The Enigmatic Return (Neera and Jean) novel Chapter 1339

Chad and Adriana didn't stay for long before they left.

Avery stood on the balcony, his eyes deep and thoughtful. It was unknown what he was pondering.

Holding his phone, he scrolled to Neera's number. He hesitated, unsure whether to make the call or not.

At this moment, she should be happily playing with Jean and her three children.

What would her reaction be if I were to call her now? Would she be happy, or would she feel annoyed?

He could actually tell that the constraints of their engagement had been causing her a great deal of distress recently.

Even so, he just didn't want to let go.

This was a great opportunity, but it still turned out to be useless.

She evaded, resisted, and made it clear to him, both overtly and covertly, that she was unwilling.

Originally, he still harbored a glimmer of hope. As long as Jean was not around, as long as there was still a gap between them, he would have the opportunity to seize the moment. It was only a matter of time.

But when Jean appeared here, he knew he had utterly lost.

In that woman's eyes, he saw emotions he had never seen before.

In that moment, he understood. Jean was the only one she would willingly give her heart to.

Even so, even if the last sliver of possibility was about to vanish, he still... didn't want to give up.

After a moment of hesitation, he still didn't make the call.

He lowered his hand, closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again. Turning around, he made his way toward the stairs.

Unexpectedly, Phoebe appeared before him.

“Avery, you're awake! I heard you were seriously injured and unconscious for many days. I've been so worried I was unable to sleep. I'm relieved you're okay now.”

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she appeared somewhat agitated.

At this, Avery's expression didn't change in the slightest. He simply gave a slight nod in response, then proceeded to walk past her.

But Phoebe stopped him. “Wait, Avery, don't go yet! I...”

Seeing her hesitate to speak, Avery grew a bit impatient. “Is there something you want to say?”

His chilly tone seemed to hurt Phoebe as the tears that had been welling up in her eyes suddenly began to fall.

“Avery, do you really find me that annoying? So much so that you can't even bear to speak an extra word to me or spare me an extra glance? I don't know what I've done wrong to make you dislike me so much. Do you know that I haven't been able to eat or sleep because of you these days? I—”

Avery's eyebrows furrowed, his expression suddenly turning cold as he interrupted her.

“Phoebe, I'm warning you, stop talking right now. Otherwise, leave this place immediately and never show your face to me again.”

Phoebe was stunned, and the tears hanging on her face seemed equally frozen, not falling.

These past few days, she had been bottling up so much resentment and anger. She had hoped to find some comfort in him, even if it was just a little, but unexpectedly, all she got was this icy demeanor.

She admitted that in that moment just now, she had been on the verge of losing control and revealing her innermost thoughts.

But he, as if he already knew, didn't want to hear a single word.

Why?

Is it because he feels it's taboo, or is it because he thinks hearing those words would only dirty his ears?

Does he really not care about me at all?

At this thought, tears surged forth again. As she cried, she began to voice her grievances.

“Avery, I don't understand. Why are you always so indifferent to me? I've been nothing but devoted and compliant to you, yet I can't even get a single glance from you. Why, why won't you treat me a little better? Even if you don't like me, I'm still your cousin in name, aren't I? Shouldn't you at least not be so cold to a sister? How can you only show kindness to that vicious and heartless woman?”

When she began to complain, Avery initially didn't want to pay any attention. However, just as he turned to leave, her last sentence made him halt in his tracks and whip around abruptly.

“What exactly are you trying to say?” he asked coldly.

Phoebe gritted her teeth before abruptly raising a shaking arm.

“Avery, there's something I've never told you. After you left the Cox residence and went to Adieu Island, Neera sent people to invade us in the middle of the night. They crippled my arm, and I was nearly rendered useless! Now, this arm of mine can barely move with the help of steel plates and screws. And the one behind all this is none other than Neera!”

Before coming to see Avery, she had spent a considerable amount of time preparing.

Once she had thought of what to say, she put on the wig.

She knew that Avery would definitely find out about what she had done.

In that case, it would be better for her to speak up first. She could twist the facts so that the story favored her.

This way, I won't be too passive, and if I can take the opportunity to smear that b*tch's name, it would be even better!