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.

it in twenty minutes seemed

that if Yvette said she could

looks of disbelief and casually pulled a pen from

tapped lightly on the ground as a

she lowered her head and started working on the

wrote quickly, her pen

who were closest to

and didn’t seem to need time

Everyone exchanged doubtful glances.

pretending. Is she not even

of genius with a photographic memory? What is Mr. Owens thinking, asking her to be our teacher? We’re

think Mr. Owens is that clueless? If she wasn’t capable, do you think he, Maxwell, or Mr. Decker would treat

were whispering

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

fifteen–minute mark, Yvette’s

his optics question, which had stumped him

the test just hoping to try his luck

Yvette’s writing slow down even further, he sighed, thinking he

and Jay and Marcus, standing nearby, could see that Yvette hadn’t paused for a single second on any

require any calculations; she

human? Her brain works at the speed of a

wear the same

usually calm, felt this scene was simply too

level. I’ll never dare to call

set down her pen, twirling it briefly before

raised an eyebrow, and said

wore an expression that screamed, “You must be joking. How

stared at the test paper Yvette casually laid on

stood up and

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

“Sounds good, Mr. Owens.”

“I agree, Mr. Owens.”

“That’s a great idea.”

tapped it gently. The screen lit

appeared. [I’m at

replied with a simple

slightly and said, “I’m leaving now. Jeremiah’s here to pick me up and he’s already at

taken aback and asked, “You don’t want to stay

James was usually strict with students, he

cold, stern voice, “If none of you want to ask, then we’ll let this go today. Just hope you don’t

identity as Siren now, it was only a matter of time before it would be

time it happened, it would be too late

to Yvette, “Let’s not bother. Instead of working

rolled up her sleeves,

the test paper with her

clear that the test hadn’t affected her mood

“Since we’re betting, there should be stakes. What can you

was stunned for

had once won 100 million dollars in just

unison, “We don’t have any

legs, her expression indifferent, and glanced

she said, “Whatever you have, put

as he forced himself to say, “Ms. Zeller,

her expression completely natural. “Yes,

turned to look at James, thinking, ‘How can

you’ve got money, put it

widen

would have

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

range and Jay were

Jay leave the core lab, or they might

the outer lab gathered

at Yvette, who

side, saying nothing and keeping

Spencer, the first to place the bet, stepped forward and said, “Ms. Zeller, since

her hand, Yvette nodded

replied in a crisp and clear voice, “That’s fine. If I lose, I’ll give you 150 thousand dollars,

that, some couldn’t help but feel a tinge

just be a rich fool. If we had known, we would have made the test even harder… What

officially

a sigh of

the test. We’ve got experiments to run and can’t wait around. Ms. Zeller, you can head to the second room on