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.

silent for a moment before

Jared's unspoken question but didn't respond. Instead, she turned to

with Simone without raising suspicion, yet his daughter and son-in-law had still

understanding. Her voice, clear and melodic, broke the silence. "Back then, I deliberately approached Victor. To win his trust, I pretended to love him, even breaking ties with

as he

truly loved Victor. If the entire Farrell family learned this, it

though a flicker of light crossed his

"To get close to him, to earn his trust, I gave my all. But Victor was cunning and cautious. No matter how hard I tried, I could never fully gain

had no choice but to sacrifice myself to win his heart." As she said this, Simone felt a wave of nausea; the mere

were filled with shock, his demeanor darkening as a cold, menacing aura

his back, her touch soothing. Simone's sacrifices for the mission were unimaginably heavy

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

somber as 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 myself. He played his part perfectly, waiting for

Bailey family's residence. Before I could be moved, he crippled me there. Later, when he needed to use me again,

failed to protect you. I let you endure such suffering. I will report

expression calm as if she had already come to terms with the past. "Boss, you don't need to feel guilty. That decision was mine alone, and you all tried your best to dissuade me. I chose

mission, you must

he remembered from childhood-a radiant, beautiful woman-had

spoke softly, her voice tender. "Aunt, Victor isn't dead. Jared and I faked his death and locked him in a cell. He's suffering every day, paying for

meeting you both is the heavens' way of compensating me. Without you,

her tone cold and steady. "So, during the trial, we fought tooth and nail to win