Chapter 1367

Neera’s face tensed, her usually gentle expression replaced with a grimace.

After a brief silence, she spoke in a cool voice, her lips slightly parted, “Where are you?”

Nicole laughed mockingly. “Tsk, tsk. Just as I expected from the renowned miracle doctor Nancy. She’ll agree to any terms to save a life. Maybe I made the terms too easy.”

“Nicole, I don’t have the time or patience to waste on you,” Neera replied impatiently.

Nicole furrowed her brows, dissatisfied with Neera’s attitude.

But she took satisfaction in the thought that Neera would soon apologize to her publicly and obsequiously.

“Alright, I can see you’re straightforward, so I won’t beat around the bush. No. 3 Silverlake Road. I’ll be waiting for you there. Just come,” Nicole added, “Remember, you’re not allowed to bring anyone. You must come alone.”

Neera’s expression faltered slightly.

Nicole narrowed her eyes and calmly warned, “Don’t think I’m unaware that you have an expert by your side. If I find out you didn’t come alone, I will immediately destroy the heart you desire, leaving you with nothing. Neera, if you don’t want your patient to be incurable, then behave yourself. Don’t try to play tricks on me, understand?”

After hanging up the phone, Neera tightly held onto it, her expression turning cold as frost.

“Was that Nicole?” Jean asked, his brows deeply furrowed. “What does she want?”

Neera could see his anxiety and felt guilty.

If she had been kinder to Nicole the last time they met, things might not have turned out this way.

In the end, she had overestimated Nicole’s character. She never thought Nicole would make light of such life- threatening matters.

Now is not the time to think about all these messy things, she thought to herself. She pursed her lips and said, “Jean, I’ve run into some trouble. The heart may arrive a bit later. Don’t worry. Can you wait for me here?”

Jean suddenly understood. “Did Nicole take the heart? She’s from the Meyer family, right?”

Neera nodded slightly, her eyes half-lowered as she took hold of his hand. “Perhaps I crossed a line before and upset her. Now she has the heart in her hands. I need to go see her.”

Jean knew things weren’t that simple and furrowed his brows. “What conditions did she propose?”

Neera couldn’t reveal the conditions.

If she did, Jean would surely get angry.

If he were to handle the matter, it wouldn’t be impossible. However, there might be unexpected twists and turns in the process.

Since the heart was in Nicole’s hands, Neera didn’t dare to take that risk.

Besides, Jean was already worried about his father. She didn’t want to cause him any more worries.

11:04 Mon, 27 Nov lund “You don’t need to worry about the conditions. I can handle this. Jean, trust me. I will return as soon as possible, safe and sound, with the heart,” Neera assured him.

Despite her words, Jean wasn’t reassured. “Wherever it is, I’ll go with you.”

Neera shook her head. “You can’t go. Nicole requested that only I should go.”

Seeing him scowl, she gently stroked his cheek, her eyes filled with soothing intent. “Don’t worry, all Nicole wants is an apology from me. I’m not trying to act tough. I really can handle it. This is about Mr.

Frederic’s heart transplant. I can’t delay it any further, nor do I want any unexpected incidents. It’s best if I go alone. Trust me, okay?”

Jean tightly pursed his lips, his whole body rigid, every line of him taut as if enduring something.

After a moment, he finally relented. “Alright, I won’t go. However, you can’t be alone. I’ll have someone accompany you.”

Just as Neera was about to refuse, Jean decisively interrupted. “Consider it covert protection. No one will notice.”

After some thought, Neera realized it was a good idea and agreed.

Before long, Neera set off for her destination, driving alone.

Behind her car, another car followed at a leisurely pace, maintaining a certain distance. Inside were people sent by Jean, constantly keeping an eye on her movements.

Half an hour later, Neera’s car stopped at No. 3 Silverlake Road.

It was a small villa district, and No. 3 was Nicole’s private villa. It wasn’t large, but the environment was pleasant.

As soon as Neera stepped out of the car, she saw two men waiting for her at the entrance, one on the left and the other on the right.

“Where is Nicole?” she asked.

The two men wore stern expressions. They studied her for a moment, then pointed inside rather rudely.

“Go in Ms. Meyer is waiting for you in the living room.”

Upon entering the living room, Neera immediately spotted Nicole, who was lounging,comfortably on the couch.

Her gaze lingered on Nicole for a moment, then she looked around.

In that living room, apart from the two men who followed her in, there were two other men standing not far behind the couch.

It seemed that those people were all Nicole’s bodyguards.

The corners of Neera’s mouth twitched slightly as she turned to look at Nicole once again. With an expressionless face, she spoke. “Ms. Meyer, you’ve put on quite a show. Are you trying to intimidate me?”

Nicole laughed. “Intimidate you? Do you think I need to go to such great lengths for that?”

“Is that so?” Neera took two steps forward. “You’ve gone to great lengths to summon me here, even stationing all these people. Isn’t it because you’re afraid you can’t control me?”

As she spoke, a glint flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly asked, “I’m quite curious. Does Mr. Meyer know about the heart matter?”

Nicole remained unfazed. “Whether he knows or not, what does it matter? Neera, don’t think you can use my main grandfather to pressure me. Even if the king of the heavens himself came down, it wouldn’t work.”