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

Lucas bent slightly, dazed, and under everyone’s expectant gaze, said one sentence. “Mr. Lewis, I think I just saw a goddess”

Zachary’s face darkened, his lips tightening into a straight line. What kind of occasion is this? How could Lucas, a representative of the Chambers family, speak such nonsense? A goddess? What on earth?

Lucas, seeing Zachary’s expression, suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing what he had just said. Glancing at the perplexed faces around him, Lucas blushed slightly and quickly added. “Mr. Lewis, Miss Zeller is almost here-she’s at the second gate now

Zachary nodded, his expression easing. Now that Yvette was arriving, it meant nothing had gone wrong, and his mind finally settled. “As long as Yvette’s here, that’s fine. What nonsense were you talking just now?”

Lucas didn’t explain his earlier words but looked like he had more to say. “Mr. Lewis, you’ll understand in a minute. I really can’t describe it.”

Zachary was completely baffled, but he didn’t think Lucas had lost his mind-he’d been perfectly fine just ten minutes ag

sago.

As they spoke, Nellie, helping Richard, along with Robert, Yulia, Winona, Zeke, and Victor, all gathered around Zachary. They had overheard what Lucas said and were just as confused.

away that Tony must have messed something up. That incompetent

all staring toward the garden entrance. Confused, they followed suit, and soon they, too, were left in shock, their eyes filled

and indistinct, were like they’d been draped in a veil of mist. Roses danced in the air, chasing

commanding both respect and fear. Her white fringed gown swayed gently in the breeze, and with

everyone realized her white fringed dress was adorned with hand-sewn diamonds. Those with at discerning eye immediately recognized that they were real diamonds. There must be at least a hundred diamonds

still waters, rippling with a touch of impatience. Just then, Zachary’s voice, calling “Yvette, snapped everyone’s thoughts back to

their faces transforming as if waking from a dream Yvette! Yvette? So this is the rumored country girl, rough and uncouth, the supposedly plain and rustic Ms. Zeller from the Chambers family? Who started that rumor! If this is what they call ugly, then what are we? And they call that rustic? Might as well let a lightning bolt strike us! The crowd that had surrounded Winona

clenched so tightly that her nails dug painfully into her palm. Winona lowered her head, saying nothing. She had already noticed the crowd’s enraptured and mesmerized gazes directed at Yvette-even Victor had been momentarily stunned. She knew she couldn’t compete with Yvette in

in any way. When no one was paying attention, she walked up to Winona, pulling her aside and, with a stern expression, whispered coldly. “Winona, you better pull yourself together. Don’t make a fool of yourself. Tonight is your moment. You may have lost in the looks department, but if you don’t put up a light now, you’ll lose everything. As long as you’re accepted by Mr.

her head down, silent, no longer trusting Nellie. In the end, I can only rely on myself. After a long pause, she finally looked up and said, “I understand, Mom.

Nellie relaxed and returned to Zachary’s

and the chatter

speak to Yvette in a soft, gentle tone, his elegant face full of affection, completely ignoring the stares of those around him. “Come on, Yvette let’s go sit over there with Dad. The banquet will start soon. Have you eaten anything yet? Are you hungry? Don’t skip meals to maintain your figure-your health is the most important thing

from the truth. Zachary hasn’t shown this much affection even toward Winona, who’s about to become Mrs Griffin’s student. Yet, with his newly