Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

Master Tam's expression grew serious as he spoke.

"Unexpectedly, those family heads acted like they were insane, accusing my father of spouting nonsense and sensationalizing, saying that it was all because my father was too greedy and so on. The following week, our family suffered an unprecedented attack. Finally, one night, every member of my family disappeared without a trace."

Master Tam paused, the pain of that past evident on his face, though it quickly vanished.

Perhaps the years had slowly dissolved his original pain, but suddenly mentioning it again still caused him immense heartache.

After about a minute, Master Tam continued, "That night, I wasn't home. I was out drinking with Ian, your grandfather. When I returned, the house reeked of blood, but there was no sign of their bodies, or even my newborn baby sister. Something felt wrong, so I hid."

"Sure enough, by the next day, all traces of the Solomon family had been wiped clean. No one but your grandfather sought me out, but I couldn't show myself. This matter was extraordinary, and I couldn't involve your grandfather. Not long after, the ancient lineage of our family was divided amongst those family heads who had consulted my father. Since then, no one has mentioned the Solomon family again."

Having finished, Master Tam drank the rest of his carrot juice and handed the empty cup to Jared, "Refill."

Jared took the cup as instructed, refilled it with carrot juice, and handed it back, remaining silent throughout.

After pouring the juice, he focused on grilling meat, serving some to Tina and Master Tam.

"Girl, Linden is a descendant of one of those families' external relatives from back then, you should know this. The Shaw family also prospered because of our family's ancient lineage, making them beneficiaries of the events back then. Now, if they are seeking me, they must have another purpose, but don't worry, girl, he isn't one of those who pursued me back then."

Hearing this, Tina felt relieved.

Since Linden wasn't one of those who had chased Master Tam back then, his search for Master Tam must have a different purpose. "Master, will you meet with him?" Tina asked.

Master Tam waved his hand, "There are still many things I need to investigate. I can't meet him now. You go ahead and handle the finances, and when the time comes, I will naturally meet him. It won't delay your chance to make money." Master Tam's expression lightened as he joyfully ate the grilled meat.

He knew his disciple all too well.

Such a little money-grubber.

Tina nodded and swiftly grabbed the last piece of beef, "Among the many things you mentioned, was one of them that phone call Linden made to my mom?"

Master Tam choked on a mouthful of carrot juice, bent over coughing for a long while before he caught his breath.

"You sneaky girl, knowing everything yet still asking me, you and your mother... Where did you go!"

Master Tam straightened up only to find that Tina and Jared had already vanished!

At that moment, a waiter approached with the bill, "Sir, your table's total is thirty-eight thousand eight hundred. Will you be paying by card or cash?"

Master Tam looked at the waiter incredulously, "Just a few plates of meat, and it's thirty-eight thousand eight hundred?"

The waiter smiled warmly at Master Tam, "The gentleman and lady who were dining with you just now took a bottle of expensive wine when they left, valued at $38, 000." Damn!

Master Tam, who hadn't sworn in a long time, mentally cursed Tina and Jared's ancestors for generations.

He knew that the girl had no good intentions in inviting him for barbecue!

$38, 800!

That was all hard-earned cash, crisp bills!

With tears in his eyes, Master Tam swiped his card and packed the remaining meat and vegetables to give to Warren Pace, "Pay up $40, 000, or no dinner for you." Warren Pace silently opened a hot pot on the side, "Eat at your own pace, I prefer hot pot."

Meanwhile, the sneaky Jared and Tina were already sitting in a hot pot restaurant, happily starting their meal.

"Truly, hot pot is my favorite," Tina said contentedly as she ate a slice of hand-cut lamb.

Jared wiped the sauce from the corner of Tina's mouth, "Tina, there's something odd about what the master said." Tina took a sip of Coke, "Yeah, it is strange."

Both belonging to hidden families, would they really resort to murder over a mere fortune-telling?

The hidden families, after all, serve the government; it's unthinkable they would easily annihilate an entire family. And still, the pursuit to kill Master Tam continues.

Such actions couldn't possibly stem from just a simple fortune-telling.

There must be unknown reasons behind this.

Tina chuckled to herself, her interest in the hidden families growing deeper.

Jared continued to serve Tina hand-cut lamb, making sure she was fully satisfied.

Finally setting down her chopsticks, she said to Jared, "Uncle, Linden's objective is aimed at the hidden families."

Jared nodded in agreement, "Exactly, he sent you to investigate the Solomon family's annihilation and had Hayden infiltrate the now public White family among the hidden families, the purpose is quite clear." Tina wiped her mouth, "Let's go find Hayden, I want to see what kind of mission he is really on."

"He probably won't tell you," Jared said as he paid the bill and they walked hand in hand out of the restaurant, "He might be unreliable, but he has his principles."

Hayden was from the X Bureau, naturally adhering to his own codes.

When it came to his missions, not even his own father could extract a reason out of him.

The X Bureau's final assessment was exactly this, and Hayden had persisted to the end, even when Jared personally set traps to extract his mission objectives, he staunchly refused to divulge anything. Thus, Jared had great confidence in Hayden's discretion.

Tina flexed her neck, "Knowing where he is is enough."

Tina had her own ways of dealing with Hayden.

Although Hayden wouldn't disclose anything, a brief conversation with him was usually enough for her to guess his ultimate goals.

Jared shrugged and they got into the car, "He's in Clearwater now, we won't make it in time, let's call him."

Tina agreed and pulled out her phone to call Hayden.

But, no one answered.

Tina tried several more times, but still, no response.

She frowned, took Jared's phone, and tried calling again, still no answer.

Hayden could ignore anyone's call, but he would never ignore hers or Jared's.

Something must have happened to Hayden!