Masked In Nobility: Secrets Of Mrs. Chavez by Selina Gorges

Just as Yvette was about to hang up, the caller sensed it and quickly switched his tone. “Yve, don’t hang up! I’ve got something important!”

Yvette paused, her finger hovering over the hang-up button, then brought the phone back to her ear. “What is it?”

On the other end, Joe was feeling a bit frustrated. He was the bass of the powerful gang Sun Fall, and everyone in the underworld would show him respect. But when it came to Yvette he found himself having to bow down.

On the very first day she became his mentor, he got severely beaten, with one of his legs broken. He had tried to fight back, only to get a brutal lesson teaching him to behave himself.

“Yve, why are you being so harsh? You just left me. What’s so exciting in Clusia? Are there lions or tigers? I mean, sure, you could go, but why didn’t you take me with you? I’m stuck here dealing with the old man. I can’t eat or sleep. Even dating has lost its fun. humph!” Joe groaned.

The only reason Yvette stayed on the line was that she knew Joe, no matter how unreliable, wouldn’t call her in the middle of the night just to chat. She cut through his rambling. Two minutes left. Get to the point

Joe paused before continuing, “Uh, Braydon reached out to me.

“Braydon?” Yvette was confused.

Lately, Joe had been not only getting yelled at by his grandpa but also had to keep one eye on that maniac Braydon, who only acted normal around Yvette.

lately. He’s been asking about where you went and watching me like a hawk. Can you believe it? To find out where you are, he offered me a bunch of new weapons as a trade, promising me a ten percent cut- that’s billions of dollars! Luckily, I stood my ground. Otherwise, that p**ho would’ve shown up at your door by now. But he’s dealing

how hard Joe was trying to keep her secret safe. Such a huge profit… even if he hadn’t

on. You need to look out

chuckled. “Can’t really look out for you, but I’ll send you some internal documents

Wind had been clashing with Sun Fall, both sides taking heavy hits. But now, with

feel his happiness even through the line. She hadn’t shared the information with him earlier because she didn’t want to get too involved. It annoyed her, but she disliked owing others. Any

didn’t care.

dialing another number. The call connected in just seconds.

voice on the other end sounded almost incredulous. “Yvette? Is that you, Ms.

line, Yvette replied,

transfer. He knew well about Yvette’s legendary reputation. Besides, the higher-ups had even instructed

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