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.

that, he deliberately said, “Thank you for caring so much about me. I’ll remember it. I’ll take the medicine on

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 distinct

and it was for everyone to

scene unfold with one eyebrow arched in amusement. He was not

marriage alliance between the Cox and Gordon families, he respected Neera’s wishes

of getting involved in their affairs, let alone offering

he invited Avery to stay for lunch.

have some matters to attend to.

all morning without any apparent business, and now you’re making excuses. Are you throwing a tantrum?

Mon, 6

right. I’ll have the butler

and naturally, she wouldn’t bother to keep him around.

and got

lunch, Shane gave Neera a

it closely. She noticed that the book

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ago, I heard from Zephyr that you’re interested in stealth weapons. So, I found this for you. This book contains many techniques on how to use them. If

a bit as a myriad of wonderful images flashed through her mind. “Could this be one of those mysterious fighting arts manuals they show on TV?”

your mind wander off to?” Shane was amused to the point of laughter. “What your see on TV is all dramatized. It’s so mystical. How could it possibly

her nose awkwardly.

and found that it was all about various techniques, how to exert force from different parts of

required long-term practice and are not things that could be