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

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Yvette looked at Lucas with a faint smile, leaning back on the sofa and drumming her fingers idly. She wondered, 'What is Zachary trying to achieve with this charade?' She couldn't quite tell but found Zachary's antics mildly entertaining. Yvette said, "Oh, it's just missing one meal, don't make a fuss." Her attitude was as indifferent as could be, leaving Lucas even more puzzled.

Lucas wondered if something had happened between Ms. Zeller and Mr. Chambers that he didn't know about. Lucas was baffled. But since the scene had reached this point, he had to brave it, thankfully backed by decades of experience. With a heavy sigh and a seasoned poker face, Lucas continued, "Ms. Zeller, food is essential, especially at Mr. Chambers' age. He can't go skipping meals with a fever.

His health just isn't what it used to be, and he's never been a big eater. It would mean a lot if you'd go upstairs and check on him."

Yvette raised an eyebrow and glanced toward the staircase, where she noticed a faint shadow behind the column.

With an amused smirk, Yvette gave Lucas an order. "Fine. Go tell him I'm here. If he doesn't come down and eat, he'll deal with the consequences himself."

Lucas's mouth twitched at her bluntness-Nothing like a daily dose of Ms. Zeller's no-nonsense charm.

Before Lucas could respond, Zachary emerged from behind the column, stumbling down the stairs with a hand on his forehead, face pale and moving as if every step had taken a monumental effort.

Feeling surprised, Zachary called out, "Oh, Yvette! I had no idea you'd be here. I specifically told Lucas not to bother you. You do not need to worry about something so minor."

Lucas froze for a moment before turning to see Zachary coming downstairs. Mr. Chambers's words, even the slyest pretenders couldn't beat his act.

Lucas was almost in tears but could only nod reluctantly. Mr. Chambers was completely under Ms. Zeller's control. After hearing what she said, Mr. Chambers headed downstairs without another word-a classic, doting father to his core. Turning dutifully to Yvette, Lucas said, "Ms. Zeller, I'm afraid the call was my decision alone. Mr. Chambers didn't ask me to call you."

onto the sofa beside Yvette, coughing weakly as he gave her a pleading look. "Now, don't be hard on Lucas. He was just worried. Next time, don't trouble

Mr. Chambers would stage his

Zachary a cool, amused glance, crossing her legs as she rested her chin in her hand. 'Not bad, she thought, 'He'd

to play along, wondering what exactly he

aren't you taking your medicine? And why skip a meal?" Yvette

questions, Zachary hesitated. He thought, 'If I had actually taken medicine or eaten, she probably wouldn't have

out loud-Yvette had little patience for nonsense. So he gave her his best pitiful look. "Yvette, the medicine is too bitter... and anyway, it won't fix what's really wrong," he sighed, looking

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a psychological issue, you see,

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to grimace. His inner critic marveled at his boss's ability to "play up the charm," while inwardly, he found the

she fixed Zachary with her striking gaze, cutting right

snapping him back to attention. Even Lucas gave an approving

his throat, Zachary patted his chest and ventured, "Yvette, I think I may be struggling with depression. I looked up the symptoms online,

was so earnest that even Lucas, who knew the whole scheme, had to admit it was

"Diagnosing yourself online?" she replied, voice cool. "Well, you should know that online diagnoses start with cancer, at the very least. Didn't you know?" Zachary blinked in confusion and looked over to Lucas, utterly baffled. He thought the online diagnosis was popular. He clearly had a lot to learn about the subtleties of

the situation. "Ms. Zeller, Mr. Chambers has been unwell for quite some time now. He's been feeling down, lacking

he take a good rest, but he's been

been prouder of Lucas's smooth performance. Lucas's left leg was trembling a bit under Yvette's