Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

As soon as they brought them into the house, Hugo and Jennie felt a bit embarrassed seeing the pile of luggage still in the living room. “Sorry, we just moved in and haven’t had time to organize.”

“Mr. Reed, Mrs. Reed, let me help you,” Dexter Brookes said, stepping forward and grabbing the largest suitcase before Hugo could react. “Where should I put this?”

Hugo and Jennie hesitated, feeling awkward about letting their guests do the work. Before they could refuse, the other eight men jumped in, each taking a piece of luggage until the pile was gone, making it look like a robbery.

“Mr. Reed, Mrs. Reed, don’t be polite with us,” Wesley Soames said with a bright smile as he carried a large box full of Zackary’s toys. “Serena’s parents are our parents; feel free to order us around.”

“Oh, thank you…” Hugo nodded stiffly, noticing even James Heart had picked up a large bag. He quickly tried to stop him, “Mr. Heart, you don’t have to…”

“Fa… Mr. Reed, I’ve been sitting in the office too long; my back is sore. This is a good chance to stretch,” James Heart said with a smile, holding onto the bag.

Jennie and Hugo exchanged glances, now deeply suspecting that the chairman of Mendara might be a bit off his rocker.

Unable to refuse their enthusiastic help, Hugo and Jennie let the nine men organize all the luggage.

Once everything was sorted, Hugo and Jennie invited the nine men to the living room for tea.

As soon as the tea was served, James Heart gave Dexter Brookes a look.

Dexter Brookes understood immediately and asked Hugo and Jennie, “We forgot to book a hotel when we came over. Could we stay here for a few days?”

Having just received their help with the luggage and even cleaning up any messes, Hugo and Jennie couldn’t refuse. But since they were only temporarily staying in this villa, they looked at James Heart. “Mr. Heart, would this be convenient?”

James Heart was waiting for this question and nodded with a smile. “Of course.”

Hugo sighed in relief, but then James Heart added, “I and these eight brothers of mine hit it off with your daughter. I haven’t experienced staying in Jade Gardens’ villas; how about I stay here for a few days too?”

“Ah?” Hugo was stunned. What was supposed to be a family experience of a model home had turned into a group stay. But since James Heart was his boss and even owned the villa, how could he say no?

Of course, he couldn’t refuse and had to agree.

With Hugo and Jennie settled, James Heart was in high spirits and immediately said, “I’ll take the room to the left of your daughter’s.”

“I’ll take the one on the right,” Wesley Soames quickly added.

Dexter Brookes used his gaze to deter the other eager brothers and said seriously, “Then I’ll take the room opposite Serena’s.”

“I’ll take the one to Dexter’s left,” Liam quickly said.

“I’ll take the one to Dexter’s right,” Tristan said before Gavin could speak.

Hugo and Jennie lived on the third floor with Zackary, while Tina’s room was on the second floor. There were only six rooms on the second floor, now all taken.

Gavin glared at Tristan and reluctantly said, “Then I’ll take the room above Serena’s.”

Damian and Philip, being slower to speak, had to choose rooms on the third floor as well. Hayden Cohen took the last remaining room on the third floor.

Hugo and Jennie watched in astonishment as these nine men divided up the villa’s rooms.

Tina’s relationship with her eight brothers was indeed extraordinary; they even wanted rooms near hers.

But what was James Heart doing?

Once the rooms were decided, James Heart called for their luggage to be delivered and moved into their respective rooms.

After organizing his room, James Heart wandered into Tina’s bedroom next door.

Tina’s room faced south with excellent lighting and ventilation, and it had a huge balcony filled with flowers.

Every piece of furniture in the room was carefully selected by their nine brothers and airlifted overnight to please Serena.

To ensure Hugo and Jennie gave Tina this room on the second floor, they had sweet-talked them quite a bit earlier.

James Heart whistled as he looked around the balcony. The elevated position of Jade Gardens offered a full view of the nearby park from there.

Satisfied, he returned to the room and saw Tina’s suitcase still on the floor. With nothing else to do, he decided to help her unpack her clothes into the wardrobe.

Whistling, he opened the suitcase and started placing clothes into the wardrobe. Suddenly, a small piece of pink fabric with a strawberry cake pattern got caught in his hand.

He picked it up and blushed furiously.

“What are you doing?” Dexter Brookes’ voice suddenly sounded from the doorway.

James Heart was so startled that he almost dropped what he was holding.

He turned around to see Dexter Brookes and Wesley Soames standing at the door, looking shocked.

“Jimmy, I never knew you had such a perverted hobby-stealing Serena’s underwear?” Wesley Soames said with a trembling finger pointing at him.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

“What? James Heart stealing Serena’s underwear?!” Tristan exclaimed as he squeezed into the doorway upon hearing the commotion.

“What color is Serena’s underwear?” Liam curiously peeked over but was met with disdainful looks from everyone else as if saying they didn’t expect him to be a pervert too!

“No, no, it’s a misunderstanding…” James Heart waved his hands frantically, trying to explain that he was just helping Tina unpack.

At that moment, a cold voice came from the doorway.

“What are you all doing?”

James Heart still held onto that strawberry-patterned underwear as he met Tina’s puzzled gaze. His face turned pale instantly.

Standing behind Tina was Jared Farrell. Her eyes filled with murderous intent as she saw what James Heart was holding.

“Serena, Serena, listen to my excuse… no, listen to my explanation,” James Heart stammered.

Tina cracked her knuckles ominously as Dexter Brookes and the others tactfully made way for her.

James Heart backed away step by step from the menacing Tina. “Serena, these pieces of furniture were carefully selected; it would be a shame to break them.”

Tina said nothing as she walked in silently. Wesley Soames thoughtfully closed the door behind her. Immediately after, James Heart’s screams filled the room but quickly faded away.

Wesley Soames didn’t care; he merely looked provocatively at Jared Farrell outside the door. “Since you’ve brought Serena back, you can leave now.”

“Leave?” Jared Farrell ignored Wesley Soames’ provocation. “Didn’t anyone tell you I’m staying here?”

“Stay here?” Wesley Soames sneered. “Too bad there’s no place left for you.”

Jared Farrell frowned slightly.

Wesley Soames helpfully pointed out each room. “This one’s mine; that one’s Dexter’s; that one’s Jimmy’s; and next to it…”