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Chapter 1426

Neera struggled to open her eyes, only to see a glass of ginger tea in front of her.

“You... made this?” she asked weakly.

Jean gave a hum of affirmation. “Don't worry. It's not too hot. Drinking it will warm your stomach.”

Neera leaned against him as if she had no bones in her body and drank half of it from the glass in his hand.

“Ugh... Too much ginger. I don't want to drink it anymore...”

Jean didn't force her to finish it either. He placed the glass on the bedside table and handed her a piece of tissue towipe her mouth.

After downing half a glass of ginger tea, Neera shivered slightly. Only then did she feel as if she had come backto life, gaining a bit of strength.

She clutched her abdomen, curling up sideways in the man's arms.

She murmured aggrievedly, “The day hasn't even arrived yet, but somehow it came early. It's so annoying. I'm nothappy...”

Jean kissed the top of her head. “Perhaps the stress is too much. It will get better after a while.”

After he finished speaking, he asked her to lie down. He touched her foot, feeling its icy coldness. A frowncreased his forehead, and he simply decided to keep holding her feet to warm them.

Seeing Neera half-opening her eyes, looking at him weakly, he comforted her in a gentle voice, “Close your eyes

and sleep. The pain will be gone soon. I'm here.”

Neera nodded and closed her eyes. After a while, she fell asleep.

When she woke up again, the sky was already bright.

She raised her hand to shield her eyes, then reached out to find that there was no one beside her.

Clearly, Jean had been up for quite a while. novelbin

After adjusting to the dazzling sunlight, she glanced at the time and was surprised to find it was almost eleveno'clock.

I can't believe I slept for so long...

She sat up. There was a lingering discomfort in her lower abdomen. However, compared to last night, it wasalready much more bearable.

Her menstrual cycle had always been very regular, but this time it came much earlier than expected.

She let out a soft sigh, muttering to herself, “It seems the stress has really been too much lately.”

Having gathered herself together, she descended the stairs.

She had assumed everyone would be downstairs, but to her surprise, there was not a single person in the livingroom.

“Huh? Where is everybody?”

She stopped a maid who was passing by and asked curiously, “Why is everyone not around? Where have they allgone?”

The maid's expression was somewhat solemn as she respectfully responded, “Ms. Garcia, something happened tothe Gordon family. They—”

Before she could finish her sentence, Neera immediately interrupted her, “Something happened to the Gordonfamily? What happened?”

An ominous premonition bubbled up from the depths of her heart.

Could it be the Bartitsu Guild...

However, before the maid could respond, the sound of the door opening echoed from the living room.

As Neera turned around, she saw Jean and Chad, among others, walking in.

She quickly approached them, asking anxiously, “What happened? Did the Bartitsu Guild make a move? Whatdid they do?”

The expressions on their faces were far from pleasant, especially Shane, who looked exceptionally grave.

Judging by the look on his face, it must not be an ordinary matter.

Realizing this, Neera became even more anxious inside. She felt as if she had fallen into a bottomless pit,

continuously sinking.

Jean pulled her along, heading toward the couch, and sat down. “Calm down.”

Neera frowned. “How can I calm down? What kind of problem has the Gordon family encountered? It must beserious if it required all of you to take action, and you're only just returning now.”

At that moment, Shane gritted his teeth and began to speak. “In the early hours of the morning, large-scaleexplosions occurred one after another in District Twenty-Three and District Twenty-Four. All communicationswithin the districts were cut off, making it impossible to send out any messages. The fires caused by theexplosions were extremely severe. By the time we received the news, the fires had become uncontrollable. Anaffliated force under the Gordon family rushed over to help... and many people were lost in the process.”

Neera's face instantly turned deathly pale.

She abruptly stood up, her eyes wide with shock, but for a moment, she was at a loss for words.

Jean was mindful of her frail condition, his brows furrowed in concern. Holding her hand, he gently pulled herback down.

“Although the situation is serious, there weren't many casualties in the two districts. The explosions occurred inopen areas, with five locations each in District Twenty-Three and District Twenty-Four, all far from importantplaces. It's clear that someone did this on purpose. The fire is now under control, and the injured have been sent tothe hospital for treatment. There are people on site cleaning up.”

Neera blurted out immediately, “It must be the Bartitsu Guild. They must be the ones behind this!”

Everyone thought the same.

Neera was somewhat puzzled. “But why would they do this? Isn't what Matthew wants most the power of the fivedistricts in my hands? Even if he wants to make a move, he should directly target the Gordon family. Why wouldhe take a roundabout approach and go after the five districts?”

At this point, Jean spoke up. “That's why the Bartitsu Guild chose to act in the uninhabited area. Even if it causeda large-scale explosion and fire, it wouldn't have a significant impact on District Twenty-Three and DistrictTwenty-Four. However, it would severely damage the Gordon family. The Gordon family has already lost somepeople in the rescue efforts. And to repair these explosion areas and recover after the disaster, apart from the localpeople, you, as the district president, will inevitably have to use more people from the Gordon family. For theGordon family, this is an unavoidable and massive consumption of resources.”

“Not only that,” Chad added solemnly, “but the Bartitsu Guild is killing two birds with one stone by doing this.They will definitely use this incident to stir up public opinion, criticizing Neera for failing to play her role asdistrict president. They'll argue that her negligence in managing her subordinates has led to a major disaster.”

Neera gritted her teeth. “What have we found so far? With so many explosions, the Bartitsu Guild surely had senta lot of people.”

Chad shook his head. “The situation is chaotic right now. Conducting an investigation is extremely difficult.Moreover, the Bartitsu Guild deliberately chose to do it at dawn, in a place where few people venture. It's notimpossible for them to leave without a trace.”

Neera's heart sank.

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