Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

Amber Reed pressed her lips together and didn’t answer. She wanted to say she hated Tina, resented Tina, and was jealous of Tina! Tina had taken everything from her, even the man who should have been hers, leaving her in this miserable state! Tina had ruined her life, so she deserved to take the blame!

She looked down at her phone and saw a video of herself removing Elizabeth’s oxygen mask in the hospital room. The video, along with everything she had said in the room, had been exposed online. This shocking turn of events stunned everyone following the case. They wondered if Elizabeth had lost her mind, favoring an adopted ingrate over her excellent biological granddaughter, Tina, who nearly got killed by this ingrate.

Many people tagged Nathaniel Farrell on social media, asking if he still intended to marry such a venomous woman. Nathaniel Farrell did not respond, but netizens were divided into two camps. One side argued that since Nathaniel Farrell had impregnated Amber Reed, he should take responsibility regardless of whether she was a murderer. The other side believed that a wife should be virtuous and that marrying a woman like Amber Reed would bring misfortune to the family for generations. For the sake of family honor and future peace, they argued it was better to bear some shame now than to let such a woman into their home; even the child should not be kept.

People said that dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and rats give birth to children who dig holes. They feared that a woman like Amber Reed would raise a child who would become a menace to society.

Amber Reed bit her lip and sent several messages to Nathaniel Farrell, but he did not reply. “Will Nathaniel abandon me because of this?” Amber Reed bit her lip again and covered her face to hide her dark expression, pretending to be in unbearable pain.

Unfortunately for her, Damian was not moved by what she thought were compelling tears. He drove with a look of disappointment on his face. “Amber, do you feel no shame or remorse at all?”

Amber Reed was taken aback but remained silent as Damian ignored her for the rest of the drive back to the Reed Residence.

As they neared the Reed Residence, Amber saw Pinewood Reed and Talon Reed walking out of the old house with satisfied expressions. It seemed they had taken advantage of this situation to extort money from Jasper Reed.

Amber shrank back into her seat, afraid that they would see her and cause more trouble. Damian glanced at her actions and pursed his lips tighter, his face growing even darker.Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.

When they entered the mansion and saw the members of the Reed family waiting in the living room, Amber couldn’t help but shrink back again. Esther and Garrett looked conflicted, while Annabelle and Jasper Reed’s faces were stern. Only Audrey Woodwind’s eyes betrayed undisguised schadenfreude.

In the capital, Audrey Woodwind had often been bested by Amber Reed. She had thought her cousin was formidable, but now she found Amber’s antics in Ensford laughable.

“Grandma, Dad,” Amber said pitifully as she walked over with a pale face, trying to win Annabelle and Jasper Reed’s sympathy.

“We’ve heard everything from the police,” Jasper Reed said after a moment of silence. “Amber, why did you try to kill Elizabeth?”

“It was Grandma; she threatened me,” Amber defended herself with teary eyes. “She forced me to swindle twenty billion from you for her. How could I do that to you? I was so angry that I lost control.”

This was the same explanation she had given the police.

Audrey Woodwind’s eyes flashed with mockery.

Amber’s quick thinking turned an attempted murder charge into an act of protecting her biological grandmother and father against an extortionate adoptive grandmother.

Audrey glanced at Annabelle and Jasper’s faces. Would they really be fooled by Amber?

Annabelle and Jasper remained stern-faced as Jasper scrutinized Amber closely. Except for those eyes that resembled Natalie’s, there was nothing about this girl that reminded him of his daughter. And now those eyes were shifty and uneasy-nothing like Natalie’s clear gaze.

“If it was an accident, why did you frame your adoptive sister?” Jasper asked the same question Damian had earlier.

If Amber’s story were true-that Elizabeth threatened her and she accidentally hurt her in a panic-he could understand. But Amber had deliberately used Elizabeth’s finger to write “Tina.” Her intentions were clear.

His daughter could be incompetent or foolish but never malicious or deceitful.

“Amber, you told the police you didn’t know about the ‘Tina’ writing,” Jasper said coldly. “The police didn’t believe you; neither do I. If it were someone else’s prank, how could it coincidentally spell your adoptive sister’s name?”

He recalled Tina’s earlier phone call saying she looked forward to his actions afterward. For some reason, he didn’t want Tina to be disappointed in him at all costs. So apart from following proper procedures for bail and covering Elizabeth’s medical expenses, he decided not to interfere further in Amber’s case.

He didn’t want that cold-eyed girl to feel any disappointment in him.

Feeling the oppressive gaze from Jasper and Annabelle-unique to those in power-Amber bit her lip but couldn’t find any words to defend herself.

Eventually, Annabelle withdrew her gaze and stood up wearily. “That’s enough; you’re on your own now. I’m tired.”

Jasper also stood up to accompany Annabelle upstairs when Amber urgently called out, “Dad, what about my marriage with Nathaniel?!”

Her reputation was already ruined; missing out on Nathaniel Farrell meant she’d have to settle for less despite being backed by the capital’s Reed family. She must marry into the Farrell family!

Jasper paused and turned back with a look of disappointment similar to Damian’s earlier expression. He clearly saw there was no remorse in Amber’s eyes-only selfish concern for her future.

Since returning home, Amber hadn’t asked once about how much damage she’d caused the Reed family with this incident. After today’s news broke out, their stock price had plummeted by one-third within hours.

But all Amber cared about was herself!

“Logan visited your grandfather’s nursing home and mentioned breaking off the engagement,” Jasper said coldly. “With what you’ve done now, even if Farrell family wants to break off the engagement-Reed family has no grounds to stop them.”

After Logan caused a scene at the nursing home upsetting Muff Reed again-who then called back angrily scolding Jasper-it became clear that recognizing this daughter brought more trouble than joy or familial warmth; it only raised his father’s blood pressure constantly making him feel guilty.

Without another word or glance at Amber’s unwilling face filled with resentment-Jasper helped Annabelle upstairs leaving behind an angry-looking Amber who realized they never truly considered her part of their family despite promises otherwise!