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

Jay swallowed hard and lifted his head.

He pointed to Yvette, who was sitting, and asked in a shaky, stunned voice, “Marcus, how many methods can be used to verify Experiment No. 1?”

Marcus, his face serious, held up three fingers. “Three. After five years of repeated experiments, we’ve determined there are only three methods.”

Jay wiped the sweat from his brow and shook his head. “No, Marcus, there are five.”

Marcus stood frozen, looking at the excited expression on Jay’s face.

He seemed to have guessed what was going on, and the thought made him feel disoriented.

“In just half an hour, Siren came up with two more methods?” asked Marcus.

Jay looked into Marcus’s eyes, blinked, and swallowed again.

Then he replied, “Yes, at first it was just one, but then during the experiment, another method was discovered.”

Marcus suddenly turned his head, looking at Yvette, who sat with her legs crossed, calmly sipping water.

He finally understood what James meant when he said, “Some people are just born gifted.”

He and Jay were regarded as geniuses out of reach.

But today, he truly grasped the meaning of an unmatched genius.

Completing an experiment in half an hour was already an incredible feat.

Discovering new methods during the experiment and actually succeeding was terrifying.

to recruit Yvette, even Marcus finally understood why the director had gone to such great lengths considering dropping everything to fly to Seacrity.

He used to think the effort was excessive, but now he realized how shortsighted he had been.

Any remaining doubts Marcus had about Yvette being Siren vanished completely.

If he had been even slightly unsure before, now he was 100% convinced.

James overheard their conversation.

He knew that the news of five solutions to Experiment No. I would surely create quite a stir in the physies community.

throat slightly hoarse. She pressed her lips together

rush. There’s still half an hour left. You

up. “No need. I’d rather get it over with. Jeremiah’s

with a wave of affection. “Alright

them about to leave, hurried to stop them, asking, “Mr. Owens, Siren, what are you two going

moment before waving his

go over a few problems with the students. Those outside

the experiment earlier, felt a pang of

could already foresee their

‘Who could they possibly challenge? Of all people, they chose this master? Clearly, they’ve grown too comfortable and are

sparkled with curiosity. Missing this would be a blow to

“Mr. Owens, I’m free too. Mind if I

beside him, said nothing, but his

to

followed, with Marcus close

lab, a test paper consisting of twenty

question was relatively standard and simple, but the others

also quite standard: it was Spencer, who had made

had meticulously organized the tough questions that had troubled

didn’t take

others who merely wanted to make things difficult for Yvette, he included a question that posed a real

by Yvette, the group of four returned

who had been writing papers or conducting experiments immediately paused what they

saw two more people had entered–and realized

the core lab members were

the same lab space, core members were elusive and

of them was

of Jay and Marcus were unmatched.

mentored by them, but they had only taken

left everyone even more

in disbelief as Jay personally

the ever–stoic and stern Marcus quietly went to the coffee station, poured a glass of orange juice, and placed it on the desk next to

of shock, the outer lab members were left in a state of

sat down on the chair, propping her chin on her

the room with her bright eyes filled with coldness, radiating an intimidating

serious expressions, stood behind

might mistake Yvette

one person most familiar with this