Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

She pried open the man’s mouth and found his teeth covered in poison. Cole Lyon had taken the poison from his mouth as soon as he caught him to prevent suicide. However, he hadn’t expected the man to be so well-prepared, leaving no chance for survival. Tina fed him a pill and inserted a silver needle into his acupuncture point, saying coldly, “Cole, keep an eye on him. I’ll work on an antidote.”

The poison he took was extremely potent, comparable to the Shadow she had created. She could neutralize it but needed some herbs, which she currently lacked. Although the man had just died, she had given him a pill and sealed his heart with a silver needle, making death not so immediate. Extracting information from him would take some time.

Thinking of this, Tina’s face darkened. “It’s okay,” Jared Farrell comforted her, holding her shoulder. “At least we know their target is me.” Tina’s face remained gloomy. “These people are reaching too far.” Jared Farrell saw her anger and smiled rarely, “Are you worried about me? It seems like Tina wants to protect me.”

“You are my fiance,” Tina pulled him close by the collar, “If anyone bullies you, it must be me.” Her serious demeanor made Jared Farrell smile and pull her into his arms. “Tina is right, but I can’t always be just a fiance. When will you make it official?” He had already half-coerced Hugo into agreeing; as soon as Tina agreed to marry, he could register immediately.

“We’ll see,” Tina said noncommittally, playing with the silver needle hidden in her sleeve. “If I’m not satisfied with you, one needle will solve the problem.” Jared Farrell whispered in her ear, “Tina, are you planning to murder your husband?” Cole Lyon stood aside, understanding Hayden Cohen’s usual feelings of being a third wheel.

“Serena,” he coughed lightly to signal his presence, “Should we continue investigating this matter?” Tina came back to her senses and pushed Jared Farrell away. “Yes.” Since they had made a move, they wouldn’t stop until they achieved their goal. They needed to act first and remove unnecessary obstacles.

“I’ll have the brothers cooperate with you,” Tina said, quickly sending several messages on her phone. “This villa will be your temporary base here. Without my orders, don’t act rashly.” Cole Lyon nodded in agreement. “Yes.”

“What about the Farrell family?” Tina looked at Jared Farrell with deep meaning in her eyes. Jared Farrell smiled coldly, making people fear him. “It seems someone can’t wait.” His legs had just “recovered,” and they moved against him so quickly; they underestimated his abilities.

“I’ll have someone keep an eye on the Farrell family,” Jared Farrell said with a deep gaze. Tina looked at him for a moment before speaking, “Do you already have an answer in mind?” Jared Farrell didn’t answer immediately but said, “I still need evidence.” He never fought unprepared battles; those who dared to attack him would pay for their actions.

After handing over the man in the basement to Cole Lyon, Jared Farrell sent Tina back to Whispering Pines. She arrived home at eleven o’clock at night; most people were already resting, and the house was quiet.

The servant saw her return and said according to instructions, “Miss, Mr. Jasper asked you to go to his study.” Tina didn’t expect Jasper to still be awake and went to his study as instructed.

The Reed family had heard about Logan’s situation; naturally, Jasper had questions. “How was the surgery? Is he awake?” “Yes,” Tina replied indifferently as if she didn’t care about him as a father.

Jasper’s face showed bitterness. Since finding Tina back, they had held banquets according to protocol, but he always felt distant from this daughter and couldn’t get close.

“You are very much like your mother; you don’t need me to worry about anything,” he sighed. “If only she were still here…” At the mention of her mother, Tina’s eyes tightened sharply, and her face darkened.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

She stood up without looking at him and said, “I’m tired.” Jasper could only say helplessly, “Alright then, rest early; we’ll talk tomorrow.”

Tina glanced around the room subtly before returning to her room. After locking the door, she took out a miniature detector from her body and raised an eyebrow at the screen’s indication.

The detector showed at least four surveillance cameras in Jasper’s study room. Tina clenched the detector in her hand with deep eyes.

At two-thirty in the morning when everyone in the Reed family was asleep and the house was silent enough to hear a pin drop, Tina slowly opened her eyes and got up from bed to retrieve a small computer hidden under it.

With some quick operations on the computer, she easily hacked into Jasper’s study room surveillance system within five minutes. Then she silently left her room and went to his study.

Jasper’s study was locked. It took Tina only a few moments to unlock it and sneak inside. She began searching from left to right.

There seemed to be no secret doors in the room but there was a photo of her mother on the desk. Tina walked over and touched the photo with longing and anger in her eyes.

Her mother’s beautiful face remained forever preserved while sorrow and pain couldn’t be erased. The person was gone; what was the point of placing a photo here pretending deep affection?

As she traced along the frame with her fingers, she suddenly felt an hidden compartment in the desk drawer. Frowning tightly, Tina opened it revealing a special material safe inside – waterproof fireproof highly confidential requiring tools for opening despite knowing how-to herself.

After examining it thoroughly, she pushed back into place deciding return later equipped properly before leaving study ensuring erasure all traces restoring everything touched original state.

Just as finished returning hallway, a faint sound reached ears indicating someone’s presence!

About hide, she heard muffled gasp followed by familiar voice exclaiming softly,”You scared me!”

Recognizing Juliet Reed sneaking back, Tina relaxed seeing relieved younger girl clutching chest whispering,”Good thing wasn’t parents otherwise I’d get scolded!”

“What are you doing here?” Juliet Reed had sneaked out earlier returning from clubbing unexpectedly bumping into Tina who calmly replied,”I’m thirsty,” diverting conversation naturally,”Going downstairs for water.”