Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

The Reed family was stunned into silence. Moments ago, they might have thought Tina was talking nonsense. But now, the parent-child relationship was confirmed! How could this be possible? Everyone turned to look at Jasper.

Jasper’s face darkened like a stormy sky. He stepped forward to pick up the paternity test, but Willow reacted immediately, snatching it up and trying to tear it apart. Suddenly, she found herself unable to move.

As she stood there confused, Tina spoke up, “A paternity test is easy to do but costs money. This one cost me three thousand dollars. If you want to tear it up, reimburse me first!”

Willow was about to speak when Jasper swiftly moved over and yanked the test from her hands. When he saw that it clearly stated he was Lily’s father, his demeanor changed abruptly. He angrily threw the test in Willow’s face and demanded, “What is going on here?”

He knew for certain he had never been with Willow, nor had she tricked him into anything. Yet Lily was his child! It was shocking beyond belief! He didn’t doubt the authenticity of the test because it bore the government seal and had been issued just a week ago.

Annabelle couldn’t believe what she was hearing. She hurried over, took a look at the test, and almost lost her balance. Griffin caught her just in time.

Annabelle steadied herself, took several deep breaths, and then looked at Willow. “Are you still not going to tell the truth? Why is Lily Jasper’s daughter? What have you been hiding from us?”Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Seeing that she could no longer keep her secret, Willow screamed loudly. After venting her frustration, she looked up with a sinister smile at Jasper. “Yes! Lily is your daughter! You’re wondering how that’s possible when we never had a relationship?”

Jasper stared coldly at her, waiting for her explanation.

Ethan felt his heart ache so much he could barely stand. Juliet quickly brought a chair for him to sit down.

“Jasper! I loved you so much that I put aside my pride to please you, but all you ever saw was Natalie! You wouldn’t even smile at me because of her. I hated her and wanted her dead! But there was something worse than death: carrying your child!”

Willow found she could move again and slowly approached Jasper with eyes full of emotion. “I tried many ways to get close to you, but you only had eyes for Natalie. I wanted to drug you, but your dear sister stopped me.”

Jasper frowned. “Liliosa?”

“That’s right!” Willow said smugly. “Liliosa told me that Reed family men store their sperm when they’re young to ensure they can continue the family line later on. She stole some for me so I could undergo artificial insemination.”

“I got lucky and succeeded on the first try,” Willow continued. “I planned to use this child to force you into marrying me, but then I saw you with Natalie… I hated both of you! So I took the child and quickly married Ethan.”

“I thought you’d marry Natalie soon after that, and I had plans to ruin your wedding day by killing her. But it took three years for you two to get married!”

Willow sneered at Tina. “I finally had a chance to kill her at your wedding, but she ran away before I could.”

Annabelle grew angrier as she listened. Pointing at Willow, her voice trembled with rage. “You schemed against Jasper like this?”

“He deserved it! I’m excellent in every way; why would he choose Natalie over me? Even after all these years, he still loves her? It’s unfair! If I can’t have him, no one else should!”

Jasper continued to look coldly at Willow until he sensed an icy gaze upon him. He turned and met Tina’s frosty eyes.

His heart skipped a beat. “Tina…”

He wanted to explain but found himself at a loss for words. Although this wasn’t his fault directly, it happened because Liliosa stole his sperm.

Tina gave him a cold glance and ignored him.

Ethan clutched his chest, struggling to breathe as he glared at Willow. “If you wanted to marry Jasper so badly, why didn’t you tell us the truth when he didn’t go through with his marriage? If you’d spoken up then, Lily was only three; you’d have had a better chance of marrying him! Instead, you made me raise someone else’s daughter all these years! You’re despicable!”

Though Ethan didn’t love Willow, he had cherished Lily dearly and taught her everything he knew about medicine.

The Ward family might not be as prestigious as the four great families in the capital, but they were well-respected intellectuals with a good reputation. Lily had thrived under their name and Ethan’s tutelage.

But now he found out that the child he’d invested so much in wasn’t even his own.

“Because once things were set in motion if I’d revealed everything then, neither the Ward family nor the Sinclair family would have accepted us. My carefully crafted image would be ruined, and my daughter would be labeled an illegitimate child.”

Willow glanced lovingly at Lily. “I’ve failed in many ways in my life, but I want my daughter to live with dignity! The Reed family is great, but Jasper doesn’t love me; even if I forced him to marry me, he wouldn’t treat my daughter well.”

“But Ethan,” she continued softly, “you taught Lily your medical skills and made her the apple of the Ward family’s eye! In your family, she received love that even the Reed family couldn’t provide.”

Willow always understood that Jasper only cared about Natalie and any children born from her.

This man could be deeply affectionate yet utterly heartless towards anyone other than Natalie.

For years, she never managed to win Jasper’s heart.

“Hah!” Ethan laughed bitterly. “All these years I’ve been such a fool.”

He stood up weakly and bowed slightly to Tina. “Master, I’m very tired and wish to go home now. I’ll visit another day.”

Tina looked at him briefly before nodding. After a pause, she added softly, “This isn’t your fault; your first love has been waiting for you all these years and has given birth to your son.”

Ethan was shocked. “What? She didn’t get married?”

“No,” Tina replied slowly. “After leaving you, she discovered she was pregnant and raised the child alone under great pressure.”

“Where is she? Where is my son?” Ethan asked excitedly.

At that moment, all his pain from being deceived for over twenty years vanished upon learning that his beloved had waited for him and borne his child.

“She is Professor Lininger’s adopted daughter! Your son’s name is Carson Lininger; he’s Professor Lininger’s grandson.”