Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

Tina quietly withdrew her hand from Esther’s and did not reply to her. Instead, she looked at Muff, “Do you have any explanation?”

Muff’s eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke, “No explanation. The bomb in Mr. Farrell’s car and the person who drove into you were both arranged by me.”

The news of Jared’s car accident was still being broadcast, and everyone knew about it.

But they did not know that it was Muff who had done it!

“Dad, do you realize what you’re saying!” Esther exclaimed in shock.

How could she accept this?

Her mother being a murderer was one thing, but now her father too? This…

Garrett saw through Muff and, with tears in his eyes, said to Jasper, “Brother, are you really planning to let Dad take the blame for you!”

Garrett’s words made it even harder for the younger members of the Reed family to accept.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

In their hearts, Jasper was their gentlest brother; no matter what mistakes he made, he always seemed to escape punishment.

Damian was the first to speak, still somewhat rational, “Dad, do you know something?”

Garrett did not respond but continued to look at Jasper, hoping to hear the truth from him.

But all he got was silence.

Muff remained firm, “Tina, take me away, I will atone.”

“Dad!” Esther couldn’t bear it any longer and began crying on the sofa.

Tina curved her lips, knowing it would come to this.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and after a moment, turned to Garrett and slowly said, “Garrett, you don’t need to beg Mr. Reed for the truth, after all, he isn’t your Reed family’s biological son.”

At this, everyone was stunned.

Jasper wasn’t a Reed family son?

What was going on?

How did Tina know this?

Everyone turned their gaze toward Tina, completely at a loss for words.

They did not believe it.

Jasper was Muff’s first son, and even though there was no love between him and Annabelle, he cared deeply for his child.

If Jasper wasn’t Muff’s son, he should have been the first to know.

But looking at Muff’s expression, it was clear he was unaware.

At that moment, Muff was completely dumbfounded, taking a while to comprehend.

When he finally did, he looked at Tina incredulously, “What did you just say? Jasper is not my son?”

Before Tina could speak, Muff said, “No, that’s impossible. How can he not be my son? I…”

He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly remembering something, his whole body shuddering.

Then, Tina handed him a paternity test report, “This is his paternity test.”

After saying this, she handed him another paper document, “This is evidence of Annabelle bribing the doctor. Take a good look, your bedfellow has deceived you about more than just the murder.”

Muff shakily took the documents, unable to believe that the child he had raised for so many years was not his own!

If it hadn’t been for this child, he would never have married Annabelle, and then Sydney might not have… died.

At this point, Jasper no longer pretended, pushing away Damian who was trying to support him, and laughed, “No need to look anymore, I indeed am not your biological son, Muff, thank you for all your kindness over the years.”

This gratitude, however, was filled with endless resentment.

Esther involuntarily shivered, clutching her hand tightly, “Brother, are you still upset about what happened back then…”

Jasper sneered, “No, I don’t hold a grudge. If it weren’t for him selling me off back then, I wouldn’t have discovered my true origins!”

The younger generation was unaware of the events of those days.

But Garrett and Esther knew.

Juliet’s mind was in turmoil as she approached Tina and said, “Tina, you know everything, don’t you? Can you just give us a straight answer, please?”

Juliet held no hatred or resentment; she just wanted the knife to fall quicker.

A dull knife makes for a painful death.

One thing led to another, leaving her unsure of how to sort things out.

Tina looked at Muff indifferently, “Muff, you tell them.”

Muff took a breath, his eyes devoid of any spirit.

“Back then, the Reed family’s business suffered a severe blow, and even Whispering Pines was at risk. The bank kept pressing for payments, and out of desperation, I took a shady route.”

Garrett and Esther closed their eyes; though they were young at the time, they vividly remembered the terror when the bank came to seize their family property.

Although there were no violent measures, it was still frightening.

“I found an organization similar to a loan shark and asked for their help for the Reed family. The condition was to have your Jasper as a hostage.”

Juliet covered her mouth in shock.

This was no loan shark.

Using a child as a hostage was akin to human trafficking.

Jasper seemed indifferent, as if these events were unrelated to him.

Muff continued, “For the sake of the Reed family, I agreed. Afterwards, the organization provided a substantial sum of money that helped the Reed family recover. However, Jasper couldn’t return until ten years later, when he was eighteen and finally came back to the Reed family.”

Esther sniffled, “But the brother who came back was different from before.”

Though still gentle, both she and Garrett knew their older brother had changed.

They couldn’t pinpoint exactly what had changed.

“He was different,” Muff wiped away tears, “After he returned, he negotiated terms with me to hand over the Reed family to him. Initially, I disagreed, but he revealed that he was now the second in command in that organization and he could take the Reed family to greater heights.”

Garrett remembered that after their brother returned, he spent an entire afternoon talking with their father in the study.

When he came out, their father announced that the Reed family would henceforth be led by him.

As his younger siblings, they had no objections; in their hearts, their brother was still someone they admired and loved.

Muff said this with a sorrowful expression, “But who knew, dealing with a tiger would ultimately harm oneself.”

Jasper burst into laughter, “Muff, you should be grateful that you agreed to my terms from the start, otherwise you’d be nothing but a ghost by now. How could you still be alive?”

Muff, with his back to Jasper, could still feel the chilling aura emanating from him.

“Jasper, I know all the things you’ve done using the Reed family over the years, but I owe you, so I turned a blind eye. Isn’t that enough to offset your hatred towards the Reed family?”

This also explained why he suddenly took back the position of family head from Jasper.