Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

Tina paused in silence, reflecting meticulously on the potential flaws within the intricate trap that had been laid out. Suddenly, an idea struck her and she leaped to her feet, heading towards the exit. As she passed by Silas Blackwood, she brushed against him unintentionally.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

She had just looked up when she was forcefully pulled away from Silas Blackwood. “Be careful,” Jared Farrell said, holding her hand.

Silas Blackwood glanced briefly at their intertwined hands, nodded in an apologetic gesture, and walked away.

“Jared Farrell, do you have your laptop in the car?” Tina asked abruptly.

“No, it’s at home,” Jared Farrell shook his head.

“Then take me home now,” Tina commanded, heading downstairs.

“What’s wrong?” Jared inquired, following her.

Tina did not respond but silently rode in Jared Farrell’s car back to the Blue Cove apartment complex. The moment she entered, she grabbed the laptop from the sofa and began reviewing the surveillance footage from Fast Food. The day before Amber had checked into her room, a young woman had also visited the room to catch a cheating spouse. Tina researched this woman thoroughly and discovered she had installed a hidden camera in the room, capturing her husband’s infidelity. Immediately, Tina called Cole Lyon.

“Pass a message, let the police station release news that a hidden camera was found in the Fast Food room where the incident occurred.”

Cole Lyon was efficient; within half an hour, the news was all over the internet, sparking discussions about the rape case at Fast Food and the discovered hidden camera, though no one knew who had installed it.

The following afternoon, Tina received a call at school.

“Miss Reed, my name is Thaddeus Littlefield. I have the footage from that room,” the young woman said straightforwardly. “The video can definitely prove your father’s innocence. I’m asking for five million dollars for it.”

“How did you get the video?” Tina asked directly.

“Ah,” Thaddeus chuckled. “I had installed the camera there initially to catch a cheater, and in my anger, I forgot to remove it. It just so happened to capture the incident with your father.”

Thaddeus paused then added, “If you don’t want the video, I might sell it to someone else. I think your adopted sister would be willing to pay.”

“She has no money,” Tina scoffed coldly.

“I know you can afford it, as you sell expensive perfumes,” Thaddeus laughed heartily. “So I came straight to you.”

“Give me the address, I’ll come to you tomorrow for a face-to-face deal,” Tina decided firmly.

Thaddeus promptly gave her the address.

After hanging up, Tina cautiously glanced around and noticed Silas Blackwood descending the stairs with a stack of books. However, the next day, Tina did not go to the meeting. Instead, she sat leisurely in a cafe across from Thaddeus Littlefield’s residence, her eyes fixed on her laptop screen.

The screen showed a surveillance feed of Thaddeus Littlefield’s house. Amber, dressed casually in sportswear and wearing a cap, entered the building.

Five minutes later, Amber appeared on Tina’s laptop screen.

“What are you doing here?” Thaddeus exclaimed upon seeing Amber.

“I heard you have a video you want to sell to my sister Tina? You can sell it to me for the same price,” Amber stated bluntly.

“The same price?” Thaddeus scoffed. “Selling to you would require double the price, ten million!”

Startled by the amount, Amber angrily asked, “Are you hiking up the price?”

“I’m selling it to Tina to help prove your foster father’s innocence, which is me being kind,” Thaddeus replied coldly. “Selling it to you would be like abetting evil. You’re asking me to commit a sin, so I need to charge more.”

“Did you really capture it?” Amber’s expression changed.

“I did. Your father was knocked out the moment he entered your room,” Thaddeus answered nonchalantly.

“Seems you really captured everything,” Amber said, her smile turning sinister. “Are you sure you won’t sell the video to me?”

“No. Your sister is richer than you. Not even ten million, she would probably give twenty million,” Thaddeus said dismissively.

“In that case,” Amber’s eyes darkened as she suddenly lunged at Thaddeus, grabbing her by the throat. “Then you might as well die.”

When Tina arrived, she found Amber on top of Thaddeus, choking her and demanding the video’s location. Thaddeus screamed for help.

At this moment, Tina swiftly approached and kicked Amber away. Amber sat stunned on the ground as her phone buzzed with messages; the entire incident had been broadcast online by Tina.

The video proved that Amber had framed Hugo, clearing him of the wrongful charges. The plot twist shocked the online community.

People online expressed disbelief, questioning why Amber would go to such lengths to frame her own foster father.

Staring at the barrage of online queries, Amber finally realized the truth and scoffed at Tina, “It’s a trap! There was no video at all!”

Nobody responded to her accusation; instead, Tina and Thaddeus simply watched her quietly.

At that moment, the police arrived and handcuffed Amber, leading her away.

Amber had guessed right; it had all been a setup. There was no video.

It was just a ploy to expose Amber, who had foolishly fallen for it.

When Tina received a call from Cole Lyon informing her that Hugo had been released, she and Jared Farrell were quietly sitting at school.

Cole, utterly astonished, asked on the phone, “Serena, how did you know it would be Amber, that fool, who would go to that woman instead of GTO just barging in to kill her?”

“Because GTO would fear killing her might result in the video still getting out, possibly ending up in my hands,” Tina replied with a light laugh. “So, I let Amber test the waters first.”

Fortunately, Amber was as foolish as Tina had predicted.

She had simply set a trap, intentionally causing the police to release misleading information about discovering a hidden camera in that room. Then, she had bribed Thaddeus Littlefield to pretend she had a video that could exonerate Hugo, ensuring she would reach out to Tina.