Chapter 882 Find a Way to Impress Her

“I don’t have to do this; we are all friends,” Neera chuckled.

Avery was grinning, and he knew what she meant. Neera was reminding him with these words that she did not agree with the marriage contract.

“Friends? That’s right, so I obviously have to give a birthday gift as a friend,” he said slowly and gently.

He took the velvet box he’d prepared from his pocket. Neera noticed it and immediately recognized it as the jewelry he had previously spent a lot of money on at an auction. He seemed to have stated that the jewelry. was for someone he liked, as she recalled.

Neera paused for a moment before she could refuse with a smile.

“Thank you for your gift, Mr. Cox. I am very appreciative of the present, but it is too pricey for me to accept,” said Neera.

Avery expected her to say no, but he never got his hands back.

“Don’t misunderstand me; I mean nothing else. Simply put, I believe jewelry should only be presented to those who can appreciate it. Otherwise, keeping it would be useless. After all, you and I are friends. No matter how priceless a present may be, it cannot compare to the connection we share. This present is nothing compared to our friendship.”

Neera was forced to accept after hearing these remarks because to do differently would be too purposeful. But just accepting the gift made her feel uneasy.

Unexpectedly, a voice emerged from behind her as she was hesitating.

“Neera, just take it.”

After a brief moment of surprise, Neera noticed that Jean had moved to her side before she could turn around. When Avery heard the sound, he turned around. The two men squared off against each other.

corners of his mouth. He gave Neera

of a friend, let us accept it,” said Jean.

speaking. The action was natural. But it felt like a sense

for a second, then had to concur.

your generous gift as a friend.

the present was a tad pricey. Neera reasoned that she would need to find an excuse and choose one that was roughly comparable to returning

accepted the gift. He wasn’t in

the phrase “as a friend” to be the first

after Jean spoke a few words, which infuriated him even more. His face instantly darkened as his eyes took

“When

enough time for a good conversation with Mr. Beauvort. It’s unusual for us to meet

an invitation, and his remarks seemed to have a tinge of provocation.

Neera won’t let me drink,” Jean

mouth curvature was slightly stagnant.

had missed it; she hastily apologized to Mr. Cox and said, “Sorry, Mr. Cox, Jean’s health is not very good and he is not

but he was still keeping his smile.

forgot about this; Mr. Beauvort should take care of his health.”

said, “Thank you; I

from Jean and grinned

a good

so she quickly said, “Okay,

narrowed his eyes and gazed at his back as if he were

go, we haven’t met the guests over there yet,” Jean said. He led Neera over while

other side, Avery’s face dipped slightly after returning to Violet’s side.

unhappy?” Violet questioned herself as she blinked while she had candy in her

look happy?” Avery said.

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