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

James was momentarily at a loss for words. “Who is she? Didn’t you already make everything crystal clear yourself?”

Jay’s face got even redder.

He helplessly glanced at Marcus for backup.

Macrally stepped forward, slightly positioning himself naturally Jay and James.

With a trace of exasperation in his voice, he said, “Mr. Owens, you know timid. Don’t scare him.”

James looked at the two of them and sighed. “Fine, I know he’s timid, and you’re the brave one. This is Yvette. Haven’t you two always wanted to meet Siren? Well, here she is.”

Jay and Marcus were stunned when they heard that.

Jay, losing his composure, dashed out from behind Marcus, face full of shock.

He felt as if something was stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down as he exclaimed to himself, ‘Holy cow!‘

Jay had always imagined Siren to be an elderly person–at least in their fifties.

The groundbreaking research papers and key theories certainly didn’t seem like the work of someone in their twenties.

He couldn’t believe his ears.

This revelation was the greatest shock Jay had experienced in over thirty years.

Likewise, Marcus, though more composed, couldn’t fully hide his disbelief.

He thought, “The great Siren I have been eager to meet is this young woman in her twenties?

He, too, found it difficult to accept.

Both hem stared at Yvette, who stood there with an impassive expression.

Jay struggled to get his words out. “Mr. Owens, are you saying… are you saying that she twenties? You must be joking, right?”

Siren? This young woman in her he had

Marcus’s hands twitched slightly as he regained a bit of composure, but even to ask, “Mr. Owens, is she really Siren?”

James remembered how he, too, had been completely dumbfounded when he first learned that Yvette, barely in her twenties, was Siren.

hard to Nerd F beltent, so he found Jay’s and Marcus’s reactions an James said seriously, “Yes, Yvette is Siren, the person you’ve both admired

out a startled gasp. In a sudden burst of enthusiasm,

could react,

his face cold, and asked through

confused. “What’s wrong with you? I just want to shake

briefly with discomfort before he let go of

reflex. Fine, go ahead. No need to

exchange, lips curving into a slight, mischievous smile, her

but continued to gaze at Yvette

said, “Um, hello, Siren. I’m Jay. I’m one of your biggest fans. If it weren’t for the papers you sent over, which provided clear guidance, we might still be stuck in place, and who knows when the new energy project would’ve succeeded. But, wow, I didn’t expect you to be so young! I apologize for carlier. That was

he shot a look of indignation at James,

momentarily stunned and thought, ‘Why am I getting

attitude changed quite

he still hadn’t fully processed it, he could now acknowledge the reality of

at Yvette and thought, ‘The younger generation is really

admiration, “To think that Siren is a young woman in her twenties…

James nodded in agreement.

between the three of

Marcus

to a conclusion of his own–apparently, a beautiful woman wasn’t necessarily just a pretty

to electromagnetism. Marcus keeps saying there’s something wrong with my process. Would you be interested

nodded slightly and replied with a faint smile, “Sure. I’ve got something in an hour, so let’s

thought,

to review my previous experiment data

glanced at both him and the equipment behind him,

already completed it before–it

was enough for

her pockets, she appeared

Marcus and James, and asked in confusion, “One hour? Is

narrowed his eyes and thought, ‘Her question really makes me want

didn’t see anything wrong with what Yvette

his granddaughter had every right to be

go ahead. I’ll wait here,” James

his expression growing serious as he said, “You stay. I have

was surprised. “Okay,

cheerfully led Yvette into the lab, while James and Marcus sat

himself a cup of coffee, while Marcus helped himself to a