Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 907: The Resurging Scandal

Ruud's sharp gaze pierced through the air, making River's body tremble. His voice was cold and cutting. "The chair is wooden, and you're wearing flat shoes. How could you possibly lose balance?"

River's face flushed red, then turned pale, her lips trembling as she stammered, "Ruud, you're being too cruel! What about the ties between the Swanson and Pace families? Are you leaving no room for reconciliation?" Ruud's words came like daggers, stabbing straight into her heart. "There's no bond between us. You think you can just toss blame onto my wife without proof? I won't forgive that."

River stood frozen like a shattered porcelain doll, her expression dark and venomous as her gaze locked onto Alina.

Alina remained silent throughout, her exquisite features calm and unperturbed, dressed simply in clothes that seemed untouched by the chaos around her. She didn't need to say or do anything-Ruud's unwavering defense of her was enough to declare her victory.

Hatred surged within River like a tidal wave.

Alina frowned slightly and stepped forward to check on Poppy's condition, adjusting the IV drip as needed. When she looked up at River, her lips curled into a cold, sharp smile. "If it weren't for the fact that you're Poppy's sister, I would've killed you."

Her icy, ruthless tone sent shivers through River and her two maids.

"You just grabbed the bamboo pole Poppy handed you? Do you realize your strength was enough to pull him into the water? Do you understand the consequences you nearly caused?" Alina's eyes were like steel as she questioned her. River lowered her head, guilt written all over her face. She clutched the fabric of her dress nervously and stammered, "At that moment, my survival instincts kicked in. I didn't mean to pull him into the water!"

"You're an adult. Your entire plan for survival relied on a child handing you a bamboo pole? If you had an ounce of concern for his safety, you wouldn't have grabbed it. You should've waited for me to rescue you instead of dragging Poppy into the water, forcing both Ruud and me to save the two of you. And now Poppy's unconscious!" Alina's commanding tone left River speechless, unable to refute a single word.

Even Poppy's two maids couldn't help but admire Alina.

They weren't fools-they could see through River's schemes. The last time Poppy got into trouble, River had been involved. This time, it was her again. Both times, Alina had been the one to save him.

Once Poppy regained consciousness and returned to the Swanson family, everything would be reported to their grandfather.

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he saw was Alina's beautiful face, her expression lighting up with joy when she realized he

ensure he was fine and, only after confirming there were no issues, allowed

stroked his forehead and pinched his

him. "Poppy, you're finally awake! You scared me to death. Don't ever do something

heart, reached out his chubby little hand and touched River's face. "I'm fine.

River nodded, still crying.

vase containing Poppy's favorite double-colored lotus. By now, its

butler looked pained-he'd asked multiple times if Ruud wanted to inform Warren about this. After all, the lotus pond had been built under Warren's orders, and he was especially fond of plants. The emergence of such a rare lotus was

refused

beautiful lotus, clutching the vase tightly in his small hands, just as he had earlier held a bouquet

evident distaste for River, Ruud, like Alina, had a soft spot for Poppy. When the boy fell unconscious after the accident, Ruud had

his small hands cradling the vase as if

listened to his words, harboring hatred even for

fault for not taking care of you today," Alina said gently. "When I get

blinked, a bit confused, but then nodded. "Alright, Alina. See you

was carried into the Swanson family's car, their eyes following

Poppy's two maids bowed deeply to Ruud

next morning, chaos

"Bang!"

shattering it in anger. Overnight, the social media frenzy-which had been dying down-flared