Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

She and Tina both tactfully refrained from mentioning the previous topic.

Some things, when spoken about too much and too deeply, can only hurt their affection for each other.

In the end, they took the two children out for a late-night snack.

Orchid originally thought that since she was the one who invited them out, she should be the one to send Tina and Zackary back.

But Jared offered to send them instead, and Orchid naturally went along with it to give the young couple more time together, and went back by herself.

Before leaving, she told Tina, "I and Hugo have decided we will have a lunch tomorrow with Jennie and Zackary."

"I understand, Aunt Orchid. Drive safe," Tina nodded.

By the time they returned to Pinkwater Ally, the two children, tired from playing, had already fallen asleep leaning against each other.

Tina had just gotten out of the car carrying Zackary when Jared took the child from her arms.

"I'll go up with you," Jared said gently.

Tina nodded slightly. After the space beside Sophia in the back seat of the car was empty, losing her support, she immediately fell asleep on the seat, still mumbling, "Jared... You let go me..." Tina smiled faintly and reached out to stroke her head, closing the car door for her.

It was almost ten o'clock, and Pinkwater Ally was very quiet. There were only the three of them in the elevator.

They were silent all the way, but when they got out of the elevator, Jared suddenly spoke up, "What do you want me to promise you?"

"Admitting your defeat so early?" Tina raised her willow eyebrows slightly, but wasn't very surprised.

"I said I'd let you win." He stood beside her, the corridor lights casting sideways, his tall shadow falling on her, covering her entire body. "Tina, in this world, you're the first person I'm willing to admit defeat to."

And the only one, he added in his heart.

Tina frowned slightly, feeling a strange sensation in her heart that she didn't understand. It was a bit warm, but also made her hesitate.

"Admit defeat to what?" Before Tina could figure it out, the door to her home was suddenly opened from the inside, and Hugo poked his head out. "Didn't you guys go to the amusement park? Don't tell me you went gambling?" He looked at Jared with an accusing gaze, suspecting that Jared had taken Tina to some bad place. After all, Jared had a reputation for being a spoiled brat. In his view, his little girl was so well-behaved, anything that happened must be because she was led astray by those boys.

Jared smiled faintly. "When we played shooting at the amusement park, I lost to Tina."

"Is that so?" Hugo beamed, helping to take Zackary and inviting Tina into the room. He said to Jared, "It's too late, I won't keep you."

"Mm." Jared nodded slightly and turned to leave.

"Does your promise have an expiration date?" Tina suddenly asked, leaning against the doorframe.

He turned back to look at her. "For you, there's never a deadline."

Ensford High School.

Because she remembered her lunch date with Orchid, Tina declined Velma's invitation to have lunch in the cafeteria.

As soon as she walked out the school gate, a black Lincoln swiftly stopped in front of her as if it had been waiting for her.

She glanced at Nathan, who was driving without looking sideways, then at the rear window that slowly rolled down.

Jared's brows and eyes were shrouded in shadow, making them appear even deeper.

"Get in, I'll give you a ride."

"You seem to have a lot of free time," Tina stood with her arms crossed, not moving.

Yesterday at the amusement park, it was fine for him to say he was accompanying Sophia.

Today, class 22D didn't have P. E., so why did he come to school again, and so precisely timed to her leaving school?

"Your father asked me to join you as well." Jared laughed lightly, his tone innocent. "He said that in the future, we'll also be a family. Your Aunt Orchid rarely comes back, and who knows when we'll see her next time, so he told me to go over too."

He would never admit that he deliberately timed his call to Hugo and intentionally brought up the matter.

Since he said so, Tina didn't stand on ceremony. She had just opened the car door and sat down when she received a call from Orchid. "Aunt Orchid."

"Tina..." Orchid's choked voice was filled with anger and panic. "I'm sorry."

"What happened?" Tina frowned slightly.

"When I went to pick up Zackary at noon, your grandmother said she was sick and missed Zackary very much and wanted to see him, but was afraid you wouldn't agree." Orchid said guiltily, "So I thought I'd quietly take Zackary to see her before meeting up with you, but I didn't expect her to keep Zackary and refuse to let him go, demanding that you go see her."

"I'm really sorry, I never thought your grandmother would do this..."

Because the Reed family had just had an incident when Orchid returned this time, she didn't go back to the chaotic Moon Gate Estate, but stayed in a hotel first.

Since the hotel she was staying at was just next to Royal Oaks, she offered to pick up Zackary at noon, and Hugo naturally agreed.

Tina knew about this, but she really didn't expect Orchid to soften her heart for a moment and listen to Elizabeth's nonsense, taking Zackary to the hospital where Elizabeth was staying.

She thought of what Jennie had said, blood ties can't be severed.

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"What happened?" Jared saw Tina's face suddenly darken and frowned.

"My aunt took Zackary to the hospital to see Elizabeth behind our backs. The Reed family is holding him hostage and demanding that I go see them." Tina's tone was very calm, but Jared heard a storm brewing.

Just like yesterday, when someone came to Pinkwater Ally to make trouble, the calmer she was, the angrier she was.

"Go to the city hospital," Jared instructed Nathan.

"Don't let Mr. Reed and Mrs. Reed know about this for now," Tina said, sitting beside Jared and lightly cracking her knuckles.

She hadn't been this angry in a long time.

The stupid Reed family really had a knack for infuriating her.

City Hospital, Inpatient Department.

As soon as Tina arrived outside Elizabeth's hospital room, she heard the sound of Orchid and Elizabeth arguing.

"Mom, are you going to let Zackary go or not?!"

"Zackary is my grandson, what's wrong with keeping him for a while when I miss him?" Elizabeth snorted coldly.

"You miss him? You just want to use him!" Orchid's voice was clearly furious. "You guys just threatened Zackary, and asked him to plead with Tina for you. Look how scared Zackary is!"

"He's my grandson, of course his loyalties can't lie elsewhere! It's only natural for him to help us!"

"Mom!" Orchid's tone was full of disappointment. "If you don't let me take Zackary away right now, I won't ever come back to see you when I return to Australia this time! I will leave the choice to you, do you want to lose me as a daughter forever?!"

Slap!

The sound of a slap came from the hospital room. Tina pushed open the door, just in time to see Orchid's face turned to the side from a slap.