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

The moment Victor heard that familiar voice, a chill ran down his spine. The only person he feared more than his grandfather was his older sister, Rebecca.

Since they were kids, Rebecca had always known how to put him in his place. While he was busy stuck in video games, she was out there collecting awards. His grades were abysmal, while hers were always at the top. By her freshman year of colleg she was already interning at the family business as their grandfather’s assistant.

But there was someone else who reacted sharply to Rebecca’s voice-Winona. No matter how hard Winona tried to impres her. Rebecca always looked down on her, often reminding her that she only got engaged with Victor because of her connection to Yvette’s late mother.

Winona endured a lot of mistreatment from Rebecca but felt powerless to fight back. She wanted to marry into the Carter family, and Rebecca was a key player in that game. So, Winona had to keep playing nice, even if it stung.

Rebecca strode in, flanked by four sharply-dressed bodyguards. Her high heels clicked loudly on the floor.

“Rebecca, what are you doing here?” The moment Victor saw her face, he knew she was furious. ‘What could possibly upset her? I’m just teaching someone a lesson, right?!

Rebecca marched straight up to Yvette. The guys surrounding Yvette quickly stepped aside, understanding that crossing

Rebecca wasn’t a smart move.

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“Are you Yvette?” Rebecca asked, her tone sharp.

Yvette calmly nodded, her expression cool, unfazed by Rebecca’s fierce energy. In fact, she seemed to hold her own against

Rebecca

Rebecca felt it and her heart sank-Yvette was complicated as she expected. “Victor, get over here.”

Victor’s face darkened-with all eyes on him, Rebecca showed no concern for his feelings. But disobeying her was tough, so he walked over obediently. As he passed Winona, she instinctively reached out to him, grabbing his arm.

“Winona, you….” Victor hesitated. He didn’t want to go over there either.

“In front of everyone, Ms. Chambers, maybe it’s best if we stop this tug-of-war. It’s just not a good look, Rebecca said sharply

Winona’s eyes turned red again, defiance creeping into her voice Rebecca, I’m already engaged to Victor. I…”

gifts or anything. It’s way too early for that. Plus,

you

felt like Rebecca was crossing a line. Seeing Winona in tears, he quickly stepped in. “Rebecca, I’m not marrying

The strange looks from the crowd made her so embarrassed she couldn’t even look up. With despair in her eyes, she glanced at Victor before

path. He struggled for a moment, but a sharp look from Rebecca made hip stop. He thought Winona was reasonable and would

turned to Yvette, her tour pointed. “Ms. Zeller, let’s be reasonable. I don’t know where you found that hacker, but this is Seacrity, and our families have always had

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Chapter 28

responsibility. We’ll even cover his college expenses for four years.

her words smoothly but left out Victor’s involvement in what happened. Her tone sounded sincere, but

an air of arrogance on her face.

below the surface, Reluctantly, she motioned for security

his

“Apologize, or I’ll freeze all your

apologize to Yvette? Victor felt like he was losing it. But it was clear Rebecca wasn’t joking. If he

muttered,

To him,” said

saw John,

stunned, and even Tobias seemed taken aback.

one thing-it wasn’t embarrassing, especially since both the Carter and Chambers families were part of the four major families. But

straightened his shoulders, convinced Rebecca wouldn’t make him go through

and Rebecca stared each other down-one calm and collected, the other fierce and

her a phone. After a brief conversation, Rebecca’s face darkened, and her

was unfazed, even smiling at her, as if

took a deep breath. “Go apologize

apologize to John? Victor couldn’t believe his ears. “Have you lost your

without hesitation, slapped