Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

Half an hour later, Tina arrived at her destination. The area was desolate and silent, with not a soul in sight, surrounded by steel bars and bricks. She quickly found Zackary in the corner of the warehouse, his hands and feet bound, eyes covered, trembling.

“Zackary,” Tina approached him and untied him. “It’s alright now, don’t be afraid.”

Zackary, who had been shaking with fear, finally relaxed upon hearing her voice. Once freed, he couldn’t hold back his tears and threw himself into her arms. “Sister!”

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here,” Tina comforted him softly.

“Sister, she… she wanted to hurt me…” Zackary sobbed uncontrollably, his face flushed red.

Tina suppressed her anger and asked gently, “Who was it?”

Zackary stammered out the name. Tina scoffed. As expected, there was an insider in the Reed family; otherwise, things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly. The only way someone could bypass all the Reed family’s security systems was if there was a problem from within.

“Let’s go,” she said, patting Zackary on the back and holding his hand. “We’re going home.”

“But sister…” Zackary was still shaken from the ordeal and spoke timidly, “I’m scared…”

“You have nothing to fear,” Tina’s eyes were fierce as she spoke each word with determination. “I will get justice for you.”

At one in the morning, Tina returned to the Reed family estate with Zackary. The entire place was brightly lit; everyone was waiting for them.

“Tina! Zackary!” Annabelle exclaimed with a mix of surprise and relief as she rushed forward to embrace them. “I was so worried! You were gone for so long without any news; I didn’t know what to do!”

“I’m fine, and Zackary is safe too,” Tina reassured her calmly. “It just took some time.”

“No matter! As long as you’re both back safely, everything else is minor!” Annabelle said as a servant brought hot tea. She then turned to Zackary with concern. “Are you hurt? Were you scared? Now that you’re home, no one will harm you.”

Jared stood nearby, watching Annabelle fuss over them before stepping forward. “Are you hungry? I’ve had food prepared.”

“A little,” Tina smiled at him but then grew serious. “But there’s something we need to address first.”

Tina turned her gaze to Nathaniel, who sat nervously in a corner. “Nathaniel, do you have anything to say about what happened to Zackary?”

Startled by being called out, Nathaniel stood up abruptly and quickly put on a hostile expression. “What does this have to do with me? Your brother gets kidnapped, causing chaos in the Farrell family and making us come all this way, and you want me to explain?”

Hazel remained silent but clearly shared her son’s sentiments. To them, Zackary was just an unrelated brother; it wasn’t worth such a fuss that even their branch of the family had to get involved.

Vivienne sat quietly on the side, not participating in the conversation but watching intently.

“I’ll give you one last chance,” Tina said coldly.

“I don’t give a damn about your chance!” Nathaniel scoffed and started to leave. “Your brother is found now; we don’t need to stay here any longer! Wasting our time!”

As Nathaniel cursed and tried to leave, Tina swiftly threw a silver needle that made his knees buckle, causing him to kneel on the ground.

Tina pulled out her phone and played a video. “Why don’t you watch this first before deciding whether you want to explain?”

The video showed masked men who had kidnapped Zackary and attacked her. The leader confessed directly into the camera. “The whole thing was orchestrated by Nathaniel Farrell of the Farrell family.”

“He ordered us to kidnap your brother Zackary and lure you into handing over the ransom alone so he could take you out.”

Everyone present was shocked when they heard Nathaniel’s name and turned their eyes on him.

Nathaniel’s face turned pale as he knelt there speechless.

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Tina asked in the video, “His goal was my life?”

The leader nodded repeatedly. “Nathaniel said not to leave any witnesses; he wanted you to die as painfully as possible.”

“How did you get into Whispering Pines and take Zackary?” Tina asked.

The masked man answered truthfully, “Someone from the Reed family helped us get in without any issues.”

The video ended there as Tina put away her phone and looked at Nathaniel again. “No explanation?”

Both the Reed family and Farrell family members were still reeling from shock, unsure whether to be more surprised that Nathaniel had hired hitmen or that there was an insider in the Reed family.

“Who knows if that video is fake!” Nathaniel continued his desperate struggle. “You can’t frame me! You’re just trying to ruin my chances of inheriting the Farrell family estate!”

Tina threw a stack of documents on the ground. “These are your call logs and transaction records.”

The documents clearly outlined how Nathaniel had contacted these hitmen and paid them an advance for their dirty work.

“This is all fake!” Nathaniel shouted furiously.

He hated Tina deeply; ever since she joined the Farrell family, his luck had taken a turn for the worse. He’d been scolded by the old man for no reason and almost lost everything trying to get close to her but ended up nearly getting kicked by Jared.

Even today, his lower body still ached faintly.

“Tina, you bitch! You’re trying to ruin me! You’ll die a horrible death!” Nathaniel screamed hysterically while Hazel rushed forward to support him.

“Nathaniel could never do such a thing! This is all a setup by Tina!” Hazel cried out angrily.

Before they could continue their tirade, Jared’s gaze turned icy cold.

With just one look from Jared, his men stepped forward instantly and slapped Nathaniel hard across the face before kicking him down.

Nathaniel almost spat out blood from being hit so hard; two of his ribs cracked under the force.

“What are you doing?! How can you lay hands on my son?!” Hazel demanded furiously as she tried to defend Nathaniel when suddenly there was a knock at Whispering Pines’ door.

A servant led police officers inside.

“We received a report,” one officer said to Nathaniel kneeling on the ground. “You are suspected of kidnapping and attempted murder; please come with us.”

“No! No…” Nathaniel broke down completely upon hearing this. “I can’t go to jail! My life will be ruined if I go to jail!”