The Enigmatic Return (Nancy’s And Roxanne )

Chapter 568 I Won’t Leave Her
In the afternoon, Wrenn was astounded when she received news that Jean had fallen from the horse.
In a panic, she took Frederic and rushed to the Imperial Gardens.
As soon as she walked into the room and saw Jean. She bombarded him with questions, “How did you fall? Is it bad? Where did you hurt yourself? Show me! Have you seen a doctor?”
Jean replied calmly, “The injury is on my back; it’s a minor injury. I’ve seen the doctor. It’s not serious.”
Even so, she still worried about him.
She summoned lan and questioned him for a while, before she was convinced.
Then she turned around and yelled at Jean, “Why on earth would you ride a horse? Don’t care about your own health? Do you think you’ll be able to handle it?”
Jean maintained his composure and replied calmly, “I just wanted to do some light exercise.”
Frederic chimed in to support him.
“Light exercise is good. His health has improved quite a bit lately. He doesn’t need to keep staying on the bed. Anyone could have fallen ill from lack of activity.”
Wrenn shot him a fierce glance and scolded, “Stop backing him up and spoiling him!”
Frederic moved his mouth but chose to remain silent in the end.
She turned to Jean again and snorted coldly.
“I bet I know who you went with. It was Neera, wasn’t it? You always get into trouble when you’re with her. From now on, stay the hell away from her!”
Jean’s expression turned gloomy when his mother said this.
“I bet you have forgotten that my health improved because of her treatment. Are you saying I should distance myself from her so that my health will deteriorate and I will die?”
Wrenn frowned ferociously and rebuked, “It’s one thing to receive treatment, but another for you to get into an accident. Would you suffer this injury if it wasn’t because of her?”
Jean’s eyes brimmed with displeasure.
He reasoned, “It’s an accident; nobody could foresee this in advance. You can’t blame her for everything because of your prejudice.
“Moreover, we are married. It’s perfectly normal for a couple to go out together. You and Dad do the same; I don’t see anything wrong with that.”
His restoration rendered Wrenn speechless. She struggled to find the words to shoot back.
Indignant, she turned her heels and left the villa.
Back at her villa, Neera was busily preparing the medicine for Jean.
She received a call from Katy, “Neera, the Garcia Group’s representative just called. He told me that they’d agreed to our price.”
Neera looked up from her work. This news surprised her.
“They agree so easily? Didn’t they try to raise the price?”
“Well, the negotiation wasn’t entirely smooth. At first, they refused to sell at our price; they even suggested a selling price for 20% higher, but I turned them down.
“I wasn’t confident at the time. Besides us, several other companies had their eyes on this patent.
“For some reason, all of them suddenly backed out. Garcia Group couldn’t find suitable buyers; they sensed that something was off and had to choose us.”

Neera was puzzled by her explanation.
She asked, “Could it happen because the news of Alfonso’s detention got out? These companies backed out because they didn’t want any trouble?”
After she voiced out her deduction, she immediately doubted it herself.
“No, that doesn’t make sense. In theory, considering the chaos within the Garcia Group, when they’re desperately in need of funds and the morale within the company is shaky, these businesses should have seized this opportunity to bargain for a much lower price. Why would they pass on that?”
Katy was equally puzzled, but she wasn’t too worried about it.
“I haven’t heard any news about Alfonso being detained in the industry. Regardless of the reason, we have achieved our goals, and that’s all that matters.”
She had a point.
Neera gave it more thought, but she couldn’t figure it out. So, she stopped troubling herself about this and gladfully accepted this outcome.
She instructed, “Send someone over to finalize the contract. We should secure the patent as soon as possible.”
Katy was efficient.
By evening, Neera had received the contract.
She took some time to carefully go through everything and confirmed there were no issues. She was incredibly satisfied with this deal.
Simultaneously, the villa next door.
Jean listened to lan’s report.
“Ms. Garcia’s negotiation went smoothly. The Garcia Group signed a contract with Startales this afternoon. The patent now belongs to Startales.”
Chapter 569 Get Jealous
Ten minutes later, Jean had showered, and he emerged from the restroom in a bathrobe.
Neera had been waiting for him in the bedroom. When she saw him, she pointed to the bed.
“Lie down. I’ll administer some medication to you. Please bear with me if I accidentally hurt you.”
Jean had a bad feeling about this.
He just shot her a long and meaningful glance.
All that was on Neera’s mind were his injuries; she wasn’t thinking about anything else.
Once he took off his bathrobe, he exposed a large area of bruises to the air.
Neera was upset with the sight.
She exercised extra caution when she tended to his wound.
Firstly, she gently applied the ointment to his injury.
After that, she massaged him with a special technique.
She urged, “Hang in there! This massage will help your bruise heal faster.”
Jean had buried his face in the pillow. He let out a muf fled grunt in response.
After she performed the massage, Jean took a moment to recover before getting dressed.
Neera locked her eyes on his face and attempted to read his expression.
She questioned, “Do you experience any discomfort?”
Sensing her concern, Jean looked up and reassured her, “Nothing much. Actually, I feel much better now. Don’t worry about it; I’m not made of clay”
Noticing his calm demeanor, Neera didn’t say anything further.
Later that night, she gave some instructions before she went home.
However, she had difficulty sleeping that night.
She couldn’t put her mind to rest. The image of them falling off the horse and Jean’s painful expression, which looked horrifyingly pale, kept flashing in her mind.
Neera was deeply worried about his injury. She couldn’t stop herself from worrying about Jean.
Fortunately, nobody knocked on her door during the night.
As anticipated, the next morning, Neera overslept.
She yawned as she went downstairs.
When Auntie Zuniga saw her, she asked worriedly, Didn’t you sleep well last night? You have dark circles under your eyes.”
“A little
“A little bit,” Neera replied, rubbing her eyes, not exactly bothered by her questions.
“Have the kids gone to school?” she inquired, looking at the time.
“Yes, they saw that you were still asleep,” Auntie Zuniga said. “They did not want to bother you. After they finished their breakfast, I sent them to school.”
The housekeeper came out with some clean dishes and said, “Give me a few minutes; I’ll warm up the breakfast for you.”
Neera thought of something. She quickly stopped her.
“It’s alright. I’m not going to eat right now. I need to check on Jean’s condition!”
Following that, she dashed out of the villa.
Jean was eating his breakfast at the same time.
“Have you had breakfast?” he asked Neera when he saw her. “If not, please take a seat and join me.”
All Neera could think about was his well-being.
She probed, “How are you feeling? Did you sleep well last night? Do you have any pain?”