The Enigmatic Return (Nancy’s And Roxanne )

Chapter 1154 A Tantrum

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When she left the research room, she was on cloud nine. Her steps were light, and all her fatigue was swept away.

Avery had come again, and he was sipping coffee in the living room.

Seeing her coming down the stairs, he put down his coffee and teased, “You haven’t come out for three days. I thought you were planning to live in there permanently.”

Neera didn’t expect to see him there. Her light footsteps paused for a moment, then became more steady.

“I’ve been working on quite a few medications, so I spent a bit more time inside. Mr. Cox, your timing is perfect. This is for you.” She handed over a glass bottle filled to the brim with medicinal powder.

Avery took it. “What is this? Medicine?”

“Indeed,” Neera nodded. “A couple of days ago, I visited the Medicina family’s medical clinic and gathered some herbs. I’ve just finished preparing them. They can help you recuperate and speed up your recovery.”

Logically speaking, Avery was supposed to be happy knowing that she cared about him.

However, at that moment, he just couldn’t bring himself to feel happy.

He could tell that Neera’s actions while appearing to be out of concern on the surface, were actually a subtle way of repaying a favor. She’s repaying me for the medicinal materials I gave her at the auction.

His heart sank slightly. His eyes lowered, his gaze darkened for a moment, then returned to normal.

He knew Neera was distancing herself from her. He didn’t want her to do that, so he chose to play dumb, not exposing the truth.

much about me. I’ll remember it. I’ll take

paused for a moment, a barely noticeable frown creasing her forehead. She didn’t want things to be so vague and unclear, so she quickly explained, “No. Mr. Cox, you’ve misunderstood. I’m thanking you for all the help you’ve given me these past few days. The medicine is just a small token of my gratitude. As a doctor, Lalso hope for your speedy and

uttered carried a

immediately, and it was for

one eyebrow arched in amusement. He was not surprised by that development

had some connection with Avery, and he didn’t oppose the marriage alliance between the

getting involved in their affairs, let alone offering any

courtesy, he invited Avery to stay for lunch.

by saying, “I have some matters to attend to. I’ll be

any apparent business, and now

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nodded. “All right. I’ll have the butler

avoid Avery as much as possible, and naturally, she wouldn’t bother to keep

got into the car,

lunch, Shane gave Neera a book.

She noticed that the book was wrapped in cowhide, without any writing on it. It was somewhat tattered and ancient-looking.

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many techniques on how to use them. If you find yourself with some spare time and nothing to do, you might want to give it a read. It could be a good way to kill time.”

wonderful images flashed through her mind. “Could

TV is all dramatized. It’s so mystical. How could it possibly be real?

her nose awkwardly.

it was all about various techniques, how

details, all alike, required long-term practice and are not things that could be