Neera went back as if she was floating on a cloud. She felt like she was dreaming.
“Who was that man? What’s your relationship with him?” Thora asked and Neera snapped back to reality.
Thora was quite anxious. She was attracted to Jean when she saw him. The men she met over the years couldn’t be compared with him.
Unfortunately, she didn’t have the chance to talk to him just now. She could only wait for Neera to return.
Osbert knew what she was thinking about. "What does it have to do with you? What's the point of asking?"
Thora grunted, "What? Is it wrong to ask?"
Osbert sneered, "Yes!"
The triplets also knew what Thora was thinking about.
Sammy immediately informed her, "He's our Daddy. He got married to Mommy!"
The guests were shocked.
"Neera, when did you get married?"
Neera whispered, "Not long after I came back."
Osbert was excited and upset at the same time. “Why didn’t you tell us about it, Neera? I was going to give you something big for your marriage!”
Neera had no intention to talk about this now. She simply answered their questions.
After dinner, she sent her guest away.
The triplets finally caught a chance to gather around Neera. “Mommy, did you quarrel with Uncle Jean?”
Neera shook her head. "No."
The triplets were unsure about her answer. “What did you guys talk about just now?”
Neera remembered Jean’s confession and she was in turmoil again.
“Mommy is tired. I’m going to rest first. You guys play by yourselves and go to bed later.”
Neera went upstairs after that.
The triplets were worried about her.
—
Jean called Ian.
“Rearrange all of the cooperation with the Marks Group as soon as possible. Hand over those ongoing projects to other branches. End those projects that haven’t started yet.”
Ian could see that Jean was determined to cut off ties with the Marks family. It was to cut off Kyra’s fantasies too. Sir did this because of his love for Ms. Garcia.
Jean did this because of Neera.
“Yes.” Ian quickly told the respective departments to execute Jean’s order.
—
Neera couldn’t sleep that night.
She tossed and turned in bed but she couldn’t calm her heart.
She sat up and made a phone call to Isabella.
Isabella picked up the call drowsily, “Dear Dr. Garcia, it’s 3 AM now. You’re disturbing my beauty sleep…”
"Jean confessed to me."
Isabella was wide awake immediately. She was excited. “Oh my God! Really? What did he say to you, repeat it word for word!"
Neera was embarrassed and she couldn't say it.
"Don't tease me. I can't sleep now. I’m going to take sleeping pills now!”
“Don’t! He’s not breaking up with you! Why are you taking those pills? Tell me, how do you feel?”
Neera ruffled her hair in distress. “I don’t know.”
"What do you mean by you don't know? How did you feel when he confessed to you? Are you happy? If you’re happy, just get into a relationship with him! I think Jean is a good man. He is nice to you because of his feelings for you. It’s great! I agree with your marriage!”
Neera would laugh at this playful remark but she was filled with concerns now, she couldn’t laugh at all.
“It’s not that simple. There are too many obstacles between me and him.”
“So what? This relationship is between the two of you. Leave those obstacles to Jean. He was already protective of you during your fake marriage, he’ll definitely spoil you if you’re lovers. He wouldn’t let you suffer.”
“It’s not true…” Neera mumbled.
“What? Ask yourself, is he nice to you and the triplets? Every time you wanted something, did he try his best to help you?”
Neera thought about it and realized that it was true. But…
“It would be difficult to get along with the Beauvort family members. I might run into a lot of trouble if I agree with him out of the blue."
"That's true…but you're marrying Jean, not his family. You and Jean are perfect for each other, okay? I'm sure, sooner or later, his parents will regret what they did to you."
Neera was still indecisive and Isabella went straight to the point.
“What really matters is, do you like him?”
Neera mumbled, "I don't know, I've never been in a relationship…"
Isabella felt helpless.
"I'll tell you what, I'll ask and you answer. Don’t think too much and answer with your heart.”
Neera agreed.
"Are you worried when Jean is sick?"
"Yes."
"Did your heart skip a beat when you were with him?"
"Yes."
"Are you happy when he was protective of you?"
"Yes."
"Would you feel uncomfortable if you saw him standing beside another woman?”
“Yes.”
Isabella concluded. “That’s right! You like him secretly!”
Neera spaced out. "Is this considered as liking him?"
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