The Enigmatic Return (Neera and Jean) novel Chapter 117

This waiter was being very professional. He went to get those figurines to show them.

The figurines were crafted quite precisely and exquisitely.

Neera shot a look at the figurines, but she did not take them.

She felt like it was inappropriate to accept the gift. After all, she and Jean were not really married. It was really weird to pretend everything was as it was.

However, the triplets thought otherwise. They accepted the gift graciously.

Penny toyed with it and admired it for a while before giving the groom's counterpart of the figurines to Jean.

“Uncle Jean, this is for you. You have to keep it at home and display it! This is a sign of blessing!”

Jean sank into silence upon hearing that. He rejected her, “No thanks. You can keep it.”

Despite that, the triplets insisted on giving it to him.

“Uncle Jean, just take it! The restaurant is so generous. Both of you have to take this.”

Jean could not bring himself to reject them. He accepted the figurine reluctantly.

Neera watched them in awkward silence.

She felt like it was taking too long for this dinner date to end. She felt like she was slowly losing her appetite.

She cleared her throat and changed the topic, “The Garcias didn’t find any fault with you, did they?”

Jean placed the figurine on the table and nodded, “They actually tried to make some noise at first, but it didn’t last long. They knew that they were at a disadvantage here, so they could not kick up much fuss. In the end, they were not able to get the amount of money that they wanted. Your father was really angry about it.”

Neera felt very good when she heard that.

With this downfall, Alfonso must be so furious. She could only imagine him cursing the Beauvort loudly at home.

Susan and Roxanne must be so mad right now since their plan had fallen through.

Neera could almost laugh out loud while thinking about their misfortune.

However, she did not forget to emphasize one thing, “You are wrong about one thing. Alfonso is not my father.”

She would never acknowledge that man as her father.

Jean shot a look at her when he sensed that her tone was a little colder than before. However, he did not give any comment about that.

He heard about Neera’s conflicts with the Garcias from Ian a while ago. It was only natural that Neera did not see Alfonso as her father since Alfonso never really raised her up.

On the other hand, he felt that Alfonso was a disgusting man for trying to make use of Neera just because she was supposedly his daughter. His methods were really convoluted.

He decided to change the topic. His attention shifted to the triplets as he wanted to ask them about their kindergarten days.

Harvey answered politely, “The kindergarten is nice. The teachers there are gentle and responsible and my classmates are all fun people.”

Sammy giggled, “Yeah, but we know everything that the teacher taught us. Our classmates are quite childish, to be honest, but it’s fun to be with them. At least, being at the kindergarten is better than feeling bored at home.”

Penny began to describe some interesting incidents that happened at the kindergarten. A wide grin blossomed on Neera’s face as she enjoyed her children’s antics.

Jean, who was always indifferent toward everything, seemed to take a little interest in their stories…

After dinner, Neera wanted to go home with her children.

Obviously, that was not what they had in mind.

It was hard to create this chance for Neera and Jean to get together. How could they let the night end like this?

Sammy and Penny flanked Neera and they were staring at her with innocent looks on their faces.

“Mummy, it’s rare for us to come out and have fun like this. Why are you in a hurry to go home? I heard that there’s a huge fireworks show by the river. It’s going to be fun! Let’s check it out! It’s a monthly thing, and we don’t want to miss it!”

“That’s right. Uncle Jean, come with us!”

Jean’s brows cocked up. He stole a glance at Neera.

Neera’s gaze happened to meet him.

They were adults at the end of the day. They clearly knew that the triplets were trying to make time for them to be together.

However, their reasoning was quite amusing.

“Uncle Jean, you must be tired at work. You really need to take a rest sometimes. Take a stroll by the river, it is good for your health!”

Jean had work to do, actually. He wanted to reject them, but when he met their passionate gaze, he somehow was not able to reject them. He had to swallow the words that came to his mouth.

Feeling like he had no choice, he checked his watch and found that the night was still young. He decided to go along with them for now.

“Alright, let’s go have a look.”

The triplets could not believe it and their faces were filled with joy.

Penny held Jean’s hand as she sucked up to him, “Uncle Jean, I want to hold your hand. Let’s go!”

Then, she grabbed her brothers’ hands as well.

It left Neera with no choice.

What’s more, she actually did not spend much time with the triplets lately. She felt that she had to keep them happy tonight no matter what.

She reached out and held Harvey’s hand.

When they stepped out of the restaurant, Ian was in the car, waiting nearby. He saw the family emerge from the door and gasped.

From the looks of things, they really did look like a real family of five…