Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

As soon as Lily finished speaking, everyone in the Reed family felt Tina’s aura dissipate, replaced by an intense hostility like that of a fierce warrior. Griffin, Juliet, and Audrey all shivered inexplicably and turned to look at Annabelle, unable to understand why Lily would be Zackary’s tutor. The three of them had been away from home for the past few days and only returned last night, so they were unaware that Lily was Zackary’s tutor. Hearing this now, they were all shocked.

It was clear to anyone that Lily and Tina did not get along. Having her call Zackary was like adding fuel to the fire. Tina cast a cold glance at Lily before turning her gaze to Annabelle and said icily, “When did I agree to let her teach Zackary?”

Annabelle panicked at Tina’s question. “Tina, didn’t you ask me to find a tutor for Zackary?”

“I did say that, but did I say it should be Lily?” Tina asked expressionlessly.

“Miss Reed!” Lily’s temper flared up immediately. “What do you mean by that? I’m kindly tutoring your brother, and not only do you not appreciate it, but you also show this attitude. Isn’t that too much?”

Suddenly, Tina turned to stare at her, her eyes like those of a wolf in the dark night, filled with a murderous intent. Lily shuddered under her gaze and instinctively shut her mouth.

Realizing that Tina was truly angry, Annabelle quickly explained, “Tina, when I asked the maid to find a tutor, Miss Ward happened to be there. She volunteered to teach Zackary because she has an impressive resume and is a medical genius. I thought she could teach Zackary a lot, so I made the decision on my own.”

Before Tina could speak, Annabelle continued, “If you don’t want Miss Ward to teach Zackary, she won’t come tomorrow. It’s my fault for not considering it thoroughly. I’m sorry.”

She had always thought that there was just a minor friction between Tina and Lily and that if Lily taught Zackary, Tina would be happy. She didn’t expect such a fierce reaction from Tina; her gaze was terrifyingly murderous! It was the first time Annabelle had seen Tina like this.

Tina stared at her for a long time before suddenly turning to Zackary and asking softly, “Zackary, tell me, has she bullied you?”

Zackary trembled as he looked up but didn’t dare look at Lily beside him. He timidly replied, “The teacher… she’s very nice…”

He didn’t dare tell the truth; in reality, Lily often punished him physically. She didn’t teach him knowledge but kept asking questions. If he couldn’t answer them, various punishments awaited him.

Tina could tell that Zackary wasn’t telling the truth. She patiently said, “Zackary, don’t be afraid. Tell me if she has bullied you. Your sister will stand up for you.”

“Tina, I…” Zackary had been beaten several times already and was now filled with fear and terror.Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

“Miss Reed, don’t you trust my abilities?” Lily interrupted Zackary quickly. “Grandma entrusted Zackary to me; I will responsibly teach him well. My knowledge is more than enough for a child.”

Tina gave her a cold glance. Meeting her eyes made Lily inexplicably fearful and unable to continue speaking.

Turning back to Zackary, Tina said softly, “Zackary, I want to hear it from you.”

“I…”

Zackary looked around helplessly; his voice grew smaller.

“What do you mean by this? Are you doubting our Lily’s abilities?” Willow, who had come visiting and saw the scene unfold, expressed her dissatisfaction loudly.

“Miss Reed, teaching children isn’t easy. It looks simple but is actually very difficult!” Willow crossed her arms aggressively. “Only someone as capable as our Lily can do it; others wouldn’t manage!”

Tina glanced at him briefly before focusing on Zackary again. The little boy had suffered grievances and now faced many people; he didn’t dare tell the truth.

Seeing she couldn’t get anything out of him directly, Tina leaned back in her chair and looked at Willow and Lily calmly.

After a moment’s thought, she instructed the maid: “Go get one of Zackary’s exercise books from his room.”

The servant quickly brought down an elementary school math workbook.

“Miss Ward claims to be capable; let’s see,” Tina said as she tossed the workbook onto the table casually while watching Lily intently.

Seeing it was an elementary school math book gave Lily some confidence as she picked it up and opened it to the first page.

Despite her impressive academic background, she struggled with elementary math problems and soon wore an embarrassed expression.

Stay calm! Stay calm!

It’s just elementary exercises; how hard can it be?

Lily flipped through the workbook but couldn’t come up with answers even after a long time.

“The answer to the first question is -1,” Tina stated coldly without expression. “Miss Ward can’t even solve such simple problems? How are you teaching my brother?”

“Isn’t this just elementary math? Miss Ward can’t handle it?” Juliet watched amusedly from the side and almost burst into laughter. “Aren’t you supposed to be a medical genius? Where exactly does your genius lie?”

Juliet had never liked Willow or Lily; they always seemed up to no good-one aiming for the Reed family while the other targeted the Farrell family-as if every man should fall at their feet.

Disgusting!

Griffin also expressed doubt: “Can she really teach Zackary well? Won’t she lead him astray?”

Audrey remained silent despite previously having a good impression of Lily; now wasn’t the time to speak up.

Seeing Tina making things difficult for her daughter made Willow indignant enough to stand up: “Being able to solve elementary math doesn’t prove anything! Does it demonstrate real ability?”

Lily’s face turned red with anger at the mockery around her; she’d never faced such humiliation except within the Reed family where she had to endure others’ gossip.

Willow quickly took out her phone and searched online for some challenging questions: “Here’s the latest World Math Competition problems-dare you compete with Lily on who gets more correct answers?”

“Heh!” Tina smirked mockingly. “Sure!”

She excelled at putting people in their place-after this confrontation would come resolving Zackary’s situation step by step; no one would escape accountability!

The group moved into the living room where they printed out competition questions.

“Grandma,” Juliet asked Annabelle while enjoying the spectacle unfolding before them all eagerly awaiting results-“who do you think will win?”

Annabelle didn’t answer directly but internally sided more with Tina despite not voicing it aloud yet observing confidently how well-prepared Willow seemed watching over Lily answering questions assuredly knowing full well these were ones she’d previously scored 92/100 on during practice ensuring high marks again effortlessly second time around reinforcing belief no way anyone could surpass her daughter’s brilliance!

However just fifteen minutes later came shockingly unexpected announcement from none other than confident challenger herself declaring completion: “I’m done.”

“What did you say?!” Willow exclaimed in disbelief hearing those words spoken so soon!