Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

She glanced around and saw Jared Farrell lying on the bed with his back bare and glistening. She had no idea what he and Tina had been doing. Jared’s well-defined muscles were exposed in front of Audrey Woodwind, making her feel a sudden rush of heat to her head, and she felt warm blood trickling down her nose.

“You’re having a nosebleed,” Tina frowned, staring at Audrey’s sudden nosebleed.

“No, it’s nothing!” Audrey quickly covered her nose and ran out, not forgetting to shout back, “Don’t forget to come down for dinner!”

Tina watched her leave in confusion, then turned back to see Jared still lying on the bed in a rather “seductive” pose. Suddenly, she seemed to understand and coldly snorted at him, “Not following male virtue.”

Jared Farrell was puzzled. “What do you mean? How am I not following male virtue? I’ve kept myself pure for twenty-nine years; isn’t that enough?”

Although Jared didn’t have a wardrobe full of clothes to choose from, the Reed family had arranged for servants to bring him a suit tailored to his size. When he finished getting ready and went downstairs with Tina, they found the Reed family members waiting in the living room.

“Hmph, truly ill-mannered, making us wait so long,” Liliosa sneered sarcastically.

“Is your son’s hand not hurting anymore?” Tina’s cold eyes glanced at Liliosa, her red lips slightly curved, her voice icy.

Liliosa’s face changed color, and she immediately shut her mouth. Mack, sitting next to her, glared viciously at Tina. Griffin, sitting beside Damian, let out a contemptuous laugh.

“Tina, come sit here,” Annabelle smiled and extended her hand to Tina.

Tina walked over and sat beside her but subtly withdrew her hand from Annabelle’s grasp. Annabelle looked momentarily stunned by the gesture but quickly smiled again. “I’ve always wanted to have a good chat with you. Every time I tried to thank you for saving me, you were too busy. Now that we’ll be living together, Grandma will take good care of you.”

“Mom, it’s not that she was busy; she just didn’t want to bother with you,” Liliosa said with a sidelong glance at Tina.

“This only proves Tina’s character; she doesn’t demand repayment for favors,” Annabelle glared coldly at Liliosa. “She saved my life. I clearly stated I wanted to thank her. The Reed family’s gratitude is not light. If she had poor character, she could have taken advantage of this opportunity to make outrageous demands.

“But she didn’t even want to see me because she doesn’t seek the Reed family’s rewards. Where else can you find such a good child who helps others without expecting anything in return?”Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

Tina remained silent with lowered brows. She indeed didn’t care about the Reed family’s gratitude or expect any reward. She avoided Annabelle simply because she didn’t want to see anyone from the Reed family; there was no noble reason behind it…

Liliosa was left speechless by Annabelle’s words.

“Liliosa, I know you’ve always blamed Jasper for what happened with Annie,” Annabelle warned sternly. “You’ve been disrespectful towards Jasper for years, and I’ve said nothing. But from now on, be polite to Tina! Your grudges have nothing to do with her!”

Liliosa bit her lip tightly and reluctantly responded under Annabelle’s authoritative gaze, “Understood, Mom.”

Just then, Mrs. Brown came in to announce, “Ms. Ward and Miss Ward are here.”

Annabelle and Jasper both frowned simultaneously. Audrey Woodwind and the others turned their gazes toward Tina; they had witnessed firsthand how Tina had ruined Willow’s concert last time.

“Mom, Willow heard that Jasper found his real daughter and came specifically with Lily to congratulate him,” Liliosa stood up smilingly and went to greet them at the door.

She and Willow had always been close friends. After Willow divorced Ethan Ward, she frequently visited Whispering Pines under the pretense of seeing Liliosa while actually trying to get closer to Jasper.

Originally, Willow had two more concerts left in her tour. However, after Tina ruined the Ensford concert, Willow got into a car accident on her way to the next city and hurt her hand, making it impossible for her to continue performing. So she returned to Ashbury.

In the past two days since returning to Ashbury, Willow thought the Reed family should feel guilty for causing her embarrassment and subsequent accident by not showing her proper respect in Ensford. Yet instead of receiving an apology from them upon their return home, all she heard from Liliosa was that Jasper had found another daughter.

In a hurry, Willow brought Lily Ward under the guise of congratulating Jasper but was really worried that this newly found daughter might be as difficult as Amber had been.

Lily Ward wore gold-rimmed glasses today along with a white suit; her long hair was tied back in a neat and professional style. She followed Willow into the living room with an indifferent expression as Liliosa led them in. Mack and Griffin’s eyes lit up when they saw her.

“Lily, you’re here,” Griffin stood up first with a smile to greet Lily Ward.

“Lily, long time no see,” Mack also smiled and nodded at Lily Ward.

Jared Farrell glanced at these two men; his beautiful eyes narrowed into slits. When Tina returned earlier, they hadn’t shown such enthusiasm; one might think Lily Ward was their real sister instead.

He then looked at Tina; she appeared indifferent as if unaffected by these so-called relatives’ differential treatment.

He didn’t notice that Lily Ward had momentarily frozen upon seeing him; her eyes sparkled briefly before dimming when she saw Tina sitting beside Annabelle. A bad premonition arose within her heart.

Sure enough, Liliosa introduced them next by pointing at Tina while holding onto Willow’s arm: “This is Jasper’s newly found daughter-Tina.”

Willow glared at Tina with an ugly expression; she couldn’t believe that the girl who ruined her Ensford concert turned out to be Jasper’s biological daughter!

Recalling Jasper’s unusual attitude towards Tina back then made sense now-it was because of this reason all along!

Tina slowly raised her eyes; they coldly swept over Willow’s tense face before landing on Lily Ward’s face as they locked gazes across the room-she smiled faintly.

So it was this woman coveting Jared Farrell again!

She tilted her head slightly towards Jared Farrell with an amused look on her face.

Jared Farrell was confused once more: “??”

What now?

Ever since encountering this family again after so many years apart-the young lady’s moods seemed unpredictable!