Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 1038: A Play Unfolds

Thaliana's eyes glimmered with a trace of pain. "At the time, those people were determined to hunt me down. For Courtney's safety, I had no choice but to take a fake- death pill to deceive them."

Alina pressed her lips together, sighing softly. "Where have you been all these years? Why didn't you contact us? Even the X Bureau couldn't track you down."

"We all thought you were..." Alina trailed off, exhaling deeply. The news had been impossible to accept when she first heard it.

Thaliana answered truthfully, "Over the years, my memory has been fragmented- sometimes clear, sometimes completely gone. But I never gave up searching for Connie or you, Captain. Who would have thought that pill would..."

"Ahh!"

Before Thaliana could finish her sentence, she clutched her head with both hands and leaned against the bed in agony, her face contorted in pain.

"Mom, is it your head again?" Courtney asked anxiously. "Don't think about it anymore."

Alina watched Thaliana's sudden torment, unsure whether it was genuine or an act.

Courtney explained, "Natalie, this is a side effect of the fake-death pill my mom took back then. Whenever she tries to recall the past, she gets these headaches and can't remember anything."

Before leaving, Thaliana pulled out a token from her belongings and handed it to Alina. "Take this," she said firmly.

Alina glanced at the token, its surface worn with age, and nodded. She tucked it into her pocket.

Courtney then approached Tina to request leave. "Tina, I might not be able to stay by your side for the next few days. I won't be in the lab, either."

Tina understood Courtney's situation and patted her shoulder. "It's fine. The items we retrieved from the Swanson family have already been sent to the lab. With Wraith there, you don't need to worry."

Reassured, Courtney nodded. With Jared and Hayden protecting Tina, she felt at ease.

In the Corridor

Thaliana's first

an

us for half our lives. It can't be

In the Hospital Room

bed, tucking the blanket snugly around Thaliana before settling into

need to delay your work just to take

trust anyone else to take care of you," Courtney replied firmly. She had made up her mind. There

I won't

teased, "These past few days, you've been following Tina so closely, I thought you'd given up on the lab

angling the blade inward to carve a smooth arc. "The two aren't mutually exclusive. If Tina needs me, I'll always

piece of apple to Thaliana, who accepted it with a warm smile. "You've loved following me around for research since you were little. I never thought you'd actually

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a small bite of the apple and casually asked, "By the way, I overheard Tina mention

peeling the rest of the apple into a single, unbroken strip. Remembering the doctor's instructions, she placed the remaining apple back on the table. "Just

"Is it that I wouldn't understand? Or are

you know, I taught you. How can you assume I wouldn't get

her casual remark to upset Thaliana and hastily explained, "Mom, it's not that I don't want to

eyes and stared intently at

who tried to assassinate us yesterday. The box was sealed when it arrived, though,

thought, she added, "By the way, while searching for you, I heard some rumors. They said Tina has something very important. Anyone who finds it

such rumors but dismissed

even qualify to catch her attention, let alone

"I know Tina is skilled, but we still can't be careless. Have you forgotten how they ambushed us

froze. Indeed, what had happened