My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 578

Having eaten another spicy chicken strip, Sophia burped. “Apart from Phantom Wolf, what else was I ever afraid of?” She had already seen the entire guest list for Linus’ banquet. Apart from Michael’s ex, Irene Weber, another one of Michael’s exes would also be there.

Before Michael wedded Sophia, he was in two relationships. The first person was Irene, and the second person… was someone whom Sophia had never seen in person before, but she was certain that she would meet her at the banquet. Speaking of that, Sophia was slightly excited. After eating another spicy strip, she quickly went to wash her face and put on a facial mask. The day before the banquet, knowing that Michael was coming home, Sophia took a shower in advance so that Michael would see her best side.

After Michael came home, Stanley and Sean also showed up saying that since they were attending Linus’ banquet tomorrow, they decided to come and visit them today. Even though Michael had been busy and was rarely home, he would nonetheless check the surveillance system installed in the house. Seeing how Sophia stayed home the entire time playing video games, working, studying, and working out, he felt bad for her. As soon as I catch Phantom Wolf, Sophia will be able to go out and get some fresh air!

The moment Stanley came through the door, he began to roast Sophia, “Uncle Michael, look at Eddie—she’s turning into a slob!”

After placing his bag on the floor, Stanley sneaked into the wine cellar to drink some wine while Sean went to Villa No. 2 to check on Linus and the banquet preparations. After school, Nathan came home with Nicholas just in time for dinner. Meanwhile, Michael came out of his room after having sex and showering.

After dinner, Michael secretively asked Nathan to go into his study. Upon entering, Michael locked the door. Now that it was just the two of them, Nathan immediately turned from an adorable boy into an unfriendly and rebellious teenager—even his pure and naïve voice turned deep and nonchalant.

At this point, he gave Michael a cold glance and said, “Is there anything? Get on with it; I have some school work to finish tonight.”

Michael proceeded to take out a picture of a gorgeous man of mixed race; that person looked exceptionally fine and had a unique temperament. “Do you recognize him? Have you seen him before?”

Giving him another nonchalant glance before looking away, Nathan responded, “I don’t; never saw him before.”

Watching Nathan lie through his teeth, Michael held in his urge to slap him. Before this, the poor Nathan did not have a mother, so Michael could not get himself to hit him. Now that Nathan had both Celine and Sophia, Michael reckoned that he would not feel as bad for hitting him.

That picture was a picture of Cooper, whose house Nathan had often visited during holidays. Nathan would stay at his place and sleep on his bed, and the room where Nathan slept had Cooper’s pictures everywhere. How could Nathan say that he did not recognize that person? Something was wrong—terribly wrong.

Once again, Michael asked patiently, “Is this person the person who helped you fix Nicholas?”

Nathan responded, “No.”

“Did he say anything to you?”

“No.”

“Do you know where he is now?”

“No.”

“Do you have his contact details?”

According to Celine, Phantom Wolf had a steady stream of financial support from many politicians and financial groups. Having said that, the Michel Family ran the biggest financial group in Northern Europe. If Sophia learned about the many connections between the Phantom Wolf and the Michel Family, she might be disheartened. Then, Michael cautiously put the picture away in his drawer before he leaned back. Let me find a proper time to let Sophia know about this…

As Michael watched the petals fall, he could not help reaching out to catch them, but the moment he touched the petals, they dismantled into a pile of red ashes, disappearing immediately. What a special effect that Linus has here…

When Michael looked up, he saw another fairy as she flew across the sky and circled the room several times. The sight of this impressed everyone there. Not just that, but the fairy looked exactly like Sophia. This was an extremely advanced special effect technology that could vividly portray human faces.

Since Sophia helped with the planning of this banquet, she came up with this theme on fairies and palaces and included herself as the fairies. Linus was able to scan her face to create the faces of the fairies.

Michael proceeded to find a couch to sit on. After reading the menu on the floating screen, he ordered a Martini, which was delivered to him by a robot in just a few minutes. He was stunned to have taken the glass of Martini from the robot; technology did have the power to change the way humans lived, and since automation might be the way to go in the future, Linus’ line of profession would be very lucrative.

At this moment, Linus was busy attending to his guests, so Sophia and Stanley decided to play blackjack. A while later, Harry showed up with Sarah. “Please scoot over; I need a spot.” Harry nudged Stanley.

Having cards in his hand and a lollipop in his mouth, Stanley felt annoyed and responded, “There’s only room for four on this couch. Go and sit somewhere else!” Insisting on sitting there, Harry tried his best to squeeze himself in before Sophia stood up and sat on Michae’s lap, creating a spot for Harry. After Harry sat down, he asked Sarah to sit on his lap. Just like that, six of them sat on that couch.

Being surrounded by two lovey-dovey couples, Stanley felt annoyed. “All of you are public figures, so can you please behave properly?” Much to his dismay, none of them heard his protests.

Now that more and more guests had arrived, occasional glances were being thrown at them, making Sophia, who was sitting on Michael’s lap, feel uneasy. This was their first public appearance as husband and wife, so perhaps it was not too presentable if people saw her sitting on his lap.