The Enigmatic Return (Neera and Jean) novel Chapter 823

Violet's happy expression had changed to a sulky one. She slammed the lid of the box shut.

"It's not for me? Then who is it for? Is it intended for Ms. Garcia?"

Avery righteously nodded and admitted, "Of course."

"Tsk!"

She plopped down on the sofa and swung her legs.

"You've only met twice, but you're buying her a very pricey gift. Aren't you worried about disclosing your bad intentions?"

Avery removed his wristwatch. He tossed it on the coffee table and sat down.

He stretched out his long legs on the table and said, "Of course, there's a good reason for that. Her birthday is arriving in a few days, it's a perfect excuse to give it to her then."

Violet sighed. She whined, "Why didn't you treat me this well on my birthday?"

"I didn't treat you well." Avery retorted, casting a glance at her. "Are the villas and sports cars I give you all for naught? If you say so, please return it to me."

Violet immediately sat up straight. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

"I can't believe you asked me that! You can't take a gift back once you've given it away! All of those are mine! Don't even think about it!"

She asked, pouting, "By the looks of it, are you planning to reveal your relationship with Ms. Garcia?"

"No, it's not the time yet," Avery said slowly.

He pursed his lips together and continued, "But sooner or later, she will be mine."

The two of them had only met twice, and there wasn't much interaction between them.

But he thought Neera was fascinating and developed strong feelings for her.

While the two were conversing, one of his assistants rushed in from the outside.

"Sir, the auction house just called; they said that while cleaning the room, they came across this by accident."

Avery took it over and discovered it was a miniature camera.

Violet saw it too, and she was astonished.

Her demeanor immediately shifted from girlish to vigilant and crisis-like.

"Is someone watching you?" she inquired.

A gloomy look swept over Avery's face as well.

No surprise, I felt as if someone was staring at me, but I couldn't pinpoint the source of the gaze. I thought it was an illusion, but it turned out to be a camera.

"Have you found the source of this camera?" he inquired, his voice cold.

"It has been modified," said the assistant, shaking his head. "I can't find it. Our men went to get the surveillance footage, but it had been hacked and could not be restored. Whoever is spying on you is really something else."

When Avery heard this, a gloomy expression appeared on his face.

Quite something? This person has a lot of guts to mess with me!

Violet was concerned. "Could it be those people who are trying to kill you?" she wondered.

Avery took command of the vast power of the Coxes at a young age. Many people were opposed to him. As a result, he had many enemies, many of whom he had to assassinate in secret.

Throughout the years, there have been many people seeking vengeance. They came to Essley in secret, not expecting Avery to continue to be targeted.

Avery wasn't overly concerned.

"Stay alert for the next few days," he said softly after a brief silence. During my interactions with Neera, I would like to avoid mishaps at all costs.

...

Neera, on the other hand, finally went to bed after talking with Jean.

He smiled and prepared to go to bed as he remembered her gentle reminder before leaving.

A noise came from outside his window, indicating that someone had climbed in.

Jean was on edge for a split second before he calmed down when he made out a vague figure behind the curtain.

It was Storm.

We were unable to retrieve the camera from the box seat, sir. Someone has beat me to it."

This did not surprise Jean. As if it didn't bother him, he said, "Don't worry about it. "They're good if they can track it back to us."

Storm indicated this with a nod. He climbed out the same way he came in after reporting this.