Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

“Of course!” Elizabeth was about to blurt out her response, but her mouth seemed to be locked by chains as she met Tina’s icy gaze, unable to utter a word.

“Tina! What is this attitude?” Talon accused angrily, “After all, my mother is your grandmother. How dare you speak to her with such disrespect?”

A corner of Tina’s lips curled up as she gracefully tucked a strand of hair that had fallen onto her cheek behind her ear, speaking calmly, “Uncle Talon, if we change the location, there would be no one to talk to you with my attitude. Would you like to try?”

“You!” Talon was choked with fury. That damned girl, Tina, was threatening him with the incident from the other day again!

But no matter whether she had evidence or not, he didn’t dare take the risk.

Tina cast a cool glance over the Reed family members, her voice devoid of warmth, “I have never acknowledged any relation to the Reed family. In the Reed family, aside from Mr. Reed and Mrs. Reed, I recognize no one. If you don’t understand, I don’t mind giving the Reed family another headline.”

Elizabeth felt a shock in her heart, knowing Tina held too many of the Reed family’s dark secrets to let her cause a media uproar.

Her expression stiff, she said, “We are all family. Do you really have to make things so absolute? The Reed family is your natal family, and only if the Reed family prospers can you prosper!?”

Tina smirked, “I don’t need to rely on anyone.”

Amber frowned, speaking with dissatisfaction, “Tina, don’t be so absolute. The Reed family’s business has only been down for a few years. Your uncles are already researching new perfume formulas. If successful, the Reed family’s funds will grow, and what we give you will be the foundation for your future in the Farrell family. Just look at how they look at you. Without the Reed family’s support, they will only look down on you.”

Tina looked at Amber as if she were looking at a fool. With the current state of the Reed family, even a fifty million dollar investment wouldn’t allow them to catch up with the Farrell family, even in decades.

Even if the Reed family’s finances were strong, there would still be those in the Farrell family who looked down on her. The world was not short of people who looked down on her.

“Discussing my family in front of us, do you think the Farrell family is dead?” Suddenly, Jared spoke up, his voice as cold as sudden ice.

Amber’s body shook involuntarily, but she still lifted her head and said, “Did I say something wrong?”

“My grandmother was not wrong either. The engagement was proposed by you, and it was you who promised a fifty million dollar investment to the Reed family. Now that you’ve changed your tune, are we not even allowed to speak?”

Amber didn’t want to speak up at this time, having left a poor impression on Jared previously that she needed to rectify.

But the fifty million was too important to the Reed family. She might not be able to win Jared’s heart or get the fifty million now, but she could try to get the money through Tina.

“May I ask who you are?” Jared’s gaze lifted, emitting a chilling aura, “An adopted daughter, strutting around at the real Miss Reed’s engagement party, who gave you such confidence? The Reed family?”

Amber flushed with embarrassment, “Mr. Farrell, your words are too hurtful. It’s true I am an adopted daughter, but I regard the Reed family as my own home. Now that the Reed family’s interests are damaged, I naturally have to speak up. Can’t we speak if you’ve done something wrong?”

The thing Amber hated most was others bringing up her status as an adopted daughter. Wasn’t she the most outstanding, simply because she wasn’t born into the Reed family?

“I don’t talk to dogs!” Jared said expressionlessly.

“You!” Amber’s face turned ashen, her lips trembling in anger.

Jared didn’t even want to give her a glance, turning directly to Elizabeth and speaking without expression, “Elizabeth, at Ivy’s birthday party the other day, Tina made it very clear. Her condition for agreeing to marry me was that the dowry be handed over to her father. If you’ve forgotten, I don’t mind releasing the video of that day’s event.”

Hearing this, Elizabeth’s complexion changed, “There’s no need for the video!”

The incident at the party had been difficult to suppress, and if it were released again, the Reed family would make headlines once more. Right now, finding an investor was the most important thing.

“So, handing over fifty million to her father, do you have any objections?” Jared’s words were flat, yetthey carried a powerful momentum.

Elizabeth felt herself retreat. Tina was a force to be reckoned with, and Jared even more so. Offending the Farrell family today would only make things harder for the Reed family in the future. She had to acknowledge that the Farrell family did not seem inclined to give the money to the Reed family.

After a moment of silence, she looked at Tina and said, “Tina, I never wanted things to turn out this way today. I am someone who cares about face, and the Reed family truly can’t hold on any longer. We must find an investment, and I know you hate me for how I treated your mother back then, but I am still your grandmother. Ask the Farrell family for ten million, and after that, the Reed family won’t need your father to handle things.”

Tina furrowed her brow, as Elizabeth really would do anything to achieve her goals. For money, she had thrown away her shame and now even her son.

It was pitiful to see motherhood reduced to this level.

Hugo stepped in front of Tina, his face serious, “Asking the Farrell family for fifty million won’t work, but I will find a way to get you a ten million investment. I hope you can continue the engagement party peacefully without further disturbances.”

“You? How capable do you think you are? You can find a ten million investment?” Elizabeth said with scorn.

She truly looked down on this third son. Soft-hearted and incompetent, always treating women like treasures. If he could secure a ten million investment, would the Reed family have come to this state?

“I have something more valuable than ten million, and the Reed family can surely use it,” Hugo stated emotionlessly. “Mother, you know what it is. For Tina’s sake today, I am willing to bring it out, but after the engagement party, we will part ways, and the Reed family’s affairs will have nothing to do with me.”

Elizabeth’s whole body shook. She turned her head sharply to exchange a look with her brothers Pinewood and Talon, and quickly she said, “Alright! It’s settled then!”Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

With that, Elizabeth sat down and no longer interjected.

The rest of the Reed family also settled down.

Tina looked at Hugo, a subtle gleam passing through her eyes.

Was he going to hand over the formula to Elizabeth?

“Can we continue with the engagement party now?” Logan, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, spoke up.

Hugo nodded, “Sorry Mr. Farrell, for making a spectacle. Please, continue.”

Logan grunted in acknowledgment, instructed someone to hand the dowry to Hugo, and then said, “This is the dowry we just agreed upon, but after discussing with Jared, we have decided to still give a fifty million dowry, to be handed to Tina’s father.”

Before the crowd could express their surprise, Logan spoke again, “Taking advantage of today’s occasion, I have an announcement to make. I am officially retiring, and from now on, all affairs of the Farrell family will be managed by my grandson Jared. He will be my successor.”