Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 736: Only Spectre Can Save Dad

Woods stood behind him, scratching his itchy face. "Miss, maybe we should go back," he suggested. Tina was a smart woman, that was clear to see.

Even if she hadn't noticed something was amiss, Jared surely would have sensed something was off.

He didn't understand what she was thinking.

She had only dropped Elsa off at the suburban mall and then went off to suffer in this place by herself.

Who would actually come looking for them?

Woods looked down, cursing in his mind, yet he dared not speak the truth aloud.

Ella Bailey was growing impatient.

It was nearly four or five in the afternoon and still no one had come. Frustrated, she shouted, "Looks like we have to use that method. Let's not wait any longer! We're leaving, and we'll deal with Tina later!" A day later, at the Pace family home.

Ruud had been busy with affairs at the X Bureau and rarely came home.

His father was taking a nap in his room, and he let him be.

He went upstairs alone, opened his father's bedroom door, and saw the old man lying on a rocking chair, eyes closed, resting.

Boris, sitting beside the old man, turned around when he heard the noise.

quickly masked his

him mid-sentence, "Father is sleeping, keep your

gaze flickering with impatience, but outwardly he nodded

nervously

moment Ruud's gaze fell on

that Dad was recovering well?

In the sunlight.

was so pale it was

that once had

looked even weaker than when he had just woken up

leave this world at any moment; if not for Ruud still feeling the old man's faint breathing, he

sweat, "Bro, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's all because of father, he didn't

know what that kid really thinks? Especially his wife, it took the Reed family a long time to find out she was their daughter, and not long after, the Reed family fell into ruin. I heard it had something to do with her. If Jared could marry such

read whether Ruud was angry or pleased, and continued, "It was the supplements that Jared brought that poisoned him initially. Now, seeing the toxins still in his system, his health declines

"Spectre?"

saw Ruud picking up on his lead, barely hiding a smile, "Yes, but that person is elusive, not easily found by just anyone. I'm just afraid that Dad

was the Spectre, a fact known only to a select few of the Pace family, all of whom had been sworn to secrecy. Ruud, the General Praevion of Sinoria, had ways to approach her. Knowing Tina as he did, Ruud understood that using his authority to pressure her would likely fail to persuade her. It was an ideal scenario for a showdown

to capture Jared. He administered the poison, so he must

Boris rambled on.

send someone to track down Spectre. A professional nurse will be

to find that upon his return, even his own position was

Everyone outside says I'm useless. Among all the siblings, I'm the only failure, yet I've stayed by our father's side for so many years. No one knows

who even in deep sleep had been disturbed by their voices. Groggily opening his eyes and casting an ambiguous glance at Boris, he muttered, "I agree with your brother. You're