Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 930: Already Married, Still CallingMaster? Tina's cheeks flushed, but she didn't shy away.

Just as Jared was about to touch her, a sudden ringtone interrupted them.

Jared frowned. "Who is it this time?" Tina innocently picked up her phone and showed him. "My dad." Jared: "..." She answered the call, and Ruud's cheerful voice cthrough immediately. "Sweetheart, we're having a family dinner tonight. Don't forget to chome." Tina replied with a soft "Okay" and was about to hang up when Ruud hurriedly called out, "Wait!" "Is there something else?" she asked.

After what sounded like a heavy internal struggle, Ruud finally said, "Your grandfather insisted that... that person comes too." Jared: That person? Did he not deserve a name? Ruud added begrudgingly, "Tell him it's your grandfather's idea. I didn't agree to let him into this family." Tina pinched the bridge of her nose. "We're already married. Your opinion doesn't matter." Ruud was at a loss for words.

He couldn't let one man take away his precious daughter, so he quickly relented. "I was just joking! If he wants to come, fine, I won't stop him." Then, as if attempting to change the subject, he asked, "By the way, sweetheart, what do you feel like eating tomorrow? Dad will make it for you..." Tina hung up immediately.

She didn't want to deal with the looming horror of tomorrow's meal when she hadn't even digested today's. The thought of it was more stressful than performing ten surgeries. Hand in hand, the two walked toward the car.

Tina thought about the dinner. "Uncle, are you free tonight?" "Of course!" Jared replied without hesitation. "It's my first official visit to the in-laws after marriage. I should dress up and bring a few extra gifts." Tina couldn't help but laugh and glanced at him. "You've met them before. Why do you look as nervous as a bride meeting her in-laws for the first time?" Jared squeezed her hand gently. "I'm just worried your father doesn't likeenough to let you stay with me." "He wouldn't dare!" Tina was confident.

Jared's lips curved into a sly smile, his eyes gleaming. "Then I'll take this opportunity to push for the wedding." On the way, Tina called Gu Shan, asking him to investigate the Romo family abroad and see if any clues could be uncovered.

At the stime, Jared messaged Nathan, instructing him to keep an eye on domestic matters and prepare for both outcomes.

That evening, Jared arrived at the Pace family residence on time, with Tina holding his hand as they walked inside.

In the living room, Ruud and Alina were seated.

When Alina saw them, she greeted them warmly, "You're here." Jared greeted her as usual, "Master," and then turned to Ruud, "Father-in-law." Ruud's face darkened instantly.

Alina teased with a laugh, "You've already gotten the marriage certificate. Why are you still callingMaster?" Jared was about to call her "Mom" when Ruud, as though hearing something utterly horrifying, shouted, "No! You're not allowed to call her that. I don't agree!" What did a marriage certificate matter? As long as they hadn't held the wedding, his baby girl still belonged to him.

She was his precious daughter, the one he had cherished for so many years.

He refused to acknowledge it. As long as he didn't, his daughter would always belong to him.

Tina, unfazed, pulled out a chair and sat down. "He's not calling you. What right do you have to disagree?" Ruud was rendered speechless.

His own daughter wasn't even on his side. He looked hurt, feeling aggrieved. "Even so... it's not okay. I only just got to reunite with you, and now my daughter is being stolen by some... srandom guy!" Random guy? Jared: Did he really not deserve a name? Alina, accustomed to this scene, pulled Jared to sit beside her. "Ignore him. He's just upset that Tina is getting married so soon. He's having a hard taccepting it." Jared understood.

But he couldn't help but wonder why Ruud, as his father-in-law, had to make him relive the torment he had endured at the Brookes family. Was this sform of karmic payback? Tina had no desire to argue with Ruud.

Ever since her parents got back together, Ruud either clung to her mother all day or locked himself in the kitchen experimenting with his bizarre "dark cuisine." He treated repairing their father-daughter relationship as his life's mission.

The problem was, while he didn't mind exhausting himself, she did.

The once-mighty General Praevion had turned into a domestic cook after marriage. Who would believe such a story? Sensing his daughter's dissatisfaction, Ruud glanced at his wife, who was chatting happily with Jared. Sitting alone on the couch, he glared at Jared's back with a resentful look in his eyes. Tina rolled her eyes and ignored him.

She turned to Alina and raised a brow. "Didn't Grandpa say there was a family dinner tonight? It seems like not everyone's here." Alina replied calmly, "Your grandfather is upstairs. Uncle Boris went to the hospital to pick up your grand-aunt. They'll be back soon." Tina's lips curled into a cold smile. "Nearly in the grave, yet recovering so well." A family dinner? It was nothing more than a facade of familial harmony to cover up unresolved disputes.

She wondered if her grand-aunt, with her doughy face, could still speak coherently.

When Boris entered with Mia in tow, the lively chatter in the living room highlighted how their arrival felt out of place.

The bright lights and warm atmosphere inside made the two of them seem like complete outsiders.

Boris's eyes filled with resentment.

Since Ruud's return, his own position in the family had diminished.

He had naively thought that Ruud's marriage would prompt him to leave After the Pace family. After all, Ruud had rarely stayed hbefore. Edwin was always too busy to be around.

Boris believed that if he could endure this phase, the Pace family would remain his domain. But Ruud had brought his family and moved in, settling down as if he belonged there.

He even got comfortable.

The last tBoris and River had conspired to frAlina, Boris had almost been kicked out of the house.

Now, with someone pressuring him to "deliver results," Boris couldn't afford to make the wrong move. One slip, and Ruud might discover everything.

Mia caught sight of Boris's expression, her eyes flashing with a hint of calculation. She turned her gaze toward Warren, who was seated at the head of the room. In a weak voice, she said, "Brother, I'm back." Warren looked up and replied coldly, "Mm."

Mia's face stiffened, her aged eyes darkening as she pressed a hand to her left cheek, feigning hand to sadness. "Brother, the doctor said my ear injury is serious. It might leave permanent damage." As she spoke, her gaze swept toward Tina.

The implication was clear as day.

"If it's that bad, Aunt Mia, you should stay in the hospital. What if your condition worsens and you go deaf someday?" Ruud's sharp tongue cut through the air.

Permanent damage? She dared to harm his daughter, yet he had already spared her from a hospital bed in the ICU.