Chapter 289: Tina, What Are You Looking at Behind My Back?
Tina remembered that the person was Garrett’s daughter, a popular and talented actress. Although they hadn’t officially met, during the last video call, Juliet Reed had shown no concern when Annabelle gave her a bracelet, clearly indicating that she wasn’t materialistic and had a straightforward personality.
Tina raised an eyebrow and looked at her. “And you?”
“Ah, don’t mention it! I finally got some time to come back, but my parents won’t let me go out. They insist I stay home with them,” Juliet Reed said helplessly. “I just wanted to sneak out while they were asleep!”
Juliet Reed added, “Please don’t tell my parents I went out! They’ve been really strict lately, almost like they’d get a dog to watch me. I haven’t had a chance to relax in ages!”
“Sure!” Tina responded with a light smile.
Tina’s quick agreement made Juliet Reed feel that she was quite easygoing.
“Oh, right.” Juliet Reed pulled Tina into her room and rummaged through her things until she found a box. “I missed the last party and still owe you a gift. Here, this is for you.”
“What is it?” Tina asked suspiciously as she tried to open the box, but Juliet Reed stopped her.
“Don’t worry, it’s something good,” Juliet Reed said with a mysterious wink. “Check it out in your room.”
Tina didn’t know what Juliet Reed was up to but sensed no malice. She took the box back to her room.
After returning to her room, she took a sip of water while recalling her visit to Jasper’s study and opened the box Juliet Reed had given her.
“Poof!”
When she saw what was inside, she spat water onto the bed.
This!
Juliet Reed had given her a thick stack of nude male photos along with contact information.
The size…
“Tsk!” Tina clicked her tongue twice as she leisurely flipped through the photos.
She had to admit, these guys had great bodies!
Eight-pack abs and muscular builds.
If touched, they would probably feel nice.
However, if her uncle found out about this, he would probably burn the whole box of photos immediately.
At that moment, Jared Farrell, who was watching over Logan in his hospital room, sneezed and felt his ears turn red.
Who was talking about him behind his back?
He glanced at Logan sleeping peacefully on the bed and suddenly thought of their Tina.
Just as Jared Farrell was about to call Tina, his phone rang. He looked at the message, and his smile disappeared instantly as his brows furrowed.
These people were even more impatient than he had imagined.
Jared Farrell answered the call with a cold expression.
“Have you found out?” His voice was devoid of warmth.
“Mr. Farrell! We’ve found out; it wasn’t Vivienne who did it!”NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.
Jared Farrell frowned. “It wasn’t her?”
“Correct!” the person on the other end replied. “Vivienne did send someone to kill you, but someone else acted before she could.”
Jared Farrell’s eyes narrowed as he fell silent for a moment. “Any idea who it was?”
“Not yet; they’re hiding very well. Our people found some clues but then lost them.”
“Keep investigating!” Jared Farrell’s face remained expressionless.
It seemed his return had stirred many thoughts among people.
Vivienne hadn’t acted yet, but some couldn’t wait any longer.
“Understood!”
The person on the other end hesitated for a moment before adding, “By the way, Mr. Farrell, Vivienne recently found Flame Ice and ordered Crimson Silk!”
Jared Farrell’s eyes widened slightly. “Got it.”
The next day.
Tina was woken up by a video call from Jared Farrell.
She lazily answered the video call with a yawn. “What’s up?”
Jared Farrell couldn’t hide his smile as he looked at her like a satisfied kitten. “You haven’t had breakfast yet; I’ll have my assistant…”
Before he could finish speaking, he noticed something on Tina’s bedside table and his eyes narrowed dangerously. “Tina, what are you looking at behind my back?”
Both of his eyes were healthy; naturally, he didn’t see wrong. There were nude male photos on Tina’s bedside table.
So, his girl was sneaking peeks at men while he wasn’t around?
Even through the screen, Tina could feel his intense jealousy. She lazily said, “I’m just quenching my thirst by looking at others since you’re not here.”
Jared Farrell was speechless.
Quenching her thirst?
He wasn’t enough?
“Tina…”
Just as Jared Farrell was about to speak gently, he suddenly heard a boy’s voice on the other end of the call.
“Tina!”
For a moment, Tina thought she was hearing things. She got up and walked to the balcony only to see Lysander standing below waving at her.
“Tina! I brought you breakfast!”
Lysander’s smile grew even brighter when he saw her appear on the balcony; he waved even more enthusiastically.
“What’s he doing there?” Jared Farrell’s jealousy overflowed uncontrollably despite trying to suppress it.
“No idea.” Tina propped her chin on her hand as she looked at the enthusiastic boy in the courtyard. “I’ll see you at the hospital.”
Although Logan had woken up, his body still needed time to recover. As his primary surgeon familiar with his condition, she could avoid many problems by being there herself.
Hearing that she would come to the hospital made all of Jared Farrell’s anger and jealousy vanish instantly.
“Alright, I’ll wait for you!” Jared Farrell said with a smile on his face.
Tina changed clothes and went downstairs where Lysander was already sitting in the living room.
Muff and Jasper were chatting with him casually. Seeing Tina come down, Muff smiled and said, “When did you get so close with Lysander? Look at him coming over first thing in the morning.”
Lysander had only recently been found; although the Reed family knew of his existence, they hadn’t met him often.
“Lysander and I hit it off.” Lysander didn’t care about others’ opinions and smiled cheerfully. “We got along really well at the last party.”
The relationship between the Reed family and Emerson family was delicate; Lysander being an illegitimate child made Muff and Jasper wary of him.
But having been through ups and downs in business circles for years, they didn’t show their feelings openly or express them directly on their faces.
Lysander didn’t mention that they knew each other before; Tina wouldn’t bring it up either.
The less people from Reed family knew about her past matters-the better-she didn’t want unnecessary trouble for herself.
“I’m going to visit Grandpa Farrell at the hospital later,” Tina mentioned casually while eating breakfast brought by Lysander .
“That’s perfect.” Muff nodded approvingly. “We were also planning on visiting him; after such an incident happened-the Reed family can’t ignore it.”
Since Lysander had just arrived but now wanted to leave-he naturally didn’t want to miss out-so he added: “The Emerson family is also concerned about his condition-they asked me to check on him.”
When they all arrived at the hospital-it was already bustling with activity-members from Nathaniel’s three branches of Farrell family were present-the luxurious private ward felt crowded-
“Grandpa Farrell,” Tina made her way through everyone towards him-asking softly: “How are you feeling today?”