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

After they finished meals, Yvette and Bonnie went to the new milkshake shop off-campus to get a banana milkshake.

Once back in the dorm, Bonnie was so exhausted that she collapsed onto the bed and refused to move.

Yvette got her phone and walked over to the balcony.

Over the past two weeks, Jeremiah sent Yvette only three text messages, each concise and containing just a few words: [I’m good. Don’t worry. Miss you.

Yvette’s pretty fingers fiddled with her phone.

Her gaze was calm as she dialed Jeremiah’s number.

After three rings, a stranger’s voice came through on the other end, saying, “Hello, Ms. Zeller, this is Emmett.”

Yvette stood by the window, her eyes cast downward, softly blinking,

With a slow pace and low voice, Yvette got straight to the point, “Tell me everything the location, the time, and the whole

story

Emmett remained silent for seconds.

Feeling a bit at a loss, the speech he had prepared just silently went down the drain.

Emmett wondered, ‘Did Yvette guess that something happened to Mr. Chavez?”

Emmett didn’t speak for a long time.

A trace of irritation creased Yvette’s brow.

Her gaze intensified, becoming as cold as ice, with her eyes growing darker and taking on a fierce edge.

“Speak up, I don’t appreciate listening to nonsense, Yvette interjected abruptly.

Emmett was jolted back to reality. He wasn’t unwilling to share everything with her, it was simply that Jeremiah had explicitly instructed him not to disclose anything to Yvette prior to his departure.

Emmett thought, Forget it. I can’t keep this under wraps forever. Since Mr. Chavez chose Yvette as his partner, she needs to take her responsibility, doesn’t she?

Emmett skipped the small talk and began detailing everything that had happened over the past two weeks.

been providing narcotics to smaller gangs in Clusia. Lately, a novel drug has surfaced in several small towns. A single dose of this substance delivers intense euphoria but has also led to

turned cold, and she frowned tightly at

Mysonna controlled

Emmett was surprised.

Yvette to know about the Goodman family, the leading crime

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knew this wasn’t the time

in the drug shipments to Clusia is operating under the command of the Goodman

out a sneer. Deep in her eyes, there was a hint of malice. With an icy voice, Yvette said,

voice, Emmett couldn’t help

went on, “Five days ago, we obtained information from an informant suggesting that the Tiger Head gang leader frequently takes his crew to a remote rainforest for several days. Upon their return, they’re seen carrying numerous large black boxes, which raises suspicion. Mr. Chavez led a team of ten skilled soldiers into the rainforest for further investigation, while I remained behind to provide support.

narrowed

the clock on

“Got it. I’ll

watch and calculated the time difference. He realized there were only five hours left

won’t take off for another three hours, so

presence would make much of a

that Yvette held a very special

no one could stop her. Besides, if she found

Yvette turned down Emmett.

said, “No, thanks, I have a private jet,

hung up, changed into an exercise

University. Yvette left a note for Bonnie: [Taking time off.

the airport, Yvette called

Howard lent

to the airport, everything had been arranged by the waiting staff. The whole process took less

received a text from Yvette during his meeting, which was

she going this time? I

exactly 6:30 p.m. in Mysonna when Yvette’s private

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got off the plane, she received the hotel address from Emmett. Then she called a taxi to go

taxi. Yvette gazed out the window at the

beauty, harbored ill intentions. He contemplated

was relaxing with her eyes