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

Emmett remained wary of Yvette, as he was of anyone who appeared around Jeremiah. His duty demanded extreme caution to ensure nothing went wrong. He couldn’t help but question Yvette’s presence.

Yvette’s sudden appearance at the auction on such an important day was highly suspicious. Even if she was here by coincidence, her presence might disrupt their plans. Nothing was certain

Emmett thought Yvette was a hindrance. If a conflict broke out later, he would have to protect her, and it would be a burden.

After glancing at Yvette, who remained silent with her eyes lowered, Emmett hesitated before cautiously asking, “Ms. Zeller. did you come here alone?”

Yvette turned and glanced at Emmett, her eyes filled with their usual indifference. “No, I came with a friend. He went to take care of something”

Upon hearing that. Jeremiah’s expression darkened, his brows furrowed, and his voice grew cold. “Pull our people out Return to standby

Shocked. Emmett thought, Retreat? Jeremiah had meticulously planned this for days, waiting for Caleb to appear so they could finally capture him

Emmett could not understand Jeremiah’s intention in withdrawing their men, but he knew it was because of Yvette. This time, Jeremiah was being far too ferational.

Regardless, Emmett was loyal to Jeremiah to the point of following him to death without hesitation. Still, his resentment toward Yvette grew.

If it weren’t for Yvette, such a carefully planned operation that had cost much manpower and resources would not have beeri abandoned at the last minute.

However, Emmett knew he could not change Jeremiah’s decision. He nodded reluctantly. “Understood, Mr. Chavez. I’ll give the orders now.” With that, he stepped out of the room.

Yvette rested her left arm, her beautifully tanned skin visible at her wrist. Her strikingly beautiful face followed Emmett’s exit with a calm expression. Then, she pursed her lips slightly. “Did I offend him?”

Jeremiah, who had been pouring coffee, paused as he thought, ‘She’s sharp. Emmett thought he had hidden his displeasure well, but Yvette had already.noticed it

“No. he doesn’t mean any harm. He just doesn’t understand why you’re here,” Jeremiah replied.

Yvette turned, staring at Jeremiah differently. After a few seconds of silence, her tone became more serious. “Aren’t you curious why I’m here?”

However, in that brief moment, Yvette was momentarily stunned. She had to admit

flicker of satisfaction. It seemed

off the mark. Jeremiah felt he could use this trick more

his throat awkwardly, his voice slightly raspy, and said with a focused intensity. “It doesn’t matter. You’ve never

her coffee cup.

Yvette lowered her cry

available now. Please check your

gently, and, once the temperature was just right, took

silent smile with

a knock came at the door. “Excuse me, sir, may I interrupt

toward the couch. “Rest there. I’ll call you when the bidding

“Okay, Yvette replied

collected himself and returned to his usual aloof, untouchable demeanor, exuding an air of cold elegance. His voice

was one of the exquisite courtesans meticulously selected to serve the VIP guests on

figure but also speak several foreign languages, as the guests hailed from all over

of generous pay drew many women to compete fiercely for

understood that as long as the

plenty of stories of girls being swept off their feet by wealthy

charming man. She used every trick in the book to attract him, but he

not interested in

for long, Lily knew some people were simply beyond her reach. If Jeremiah did not

a ninety-degree angle, and respectfully said, “Hello, sir.

a bottle of rare wine worth 100 thousand

lounge and expressed his gratitude to Ms. Zeller, Lily

the wine to go to this powerful and mysterious man in front of her, but lounging on the couch. She had misjudged Yvette’s status, which was