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?

herself? She didn’t care about money, power, or fame. If she did, she would have revealed her identity as Siren long ago instead of waiting for me to ask,

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

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

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

of them. But behind closed doors, Yulia still occasionally bore the scars of his rage. Over time, she had grown used

down, the loud clatter startling Yulia. Her flinch only fueled his anger. ‘Other men’s wives support their husbands

go find Yvette to break off the engagement. She had been dragging her feet and still hadn’t done it, which only fueled Robert’s anger. He glared at her, his tone sharp. “Have you talked to Yvette

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

would never allow Victor to marry Yvette-someone with no talent, no connections, and no real support, especially compared to someone like Winona After a long pause, Yulia stammered, “Since she’s

time! Lilian’s been dead for how many years now? She didn’t care about her daughter when

gave up her title as Mrs. Chambers. Do you think that’s our problem now? Get your things together and

stemmed from Claude’s insistence that Victor marry Yvette, complicated further by a marriage contract Lilian had drawn up years ago. Lipless Yvette agreed to void it, the arrangement

had no intention of letting Victor marry her. After Winona’s apprenticeship ceremony next week, Robert planned 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, the last student accepted

the

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

voice barely above a

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

“If she refuses, offer her a check-whatever she wants, within reason. Just get this done before it