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.

he found Jay’s and Marcus’s reactions an James said seriously, “Yes, Yvette is

startled gasp. In a sudden burst of enthusiasm, he rushed forward to shake

could react, Marcus quickly pulled

his face cold, and

want to shake

expression flickered briefly with discomfort before

he said nonchalantly, “Sorry, it was just a reflex. Fine, go ahead. No need to be

lips curving into a slight, mischievous smile, her eyes

the handshake but continued

still be stuck in place, and who knows when the new energy project would’ve succeeded. But, wow, I didn’t expect you to

look of indignation

momentarily stunned and thought, ‘Why am I

quite

processed it, he could now acknowledge the reality of

younger generation is really outshining the older

“To think that Siren is a young woman in

James nodded in agreement.

“Alright, Yvette’s identity stays between the three of us. She doesn’t want

and Marcus

couldn’t help but glance at Yvette again, coming to a conclusion of his own–apparently, a beautiful woman wasn’t necessarily just a pretty face;

on Experiment No. 1, related to electromagnetism. Marcus keeps saying there’s something wrong with my process. Would you be interested in joining me? We could work on

nodded slightly and replied with a faint smile, “Sure. I’ve got

as he thought, ‘Isn’t she a

“Siren, maybe you want to review my previous experiment data first? One

him and the equipment behind him, already knowing which experiment he was

completed

an hour was

pockets, she appeared relaxed

slightly, she looked at the troubled Jay, then Marcus and James, and

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

see anything wrong with what

had every

two go ahead. I’ll wait here,” James said with a

serious as he said, “You stay. I have

surprised. “Okay,

the lab, while James and Marcus sat

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