Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 917 - Aunt's Clever Deception

On the other side of the island, a man slowly approached from directly across Simone.

Tina narrowed her eyes-it was Ruud.

Simone lowered her head and called out in a deep, respectful voice, "Boss!"

Ruud's brows furrowed with a cold sharpness, his tone chilly. "You were followed. Three o'clock direction."

Simone's eyes gleamed with vigilance. She swiftly moved in that direction, raising her hand to strike.

Jared pulled Tina aside in a quick motion, dodging the attack. As Simone turned, her gaze filled with surprise. She retracted her movements and shook her head helplessly.

Looking up at Ruud, Simone saw him shake his head with a faint, resigned smile, motioning for them to come over.

Simone walked forward, with Jared and Tina following behind. Standing before Ruud, Ruud cast a sharp glance at Jared, then shifted his gaze to his daughter with a look of pride he couldn't conceal.

Simone smiled faintly. "So, someone managed to follow me undetected. Turns out it was you two-Jared and Tina. No wonder."

Tina responded with a light laugh. "Aunt, you're impressive too. You fooled all of us!"

Simone pressed her lips together without answering.

was silent for a moment before

Jared's unspoken question but didn't

yet his daughter and son-in-law had still uncovered it. Helplessly, he said, "Simone, you might as well explain

silence. "Back then, I deliberately approached Victor. To win his trust, I pretended to love him, even breaking ties

as he processed

truly loved Victor. If the entire Farrell

expression remained calm, though a flicker

"To get close to him, to earn his

win his heart." As she said this, Simone felt

eyes were filled with shock, his demeanor darkening as a

her touch soothing. Simone's sacrifices for the mission were unimaginably

deeply, his voice heavy with regret. "Simone, the sacrifices you made for the mission will not go unnoticed. The country will reward you. When you infiltrated Victor's inner circle, we tried to contact you countless times but failed. Later, when your daughter Ella told us you'd become a vegetative state, hidden by Victor, we had already suspected the worst. We searched tirelessly but

a murderous gleam flickered in her eyes. "When I married Victor, he outwardly treated me with care and affection. But he was always cautious and ruthlessly cruel. One time, for Ella's sake, I accidentally exposed

was completely paralyzed, unable to make a sound. He imprisoned me in the Bailey family's residence. Before I could be moved,

again, the pain evident in his expression. "As your superior, I failed to protect you. I let you endure such suffering. I will report this to the nation and ensure you receive the highest honor, though it is a poor consolation for what

you don't need to feel guilty. That

a mission, you must be ready

aunt he remembered from childhood-a radiant, beautiful woman-had endured so

voice tender. "Aunt, Victor isn't dead. Jared and I faked his death and locked him

with gratitude, her eyes softening. She nodded. "Tina, Jared, meeting you both is the heavens' way of compensating me. Without you, I wouldn't be here

trial, we fought tooth and nail to win the case, only for you to try and