Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

As the news cameras shifted their focus, the crowd, infuriated by Amber’s audacity to continue her tirade, swarmed the scene to confront her. The sheer number of people caused a traffic jam outside the police station, forcing the officers to intervene to maintain order. However, it seemed even the police couldn’t stand by Amber’s actions; they merely kept the crowd from blocking traffic but did nothing to stop them from attacking her.

Amber and Elizabeth screamed in pain as they were pelted with objects, their heads bleeding and appearances disheveled, yet no one showed them sympathy. Eventually, they were taken away by an ambulance.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Coincidentally, the hospital they were brought to was the same one where Hugo had just been wheeled out of the operating room. Tina and her group, who had been accompanying Hugo, overheard nurses whispering about the newly arrived patients. “Those two from the news? The mother who accused their son of pedophilia and the daughter who accused her foster father of indecency?” one nurse said. “Yeah, they had their heads split open. We intentionally reduced their anesthesia during stitching; they screamed in agony!” another responded with a smirk. The nurses laughed and walked away.

Tina glanced at Hugo, who was still under the effects of anesthesia, his eyes closed in deep sleep. Despite only being in detention for two days, he had visibly lost weight, his face hollowed and dark circles under his eyes betraying his recent suffering. Recollecting the twenty-three stitches the surgeon had shown them, a cold smile slowly formed on Tina’s lips.

Amber!

Very good!

This is just the beginning, as long as you can withstand what I have in store.

Jennie had been muttering about ensuring Hugo would sue Amber for slander once he awoke. To Tina, however, compared to the harm Amber had inflicted on Hugo’s family, suing her seemed hardly a punishment.

Sensing Tina’s thoughts, Jared Farrell whispered, “Feeling unsatisfied?”

Tina quietly met his gaze, waiting for him to continue.

“Tina, if I can make you a bit happier, would you consider accepting a request from me?” Jared asked with a sly grin.

“A request?” Tina raised an eyebrow.

“Don’t worry, nothing unreasonable,” Jared assured her persuasively.

“What are you planning?” Tina asked, genuinely curious about his methods to please her.

“Just wait and see,” Jared said with a mysterious smile.

“I’ll be waiting,” Tina responded with a smile of her own. She had intended to take action herself, but since Jared was taking the initiative, she was content to just watch.

Despite Amber being young and likely to recover quickly from the beating, Elizabeth, being elderly, was not so fortunate. After being coerced by Sean to hide and run, living a harsh life recently, she now faced a lengthy hospital stay due to severe injuries. Although the Reed family’s debts were cleared by Sean, they couldn’t afford a caretaker, and with other family members sent away during their bankruptcy, only Pinewood and Talon could take turns caring for Elizabeth.

Knowing that Hugo was in the same hospital, Pinewood and Talon avoided Tina and Jennie like the plague, fearing a settlement of accounts. However, Jennie was currently focused on caring for Hugo, sparing them her wrath.

As for Tina, each time she encountered them, she glanced at them with her cold eyes but chose to ignore them. The brothers were destitute; Elizabeth couldn’t afford a private room, and the hospital staff, aware of their notoriety, often couldn’t help but express disdain.

One evening, as the brothers were about to switch shifts, Talon couldn’t help but complain to Elizabeth about Amber’s lack of support. “Mom used to adore her, and now when she’s ill, Amber doesn’t even bother to help or bring food,” he lamented.

“You don’t understand,” Elizabeth scolded sharply. “Amber is trying to contact some people. It’s not our fault the plans didn’t succeed. I’ve sacrificed my dignity for this, cutting off my ties with Hugo’s family. They must deliver on their promises!”

“You’re listening to her nonsense!” Pinewood interjected angrily. “We’ve been abandoned by those people after the plan failed. All we have left is Sean, waiting for his sentencing. What can Amber possibly do now? We’ve been used and discarded!”

Elizabeth was furious, her face trembling with rage. Before this scheme to frame Hugo, a mysterious man had promised them a substantial fund to revive the Reed family. Now, they felt utterly deceived.

“Don’t be swayed by Amber anymore. If it weren’t for her causing trouble everywhere, would we be in this mess?” Talon scoffed. “Rather than relying on her, you might as well try to connect with our relatives in the capital. Maybe they’d help us, considering our distant kinship.”

As they discussed, Elizabeth felta sharp pain in her chest, a reminder of her high blood pressure which doctors had warned her to manage carefully to avoid serious complications.

“Let’s talk about this after I’m discharged,” she said, trying to calm herself. Talon quickly signaled to Pinewood, suggesting it was time to leave, and Pinewood nodded, watching his brother walk away tiredly.

He stayed with Elizabeth a bit longer, talking until she fell asleep, then laid down on his makeshift bed. Just as he was drifting off, Elizabeth’s phone rang. It was Amber. He checked the screen, hung up, and turned the phone off.

His resentment towards Amber was profound. If it weren’t for her slandering Tina on social media, he might still be a coveted company president, not so destitute that he couldn’t even afford a caretaker. The more he thought about it, the more he saw Amber as a curse, the root of almost every conflict with Tina.

Meanwhile, in Hugo’s private hospital room, although Tina had arranged for two caretakers to look after him around the clock, Jennie still felt uneasy. Thus, she had sent Zackary to stay at Jared Farrell’s Blue Cove apartment, asking Tina to watch over him while she stayed by Hugo’s side.

She had just checked Hugo’s IV when the caregiver mentioned, “Madame, Mr. Reed’s phone is ringing.”