Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 825: The Bailey Family, Leave No One Behind

The slap intended for Ella Bailey's face never landed. Both she and Luke Gill caught Kelly's hand mid-air. Their expressions stiffened momentarily, and then, with a forceful shove, they pushed her away. Kelly, lacking any physical skills, fell squarely on her backside. The sharp pain shooting through her tailbone made her curl up on the floor, but even then, she didn't stop cursing.

"Ella Bailey, you'll die a horrible death! I was only trying to help you, and this is how you repay me? I'm going to tell Dad!"

Her shrill screams echoed through the restaurant.

Normally, Ella Bailey would've stormed over and punched Kelly in the face. But now, with Luke Gill standing right there, she didn't have the energy to bother with anything else.

"Luke Gill," she said with a sneer, "how come I didn't realize before that you're into Kelly? Did it hurt seeing me humiliate her like that? Is that it?"

"If you'd just told me earlier, I would've gone home and told my dad we're getting divorced so you two can live happily ever after."

Luke Gill was fuming, nearly bursting with anger at her antics. "Ella Bailey, can you be serious for once? If you want to humiliate someone or get revenge, do it whenever you want, but why now? Don't you understand that if I lose in court tomorrow, I'll end up like Phil Walker?"

"And when that happens, do you think anyone in the entire Bailey family will genuinely help you?"

Ella Bailey let out a mocking laugh. "If you didn't want Kelly here, why didn't you say so earlier? Oh, that's right-you were afraid of exposing yourself as the hypocrite you are. Afraid Vivienne would tell my dad, huh?"

"Luke Gill, have some dignity, will you? You couldn't even get Tina and the others to compromise, and now you're blaming me? Let me tell you something-I'm done playing along!"

She waved her hand dramatically, her eyes wide with feigned fury-or maybe it was real. "This lawsuit? Handle it however you want. It has nothing to do with me!"

"Is anyone even listening to me?!"

ignored. Propping herself up and clutching her lower back, she managed to climb to her feet. Though her throat was hoarse from yelling, she swore she'd get an explanation from Ella Bailey. But the argument between Ella and Luke was so heated that they acted

were filled with fury as he snapped at Ella, "Ella Bailey, stop being irrational! If I go down, what do you gain from it? Get this

heel,

stuck around as his wife for this long. She'd had

of Ashbury, a unique villa stood

sleek car slowly pulled up to the entrance. A man stepped out, walked to the front

the door opened,

reclined lazily on a sofa, swirling a glass of red wine in

respectfully. "Claudia, Luke Gill's case goes to trial tomorrow. Victor has been trying everything to get

slender fingers lightly tapped the

and said, "The Bailey family is useless now. All that's left is the Langdon

Her hand brushed over a pot of roses on the windowsill,

they're useless, eliminate

the man replied

her head slightly and cast him a faint glance, adding, "Leave no one

the entire Bailey family, it could cause a massive stir. They'll come for you." Claudia's lips curled into a sly smile. She turned and

you think I'm

the man

barriers. No one could enter without Claudia's permission, let alone discover

the Dyer family case. Do you really think she's doing it for them?" Claudia's voice was

"Isn't she?"

more than that, she's fishing for me. Or rather, she's trying to lure out

sinister smile spread across Claudia's face. "That girl is sharper than