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

“Whatever. Just tell the people at Betrico to stop tracking my information. If it happens again, there will be consequences. Yvette slid her hands into her pockets, opened the door, and walked out.

After she left, Simon sat on the couch for a full ten minutes, motionless. His expression shifted as he wrestled with hist thoughts, and finally, he seemed to reach a decision. Gritting his teeth, he stood up and walked over to the office phone, dialing the number for Betrico.

The phone rang several times before a deep, seasoned voice answered. “Simon, do you have news about Siren?”

Simon hesitated, his tone heavy. “Yes, Mr. Owens. L… I have news about Siren.

They spoke for nearly half an hour. By the time Simon hung up, his hand ached from holding the receiver. He sighed, reflecting on the conversation.

James had repeatedly emphasized not to pressure Yvette. He insisted that once his current experiment was finished, he would personally come to Seacrity. In the meantime, James urged Simon to make Yvette’s life as comfortable as possible-

her in any way, whether in her studies or daily life.

support

Simon let out a bitter chuckle. Yvette’s refusal to join the physics lab wasn’t some coy act. James had asked him to try to

convince her.

“But convince her with what?’ he wondered. ‘Money? She casually handled deals worth 100 million dollars. Mr. Kirk from Sky Nimbus even offered her shares, and she couldn’t have cared less. Power? Jeremiah clearly had his sights set on her, and who could challenge his influence?

didn’t care about money, power, or fame. If she did, she would have revealed her

experiment, he would have rushed back from Betrico by now. But even if he did return, Simon doubted the outcome

and Yulia sat before a lavish dinner spread, but neither touched

a sound. Robert had hit her many times in the past, especially in the early years when he took

physical abuse-at least in front of them. But behind closed doors, Yulia still occasionally bore the scars of his rage. Over time, she had grown used to it,

their husbands and help them with their

to break off the engagement. She had been dragging her feet and still hadn’t done it, which only fueled

to Yvette, partly out of respect for her friendship with Lilian. She didnt

Victor to marry Yvette-someone with no talent, no connections, and no real support, especially compared to someone like

years now? She didn’t care about her daughter when she ran

as Mrs. Chambers. Do you think that’s our problem now? Get your things together and go to Argrol University. I heard Yvette’s in the physics department. Go

Yvette, complicated further by a marriage contract Lilian had drawn up years

to let Victor propose to her. He wanted all of Seacrity to know that the Carter family had secured such a prestigious match with Winona,

Robert had already decided to act first and deal with the fallout later. By then, it would be too late for anyone to

and stood up, grabbing her purse from the couch. She didn’t want

her voice barely above

at her with disdain. She seemed old, timid, and weak. She couldn’t compare to the vibrant energy his younger mistress exuded. Take the engagement letter with you. Have Yvette sign it. If she does, this whole thing

reason. Just get this done before