The Enigmatic Return (Nancy’s And Roxanne )

Chapter 1144 No Need For Pretense

For that reason, Neera really wanted to refuse. However, she could not do so. We still need his help to stabilize the situation, so it wouldn’t be right to refuse such a small request. Besides, since he’s in a good mood and wants to treat me to a meal, I should just go. It’s really not a big deal.

With that in mind, she nodded in agreement after a brief moment of hesitation. “All right. Just let me get changed.”

Avery chuckled gently. “No rush.”

Even after going upstairs, she could not shake off the feeling of uneasiness when recalling his expression earlier. In the end, she decided to bring Zephyr with her.

“What’s the matter? Don’t you trust me to protect you?” Avery asked as they got into the car, feigning nonchalance.

She hastily explained, “No, not at all. I’m used to having Zephyr with me whenever I go out. Besides, you haven’t fully recovered and can’t afford to overexert yourself. If something happens, it’ll be better to let Zephyr handle it.”

It was unclear whether he believed her, but seeing that he said nothing more, she finally breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

Soon, the car drove up to a restaurant, and the pair entered the private room that had been reserved in advance.

serving her food and behaving in a very

the heaping plate of food, not feeling hungry at all. “Mr. Cox, you don’t have to do this. We’re in a private room now. No one can see us, so there’s no need for this pretense.”

better than to overdo it, he simply nodded and started chatting casually with her. “The Medical Practitioner Guild is having an auction tonight. They might be auctioning

materials, and she asked in surprise,

practitioners from Phison. They come from families of ancient medical practitioners and are no less competent than those in the World Medical Alliance. The guild possesses hundreds, if not millions, of medical books. Every month, they hold an auction selling particularly precious medicinal materials. Such an opportunity is hard to come by. Under normal circumstances,

was pleasantly surprised to make such a wonderful discovery. It piqued her interest instantly, and her excitement was clearly visible. “Absolutely! Of course, I want

piece of steak and pushed it toward her. “In that case, hurry up and eat. I’ll take you there

lifted, and her heart

off upon finishing dinner. After driving for over twenty minutes, they finally pulled up in front of a large, distinctive

her first time seeing a building like that, and she looked at it

the front of the car, went over to her, and stood by her side. “It is. This entire building is an auction house. There are seven or eight floors and an auction hall

she studied it in

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