Chapter 882
Chapter 882 Find a Way to Impress Her
“I don’t have to do this; we are all friends,” Neera chuckled.
Avery was grinning, and he knew what she meant. Neera was reminding him with these words that she
did not agree with the marriage contract.
“Friends? That’s right, so I obviously have to give a birthday gift as a friend,” he said slowly and gently.
He took the velvet box he’d prepared from his pocket. Neera noticed it and immediately recognized it
as the jewelry he had previously spent a lot of money on at an auction. He seemed to have stated that
the jewelry. was for someone he liked, as she recalled.
Neera paused for a moment before she could refuse with a smile.
“Thank you for your gift, Mr. Cox. I am very appreciative of the present, but it is too pricey for me to
ept,” said Neera.
Avery expected her to say no, but he never got his hands back.
“Don’t misunderstand me; I mean nothing else. Simply put, I believe jewelry should only be presented
to those who can appreciate it. Otherwise, keeping it would be useless. After all, you and I are friends.
No matter how priceless a present may be, it cannotpare to the connection we share. This present
is nothingpared to our friendship.”
Neera was forced to ept after hearing these remarks because to do differently would be too
purposeful. But just epting the gift made her feel uneasy.
Unexpectedly, a voice emerged from behind her as she was hesitating.
“Neera, just take it.”
After a brief moment of surprise, Neera noticed that Jean had moved to her side before she could turn
around. When Avery heard the sound, he turned around. The two men squared off against each other.
Jean smiled as he raised the corners of his mouth. He gave Neera aforting gaze.
“Mr. Cox is correct; since it is the intention of a friend, let us ept it,” said Jean.
He took Neera’s hand in his and grasped her fingers while speaking. The action was natural. But it felt
like a sense of iming dominance in Avery’s gaze.
Neera didn’t give it much thought, paused for a second, then had to concur.
“All right, Mr. Cox, Jepted your generous gift as a friend. Thank you very much.”
She imed as such, but she had a lingering impression that the present was a tad pricey. Neera
reasoned that she would need to find an excuse and choose one that was roughlyparable to
returning the gift.
Avery was dissatisfied, even though she had epted the gift. He wasn’t in a particrly good mood
right now, on the other hand,
He found the phrase “as a friend” to be the first to make him feel uneasy.
Second, Neera changed after Jean spoke a few words, which infuriated him even more. His face
instantly darkened as his eyes took a fleeting peek at the hands holding each other.
“When
“When west met, I didn’t have enough time for a good conversation with Mr. Beauvort. It’s unusual
for us to meet tonight. How about we get a drink?”
He abruptly offered an invitation, and his remarks seemed to have a tinge of provocation.
“I’m sorry, Neera won’t let me drink,” Jean remarked.
Avery’s mouth curvature was slightly stagnant.
Neera had missed it; she hastily apologized to Mr. Cox and said, “Sorry, Mr. Cox, Jean’s health is not
very good and he is not suitable for drinking.”
Avery’s eyes lost their smile, but he was still keeping his smile.
“I forgot about this; Mr. Beauvort should take care of his health.”
Jean smiled and said, “Thank you; I will.”
Avery moved away from Jean and grinned at Neera.
“This evening is too crowded; I can’t have a good conversation with you. Let’s talkter.”
Neera wanted to end the conversation, so she quickly said, “Okay, I hope you have a good time
tonight.”
Avery then walked away. Jean narrowed his eyes and gazed at his back as if he were thinking about
something.
“Let’s go, we haven’t met the guests over there yet,” Jean said. He led Neera over while pointing to the
right as if he didn’t give a damn about anything.
On the other side, Avery’s face dipped slightly after returning to Violet’s side.
“Are you unhappy?” Violet questioned herself as she blinked while she had candy in her mouth.
“Do you think I look happy?” Avery said.
Violet was aware that Avery was unhappy. The candy in her mouth made her look like a charming little
hamster.
She said it with an “ugh” sound. “I gave you advice, but you chose not to heed it. You always gave off
the impression that you could woo her. Do you now regret ignoring me?”
Avery’s expression abruptly turned mncholy. Violet shook her neck and refrained from speaking.
“Don’t get discouraged so easily. It’s not that you don’t stand a chance. You just need to figure out how
to get her back.”
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“You are handsome and rich; many women are tempted by you. If you put in the effort, you can
undoubtedly win Ms. Garcia over. You need to impress her and catch her off guard. You will be
sessful sooner orter,” she said with a naive and cheery smile.
Avery scowled viciously and sipped his drink.
He then ced the wine ss in the table’s corner.
“We should probably go.” He turned around, leaving this phrase behind, and walked away.
When Violet realized she was still eating the cake, she said, “Wait for me!”
Neera was oblivious to what was going on. Later, when the cake was sliced, Jean said goodbye to
Chad and Adriana ahead of time and took Neera to depart first.
The two had no objections because they understood they intended to celebrate in secret.
After entering the vehicle, Neera cast a troubled nce in the direction of the manor.
“Isn’t it bad for us to leave in this manner?”
Jean adjusted the seat belts for the two of them and patted her head.
“Don’t worry, Aunt Adriana and the others will handle it.”