Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

Jared’s expression turned cold. He stepped forward, bypassing Jasper Reed, and stood beside Tina. His deep, cold eyes looked at Liliosa Reed, emitting an aura of chill. “Mr. Reed,” Jared said in a low voice, turning his gaze to Jasper Reed. “It seems the Reed family does not welcome Tina back.”

Liliosa Reed recognized Jared, but few in Ashbury knew about his engagement to Tina since it was arranged in Ensford. “Jared, when did the affairs of the Reed family become any business of the Farrell family? What, have you taken a liking to this little girl?” Liliosa Reed sneered at Tina, “So young and already learning to seduce men. Impressive!”

“Liliosa!” Annabelle reprimanded sternly, “What nonsense are you spouting? Mr. Farrell is Tina’s fiance!”

Liliosa Reed’s expression changed. She looked at Jasper Reed with resentment and sneered, “Your daughter is really lucky to snag such an impressive son-in-law!”

“Enough!” Jasper Reed roared in anger. “If you have a problem with me, take it out on me. Leave my daughter out of it!”

“Ha! Haven’t you heard of a daughter repaying her father’s debt?” Liliosa Reed sneered at Jasper Reed. “You’ve found your daughter! But my daughter has been missing for fourteen years! Why should your daughter live so well and even have a fiance?”

Jasper Reed was momentarily speechless. For years, his sister had used this matter to constantly accuse him. He felt guilty and accepted it but believed it shouldn’t affect Tina.

“Seducing men? Ha!” Tina laughed mockingly with her hands in her pockets. She stared back at Liliosa Reed and said, “I heard you drugged your husband when you were nineteen, got pregnant before marriage, and forced the Emerson family to accept you by flaunting your big belly, breaking up your husband’s engagement with his original fiancee? Compared to that, I’m far inferior.”

The living room fell silent. The story of how Liliosa Reed forced Hawk Emerson into marriage with her pregnancy was no secret. Many people had witnessed her tantrums and harassment that led to Hawk Emerson breaking up with his fiancee.

There were various rumors about how Liliosa got pregnant with Hawk’s child-some said it was due to Hawk’s drunken mistake; others said Hawk himself seduced Liliosa and betrayed his fiancee. But the fact that Liliosa drugged Hawk was something no one had dared to say outright until now.

Liliosa’s face turned ugly as she stared incredulously at Tina. The incident had been suppressed by both the Reed and Emerson families for over twenty years for the sake of their reputations, so few younger members knew about it.

“How dare you speak to your aunt like that!” A young man appeared on the stairs and quickly descended to stand beside Liliosa. He raised his hand to slap Tina.

Jared’s eyes turned cold. How dare someone try to hit his wife in front of him? Just as he was about to break the man’s wrist, Tina acted faster!

Tina grabbed the young man’s wrist mid-air and twisted it harshly outward.

“Ah!” The young man screamed in pain.

“Mack!” Liliosa hadn’t expected Tina-a seemingly easy target-not only to be sharp-tongued but also daring enough to fight back physically. She screamed and lunged at Tina, “Let go of my son!”

Tina sidestepped Liliosa’s attack without releasing Mack’s wrist; instead, she applied more pressure, twisting it further until Mack-a man over six feet tall-was sweating profusely from the pain and kneeling on the ground.

Tina calmly addressed Liliosa, “What did you say earlier? You mentioned a daughter repaying her father’s debt; well then, a son repaying his mother’s debt works the same way. By your logic, since you offended me just now, I naturally retaliate against your son. The Reed family never raised me for a day; if I have to repay my father’s debt, shouldn’t your son repay yours after all these years of nurturing?”

Mack’s right arm was twisted into a horrifying position; he couldn’t even speak from the pain.

“But I don’t know how to hold back,” Tina continued nonchalantly towards Liliosa. “If I injure him or leave him disabled, please bear with it since it’s your fault-mother’s debt repaid by her son!”

Jared retracted his hand back into his pocket and watched Tina’s domineering demeanor with amusement. That’s right; if his Tina was wronged, she could cause an uproar without hesitation.

However, he noticed that Tina seemed more aggressive now compared to when she was in Ensford-where she disdained using force unless necessary.

In Ashbury…

Jared glanced at Jasper Reed with a slight smile.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

No wonder Tina wanted to return to the Reed family so eagerly; she came back for some action.

“Bitch!” Liliosa tried to lunge again.

Tina gave her a cold look that made her freeze; it seemed as if Tina would break her hand if she dared touch her.

“Mom!” Liliosa glared at Annabelle resentfully. “Are you just going to stand there?”

“Didn’t Mack strike first?” Annabelle replied coldly. “You offended Tina first; he attacked our Tina without distinguishing right from wrong. It’s good for him to suffer a bit!”

Everyone was surprised by Tina’s sudden action-especially Audrey Woodwind-who had always been annoyed by Liliosa but never dared confront her directly. Yet here was Tina not only arguing back but also beating up Liliosa’s precious son.

Since Mack attacked first, no one intervened despite Tina’s harsh retaliation.

“Mom!” Liliosa called out unwillingly while Annabelle remained unmoved. She then glared at Jasper Reed: “Are you going to let your daughter hurt my son after hurting my daughter?”

Jasper looked at Tina briefly before saying coldly: “Tina is right; I never raised her for a day yet you blame my faults on her-so it’s fair if she blames yours on Mack.”

His gaze turned icy as he asserted his authority as head of the Reed family: “No one can hit my daughter-not even Mack or you!”

Ignoring everyone’s varied reactions within the Reed family, Tina increased pressure on Mack’s wrist until he turned pale from pain before leaning down slightly towards him: “Remember this-I acknowledge someone as my aunt only if I choose so; otherwise they are nothing!”

With that said she finally released Mack’s wrist and put her hands back into her pockets.

“Jasper! I heard Tina has returned!” Garrett’s cheerful voice echoed from outside the door.