The Enigmatic Return (Neera and Jean) novel Chapter 986
Meanwhile, Frederic and Wrenn also seized the opportunity to sit at a small shaded area nearby upon seeing the triplets take a break.
They were admiring the photos in the camera when they unexpectedly heard a juvenile voice.
“Why are you following us?”
They were taken aback for a moment. As soon as they turned around, they saw Harvey standing behind them. Immediately, they sprang to their feet in surprise, their excitement visibly evident.
They had never imagined that he would actually take the initiative to come over and seek them out.
That could be considered an unexpected delight of their venture that day.
Wrenn was overjoyed and subconsciously took two steps forward.
Unexpectedly, Harvey reacted at lightning speed, immediately stepping back to maintain a distance from them.
The smile on Wrenn's face froze, and a hint of bitterness rose within her. But still, she asked in anticipation, “Do... Do you still remember us? I am your grandma, and he is your grandpa.”
With a stony expression, Harvey stared straight at them with bright ebony eyes, revealing no discernible emotion.
“Of course, I do. But I remember you two refused to acknowledge us and even called us b*stards.”
He spoke solemnly, the words out of his mouth rather hurtful.
When Frederic and Wrenn heard that, their expressions changed several times, both embarrassment and pain showing on their faces.
They had never imagined that their offhand remark of disdain back then would leave such a deep scar on the triplets.
At the same time, it also carved a deep chasm in their relationship.
At their silence, Harvey's brows furrowed.
“Did you two come here today to warn my mommy again and try to stop her from being with my daddy?”
As he spoke, his expression was exceedingly somber. His juvenile voice was lowered, and it carried a hint of authority. He was the spitting image of Jean when the latter was a child.
Upon hearing that, Frederic and Wrenn hastily waved their hands in denial.
“No, no, we just... just wanted to see you guys.”
Wrenn's eyes were red-rimmed, and her voice was tinged with a hint of bitterness. She was deeply saddened and filled with regret.
“We will never again do what we did in the past. We swear.”
Just then, Frederic seconded gently, “Yes, Harvey. We won't do those things we used to do anymore. We were in the wrong back then.”
With a skeptical gaze, Harvey scrutinized them. Seeing their regretful expressions that didn't seem to be a lie, he reluctantly believed them.
“If that's the case, it'd be the best.”
Upon seeing him nod, Frederic and Wrenn finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Despite knowing he wouldn't accept them just like that, they couldn't help but cautiously test the waters.
“Then... would the three of you be willing to acknowledge us? Will you acknowledge us as your grandparents and address us accordingly?”
Without even thinking about it, Harvey shook his head decisively.
“No. Even though you two are indeed our father's parents, and we once looked forward to addressing you as our grandparents, you were the ones who refused to acknowledge us first. You even hurt our mommy. We can't accept that. Before she is ready to make peace with you both, we won't do so because we don't want to make her sad.”
Upon hearing that, Frederic and Wrenn were taken aback, their expressions somewhat hurt.
Holding back her tears, Wrenn asked, “Was... your mommy the one who told you this? Did she tell you not to acknowledge us?”
Harvey was beyond displeased to hear such a thing. His brows creased deeply, and he had displeasure written all over his face.
“Why is it that even now, you still regard our mommy in such a way? Is she really that evil in your eyes?”
Wrenn realized in the heat of the moment that she had misspoken. She quickly shook her head. “No, that's not what I meant.”
Harvey was unhappy, his expression becoming even more grave and distant.
“Our mommy is the kindest person in the world. You always speculate about her maliciously, but you don't know this, do you? In reality, she has never spoken ill of you in front of us. Even when you did everything in your power to stop her from being with Daddy, she never said a word to us, no matter how heartbroken she was. She may not like you, but she would never belittle you. The reason we don't accept you stems from our own thoughts. Even though Mommy never said anything, we all know that you caused her a world of pain. She has worked hard to take care of us since we were young. If we easily accept those who bully her, it would be too unfair to her. We merely feel bad for her. That's all. We hope you both can understand it.”
Having said that much, he didn't plan on speaking further, merely saying, “I should be going now. Feel free to do whatever you want.”
Then, he turned around and walked away, his petite back ramrod straight.
As Frederic and Wrenn stared at his back, words eluded them for a long time.
Wrenn, especially, felt unbearably distressed deep within.
She had never imagined that she had made so many mistakes, misjudging Neera's intentions and pushing her own grandchildren further away.
Frederic did not feel any better, but he still comforted her.
“All right, don't be too upset. Look, the fact that we could talk to him today is already good enough. Besides, he didn't ask us to stop following them. So, he'll surely come to accept us gradually. We must be patient. We can't rush things.”
Wrenn hung her head in despair, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“I brought these consequences upon myself. I really... made a lot of mistakes in the past. I only have myself to blame for this.”
After Harvey returned to others, he didn't bring the matter up.
Sammy was very curious. Seizing the moment when his mother wasn't paying attention, he leaned in and whispered, “Who's following us, Harvey? Did you see the person?”
Beside him, Penny heard it as well. She took the lollipop out of her mouth, her eyes sparkling with curiosity as she asked, “What's going on? Who's following us?”
Making a hush gesture, Harvey quietly relayed the turn of events earlier to them.
Upon hearing that their grandparents were secretly taking pictures of them, both Sammy and Penny were somewhat surprised.
However, they merely glanced back over their shoulders before turning away without a word when their gazes met those of Frederic and Wren, who were staring in their direction.
They were admiring the photos in the camera when they unexpectedly heard a juvenile voice.
“Why are you following us?”
They were taken aback for a moment. As soon as they turned around, they saw Harvey standing behind them. Immediately, they sprang to their feet in surprise, their excitement visibly evident.
They had never imagined that he would actually take the initiative to come over and seek them out.
That could be considered an unexpected delight of their venture that day.
Wrenn was overjoyed and subconsciously took two steps forward.
Unexpectedly, Harvey reacted at lightning speed, immediately stepping back to maintain a distance from them.
The smile on Wrenn's face froze, and a hint of bitterness rose within her. But still, she asked in anticipation, “Do... Do you still remember us? I am your grandma, and he is your grandpa.”
With a stony expression, Harvey stared straight at them with bright ebony eyes, revealing no discernible emotion.
“Of course, I do. But I remember you two refused to acknowledge us and even called us b*stards.”
He spoke solemnly, the words out of his mouth rather hurtful.
When Frederic and Wrenn heard that, their expressions changed several times, both embarrassment and pain showing on their faces.
They had never imagined that their offhand remark of disdain back then would leave such a deep scar on the triplets.
At the same time, it also carved a deep chasm in their relationship.
At their silence, Harvey's brows furrowed.
“Did you two come here today to warn my mommy again and try to stop her from being with my daddy?”
As he spoke, his expression was exceedingly somber. His juvenile voice was lowered, and it carried a hint of authority. He was the spitting image of Jean when the latter was a child.
Upon hearing that, Frederic and Wrenn hastily waved their hands in denial.
“No, no, we just... just wanted to see you guys.”
Wrenn's eyes were red-rimmed, and her voice was tinged with a hint of bitterness. She was deeply saddened and filled with regret.
“We will never again do what we did in the past. We swear.”
Just then, Frederic seconded gently, “Yes, Harvey. We won't do those things we used to do anymore. We were in the wrong back then.”
With a skeptical gaze, Harvey scrutinized them. Seeing their regretful expressions that didn't seem to be a lie, he reluctantly believed them.
“If that's the case, it'd be the best.”
Upon seeing him nod, Frederic and Wrenn finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Despite knowing he wouldn't accept them just like that, they couldn't help but cautiously test the waters.
“Then... would the three of you be willing to acknowledge us? Will you acknowledge us as your grandparents and address us accordingly?”
Without even thinking about it, Harvey shook his head decisively.
“No. Even though you two are indeed our father's parents, and we once looked forward to addressing you as our grandparents, you were the ones who refused to acknowledge us first. You even hurt our mommy. We can't accept that. Before she is ready to make peace with you both, we won't do so because we don't want to make her sad.”
Upon hearing that, Frederic and Wrenn were taken aback, their expressions somewhat hurt.
Holding back her tears, Wrenn asked, “Was... your mommy the one who told you this? Did she tell you not to acknowledge us?”
Harvey was beyond displeased to hear such a thing. His brows creased deeply, and he had displeasure written all over his face.
“Why is it that even now, you still regard our mommy in such a way? Is she really that evil in your eyes?”
Wrenn realized in the heat of the moment that she had misspoken. She quickly shook her head. “No, that's not what I meant.”
Harvey was unhappy, his expression becoming even more grave and distant.
“Our mommy is the kindest person in the world. You always speculate about her maliciously, but you don't know this, do you? In reality, she has never spoken ill of you in front of us. Even when you did everything in your power to stop her from being with Daddy, she never said a word to us, no matter how heartbroken she was. She may not like you, but she would never belittle you. The reason we don't accept you stems from our own thoughts. Even though Mommy never said anything, we all know that you caused her a world of pain. She has worked hard to take care of us since we were young. If we easily accept those who bully her, it would be too unfair to her. We merely feel bad for her. That's all. We hope you both can understand it.”
Having said that much, he didn't plan on speaking further, merely saying, “I should be going now. Feel free to do whatever you want.”
Then, he turned around and walked away, his petite back ramrod straight.
As Frederic and Wrenn stared at his back, words eluded them for a long time.
Wrenn, especially, felt unbearably distressed deep within.
She had never imagined that she had made so many mistakes, misjudging Neera's intentions and pushing her own grandchildren further away.
Frederic did not feel any better, but he still comforted her.
“All right, don't be too upset. Look, the fact that we could talk to him today is already good enough. Besides, he didn't ask us to stop following them. So, he'll surely come to accept us gradually. We must be patient. We can't rush things.”
Wrenn hung her head in despair, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“I brought these consequences upon myself. I really... made a lot of mistakes in the past. I only have myself to blame for this.”
After Harvey returned to others, he didn't bring the matter up.
Sammy was very curious. Seizing the moment when his mother wasn't paying attention, he leaned in and whispered, “Who's following us, Harvey? Did you see the person?”
Beside him, Penny heard it as well. She took the lollipop out of her mouth, her eyes sparkling with curiosity as she asked, “What's going on? Who's following us?”
Making a hush gesture, Harvey quietly relayed the turn of events earlier to them.
Upon hearing that their grandparents were secretly taking pictures of them, both Sammy and Penny were somewhat surprised.
However, they merely glanced back over their shoulders before turning away without a word when their gazes met those of Frederic and Wren, who were staring in their direction.
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What kind of stupid confusion is this, how come she didn't know that the my bourvart they are talking about is Jean?...
Author uses too many words to describe useless things and then don't clarify others, who is this aunts friend. Neere went to play golf with who?...
Why is she keeping so many secrets from Jean?...
is it too much to ask, when are they going to know that Jean is the father of her triplets???? the man that night 6yrs ago is Jean???!!!!!!...
Chapter 328, did Alfonso not meet Jeann before, how does he not recognise him huh...
I'm a bit confused, does Roxanna not know that her sister is married..this chapter makes it look like she doesn't know but they already went to Jean for money huh...
Too many words to explain somethings, it's a waste.......
Good Day Dear Author! i just want to ask, why it cant read in normal format? the sentences for every chapter is cut, almost half of the sentence is cut thats why cant read it as whole. Thankyou....