Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 72: A Life Saved

It was the weekend.

Normally, the students of class 22D would not have a break, but their progress had far exceeded Tina's expectations, so she allowed them to take a regular weekend. On this day off, Hugo and Jennie went back to Jennie's hometown.

There had been an incident in Jennie's family. She didn't specify what, only mentioning it was inconvenient to take Zackary along and asked Tina to look after him. Jennie had prepared both breakfast and lunch; all Tina needed to do was heat them up.

Tina, having no experience with children, occasionally played with Zackary when Hugo and the others were home.

After playing with toys for half an hour, Zackary grew bored. "Tina, I don't want to play with toys anymore."

"What would you like to play then?" Tina's own childhood hadn't been joyful, and she didn't know what children his age enjoyed.

Zackary looked down, too scared to speak.

Although Tina was gentle, he was inexplicably frightened of her.

He was afraid that if he asked for too much, Tina would get angry.

His mother had instructed him not to anger Tina and to always listen to her.

"Are you very scared of me?" Tina sat next to him and gently touched his head, trying to soften her voice as much as possible.

"I-I'm not scared!" Zackary said, conflicted.

He didn't want to lie, but telling the truth might hurt Tina.

Tina could sense the boy's dilemma, pinched the bridge of her nose in resignation, and wondered if she really looked that intimidating.

She always spoke to Zackary in the gentlest tones and couldn't understand where the fear stemmed from.

sighed and patiently said to Zackary, "I'm very patient, I won't get angry with you. You don't have to be afraid

looked into Tina's eyes, blinked his little eyes for a long time, and finally mustered the courage to say, "Then, can I go to the amusement park? Mom and dad promised me we'd go a long time ago, but we never

You'll really take me to the amusement park?" Zackary hadn't expected Tina to say yes without any hesitation, and his eyes lit up with

smiled and stroked his head. "Really, go change your

enough, stood on the sofa, gave Tina a kiss, and ran off

stunned by the sudden kiss, taking a while to

the first boy

dressed and ready. Tina called a taxi, and they

halfway there, Tina's

It was Sophia.

no one at your home? I came to visit,"

aback. "You're

has been knocking on your door for a long time. Miss Reed, where did you go?" Sophia asked. Tina was

amusement park. No one's

"I want to come too.

reply, Sophia

Tina was left speechless.

with parked cars. The taxi could not get through and stopped at

she heard someone crying out in panic, "Mom, what's wrong? Don't scare me! Can someone please call

of the voice. A woman in her forties, dressed elegantly, was beside an equally well-dressed elderly lady who

pulled out their

mother!" The

stood nearby, hesitating whether

attention by saving Sophia, and if she intervened again,

hesitated, Zackary

to him, "You know

kind lady. Others look down on mom and me, but she always smiles and talks to us, even giving me candy." He was young and only knew to call her Grandma Lehman, unaware of her