The Enigmatic Return (Neera and Jean) novel Chapter 1068

Those words struck a chord in Neera's heart, almost bringing her to tears.

She took a deep breath, holding back the sourness in her heart. Not wanting her best friend to worry, she put on a facade of nonchalance and continued their conversation.

A moment later, the two hung up the phone.

Jean stood still, not uttering a single word. The look in his eyes was filled with a mix of emotions.

Isabella sighed. “Are you okay?”

A few seconds later, Jean seemed to return to his senses, shook his head, and said hoarsely, “I'm fine.”

Isabella comforted him, “You don't need to be too upset. It's not much use to meet or talk now. Once you've dealt with your family matters, fly to Essley and explain everything in person. Woo her if you need to, chase her if you must. Resolve your differences as soon as possible so your family can reunite sooner.”

Jean nodded. “I understand, thank you.”

Isabella waved her hand. “No need to thank me. I'm not really helping you, but Neera. The main reason I spoke up for you is because of your genuine feelings for Neera. Otherwise, I wouldn't have helped. After all, Neera was deeply hurt before.”

As she spoke, she paused, her tone taking on a touch of seriousness. “To be honest, before I knew that man was you, I had the urge to strangle him. Fate sure loves to play tricks on people...”

Everything that needed to be said had been said. There was nothing else left, so she left.

On the other side, after Neera finished her call with Isabella, she lay back down on the bed but still couldn't fall asleep.

In the darkness of the night, with her eyes wide open, she pondered many things. Without exception, they all revolved around Jean.

She remembered, from the moment she returned to the country and met him, they gradually grew closer, bit by bit, until...

At last, she drifted off to sleep, lost in a sea of memories.

The next day, she still seemed to be in a bad state.

Her family was terribly worried. They all understood why, yet no one dared to utter a word about it.

Later on, Neera stepped out of the house.

Elmer couldn't hold back anymore. He banged the table twice, fuming. “What's the deal with that Beauvort guy? Didn't he keep saying that he'll only love Neera in this lifetime? Neera has been in Essley for a few days now, so why hasn't he chased after her yet? I think he's just all talk, using those sweet words to deceive us!”

Jeremiah and Nadine both harbored resentment toward Jean, nodding in agreement. “I bet he had given up because the things have been exposed! Such a man is unreliable. Indeed, we cannot entrust Neera to someone like this!”

Watching their furious expressions, Adriana remained quite calm. “I've known Jean for some time now, and he's not the type to act this way. His feelings for Neera are genuine. If he hasn't shown up yet, it's probably because something has held him back or delayed him.”

Elmer snorted coldly, utterly dissatisfied with Jean. “No matter the reason, he is still in the wrong for making Neera feel aggrieved!”

Adriana felt somewhat helpless.

She also knew that her niece had suffered many injustices in the past.

However, in reality, neither Neera nor Jean were true to their feelings at the beginning. Jean's situation could be considered somewhat understandable.

It wasn't intentional harm, and there were feelings between the couple. As such, Adriana still hoped that those two could reunite.

However, no matter what she thought, it was useless because she had to let Neera figure it out by herself.

Neera would rather go to the office in the morning, using work to numb herself.

In the afternoon, after finishing up her tasks, she made a trip to the research center to treat Willard.

After the treatment was over, Willard couldn't help but express his concern again upon seeing that her complexion hadn't improved. “Neera, are you really okay? Your condition seems to be getting worse day by day.”

Neera paused momentarily in her needlework, then resumed as if nothing had happened.

Once she finished, she no longer hid anything but didn't go into detail either. “It's due to personal matters, but it's not a big deal.”

Willard sighed and began to comfort her. “Even though I'm not sure what has caused you to be like this, remember that life is short. There's no hurdle that can't be overcome. If you dwell too much on certain things, you'll only rob yourself of happiness. Rather than tormenting yourself and dwelling in your sorry, why not think about the things that are worth being happy about?”