Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

Her gaze suddenly turned fierce. "I don't have that much time to waste with you. Hand over the formula quickly!"

"Elsa, I just don't understand. You've guarded that piece of paper for so long, the Dyer family is gone, and you're still clinging to that thing. Why not just hand it over to me? Considering you obey, I can still ensure your family lives a normal life." Ella Bailey had received information that the formula Elsa held could bring the dead back to life.

She-must obtain this item.

Elsa looked at Sally, who was being held hostage by Woods, and struggled internally, her face turning from pale to flushed.

After a long while, Elsa bit her lip, lifted her head, and looked at Ella Bailey, "I've already given the formula to Miss Reed. Even if you kill us, it's useless."

Ella Bailey's expression changed, and she immediately rushed forward and grabbed Elsa by the throat. "Elsa, do you think I'm a fool?! You'd rather sell your blood than give it up! What did that Tina give you that you're so compliant?"

Elsa struggled to breathe, "Miss Reed helped me! Of course, I would give it to her rather than to someone like you, a domineering and malicious woman!"

"You're asking for death!" Something struck a nerve in Ella Bailey.

Her eyes suddenly sharpened, and the hand around Elsa's neck tightened gradually.

Just as Ella Bailey was about to lose her sense and strangle Elsa, Woods spoke into her ear, "Miss, that's not advisable."

Ella Bailey's sanity was pulled back at the sound of Woods' voice. Her eyes intensely fixed on Elsa, trying to discern if she was telling the truth. Seeing Elsa's composed expression, she knew it was true.

She slowly released her grip, then walked over to Austin, and said coldly, "Tell me, did she really give it to Tina?"© NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

Austin nodded, "Yes! Miss Reed gave us this villa and promised to protect us here in Ashbury in the future, and Elsa gave it to her for that reason." Ella Bailey's face turned livid, and she gritted her teeth at Elsa, "You're ruthless!"

With that, she said to Woods, "Let's go!"

Woods gently let go of Sally, which surprised Elsa.

She had thought Woods would just drop her daughter.

Soon, the sound of a car engine was heard outside, and only when Elsa was certain that Ella Bailey was truly gone did she breathe a sigh of relief. She quickly took out her phone and called Tina.

However, after several attempts, no one answered the phone.

On the third ring, a mechanical female voice from the system spoke, and Elsa, somewhat worried, asked Austin, "Do you think Miss Reed can really handle Ella Bailey?"

She nervously rubbed her hands, pacing back and forth in the room, "The Bailey family is one of the top five families. Even some people in high places give face to the old man of the Bailey family. Could Miss Reed possibly..."

Austin, dizzy from her pacing, but recalling the recent events, also looked concerned, "Don't worry. Miss Reed said before that if Ella Bailey came to us, we should tell her the true whereabouts of the formula. Presumably, she has a way to deal with Ella Bailey."

Elsa understood this reasoning.

Thinking of Ella Bailey's expression before she left, Elsa couldn't help but shiver, "Do you think Miss Reed is now facing off with Ella Bailey?"

Austin shook his head, indicating he didn't know, "Stop worrying. I heard from Courtney that Miss Reed is the daughter-in-law of the Farrell family. You've always heard of the Farrell family. Even if the Bailey family is powerful, they can't do anything to her."

On the other side, in Jared's apartment.

Tina and Jared had barely escaped from the thronging crowds and collapsed onto the bed to catch their breath.

Just then, the cell phone on the table vibrated twice.

Tina nudged Jared, "Uncle, can you check who texted?"

Rubbing his eyes, Jared sat up and glanced at the screen, spotting notes from Cole and the names Dorothy Russell.

A frown formed on his handsome face, "Is Dorothy Russell even sane? She was at CK Prison this morning, and now she's already moved to Hartwood."

"You mean Dorothy Russell?!" Tina was particularly sensitive to the name Five Poisons.

She sprang up next to Jared.

The message from Cole was clear and to the point, and after a brief glance, she quickly stood up, "Let's go, I'll contact someone now."

"Where to?" Jared asked, his demeanor playful as he pulled her back.

"To Hartwood, to meet my old rival," Tina replied.

No sooner had she finished speaking when her phone vibrated again.

She paused, and a strange number lay steadily in her inbox, labeled 'Elsa.'

What the hell?

Her mother was still in a coma; who was playing such games now?

"What's wrong?" Jared, sensing her disturbance, dropped his smile.

His gaze fell on Tina's phone, and his eyes flickered, "It seems they're really afraid of us having a free moment."

Tina scoffed, pulling her hand back from the door handle, "Then let's play along."

She no longer felt like lying down and decided to take a shower to rest.

Suddenly, she stopped and turned back to Jared, "What did Issac say to you when we left the Brookes family today?"

Jared tensed for a moment, a fleeting oddness in his eyes.

He lifted Tina into the bathroom and placed her in the bathtub, pulling out a small box from his pocket with an expression that seemed torn between amusement and something else, "He gave me this." Tina glanced at it, and the familiar logo made her face heat up, "..."

Condoms??

Her uncle gave him condoms?

What the hell?

While Tina was distracted, Jared climbed into the bathtub, stripping off his expensive suit and tossing it to the floor, the sound of running water filling the bathroom. Tina's white dress was thoroughly soaked.

The fabric clung tightly to her body, the wetness rendering it transparent.

Behind her, the pink lace lingerie was completely exposed to Jared's view.

The man, who had initially planned to wait until their wedding day to fully unite with Tina, forgot his initial thoughts after indulging himself.

He opened the box, "Issac said he knows what we're up to. He told me to be careful, to not let my own pleasure cause suffering to their precious niece."

Watching the muscles play across his back beneath the white shirt, Tina's cheeks blushed, her eyes bright and enticing, making Jared's throat tighten and his mouth dry. The sound of a zipper was barely discernible against the noise of the water.

Yet Jared felt as if it was ringing right by his ear, his throat working as he moved to embrace her.

Just as he was about to act, his chest was stopped by Tina's finger, "Uncle, don't rush. You haven't told me what you think yet."

"Me?"