Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 834: A Green Shadow Over Victor's Head "Wait... so the people who visited my professor at the hospital a few days ago were sent by Luke Gill?" "I can smell a juicy story coming. Spill it!" "Well, it happened about three days ago. A group of men in black suits-they looked like skind of underground organization-cto see Professor Parker. I was in his office at the time, but when they arrived, I stepped out." "Right as I was leaving, I heard them asking the professor for help, but I didn't catch the rest of the conversation." "Are you even thinking before you lie? If Luke Gill really had a problem, he wouldn't need to make such a big scene. He'd just have those guys kidnap your professor quietly, wouldn't he?" "Wow, bold statement up there." The comment section lit up, with countless replies mocking the person defending Luke Gill as a "lawless maniac." In the courtroom, before anyone else could say much, Kelly, desperate to draw attention to herself, shouted out the sargument.

Her sharp voice cut through the air, silencing the courtroom.

Tina pressed her temples, visibly exasperated. "Your Honor, this person is disrupting court proceedings. I suggest we have her removed." The judge nodded in agreement, coughing lightly before pointing toward Kelly. "Escort her out. Someone this ignorant of the law doesn't belong here." Kidnapping?! Did they even know who Samuel Parker was? On the surface, he was just a professor, but in reality, he worked for the National Research Institute. He was always secretly accompanied by bodyguards. Luke Gill attempting to kidnap him? That would just be speeding up his own prison sentence! "You can't throwout!" Kelly shouted, her voice trembling as the police approached her. She backed away in panic, bumping into Kylie Lambert.

The understatedly dressed Kylie gave her a disdainful look and moved aside, as though afraid to touch her. "Stay away from me, you idiot!" Kelly, standing close to her, clearly heard the insult. Her face twisted with rage. "Who are you calling an idiot?!" "You think you're so much better than everyone else?!" Kelly lunged at Kylie like a wild animal, aiming straight for her face mask. "Wearing a mask indoors, huh? You must be shideous monster. Let's see what you really look like!" But Kylie Lambert, raised under the strict tutelage of the Langdon family, was no pushover.

With ease, she flipped herself over the back of her chair, dodging Kelly's attack. Her cold gaze bore into Kelly as she barked at the stunned police officers. "What are you waiting for?! Arrest her already!" As she dodged Kelly's wild strikes, her furious glare made the officers finally spring into action.

The scene devolved into utter chaos.

Finally, Kylie managed to maneuver Kelly directly into the officers' grasp. Two towering men quickly restrained her, pinning her to the ground.

The cold marble tiles pressed against Kelly's cheek, the icy touch snapping her back to reality. But instead of crying out for help from Victor, her eyes locked onto Jared, who was sitting beside Tina. Jared's calm, deep gaze rested on the chaos before him. His lips moved slightly, seemingly conversing with Tina, and the usual indifference in his eyes softened ever so slightly when he looked at her. Kelly's lips trembled with jealousy.

If it hadn't been for Tina's suggestion, she wouldn't have ended up in this humiliating situation! "Dad! Mom!" she screamed as the police dragged her toward the door. Her tearful gaze darted toward Victor and Vivienne. "Say something! Stop them! How can you let them treatlike this?! Letgo!" But no matter how desperately she cried, not a single person spoke up for her.

Victor and Vivienne kept their heads down, wishing they could disappear into the floor.

For the first tin his life, Victor, a man who wielded power and influence outside these walls, felt utterly humiliated. His wrinkled face was grim and unyielding, as if carved from stone, betraying no sign of weakness under the judgmental stares of the crowd.

Ella Bailey watched the spectacle in silence. Though she felt a twinge of schadenfreude, a faint sense of shared despair crept over her.

Victor and Vivienne, who usually spoiled Kelly endlessly, didn't hesitate to abandon her when their own reputations and interests were at stake.

And as for herself? She had already been sacrificed long ago, a pawn Victor used to curry favor with Luke Gill. Ella's eyes, tinged with a trace of melancholy, eventually landed on Luke Gill. She shook her head almost imperceptibly. But the moment she paused, her gaze met his.

Luke's dark, unreadable eyes flickered for a moment, and Ella narrowed hers suspiciously.

Following the direction of his gaze, she noticed Max Bailey standing stiffly at the witness stand. His weathered eyes were fixated on Kelly's retreating figure.

His hands, bound by silver handcuffs, were clenched into tight fists, betraying his turbulent emotions.

But why was Max Bailey so agitated at the sight of Kelly? Ella's temple throbbed. Could it be... had her cheap father sprouted a "green meadow" over his head? As she mulled over the thought, her gaze unconsciously shifted toward Vivienne.

At the defendant's table, Luke Gill paused briefly, his icy eyes moving from from Max Bailey to the jury. "Max Bailey, you'd better think this through. Lying under oath is a serious crime." "Everyone here is watching you." The pointed comment sent a visible tremor through Max Bailey's body.

He immediately looked at Luke Gill, whose gaze lingered on him for only a moment before shifting elsewhere.

Following Luke's line of sight, Max's eyes landed on two familiar figures in the crowd.

Even if they turned to ash, he would recognize them.

Vivienne sat with her head bowed low, silently praying Max wouldn't look her way.

But the moment she felt his piercing gaze on her, her hands clutched her clothes tightly.

"Someone's looking at you, Miss Walker. Why don't you raise your head?" Ella's teasing voice rang out, laced with schadenfreude. Victor's face turned an even darker shade, rage smoldering like a fire within him.

Memories of past humiliations flickered in his mind, nearly driving him to the brink. If it weren't for the fear of being thrown out like Kelly, he would've stormed over to gouge out Max Bailey's eyes. "Ella, shut up!" Victor growled, his voice thick with anger. "Haven't we embarrassed ourselves enough for one day?!" Ella pouted, her expression indifferent. "I'm not the one embarrassing us. I'm just telling the truth." "Victor, it's over between him and me," Vivienne murmured timidly, tugging at Victor's sleeve in an attempt to calm him down.