Chapter 481: Tattoo
Griffin had not yet awakened. Although the car accident did not damage his nerves, it had plunged him into a deep coma. Tina had undergone surgery and had to wait until the anesthesia wore off before she could wake up. For now, all they could do was wait to find out what exactly had happened to Griffin.
Jared received a call from Logan, urging them to hurry home. The incident of Tina and Jared jumping off the mountain at the racetrack had been captured in various videos and uploaded online. Although Jared quickly ordered them to be deleted, Logan had already found out. The pair soon arrived at the Farrell family home, where Marie greeted them first, grabbing Tina’s hand, “Tina, are you alright?”
Marie circled Tina several times, checking for injuries. Only when she was certain Tina was unharmed did she relax. Tina hadn’t even begun to speak when Marie slapped Jared on the shoulder. “You foolish boy, engaging in such dangerous antics! Go inside and explain yourself to your grandfather! Tina, let’s go.” With that, Marie led Tina into the house.
Jared stood puzzled. What was he supposed to explain? Inside, Logan, like Marie before, circled Tina and, reassured, turned his attention to Jared. Logan’s beard bristled as he approached with his cane, striking Jared several times while berating him, “Foolish boy, if you want to jump, jump alone. Why involve our Tina?”
Jared realized he was supposed to explain this. So, it seemed he could die, but not the precious granddaughter-in-law of the Farrell family. That stung. “With me there, Tina was never in danger,” Jared finally said. If he lacked even that capability, how could he be worthy of Tina?
“Hmph, it’s because of Tina that you were safe, don’t flatter yourself!” Logan scoffed, then took Tina aside to check on her warmly. Jared, left with no rebuttal, just massaged his forehead resignedly. Tina, sitting nearby, raised an eyebrow at Jared.
Jared sat in a corner of the sofa, contentedly watching the scene unfold. It wasn’t long before Joshua arrived with Abigail, fresh from the office. Upon entering, Joshua saw Jared leisurely eating fruit on the sofa. His brows furrowed, “I’m swamped with work at the office, and here you are, the chairman, so relaxed. Tomorrow, I’m not coming in; I’m taking Abigail out.”
“Sure, you’re on leave,” Jared responded.
“You rascal.” Joshua quickly approached and playfully tousled Jared’s hair. Apart from Tina, probably only Joshua could behave like this with Jared. It was clear that Jared and Joshua shared a genuinely close bond. Tina watched silently, her cool gaze deeply etching the scene of the two men, half her face shrouded in shadow under the light, her thoughts inscrutable.
Abigail sat down next to Tina, her face beaming with a sweet, tender smile, “It’s truly wonderful to have family.”
Tina turned her gaze to Abigail, whose dossier Cole had delivered to her hands long ago.
Every person who appeared around her, she and Jared would investigate.
Abigail was an orphan, her parents lost their lives in an accident, and relatives shunned her as a burden, growing up in an orphanage with a somewhat gloomy and secluded personality, so she was never adopted.
Later, through her own efforts, she earned a full scholarship to study abroad, which improved her personality.
After confirming her relationship with Joshua, she became even more cheerful, appearing as she does now.
But-Tina withdrew her gaze from Abigail, leaning on the sofa, casually twirling the exclusive ring of the Mountain Veil Order’s young master in her hand, a subtle smile playing at the corners of her mouth.
Logan, seeing everyone gathered, simply called Vivienne and Orson back as well, to have dinner together.
Being his grandchildren, as long as they didn’t go too far or cross Logan’s boundaries, he treated them all equally.
When Vivienne returned, Lily, disguised as Victoria, came along too, holding Vivienne’s medical report in her hand.
“Vivienne, what did the doctor say?” Joshua asked with concern.
Vivienne smiled, “Nothing serious, Uncle Joshua, I just need to take my medication and have regular check-ups.”
“That’s good, you have to take care of yourself, don’t worry your grandfather.” Joshua rubbed Vivienne’s head, his touch much gentler than when he ‘fought’ with Jared, clearly very fond of his niece.
Vivienne nodded, her gaze occasionally drifting towards Tina.
Tina sat beside Logan, locking eyes with her.
Neither made any further gesture, merely holding each other’s gaze for three seconds before breaking away.
At the family dinner, Lily seemed a bit tense, constantly tending to Vivienne, and accidentally spilling soup all over her dress.
“Victoria, the third room on the left on the second floor was my old room, there are some clothes in there, you can go change,” Vivienne suggested.
“Okay, sorry everyone, I’ll be back shortly,” Lily stood up, apologizing to everyone before going to change.
This small incident did not dampen the dining atmosphere, and it was not until Lily returned, her fair shoulder slightly exposed, that a tattoo could vaguely be seen.
Tina narrowed her eyes; though only a small part was visible, she could guess the entire pattern.
It was a tiger’s head.
It was interesting that someone with a tiger tattoo appeared around Vivienne.NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.
Lily pulled her shoulder clothing up a bit, deliberately covering it with her jacket, “Miss Farrell’s clothes are a bit big.”
“You’re too thin, eat more,” Vivienne handed Lily a plate of cut steak.
Lily smiled quietly and began to eat without a word.
Tina and Jared exchanged glances, neither saying much.
But the looks they exchanged were teasing.