agree to let us be together? You're only a fewyears younger than him. Will he dislike your age? I heard that your sister went on a blind date withhim. Will it be awkward for us to be together?”

Michael smiled and looked at her as he dotingly said, “You can be rest assured. He is a very niceperson and he'll love you very much.” He could tell how much Sophia was looking forward tomeeting her father. If somebody told me that Theo isn't dead and is alive somewhere in this world,I'm sure that I'll be as excited and fascinated as she is!

However, deep down, his worry grew stronger. If he had guessed wrongly and Cooper really did dieback then, or he had remarried and built a new family elsewhere... He even left his demented fatherruthlessly, let alone a daughter he has never met... For people like Cooper, domineering business ishis life goal. Family affection is probably something he won't care for. Or perhaps, his feelings forAnnabel are not particularly deep...

The plane landed in Kuwait in time. Kuwait was an oil-rich country that could only be described as“fabulously rich’. The cabs that whizzed around the streets were all luxury cars and it was obviousthe country was exceptionally wealthy. After they got off the plane, the people that Michaelarranged beforehand came to pick them up. Later, they directly went to the biggest bank in Kuwaitto ask for the fortune. All they needed were the tokens and the password to retrieve the fortune,and they didn't need to prove their identities. Michael showed them the pair of amulets and Sophiaspent 20 to 30 minutes to recite the thousand-digit password. After reciting the password, theyretrieved the fortune without any problems.

It was a fortune of 100 million that was valued over 10 years ago! Kuwait's economy had beenbooming in the past few years and the housing prices had been rising. Furthermore, the propertiesthat Cooper bought were in prime locations in the city center, let alone the price of gold now. Theinvestment company that Cooper left in Kuwait had also been running.

Michael brought his own men to search around Kuwait and it took them several days for them tocount the property that Cooper had left here. After doing some calculations, they found out that thefortune that Cooper left was no longer only 100 million. Cooper was intelligent—the investments hemade had the fastest appreciation rate and estates that he bought were the most value-preserving.Furthermore, Kuwait's currency exchange rate was relatively valuable. Combined with inflation overthe years and the operations of the investment company, he had made a dozen times more profitfrom his initial capital! After calculating for a few days, Michael transferred all the money and assetsto Sophia. As for the real estates, they decided to not sell them for the time being, and Michael'speople joined the management of the investment company. Sophia, who had worked hard butdidn’t manage to save much, suddenly became a billionaire. It was just like a dream.

Sophia and Michael stayed in Kuwait for a week to wait for news about Cooper. Unfortunately, eventhough Michael purposely spread the news that he took out the 100 million through some channels,they never heard any news about Cooper. Cooper was confident that nobody could take away thatfortune because the other half of the amulet had disappeared following Annabels death. If theother half of the amulet showed up, it must be because Annabel had appeared.

After waiting for a week, Michael really couldn't stay and wait any longer. The crew had urged forhis return several times so they had no choice but to return. Before they left, Sophia seemedreluctant to part with this country, hoping that Cooper would knock on her door. Michael held herslightly cold small hand and saw the anxiety and disappointment in her eyes. Distressed, he saidsoftly, “Let's go back first. Once Cooper hears the news, he'll certainly come looking for you.”

With that, Sophia reluctantly got on the private plane and followed Michael back home. After theyreturned to Cethos, Sophia kept waiting for Cooper's news. She asked Hale all the time and everyday when Michael returned home, the first thing she asked was about Cooper.

Unfortunately, they didn't replace Cooper even after two weeks of their return to Cethos from Kuwait.The news that the fortunat was taken away was quickly spread through all sorts of channels. Afterall, there were several powerful forces eyeing the huge fortune. Many forces even secretly startedinvestigating. Michael checked out these people one by one but he still couldn't replace Cooper'swhereabouts.

Meanwhile, Abel's fingerprint scanning didn't have any progress either. It was as if Cooper hadvanished from this world... When they first returned from Kuwait, Sophia asked about Cooper overten times a day but after a while, she gradually asked about him less. Until one day, when Michaelreturned home, Sophia didn’t run to him excitedly to ask him about Cooper. With a bitterexpression, Maria asked, "Boss, Madam kept herself in her room today and didn't even eat lunch. Ihave no idea what happened to her.”

Hearing this, Michael's heart sank and felt a deep regret.

The thing that he worried about the most had happened. If only he was a little tougher back thenand stopped her from seeing the items in Annabel’s safe, she would only be a happy chica whomade a fortune...

Michael gently pushed open the door of the master bedroom and saw a figure sitting in front of theFrench windows. Sophia was still in her pajamas, and she was curled into a ball with her knees to herchest. She was staring ahead blankly, as if she was abandoned by the whole world. She was holdingone of Annabels photos in her hand and on the back of the photo was a line of scribbles: Coop,where are you?

How desperate could Annabel be when she wrote this sentence? It was exactly how Sophia wasfeeling at that moment as she too wanted to ask the same question. Cooper, where are you?