The Enigmatic Return (Nancy’s And Roxanne )

Chapter 1413

As the two of them walked downstairs hand in hand, Jean was still thinking to himself. It seems I have indeed become a bit more thoughtful recently. If it were in the past, I would never have cared about a single word of what the outside world said. However, ever since I met this woman, everything has changed. I began to care, and anything related to her, I would take to heart. Hah… The more I live, the more I seem to be going back. However, this feeling is quite nice, as if all the emotions and desires I once lacked have now appeared in my life.

He assumed that by then, Chad and Adriana would have already sat down for dinner. However, to his surprise, when he went downstairs, he found them still sitting in the living room.

On the other side, there sat a few unexpected guests.

Baxter had a stern look on his face, and his two sons, Troy and Ollie, also appeared with aggressive demeanors.

Upon hearing footsteps, several people turned their heads to look. Seeing Neera, they all reacted in different ways.

Baxter reacted the quickest, immediately snorting coldly and turning his face away, making it clear that he didn’t want to deal with her. “Chad, I’ll say it again. I don’t agree with the Gordon family leaving Bartitsu Guild to seek refuge in Lordsworth Estate. This ridiculous idea, I won’t agree to it no matter what!”

Neera’s lips tightened slightly. Her previously good mood instantly became less so.

not everything she said to Matthew was

thing was certain, and there was indeed a dispute currently brewing within the

that they had differing opinions

start, those from Baxter’s faction made it clear that they were unwilling to

our Gordon family to be branded as traitors! The Cox

confrontation. “So, according to your view, the Gordon family should swallow their pride under Bartitsu Guild, is it? Even if our clan members are killed, we should still compromise and disregard their

to our family was not directly caused by Bartitsu Guild. If the Gordon family hadn’t helped the Cox family, we wouldn’t have been despised by the other families, let alone become enemies with Bartitsu Guild. Ever since the new head of the Gordon family took office, we’ve been in danger, repeatedly implicated by the Cox family. Now, we’re even considering abandoning the principles our

you implying that I’ve harmed the Gordon family? One should speak with conscience, Mr. Baxter. Consider what was the Gordon family’s status in Bartitsu Guild before and what is it now. Has my presence led to the decline or rise of the Gordon family? “You’ve lived for quite a long time. Surely you can’t be blind to such obvious facts? If you can see them and still speak this way, may I interpret it as you being unable to achieve something yourself, and thus, out of jealousy, you’re trying to bring me down? Unfortunately for you, I’ve never been one to fear criticism. I’ll shoulder what’s mine to bear, but if it’s not my fault, and

as if she’d swallowed gunpowder,

composure, only to be instantly filled with rage, fuming with anger. “Do you- Is this how you speak to your elders?

and Ollie could no longer sit still. With a swift movement, they stood anger, glaring at her intensely.

up, their