Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 927: As Long as He Doesn’t Blow Up the Kitchen

Hugo and Jennie stood frozen as Tina, suppressing her frustration, said goodbye to them and left. She headed downstairs, where Ruud was blocking Jared's path. "You sit in the front. I'll sit in the back with Tina," Ruud declared.

He wasn't about to let Jared cozy up to his precious daughter right in front of him. What did they take him for? Blind?

Jared raised his hand, his gaze shifting to the car with the Pace family emblem parked nearby. "Father, that's my car. Yours is over there."

Ruud replied with righteous confidence, "Who told you I came in a car? I don't even recognize that one!"

"Ha!" Hayden couldn't hold back his laughter.

Finally, the heavens had aligned. If the brothers saw this scene, they'd be overjoyed. Jared, the infamous hard case, was finally meeting his match in front of Serena. Tina: Couldn't he just drive himself home?

The Pace family mansion.

The brightly lit hall was serene as Alina sat on the sofa, flipping through an ancient book. Seeing her husband and daughter enter together, a trace of warmth softened her expression. "You're back," she said.

Ruud approached her eagerly, scooping her up in a joyful spin before planting a kiss on her cheek. "Darling, you wouldn't believe how rewarding this trip was. All thanks to your advice!" Alina returned his affection with a gentle kiss and patted his head lovingly. "I told you, as long as you take the right approach, success will come."

Ruud's eyes gleamed with excitement as he leaned in for another kiss, but Alina pushed him back with a single finger.

"Our daughter is watching."

Tina scoffed, pulling out a chair and sitting down. "Oh, so you remember you have a daughter? I thought I'd been completely sidelined."

Ruud wanted to explain, but Alina stopped him with a look.

Tina's irritation bubbled over. She knew her mother had a romantic streak, but this level of infatuation was something else. Put her and Ruud in the same room, and it was like she didn't even exist. "So you're the one who sent him to the Reed family?"

Alina nodded. "Tina, your father genuinely wants to get closer to you. He knows he owes you a lot and is trying to make amends. Give him a chance."

Tina narrowed her eyes. "I told you, I'm not buying it."

Ruud panicked, worried the two would start arguing again. "Darling, Tina, this is my fault-"

one asked

daughter

Ruud: "..."

to escalate the tension,

calm. "The matter you asked me to investigate

"As long as he

said this would take time and effort. Now, mere hours later, there was progress. It was obvious her mother had been

had her husband, her daughter became an

"Does this mean our daughter is okay

use all one hundred of your tricks to win her over. If one doesn't work, try all one hundred. Persistence will pay off, and one day, she'll soften." Ruud nodded enthusiastically, his voice thick with emotion. "You're

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The next morning.

out of her room, the clinking and clattering from downstairs caught her attention. Her expression remained calm as she descended

her chin in her hand,

who was busy showcasing his culinary

husband was simply

Tina: "..."

public displays of affection. She couldn't believe her parents

father is making your favorite dish." Tina:

quick glance before sitting across from her mother. She strategically positioned herself to

her husband, picked up the ancient book beside her and casually tossed it onto the table in front of Tina, as though it were a bag of snacks. "Everything you're looking for is in here. But let me warn you, this book has a bit of

you mean?" Tina

gave her a knowing look, deliberately withholding details. "Read it

a few pages, her brows furrowing. "Didn't you say

eyes narrowed slightly. "It does. And

Romo family. Decades ago, they vanished overnight after a major incident. Since then, all traces of them have been wiped clean. But I find it curious-what kind of connection would a foreign family from a century ago have with matters

that Alina was about to

within the book, pointing at a

the emblem, piecing together its significance. It was likely the crest of

of the hidden families?" Tina asked, her