Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 908: Alina's Voice Was Synthesized

Tina shot a glance at Ruud, pretending not to hear his retort. She crossed her long legs, sitting on the sofa, and opened the third trending topic on social media. She was curious to see how River managed to stir up trouble this time. Clicking the post, she found a recording uploaded by someone. The audio played directly into the ears of both Alina and Ruud.

"What's going on between you and Jasper? Were you ever with him?"

"What does it matter to you if I was with Jasper? Who are you to ask?"

"I'm not interested in your personal affairs. I've been waiting for Ruud all these years..."

"Our grudges are between us. Why involve my brother?"

"You're family. If you've made mistakes, why can't your brother pay for them?"

Alina frowned and said in a low voice, "I never said such things. She's clearly using my voice."

Ruud's anger flared. "There's no way Alina would say this. This is obviously synthesized!"

Tina, still focused on the screen, looked at the uploaded file. Only the recording played, which led her to question aloud, "When she came in, wouldn't the security guards have checked her? Did she bring something even the Pace family's scanners couldn't detect?"

Hearing this, Ruud's gaze sharpened, instantly grasping Tina's implication. His tone turned icy. "Bring the two guards at the gate to me immediately!"

There were two possibilities: either the guards had been bribed by River to let her smuggle the recording device in, or River possessed something that even the Pace family's state-of-the-art detection systems couldn't pick up. The latter, however, was highly unlikely.

When the two guards arrived, Ruud exuded an overwhelming pressure, his aura like that of a lion preparing to strike. The guards exchanged uneasy glances, their nerves evident.

the coffee table, playing the recording on

guards recognized the voices as River and Alina. One of them, trembling, stammered, "General Praevion, I swear I used the scanner on Miss Swanson thoroughly, following all protocols! I even double-checked her, knowing she had been thrown out

Praevion, I personally saw him conduct a thorough check on Miss Swanson. We didn't deliberately allow her to bring in any

of the Pace family wasn't a job just anyone could get-it required loyalty, if not absolute trustworthiness. Tina's fingers danced across her laptop's keyboard. Within a minute, she pulled up surveillance footage covering every angle of the Pace

showed River entering the gates with Poppy while the two

go. They're not involved," Tina

the surveillance footage. Tina's lips curled into a cold smile.

meant. Someone else was pushing the

to sit around.

mother and daughter exchanged glances, identical sly expressions flashed across their faces. Ruud caught the moment and

except Edwin-away on diplomatic duties-gathered for breakfast. Warren sat at the head of the table, placing a fried egg into Alina's bowl and handing a glass of milk to Tina. When he looked up, he noticed Alina's reddened eyes, and

Warren asked awkwardly, his voice tinged with concern. "This is the first time I've

had mentored, Alina wasn't the type to show vulnerability. He was deeply shocked. Even Ian, who had practically grown up with

and resolutely composed. "I'm fine, Dad. I guess I'm just getting older-my heart isn't as strong

ghost. His sister-in-law was

getting married. And now, someone has released a recording slandering her chastity, claiming she bullied

the recording is fake, leaving Alina completely wronged.

instructed the butler to show him the online

media comments, his grim expression darkened further, a vein throbbing visibly at

Alina isn't just

she had an affair with