2024-09-01 23:00:02Joseph drove towards Cooper Group.
The Cooper Group belonged to the Cooper family, the biggest family in Nova City. Three years ago, it wasn't, but in these three years, the Cooper family had developed very rapidly, leaping to become Nova City's top family.
After about half an hour, Joseph Wilson finally arrived near the Cooper Building. He parked the car in front of a secluded alley and called Fiona Cooper.
"Fiona, I'm here, at the usual place."
Joseph Wilson said after the call connected.
"I know. How many times do I have to say it? Don't call me Fiona. Call me Fiona Cooper."
Fiona Cooper's disgusted voice came from the other end.
"Okay, Fiona Cooper. I'm here, waiting for you at the usual place."
Joseph Wilson repeated his words.
The other end immediately hung up. Joseph was used to this. Moreover, he had already made up his mind. It was time to leave.
About ten minutes later, Joseph saw a tall, beautiful, fair-skinned woman walk out of the Cooper Group building. The woman was naturally Fiona Cooper.
Laughably, she should have come out of the InterContinental Hotel next door. Was she afraid of me discovering her infidelity? Did she deliberately return to the company early from the InterContinental Hotel?
Fiona was wearing a plain white long dress today, her face expressionless and icily cold.
"Go home."
Fiona Cooper's tone was indifferent.
"Okay."
The two returned to the villa. As soon as Joseph pushed open the door and walked in, he saw Fiona's father Stephen Cooper and mother Maria Long sitting in the living room, as if waiting for something.
"Joseph Wilson, sit down!"
Fiona sat down first, then pointed to the spot opposite her and said.
Joseph sat across from Fiona. For a moment, the atmosphere felt a bit strange.
Fiona looked directly at Joseph and said solemnly, "Joseph Wilson, let's get a divorce!"
"Okay."
Joseph replied swiftly, almost without hesitation.
Upon hearing his response, Fiona furrowed her brows deeply. She had not expected Joseph to agree so readily. As a useless son-in-law, shouldn't he be begging her not to abandon him?
Joseph's answer clearly left Fiona very dissatisfied.
"Joseph Wilson, when Fiona divorces you, you won't get a single penny from this family. All these years, you've embarrassed the Cooper family enough," Fiona's mother, Maria Long, said with an extremely unpleasant expression.
"Can I take my master's memorial tablet from my room?" Joseph asked.
"Yes, you can," Fiona answered curtly.
"Thank you." Joseph responded blandly, then headed towards his room.
Moments later, Joseph walked out carrying his master's memorial tablet. He bowed once more to everyone, then left, cradling the tablet in his arms.
"Fiona, I think he's just a fool. All these years, he did whatever he was told, like a robot," Maria Long remarked acidly.
"Never mind that. We've finally gotten rid of this deadweight. Our Fiona will never be ridiculed by others again," Stephen Cooper sighed with relief, as if a great burden had been lifted.
However, at this moment, Fiona's brows were slightly furrowed. For years, she had dreamed of getting a divorce day and night, but Joseph's straightforward agreement to the divorce left her somewhat displeased.
With this thought, she turned and retreated to her room.
Walking out of the Cooper family's door, Joseph glanced back at the place he had lived for three years, feeling little attachment.
He walked towards the road ahead, aimlessly. He didn't know where his next stop would be after leaving the Cooper family, but anywhere was better than staying with them.
However, as he reached the intersection, a Maserati was already waiting by the roadside.
Next to the Maserati, a white-haired old man and a young girl stood under a large tree at the intersection. The girl was wearing a fitting long dress, looking refined and extremely beautiful, with the air of a girl next door.
At first, Joseph didn't pay much attention, but as he drew closer, the old man and the girl actively approached him.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Wilson?" the old man spoke first.
"That's right. Who are you?" Joseph asked, his face full of bewilderment. His gaze lingered on the girl for a moment longer, as she was simply too stunning.
"Then there's no mistake. Mr. Wilson, it seems today is the day you leave the Cooper family. I hope I'm not late. I've come to pick you up." The white-haired man smiled.
"Pick me up?" Joseph frowned.
"I am an old friend of your late master, Blake Morgan. Your master knew long ago that you would choose to leave the Cooper family. At his behest, after you left the Cooper family, I was to provide you with some assistance to the best of my ability. Oh, and this is my little granddaughter, Alice Morgan, eighteen years old this year, currently studying at Nova University." The white-haired man answered with a smile, incidentally introducing the graceful girl beside him.
"Hello, Mr. Joseph!" The girl greeted him sweetly. Joseph merely nodded slightly.
"The one who understands me best is still my master," Joseph said with a bitter smile, then frowned. "But who am I? What kind of person was I before?"
"Why don't we discuss this in the car?" Blake Morgan smiled and gestured invitingly.
Joseph looked at them, sensing no deceit, and dove into the car. He didn't know where to go now anyway, so he might as well trust them this once.
Now that some of his strength had recovered, even if these people had ulterior motives, they wouldn't necessarily be able to do much to him.
Joseph got in the car and sat in the back with Alice Morgan. The Maserati drove off.
"Mr. Wilson, what do you think of my granddaughter?" Blake Morgan asked as his first question.
Hearing this, Joseph was somewhat surprised and instinctively glanced at Alice Morgan beside him.
Sensing Joseph's gaze, Alice lowered her head, a blush appearing on her pretty face.
"She's very good," Joseph simply said.
"Mr. Wilson is not young anymore. It's time to start a family," Blake Morgan laughed heartily.
"I just got divorced," Joseph was full of doubts. What did this mean? Telling him to marry his granddaughter?
"Hahaha... What does that matter? The women of the Cooper family are not worthy of Mr. Wilson at all," Blake Morgan laughed again.
"Where are we going now?" Joseph felt Blake Morgan's words carried hidden meaning, so he deliberately changed the subject.
"To my home. Your master left some things with me to pass on to you," Blake Morgan replied.
"Okay," Joseph responded. He frowned slightly, wondering what his master could have possibly left for him.
"Mr. Joseph, divorce is not a big deal. You shouldn't be too heartbroken. The Cooper family was blind. If not for you, how could their family business have reached today's scale?" Alice glanced shyly at Joseph, then lowered her head slightly, as if not daring to meet his gaze.
"Is that so? Then, you know a lot about me?" Joseph looked at Alice.
"Alice, don't speak out of turn," Blake Morgan glanced at Alice, the warning in his tone obvious. Alice lowered her head upon hearing this and didn't say much more.
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Joseph’s dart shot through the air like a streak of silver light.Thud!With a sharp snap, it embedded itself deep into the spinning wheel. The moment it struck, the wheel froze in place.The dart had landed precisely in the red zone.The crowd around the stall gasped, stunned into silence.“Boss, does that mean I get to take the bunny home now?” Joseph asked with a grin.“This... this can’t be real…” the vendor stammered, momentarily speechless.“Was that really a bullseye? Am I seeing things?”“No, you’re not. He nailed it—one shot, dead center.”“My God… are there really men in this world who are that accurate?”The onlookers were in complete disbelief. To say he’d do it in one throw—and then actually do it? It was surreal.“Mr. Wilson, did you really hit it with just one dart?” Mason Alvarez rubbed her eyes, still unable to believe it.“What do you think?” Joseph replied, clearly amused by her expression.“If I’m not hallucinating, then yes… one dart. You nailed it.” Mason shook h
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Before long, the table was covered with dishes.In truth, Mason Alvarez had already eaten quite a bit earlier, snacking on all sorts of things. Now, she only picked at a few bites before deciding she’d had enough. After about half an hour, she asked the waiter to pack up the remaining food for Joseph to take home.“Mr. Wilson, your car’s parked near the plaza, right? How about we walk back through the pedestrian street?”Mason suggested casually.“What else would we do, call a cab for five minutes of walking?” Joseph shot her a look.“Then let’s take it slow. It’s still early, and this area isn’t far from where your little sweetheart and I both live.”Mason skipped ahead with a cheerful grin.It was peak night market hours and the pedestrian street was bustling with people. Stalls lined both sides, offering every kind of street food imaginable.Mason wandered from one to the next, her eyes lighting up at every new snack.“Mr. Wilson, look! There’s a dart game over there. Let’s go play
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“Huh? What did you say? Joseph can play the piano? How come I didn’t know that?”Alice’s voice was filled with genuine surprise.“You didn’t know either?”Mason Alvarez was equally taken aback. Joseph might have forgotten things, but Alice—his childhood friend—surely wouldn’t be unaware.After all, the two of them had grown up together.“Nope, I had no idea! But honestly, Joseph knows so many things, it wouldn’t surprise me if he could do anything.”“And he’s always been so low-key. Unless absolutely necessary, he never shows off his talents.”“Ugh, this Butterfly Lovers performance was so beautiful... and he’s never played a single note for me!” Alice grumbled, clearly annoyed.“The concert’s almost over. You’ll be getting your man back soon,” Mason quickly replied.“You better be right. [Bored.jpg]”Alice sent back a curt message, and Mason didn’t reply further.Just then, a waiter finally arrived with hot water. Joseph took a few sips and felt much better.“Mr. Wilson, it’s almost
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"Thank you for the offer, Mr. Zasit," Joseph said with a faint, bitter smile, "but I’m afraid I must decline.""I have a deep love for music, but the piano is only a hobby for me. I’ve never intended to pursue it as a lifelong career."The host translated Joseph’s response in real time, and Zasit’s face registered visible shock."Oh! What a pity," Zasit exclaimed, stunned. "You possess extraordinary talent. You should be shining on the world's grandest stages."He was clearly taken aback. It was hard for him to imagine anyone turning down his invitation."Is he insane? Do you know how many musicians would kill for such an opportunity?""If Zasit ever recognized me, I'd probably laugh myself awake from the dream.""Still, I suppose Mr. Wilson has earned the right to choose. If Zasit himself calls him gifted beyond compare, how many people in this world could match that praise?"The crowd buzzed with astonishment and admiration.“My performance is over, and I’ve done what I came here to
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“Mr. Zasit met the love of his life when they were just sixteen. At the time, he was penniless but hopelessly devoted to music.”“She supported his dream unconditionally. To make ends meet, she worked tirelessly, taking on odd jobs just to feed him.”“But when he finally achieved fame and success, tragedy struck—she fell gravely ill and passed away in his arms. He watched helplessly as the light faded from her eyes.”“Mr. Wilson’s music stirred memories long buried deep within him, transporting him back to those difficult yet beautiful days. For a fleeting moment, he saw her radiant smile again.”“That’s why he lost control of his emotions. He asked me to express his sincerest apologies to everyone here.”With those words, the host concluded Zasit’s story and bowed respectfully to the audience.The hall erupted once more in thunderous applause.Off to the side, Lewis Craig stood frozen, his face contorted in embarrassment. He gritted his teeth.What the hell just happened? How is this
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Joseph didn’t respond immediately. Instead, he took a moment to consider.“Since Mr. Craig has chosen a foreign love song, I will also choose a love-themed classic from Elysia.”“I’ll play the piano piece Butterfly Lovers.”He spoke calmly, but with conviction.“Butterfly Lovers? What an outdated, cliché piece. How utterly provincial,” Lewis Craig sneered, scoffing with disdain under his breath.“Oh, Butterfly Lovers? I know it. I’ve heard it... it’s beautiful!”Zasit, after a moment’s struggle to catch the key words in Joseph’s sentence, suddenly lit up. In his excitement, he blurted out one of the few phrases he knew in Elysian.“Sir, I know this piece. It’s famous—a tragic love story. If you can perform it, whether it’s perfect or flawed, my journey today will be complete.”He spoke in French, his Elysian heavily accented and broken, clearly limited in vocabulary.“Mr. Zasit said he knows the piece Butterfly Lovers and is familiar with its sorrowful tale of love,” the host translat
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The host, clearly at a loss under Joseph’s instruction, turned instinctively to Lewis Craig for guidance.“Translate it, obviously! Why are you looking at me like that? I didn’t understand a word they said either!” Lewis Craig frowned, irritation flashing across his face. He was beginning to suspect the host was not the brightest.“You want me to translate word for word?” The host muted his mic and asked.“Isn’t that obvious? If you don’t translate it properly, how the hell am I supposed to know what they said?” Lewis Craig was nearly seething. He was tempted to kick the man off stage. Where did the organizers find this genius? Completely clueless.Following the instruction, the host began translating the exchange between Joseph and Zasit for the audience.As the audience listened, surprise and admiration rippled through the hall. Suddenly, Joseph’s earlier evasiveness about his memory made perfect sense.“Before I begin,” Joseph said, addressing the room in fluent French, “I nee
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"Mr. Wilson, this Zasit guy... he does sound pretty good. Is he really famous?" Mason asked curiously.Joseph glanced at Mason Alvarez but said nothing."Mr. Wilson, I’m talking to you. Is he famous? Do you know him?" Mason pressed again."I forgot," Joseph replied, as indifferent as before."Again with the forgetting. Your memory’s really something." Mason huffed, then gave up and turned her attention back to the music.To be fair, Zasit’s performance was exceptional. Even to someone like Mason, who had little musical training, the melodies were captivating. Each time he finished a piece, the hall erupted in thunderous applause and cheers—a testament to his extraordinary talent.After performing three or four consecutive pieces, Zasit paused to address the audience."Is he speaking French? My French is terrible. It all sounds like ‘zee zee waa waa’ to me. So confusing!" Mason said with a helpless frown."He said he’s delighted to be with everyone tonight. His name is Zasit, and
