Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 1004: The Heart She Waited for Twenty Years

Before Hayden could speak another word, Claudia waved her hand, silencing him instantly.

"Today, I'm in a good mood," she said with a wicked grin. "I'll spare your life just so you can witness everything unfold-watch them die one by one and become part of my grand plan."

Hayden's eyes widened in rage. If looks could kill, he would have murdered the old witch a thousand times over and fed her corpse to the fish.

Her "grand plan"? What nonsense. It was nothing more than the delusions of a madwoman. Immortality? If she was so powerful, why hadn't she ascended to the heavens already?

Unfortunately, he couldn't do anything-his body was paralyzed, leaving only his eyes able to move. He couldn't even speak. If he could go back two minutes, he would have screamed at Serena and Jared to run. The old witch was coming for their lives, and if even one of them escaped, there would still be hope to warn others.

But now, they were all trapped. Who would save them?

Before activating the ritual, Claudia's hands began to glow with a strange energy, and a white mist spread through the air. Everyone inside the ritual circle started gasping for air. Hayden, who had been glaring at her moments ago, rolled his eyes back and fainted.

Ten meters away, Tina and Jared stood still, watching the scene unfold with cold, unmoving eyes.

Claudia frowned as she noticed Tina appeared entirely unaffected. With a wave of her hand, she increased her power to thirty percent, but the result was the same-no effect.

Her expression darkened. "This is impossible!"

Tina, tired of pretending, smirked faintly. "There's nothing impossible about it. I was never poisoned in the first place."

Suspicion flickered in Claudia's eyes, but she quickly dismissed it, assuming Tina was bluffing. Her red lips curved into a sinister smile. "If you're not poisoned, why would you follow me here?"

Tina's tone was calm, but her gaze was sharp as a blade. "I came here not to be controlled by you, but to watch how you destroy yourself."

Initially, she thought the poison was in

wasn't just the pendant-it was Oliver

poison had been

a variety of exotic poisons and planted them in Oliver's body over the years, creating the

been nothing more than a vessel for Claudia's plan

the toxin smeared on Oliver's skin only caused mental disorientation. Over time, it would deepen, turning its victim into a puppet completely

heart. The poison was designed to harm her brain without damaging her body.

used to feed him over the years. When applying the toxin, he must have realized its nature. At first, he believed it

not for Oliver's words, she might never have realized the poison was on his skin and not inside

before him was the mother he had yearned for all his life. No matter how much she questioned him,

all the pain alone, never suspecting that his "mother" had already been

brows furrowed in concern. Even though they had

tugged on his hand, signaling that she was

face twisted, her calm demeanor cracking. "You can't possibly be unpoisoned. When did you

her eyes fixed coldly

"You're not Nancy!"

Nancy's traces. You couldn't possibly find any

narrowed. "Then you'll die because of your arrogance. You even thought of people like Nancy's ex-husband. No matter how deeply my people dug, it was all within your plans. The

a fly, Tina sneered. "Do you know why he couldn't reach

Oliver to extort money from the Reed family, but as soon as he heard Oliver was gravely ill, he fled in panic. If he wasn't hiding something, why

him a few questions.

about these details. Her goal had already been achieved. "A useless man. Even if he dies,

her energy, her body rising into the air. The red veil she wore fluttered in the wind as she aimed her power directly at Jared. "I only want your lives. None of you will