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.

“Our mission to Mysonna is a confidential state operation focused on probing a local criminal group-known as the Tiger Head. This gang has 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

and she

the underground scene in Mysonna controlled by the Goodman

Emmett was surprised.

didn’t expect Yvette to know about the Goodman family, the leading crime syndicate

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this wasn’t

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

sneer. Deep in her eyes, there was a

couldn’t help but shiver,

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

slightly narrowed her

glanced at the clock on the

“Got it. I’ll reach Mysonna

realized there were only five hours left until

seven? The earliest flight now won’t take off for another three hours, so there’s

presence would make much of a difference, but having

that Yvette held a very special place

to Mysonna, no one could stop her. Besides, if she

Yvette turned down Emmett.

jet, and I should be

an exercise outfit,

a note

called Howard and mentioned she needed a private

thought. Howard lent his personal jet to

waiting staff. The whole process took less than half an hour, and Yvette boarded Howard’s

from Yvette during his meeting, which was as concise and direct as usual: [Taking

“Where is she going this time? I hope

p.m. in

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

out the window at the

captivated by Yvette’s beauty, harbored ill intentions. He contemplated taking a detour upon realizing that she hailed

was relaxing with her eyes closed. A