Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

The Hidden Family lived concealed among the mountains and forests. It was said that there were frequent conflicts among these families, but to ordinary people, the specifics of these affairs were unknown. For them, the Hidden Family was a taboo subject. It wasn’t a matter of intolerance, but of fear-fear that offending someone from the Hidden Family might lead to disappearing without a trace.

Tina, resting her chin on her hands, pondered for a moment before asking, “Since you have no dealings with the Hidden Family, what’s the deal with you and Paula?”

“Don’t get me started! Paula was my cousin’s classmate,” Hayden replied with a grimace. “The White family, aware of the Ashbury families’ aversion to the Hidden Family, initially placed Paula in a foster home within a side branch, so no one knew she was the young lady of the Hidden Family’s White branch. It was only when she was fourteen and patented a combat aircraft that everyone found out about her.”

Tina’s eyes lit up, recognizing talent. Seeing her expression, Hayden grew even more morose and whispered, “Serena, can you just leave us alone? I can handle it myself.”

Tina raised an eyebrow, “Fine!”This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

However…

Hayden was probably lacking self-awareness! How could a girl like Paula, a genius who dared to love and hate, ever give up?

Seeing Tina agree, Hayden breathed a sigh of relief, but then he suddenly felt a deathly glare. His body stiffened.

After all the fuss with that woman, he had forgotten about Jared.

“Uh, Mr. Farrell, put today’s bill on me, please, anything you need, just command,” Hayden said, nodding and bowing, inwardly lamenting.

How could he appease Mr. Farrell’s anger?

Jared’s lips curved into a mild smile, yet it carried an invisible threat, “Master Cohen, you say that, but how could I possibly command you?”

Hayden, “…”

Please, just stop talking.

At the agency…

After being brought in by those people, Lily was given no chance to argue and was immediately thrown into a dark, small room. There was nothing in it, and Lily didn’t dare move.

Being in the dark heightened her fear immensely.

Thump!

She moved carefully but unknowingly touched something, which frightened her so much that she fell to the floor. Just then, the room’s light suddenly turned on, making her scream in alarm.

Once she calmed down, Lily thought about the reason she was captured. Something about… using infants to study viruses? But she hadn’t done anything.

What was going on?

Her body pressed against the wall, she felt cramped and anxious as if waiting for a punishment.

No!

She had to get out. She couldn’t be locked up here!

“Hello! Is anyone there? You’ve got it wrong; I didn’t do any infant experiments, let me out!”

“I’m from TIC Research Institute. If you don’t know, I can show you my lab; there are definitely no virus experiments there.”

“Someone… please…”

Lily banged on the door, trying to get someone to open it, but unbeknownst to her, the door was soundproof; no matter how loudly she shouted, it was useless.

The eeriest part was the silence.

It was so quiet that she could hear her own breathing, and even the slightest noise seemed to alert her, filling her heart with dread.

Hours later…

Lily’s throat was hoarse from shouting, she collapsed on the floor, half-closing her eyes. She was sleepy but too afraid to sleep, fearing an accident, so she kept weakly slapping the door with her hand.

Squeak! The door swung open, and Lily fell to the ground in an inelegant heap. Before she could even speak, a cold voice reached her, “You can leave now.”

“What?” Lily was stunned.

The man grabbed her arm, leading her out without giving Lily a chance to ask any questions, and ushered her into a car that promptly drove away. Everything was utterly perplexing.

She was inexplicably taken away and then just as abruptly told she could leave. Was she really okay now? Why not investigate thoroughly?

Lily wanted to ask, but the cold, stern faces in the car, all armed with guns, deterred her from speaking. The small room she had been confined in had only a chair and a bed, and not even a window. The hours she spent there were agonizing enough; she didn’t want to risk ending up back inside by asking too many questions.

The Reed family.

The events that transpired at yesterday’s banquet had hit the headlines on major websites today.

“Reed family’s daughter kidnapped at banquet!”

“Reed family’s daughter commits crime, national agency X intervenes.”

“Reed family’s daughter faces jail, possibly the death penalty!”

Despite efforts by Muff to suppress the press releases, the news was uncontrollable. The industry insiders were all abuzz.

The faces of the Reed family members were grimmer than ever. Muff, in particular, looked the worst. After yesterday’s incident, Logan had called him, mocking him for a full three hours. Even when Muff hung up, Logan kept calling relentlessly, not stopping even when blocked.

Muff had barely slept all night.

“Are you all satisfied now?” Muff seethed internally, his gaze falling harshly on the other Reed family members.

Their faces weren’t looking great either. This incident would inevitably impact the Reed family, which had hosted three banquets in quick succession, turning them into a laughingstock in no time.

“The people who took Lily yesterday, didn’t they say she was working on some virus? She’s got quite the nerve to dabble in such things?” Juliet hadn’t heard clearly at the time, only catching the word “virus.”

She was shocked at the moment.

“I knew she was conducting research, but I never imagined…” Annabelle’s face also darkened, “This affects the reputation of the Reed family. Maybe we should find a way to bail her out?”

Focused on the good of the Reed family, Annabelle seemed genuinely concerned.

Sitting nearby, Tina’s brows were furrowed, her delicate hands tapping the table repeatedly.

“Grandma, do you even understand what making a virus means? It harms people!” Juliet was getting worked up, not wanting to live with someone involved in virus research.

“What if I end up dead because of it?”

Juliet couldn’t contain her anger, exclaiming, “I’ve always said, don’t let that illegitimate daughter come back. She’s just a disaster, and you wouldn’t listen. Now see? She’s brought us to this!”

Juliet grew increasingly agitated, her voice rising, “Researching viruses, at best, she’ll receive a heavy sentence; at worst, our entire Reed family will be dragged into this!”

The villa was dead silent.

No one spoke because they knew Juliet was right. This was no small matter. Being taken away by agency X was no trivial affair. Such a serious crime, the Reed family really couldn’t withstand it!

Suddenly!

The sound of a door opening broke the silence, followed by a voice, “Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, I’m back.”

Everyone immediately looked up to see Lily standing at the doorway.