Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 982: Is Hayden Any Worse Than Them? Tina's voice cut through the quiet, her tone sharp. "... Where is he?"

The thought that someone dared to provoke the White family was baffling. Who gave him such courage?

Jared, seeing through her thoughts, handed her a matching coat from the wardrobe. "He's in the hospital. Nathan is with him-it shouldn't be anything too serious."

Tina glanced at the pale morning light outside. Compared to Hayden, who seemed to invite trouble wherever he went, she found herself more speechless with the man standing before her.

At the hospital, Hayden lay in the bed, wrapped from head to toe in white bandages like a mummy. Only his eyes moved, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Beside him, Nathan looked on in a mix of disbelief and reluctant admiration. "Hayden, I have to hand it to you. Are you genuinely dumb, or do you just have no sense at all? Did you really think you could take on the White family all by yourself?"

Hayden stiffly turned his head and glared at him. What do you know?

"I was doing it for true love," Hayden thought bitterly, refusing to argue with a man who had no experience in such matters.

Nathan didn't need a second to guess his thoughts and scoffed. "Don't kid yourself. If you'd had the decency to so much as nod at Paula before today, you wouldn't have ended up nearly beaten to death by the White family."

Hayden was speechless. Did Nathan really have to rub salt into his wounds?

When Tina and Jared arrived, Hayden was lying on his side, enduring Nathan's relentless scolding. Annoyed but unable to escape, he regretted not calling anyone else for help when things went south. He couldn't risk alerting his family, so Nathan had been his only option. Nathan noticed their arrival and immediately stood, greeting them respectfully. "Mr. Farrell, Mrs. Farrell."

Tina gave a slight nod and stepped closer to Hayden. Her gaze was clear and calm as she assessed him. He seemed fine. At least, he wasn't dead.

Hayden saw Tina, his eyes filled with tears. He tried to say something, his voice

the White family's

dumbfounded. Did Serena have some warped definition of "alive and kicking"? He'd barely escaped with his

at Tina's bluntness. She didn't even bother shielding her own

realizing Tina's anger, quickly shifted tactics. Ignoring the pain in his throat, he grabbed her hand and croaked out a tearful

pulled up a chair for Tina to sit and interrupted, turning to Nathan. "Did the White family use

from falling off a wall. If they blamed it all on the White family, it wouldn't

Could Nathan stop bringing up the most embarrassing

fell silent. Only Hayden could manage to make such a

and handed Hayden a pill. "Who let you go from

voice small. "It was Mr. White. He said he was giving my grandfather a

both understood. Hayden wasn't entirely without someone looking out for him. If he still held some sway with his future father-in-law, there might yet be

and gave Hayden a warning. "Your father is already on his way. You'd better think about how you're going to explain

in horror. "You mean... not just him,

"You caused such a scene at the White family estate. Within

hurried

trying to disgrace the entire

easy. Let me

sitting up straight despite his injuries. He pulled the curtain around his bed, trying to hide, only to realize his

in the room-Tina, Jared, and Nathan-narrowed

especially stunned. He'd been there when the doctor set Hayden's broken leg in a cast and had explicitly warned him not to move. Yet

hesitation, he grabbed his cane and hurled it at him. "You disgraceful child! You still have the nerve to hide?" "You've got some guts,