Female Novel
Chapter 1156
That night, Jean called again.
Neera's eyes lit up when she saw his name. She held back for a few seconds, then picked up.
Although she was thrilled inside, she still spoke sparingly, restraining her sweet smile, and conversed with him ina casual, nonchalant manner.
Jean didn't mind at all. As long as he could hear her voice, he was content.
“What have you been busy with lately?” he asked.
Neera hummed in response and said, “I've recently bought many medicinal materials, so I've been busyconcocting medicine these past few days.”
She didn't mention anything about going to the fighting arts center to learn to fight.
Besides, when she thought about the uproar her marriage to Avery had caused back in the Phison, she suddenlyfelt a bit guilty.
Although she didn't want this news to reach her homeland, she knew the truth would eventually get exposed.Besides, with the internet being so advanced these days, the news was bound to reach every corner of the earthone day.
Hence, she thought it was best not to harbor any false hopes. In the end, it's better to confess this matter myselfrather than him finding out from somewhere else. No matter what, he and I are the ones truly engaged.
With those thoughts in mind, she mustered up the courage and casually said to him, “By the way, I've recently
been standing in for Uncle Chad, returning to the Gordon family to handle some family affairs.”
Jean's eyebrows lifted slightly when he heard her mentioning the matter all of a sudden. He put down the pen inhis hand and leaned into his chair, asking with interest, “Can you handle it, or is it too tricky?”
Neera then replied ambiguously, “It's okay. I-It's just that I've run into some trouble, w-which led to...”
The more she spoke, the more unsure she became. Her words started to stutter, and she unconsciously fiddledwith the blanket.
“What did it lead to?” Jean asked in a leisurely manner.
The conversation had reached that point, and it wouldn't be right for Neera to back down then. She had no choicebut to plow ahead. novelbin
“The Cox family and the Gordon family are close, aren't they? So, this time, Avery helped out a bit, and then...Umm...” No matter how much she tried to bolster her confidence, she felt incredibly insecure and hardly dared tospeak what was on her mind.
Jean was absentmindedly tapping his fingers on the edge of the table, then suddenly took the initiative to ask,“So, did he announce the marriage publicly?”
Neera's heart raced when she heard those words. The overwhelming sound of her heartbeat filled her ears as if shehad done something terribly wrong to him. How does this man guess so accurately?
For a moment, she didn't know what to say, yet she couldn't deny it. As the other person waited, she could onlymanage a soft, mosquito-like hum of agreement.
In response, Jean asked flatly, “What about you? What are you thinking? Have you admitted it?”
Neera didn't know what was on his mind. Feeling even more guilty, she quickly denied it by saying, “No.Absolutely not! The marriage alliance between the Cox and Gordon families was decided long ago. Avery saidthat to help me secure my position in the Gordon family. However, such an alliance must be agreed upon by theparties involved. I've made my stance very clear, and I've told Avery that I won't agree to this marriage. I justdidn't expect that the matter would get so out of hand, becoming more and more absurd. I thought that if I couldjust temporarily stabilize the Gordon family members, everything would be fine. But the marriage issue hasbecome even more complicated...”
Neera wanted to tell him not to believe those rumors, but she hesitated and didn't say it out loud. I've already beenthis honest with him. He should trust me, right?
After a few seconds of anxious waiting, Jean's calm voice came through. “Okay. Understood.”
Understood? That's it? Neera, unable to discern his thoughts, braced herself to ask, “Are you angry?”
Jean lightly huffed. “Of course. Who wouldn't be angry if their own fiancée suddenly got engaged to someoneelse, causing such a commotion?”
Neera felt anxious and aggrieved. “I really didn't want this either. I've been so stressed out these past few daysbecause of this issue. If you continue to be mad at me, I'll get angry too!”
She unconsciously started to act a bit petulant, and Jean simply couldn't handle it, heaving a helpless sigh.
“You're here to thwart me, aren't you? Fine, we'll settle this score later,” he said.
After that, he asserted dominantly, “You must always remember that you are mine. Even if we argue, even if wehave a disagreement, any separation is only temporary. You can only ever be mine.”
Upon hearing those words, Neera finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling incredibly touched.
She was too shy to show it, merely responding with a nonchalant hum. Despite her cold demeanor, she couldn'thelp but let a smile creep up at the corners of her mouth.