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

Though James was usually strict with students, he rarely lost his temper.

However, upon hearing this, he slapped the test paper on the desk and said in a cold, stern voice, “If none of you want to ask, then we’ll let this go today. Just hope you don’t regret it later.”

James knew that, even though Yvette didn’t want to reveal her identity as Siren now, it was only a matter of time before it would be exposed in the future.

By the time it happened, it would be too late for these students to have any regrets.

Jay nodded and said to Yvette, “Let’s not bother. Instead of working on these questions, wouldn’t it be better to discuss things with me?”

Yvette turned around and rolled up her sleeves, exposing her slender wrist.

She tapped the test paper with her fingertip and looked up, still looking nonchalant..

It was clear that the test hadn’t affected her mood at all.

Glancing around the room, she said, “Since we’re betting, there should be stakes. What can you put up?”

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly, they remembered Ryan mentioning that Yvette had once won 100 million dollars in just one night.

They all respond in unison, “We don’t have any money.”

Yvette crossed her legs, her expression indifferent, and glanced at Ryan, who was staring down at the floor.

Her tone remained indifferent as she said, “Whatever you have, put it up.”

Spencer’s face twitched slightly as he forced himself to say, “Ms. Zeller, this feels inappropriate. Isn’t this just gambling?”

Yvette nodded, her expression completely natural. “Yes, it is.”

Everyone turned to look at James, thinking, ‘How can Mr. Owens possibly allow open gambling?”

To everyone’s surprise, James nodded in agreement. “Let’s go with what Yvette said. If you’ve got money, put it up. If not, I can lend you some. Just sign an IOU.”

Jay’s eyes widen in disbelief.

He thought, ‘Wow!! The way this master makes money is so unconventional; who would have thought this could actually work? It looks like Mr. Owens has also gone astray.’

Standing nearby, Marcus said, “I can lend too, at a lower interest rate than Mr. Owens. Feel free to come to me.”

Once in range and Jay were possessed.

They had seen Marcus and Jay leave the core lab, or they might have suspected that Marcus and Jay

The twenty people from the outer lab gathered to discuss.

Every now and then, they glanced at Yvette, who was sitting there looking completely relaxed.

Ryan stood quietly to the side, saying nothing and keeping his eyes lowered.

Ten minutes later, Spencer, the first to place the bet, stepped forward and said, “Ms. Zeller, since Mr. Owens has approved, we agree too. We can only gather 15,000 dollars. Is that acceptable?”

Propping her chin on her hand, Yvette nodded slightly at the mention of 15,000 dollars.

She replied in a crisp and clear voice, “That’s fine. If I lose, I’ll give you 150 thousand dollars, ten times the amount.”

Hearing that, some couldn’t help but feel a tinge of excitement.

They thought, “This money is too easy to win. Yvette must just be a rich fool. If we had known, we would have made the test even harder… What a missed opportunity.’

With that, the bet was officially set, with 15,000 dollars at stake.

Spencer breathed a sigh of relief.

He then said, “You can take as long as you want with the test. We’ve got experiments to run and can’t wait around. Ms. Zeller, you can head to the second room on the left, and just call us when you’re done.”

Yvette looked up, noticing the crowd looking even more annoyed after pooling their money.

Narrowing her eyes, she replied casually, “No need. Twenty minutes will be enough, and I’ll do it here.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the lab fell into silence.

In the spacious lab, the only sound was breathing.

Jay and Marcus knew Yvette was Siren, who excelled at physics.

But the test covered not just physics but also biology, astronomy, and mathematics.

but think that finishing it in twenty minutes seemed

believed that if Yvette

of disbelief and casually pulled a pen from the

foot tapped lightly on the ground as a slight smile appeared

she lowered her head and started working on the

wrote quickly, her pen barely

and Marcus, who were closest to her, the others could

just glanced at the questions and didn’t seem to need time to

Everyone exchanged doubtful glances.

pretending. Is she not even

kind of genius with a photographic memory? What is Mr. Owens thinking, asking her to be our teacher? We’re all top science students from

is that clueless? If she wasn’t

were whispering fall silent,

everrif Yvette was somewhat talented, she wouldn’t be able to finish twenty questions in twenty minutes. And even if she did, there was no

the fifteen–minute mark, Yvette’s

his optics question, which had stumped

it in the test just hoping to

further, he sighed, thinking he would

James, sitting beside Yvette, and Jay and Marcus, standing nearby, could see that Yvette hadn’t paused for a single second

them didn’t even require any calculations;

she even human? Her brain works at the speed of a

wear the same expression–utter

felt

on a different level. I’ll never dare to call myself a genius

mark, Yvette set down her pen, twirling it briefly before placing it back in

looked up, raised an eyebrow, and

that screamed, “You

test paper Yvette casually laid on the desk,

stood up and cleared

done. For fairness, I’ll project the answers on the big screen at the back so we can all grade them

“Sounds good, Mr. Owens.”

“I agree, Mr. Owens.”

“That’s a great idea.”

phone and tapped it gently. The screen

from Jeremiah appeared. [I’m at the door, waiting for you. No

simple “Okay”

leaving now. Jeremiah’s here to

asked, “You don’t want to stay for

usually strict with students, he rarely lost

the desk and said in a cold, stern voice, “If none of you want to ask, then we’ll let this go today. Just hope

to reveal her identity as Siren now, it was only a matter of

would be too late for

to Yvette, “Let’s not bother. Instead of working on these questions, wouldn’t it be better to

turned around and rolled up her

her fingertip

clear that the test hadn’t

the room, she said, “Since we’re betting, there should be stakes. What can you

stunned for

mentioning that Yvette had once won 100 million dollars in

respond in unison,

crossed her legs, her expression indifferent, and glanced at Ryan,

tone remained indifferent as she said, “Whatever

he forced himself to say, “Ms. Zeller, this feels inappropriate.

expression completely

look at James, thinking, ‘How can

everyone’s surprise, James nodded in agreement. “Let’s go with what Yvette said. If you’ve got money, put it up. If not, I can lend you

widen in

this master makes money is so unconventional; who would have thought this could actually work?

Marcus said, “I can lend too, at a lower interest rate than

in range and

Marcus and Jay leave the core lab, or they might have suspected that Marcus and

twenty people from the

and then, they glanced at Yvette, who was sitting there looking

quietly to the side, saying nothing and keeping

minutes later, Spencer, the first to place the bet, stepped forward and said, “Ms. Zeller, since Mr. Owens has approved, we agree too. We can only gather 15,000 dollars. Is that

her chin on her hand, Yvette nodded slightly at

fine. If I lose, I’ll give you 150 thousand dollars, ten

but feel a tinge

Yvette must just be a rich fool. If we had known, we would have made the test even

bet was officially set, with 15,000 dollars at

a sigh

said, “You can take as long as you want with the test. We’ve got experiments to run and can’t