Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

In front of Logan Farrell, she didn’t dare to show any displeasure and forced a smile. “I must have been mistaken. Miss Reed’s medical skills are indeed exceptional and beyond ordinary reach.”

Even she had to consider whether she could complete this surgery.

“Of course,” Logan snorted, glancing at her sideways. “Just look at who our Tina is; there’s nothing she can’t do!”

The youngest dual-degree PhD, a master perfumer, a design genius, and a medical expert-Tina’s accolades were so numerous that they made Lily Ward feel envious.

Lily Ward was almost too jealous to maintain her smile, forcing herself not to let her anger show. “Since Miss Reed is so capable, why not join me at the medical conference at the end of the month?”

Why should Tina have everything and be praised for it? She wasn’t going to let Tina have her way.

Medicine was her domain, bolstered by her family’s background-something Tina could never match. Moreover, she had published numerous medical papers and established a reputation in the industry, yet she had never heard of Tina’s name.

Logan’s successful surgery was purely due to Tina’s luck. When it came to research projects, Lily Ward was confident she would achieve overwhelming victory.

“I’m not going,” Tina replied expressionlessly.

“No need to be polite with me,” Lily Ward thought Tina was pretending to decline and eagerly persuaded her. “This conference has a high threshold; it’s not something just anyone can attend.”

“For Mr. Farrell’s sake, I can secure a spot for Miss Reed.”

“Really?” Tina nodded slightly, her reaction very calm. “Too bad I’m not interested.”

She didn’t care about a medical conference. Such an opportunity might be rare for Lily Ward, but it was nothing special for her.

“That’s right, Tina isn’t interested, and neither is our Farrell family,” Logan stood unconditionally by Tina’s side. “Miss Ward, don’t waste your efforts here. You’d better focus on your own projects and not delay their progress.”

“And you two,” Logan Farrell turned his gaze to Arthur and Hazel, who had been silent. “Stop bothering Tina all the time!”

“As long as I’m around, I won’t let you bully Tina!”

“Dad,” Hazel said unwillingly. “We are just worried about your health in case…”

Logan interrupted her directly, ignoring her explanation. “There’s no ‘in case.’ With Tina here, my health will be fine! If you have a problem with Tina, you have a problem with me. If you want me to kick you out of the house, then go ahead and target Tina!”

With Logan Farrell making his stance clear, Arthur and Hazel had nothing more to say. Especially Arthur, who feared saying another word might get him kicked out; he quickly dragged Hazel away.

Lily Ward couldn’t believe how much Logan trusted Tina, but the facts were undeniable.

“Miss Ward,” Logan Farrell glanced up before closing his eyes again. “You’re not welcome here. Please leave.”

Lily Ward was usually well-received, especially among elders who praised her as smart and promising. Now that Logan treated her this way, her face turned sour.

“Well then, Mr. Farrell, take care,” Lily Ward suppressed her anger and said lightly. “I’ll visit another day.”

She couldn’t show weakness in front of Tina or let the other see herself as inferior.

However, little did she know that neither Logan Farrell nor Tina considered her worth their time or attention.

Lily Ward left the room in a daze and ran into Jared Farrell on his way back.

Seeing she was still there darkened Jared Farrell’s expression visibly.

“Mr. Farrell…” Seeing Jared again reignited hope in Lily Ward’s eyes.

She believed no one of her age could match her in medicine; as long as she held research projects in hand, he would surely notice her.

“The project you assigned me has made significant progress recently. When will you come to the institute to see the results?”

“Hmm,” Jared replied indifferently. “I’ll send someone to check it out.”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

His mentor’s research was a regret for Jared; he wanted to complete it but didn’t want too much contact with Lily Ward.

His girl had already claimed him; anyone Tina disliked wouldn’t get any favor from him either.

He said he’d send someone rather than go himself-a response that clearly disappointed Lily Ward.

“But this project was personally assigned by you,” she insisted unwillingly. “Others won’t understand its importance.”

Mr. Daryl had appointed her as the lead because of her abilities and knowledge.

Lily believed she held a special place in his heart that others couldn’t compare to. Only she understood what he wanted and the deeper meaning behind the research.

Jared’s cold gaze slid over her face slowly. “Don’t make me repeat myself.”

That look sent Lily plummeting into despair; she saw indifference and distance in his eyes-an unreachable gap.

“I understand…”

She could only agree reluctantly and left with her bag.

Back in the room, Jared found that Tina had put Logan back to sleep.

Seeing Jared enter, Tina glanced up briefly before turning away again.

His Tina seemed angry but didn’t know why.

“Tina,” Jared walked over and held her gently. “What happened?”

Tina didn’t like beating around the bush and asked directly, “Did you give my mother’s research to Lily Ward?”

Though she’d heard about it before, she wanted confirmation from Jared himself despite being able to find out easily through investigation.

“Yes,” Jared realized why she was upset immediately upon seeing her expression change. “If it makes you unhappy, I’ll take it back.”

He had appointed Lily because of her family’s background and barely adequate medical skills at that time.

If his Tina was angry because of this matter, dropping Lily Ward wouldn’t be an issue at all.

“No need.”

Tina leaned into his embrace, feeling Jared’s warmth. “Let her continue slowly researching.”

After all, she’d already completed her mother’s research long ago and even deepened it further.

Lily’s work held no significance for her; it lagged far behind what she’d achieved already.

“As you wish.”

Jared kissed the top of her head tenderly. “Whatever you say goes.”

As they enjoyed this rare moment alone together, the door suddenly burst open.

Eight brothers except Hayden Cohen filed in one after another; seeing Tina in Jared’s arms made them so furious they nearly spat blood.

“What are you doing! Let go of Serena now!”