Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

In a hillside villa, Sean looked skeptically at the members of the Reed family gathered before him, including not only Amber but also Elizabeth, Pinewood, and Talon. After the Reed family had gone bankrupt, driven to desperation by their creditors, they had thought about clinging to Hugo for survival. However, Sean appeared at that moment, not only clearing their debts but also promising to help revive their company. Thus, they were profoundly grateful and compliant to him. "Do you really believe this Tina Reed knows nothing about perfumes?" Sean asked with suspicion.

Elizabeth hurriedly shook her head, replying, "Absolutely not. Even if her mother knew a bit, she died when Tina was only nine. What could she have possibly taught her? She grew up in the mountains, far from any chance to learn such things." "Then why would she dare to challenge me?" Sean asked, puzzled.

"She must be relying on the formulas her mother left behind," Elizabeth answered.

Sean had thought the same but still asked, "Didn't you say the formula your son gave you was the last one?"

"Hmph, that's what he said, but I don't believe it," Elizabeth scoffed. "When Rebecca was with us, she had shown eight perfume formulas. She always took precautions; how could she have left only one formula for my son? That bastard just refuses to bring it out!"

Even that one had only been given under the condition of severing their relationship.

Thinking of the perfume formulas in Hugo's possession, a glint of greed and coldness flashed in Sean's eyes. He dismissed the Reed family members with a wave, "Alright, you can go now."

"But Mr. Sean, our company..." Elizabeth began hesitantly.

"I told you, as long as you follow my plans from now on, I guarantee your family will rise again," Sean said dismissively.

Elizabeth pressed her lips together, dissatisfied but not daring to say more. She led the others out.

"Amber, stay," Sean called out.

Amber, already at the door, stiffened and looked back at Elizabeth helplessly. But Elizabeth only whispered to her, "Make Mr. Sean happy. The future of the Reed family, your future, it all depends on him now."

The Reed family was bankrupt, and without Sean publicly taking Amber as a student today, her reputation would have been destroyed. Elizabeth had always planned to use Amber's beauty and fame to climb the social ladder. Now, with Amber in this state, all those plans and ambitions were futile. Being favored by Sean was already a blessing.

Watching Elizabeth and the others abandon her, Amber bit her lip, unable to hide the hatred in her eyes.

"What, staying to keep me company doesn't make you happy?" Sean sneered.

"No, how could that be," Amber quickly turned around and approached him.

Of course, she was not pleased. Even though Sean was much changed, she remembered how he used to fawn over her. And even if Sean was outstanding, he paled in comparison to Jared Farrell. Her heart was set on winning Jared back from Tina; no other man could catch her eye.

"You forget, if it weren't for me, you'd still be getting beaten up in a detention center," Sean said, his eyes narrowing as he pulled her onto the couch. "What, you look down on me?"

"No, not at all," Amber hated him internally but showed a pleasing smile, softening her body against his. "You've been so good to me, I'm grateful."

"Hah, you weren't saying that when you rejected me before," Sean recalled how Amber had once embarrassingly rejected his advances, his grip on her waist tightening. "Back then, you were so proud, Miss Reed, Miss Ensford. You were unbearable."

"I was blind back then," Amber replied, enduring the pain from his grip. Elizabeth was right; she had to rely on Sean until she could use him to turn her fortunes around.

"If it weren't for you insisting on making trouble today, insisting on apologizing to that Tina, saying I should take her as a student, I wouldn't have taken such a big risk," Sean fumed. "You're Sean Millis, how could you possibly lose to Tina," Amber soothed softly. "You are the Prince of Perfumes."

Sean's eyes flickered, and he flipped over, pinning Amber beneath him.

"Not here, not here ... they're all watching!" Amber protested, struggling as she glanced at a nearby bodyguard.

"Go outside and wait," Sean ordered everyone out, following Amber's hint.

Then he resumed his rough handling of Amber on the couch.

Unbeknownst to them, every move was being watched by another.

Tina was hidden in a storeroom under the staircase, peering through the crack of the door at the disturbing scene in the living room.

Amber kept pleading, but Sean showed no mercy.

After five minutes, the noisestopped.

Tina raised an eyebrow. That was quick.

Just then, Sean's phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID, his expression changing as he roughly pushed the disheveled Amber to the floor. "Get out!" he barked.

Amber landed on the floor, her expression one of humiliation. Unable to defy him, she hurriedly left, adjusting her clothing as she ran.

As the phone call connected, Sean seemed to discuss something important. "... Yes, they definitely have the formula. I'm not sure if it's related to what we want, but I'll get my hands on it," he said, his voice tinged with respect. Tina pondered silently. Was he talking about her mother's formulas?

She waited quietly. After the call ended, she saw Sean head towards the villa's basement.

She could now follow Sean openly to the basement. The basement had been converted into a vault, and Sean had already entered. Tina observed from the doorway, noting not only a keypad but also an iris scanner.

She sprayed a small bottle on the keypad, revealing clear fingerprints. She memorized the six digits that had fingerprints, planning to calculate the code later and figure out how to bypass the iris scanner.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps approaching the basement entrance. She quickly concealed herself, clinging to the wall like a gecko, scaling it to the ceiling, and watched from above.

A bodyguard came by, looking around suspiciously but thankfully not looking up. He would be fortunate not to have noticed her, or he would be dead.

Once the bodyguard left, Tina moved like a specter, avoiding all surveillance and exiting the villa.

Before leaving, she glanced back at the large banyan tree inside the villa. Hidden among its lush branches was another person, unnoticed by anyone but her.