Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

In the Reed family, Tina took a screenshot of the group chat message and sent it to Paula White.

Hand Hammer Husky: “I just knew Velma’s idea was right, woo woo woo, Serena I love you.”

Tina pinched the bridge of her nose, somewhat speechless.

This Paula White, coming up with such an idea, it was unclear whether she was tormenting herself or tormenting Hayden.

During the day, Paula White had pulled her aside into a room, speaking very seriously, asserting that since Hayden had kissed her, marrying him was certain, but she didn’t want to pursue him in this manner and asked for her help.

Then she elaborated further.

Something about, yes, she would marry, but it also depended on whether Hayden liked her.

If he didn’t, she wouldn’t force it.

She would marry only if he liked her.

So, a test was necessary!

Seeing how much Paula White had said, Tina asked her if she wanted to marry Hayden simply because he had kissed her, or if she truly liked him.

Paula White assertively replied: “Of course, because I like him. If I didn’t, why would I let him kiss me? I’m a miss of the White family; I have my pride, and not just anyone can marry me!”

Tina: …

Love is so complicated. Why didn’t she have such troubles with Uncle?

At Ashbury Brookes Residence.

Ian looked at the childhood photos of his daughter, his eyes hiding shimmering tears.

After so many years, he didn’t know if his Alina was faring well.

Jack knocked and entered, “Dad, why haven’t you rested yet?”

“I can’t sleep.” Ian put away the photo of his daughter, stood up, and walked with Jack to the yard, “Something on your mind?”

“Yeah, it’s about that young lady from the White family.” Jack helped Ian sit in the rocking chair in the yard, saying, “That young lady is collaborating with Tina to develop the new type of bomb we’ve been investigating.”Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

A flicker of surprise crossed Ian’s eyes, followed by a deep laugh, “Those two working together, that’s unusual. Alright, go ahead, young people have their own ways.”

After a pause, Ian’s gaze darkened, and he asked, “How’s the pursuit of that CK going?”

Jack shook his head, “All clues currently lead to Vivienne from the Farrell family. Since she was captured, the trail has gone cold.”

Ian furrowed his brow, his voice grave, “If the trail has gone cold, then find new leads. If we can’t find the person, we’ll never know Alina’s whereabouts.”

Over the years, the Brookes family had been searching for their missing daughter, Alina.

It was only because Kiki and Mimi had been stolen that they finally found a similar clue.

The kidnappers were not ordinary traffickers but a group known as CK.

Though CK was a recently emerged underground dark organization, its predecessor was the infamous RST.

RST had been involved in heinous acts too dark for ordinary people to fathom.

Things like human trafficking, human experimentation, and organ sales, committing all sorts of atrocious deeds.

It was he who had personally led the operation to destroy the headquarters of the RST organization, regretfully letting their leader, codenamed Five Poisons, escape.

It was during that operation that he was severely injured and hospitalized. When he awoke, his beloved youngest daughter had disappeared.

He knew this must have been an act of revenge by Five Poisons.

But for many years, there had been no clues.

If not for CK targeting Kiki and Mimi this time, the Brookes family might still not have found any leads on CK and its connection to RST.

Jack responded, “Yes, I understand. Moreover, CK is more cunning than RST was in the past and is adept at legalizing its actions, making it a difficult foe to contend with.”

Ian lowered his gaze slightly. “This matter is up to you to handle. By the way, if Tina wants to study that new bomb, is there a place for it?”

Studying bombs was no small affair.

A single mishap could lead to national disaster.

Therefore, the location for the research had to be legal, logical, and appropriate.

Legality and logic were not a concern, as all of Paula White’s patents were owned by the state, and this would be no exception if developed.

However, finding a suitable place was challenging.

Jack clearly understood his father’s intentions. “Don’t worry, Dad, everything is arranged at Scarlett’s place; her nephew will arrive in Ashbury tomorrow and will contact Tina directly.”

Ian nodded in satisfaction. “Good.”

After a pause, he suddenly remembered something and asked, “I recall Tina mentioned that Jasper from the Reed family isn’t her biological father, right?”

Jack was momentarily puzzled by the mention of Jasper. “Yes, she has no blood relation to the Reed family. It seems her mother went to the Reed family for some reason.”

They had investigated Tina’s mother, Natalie, but found little.

However, after Jasper’s arrest, things became easier to investigate.

While Natalie’s identity remained unclear, they had uncovered something about her and Jasper.

Ian looked up at the dark night sky, raising his hand to point at a star in the center. “You see that star? It’s getting closer to us.”

Jack looked up, his expression changing, and exclaimed, “Could it be Alina appearing in Ashbury?”

“No!” Ian shook his head. “It doesn’t represent Alina.”

Although he never believed that Alina was dead, he always felt he was drifting further from her.

And that star didn’t seem like one that would represent a biological father-daughter relationship.

Jack was somewhat confused. “Then what does it mean?”

Ian didn’t answer him but continued, “If Jasper isn’t Tina’s biological father, why did the ten paternity tests you conducted all confirm a biological relationship?”

They suspected Tina was Alina’s daughter, so naturally, they investigated everyone related to Tina.

Those ten paternity tests had only recently been conducted.

Jack was shocked. “Right, why is there no blood relation, yet the paternity tests confirm one?”

Even he was puzzled at this moment.

Ian smiled slightly. “It means that Tina’s DNA has been altered in the national database, indicating that the only person who could have a confirmed paternity relationship with her is Jasper.”

Jack was astonished. “But the last paternity test was conducted in our own hospital. How powerful must someone be to alter DNA in our own hospital?”

Ian’s lips curled slightly. “There are many powerful people in this world, like a hacker who can breach any hospital in the country.”

Jack fell silent.

After a moment, he looked up at Ian. “Dad, are you saying we need to do another paternity test?”

Before Ian could respond, he added, “Why do you think Tina is Alina’s child?”

Ian sighed lightly and pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket. “Take a look at this.”

Jack took the paper, his brow furrowing. “Who gave this to you?”