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Chapter 1151
Too lazy to move, Sally stayed curled up in the seat. “There's probably a pinhole camera in the bedroom, so look for
it. Also, remember to cover your nose when you enter the house.”
“Okay.” Cooper pushed open the car door and alighted from the vehicle.
Sally proceeded to lock the car door. She then leaned back against the seat and napped for a while. When a knock
sounded on the car window, her eyes reflexively popped open.
Only when she had ascertained that the person outside the car window was Cooper did she unlock the car door and
move over to the passenger seat.
After the man got back into the car, the smell of agarwood clinging to his clothes discomfited her slightly. In a mild
voice, she asked, “How was it?”
“It's best that you remain ignorant,” Cooper said, then drove toward the city.
When Sally was feeling better, she divulged, “I sneaked into Geraldine's house today, deliberately staging a gas leak
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtand luring her out before turning the whole place inside out. There was a safety deposit box in the bedroom. In it
were a few hundreds of thousands in cash and two house deeds in her name. That aside, there was a wedding
photo of her and Edward above the head of the bed.”
Cooper gave a bark of laughter. “It looks like she's been with Edward for quite some time since they'd even taken a
wedding photo together. And Edward must have accepted a huge sum in bribes that he could afford to gift his
mistress two houses when he's only a chief secretary.”
“I'll contact Edward tomorrow,” Sally stated.
Cooper shook his head. “No, that's too quick. A wedding photo can't prove anything unless they have a fake
marriage certificate, or we unearth evidence of his corruption.”
Edward would still be unaffected if Geraldine were to deny any relationship between the two of them.
Aware that Cooper was right, Sally decided to shelve her plan.
By the time they arrived back at Swallow Garden, it was already past seven o'clock in the evening. Cooper circled to
the passenger seat and opened the car door, bending down to carry Sally.
“I'll walk by myself.” Sally slapped his hand away.
“While barefooted?” Glancing at her sock-covered feet, Cooper slipped his hands under her knees and scooped her
up. “You weren't the least bit shy earlier, so there's no need to start now.”
“I shouldn't have gone over. I should've had you experience the feeling of seeing yourself make news with seven
women tomorrow,” Sally retorted expressionlessly.
A frown marred Cooper's countenance. “Don't mention that anymore. It repulses me.”
The instant Amanda saw Cooper returning with Sally in his arms, she trotted up to them and exclaimed, “Uncle
Cooper, you're finally romantic for once and know to carry Aunt Sally! But why didn't you give her flowers? Daddy
planted a lot of flowers personally. In the past, he used to gift Mommy a bouquet of fresh flowers every day.”
“It's because your Aunt Sally doesn't like flowers,” Cooper replied.
Amanda wrinkled her nose. “It must be because you're too lazy to bother.”
After Cooper carried Sally into the living room, Amanda took a few award certificates and test papers out of her
bag. “I scored full marks in three subjects and got three excellence awards!”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Wow, that's great, Mandy! What do you want as a reward?” Cooper scooped her up and sat her on his lap.
“To visit Great-granddad before going to Disneyland to have fun!” Amanda swung her head sideways with a bright
smile on her face. “Uncle Cooper, you must send my test papers to Daddy so that he can have a look. Oh yes,
you've also got to tell him I got three award certificates while Lucian only received one.”
Stroking her head, Cooper gently promised, “Okay. I'll definitely tell him about it.”
“It's going to be the new year soon. Will Daddy and Mommy be coming back?” Amanda questioned, her ebony eyes
brimming with anticipation.
Having grown up in Dartan, both Amanda and Lucian had celebrated four new years there. Last year, they had
spent the new year domestically after coming back. Alas, Armand wasn't by their side at that time.
Cooper knew how much they yearned to have their parents with them during the new year meal.
He couldn't bring himself to lie to Amanda, so he resorted to changing the subject. “We'll go to Baykeep and visit
your great granddad tomorrow, okay?”
Amanda's eyes lit up. “Aren't you busy with work, Uncle Cooper?”
“I'll leave it to the others. Let's go and see what's for dinner tonight.” Cooper got to his feet with her in his arms and
headed toward the dining room.
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