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

Chapter 419

Charles pointed at the poisonous insect in Yvette's hand, disbelief written all over his face. "Yvette, it's fixated on you...

Yvette raised an eyebrow, her clear eyes lifting to meet his. She spoke slowly, "Maybe. It probably thinks I look pretty Charles was momentarily speechless.

Jeremiah stepped forward, noticing the poisonous insect in Yvente's palm. He furrowed his brow. "Could it have any effect on your body?"

Yvette picked up a box and placed the poisonous insect inside, sealing it. The other poisonous insects in the nearby boxes, which had been restless moments ago, instantly grew quiet. The one she had released earlier was now huddled in a corner, trembling. Yvette spoke again. "No, it's developed intelligence."

Charles felt as though he had stepped into an unfamiliar world today. Yvette had just mentioned a poisonous insect developing intelligence. 'How many strange and mysterious things are still hidden in this world?' he thought.

The world was vast, and nothing seemed too bizarre to exist. Today, Charles had witnessed something truly eye-opening. Every time he was with Yvette, he seemed to encounter one strange event after another.. Jeremiah didn't seem particularly surprised by Yvette's words. His expression remained calm and unaffected.

Just then, a faint voice drifted in from outside. "Help me."

Charles's expression darkened. "Yvette, aren't these all puppets? How is it that someone is speaking?"

Yvette exchanged a glance with Jeremiah. He murmured, "Let's go check it out."

Stepping outside the small hut, they found a large jar nearby. A woman, Winnie, suddenly emerged from it. Her face was a sickly pale white, yet compared to the others, her eyes held a flicker of clarity.

The moment Winnie saw Yvette and the others, she excitedly tried to reach out but then remembered her hands were bound and couldn't move. She hadn't had water for several days, and her voice was hoarse. Her face was scarred and disfigured from being bitten by poisonous insects. "Please save me. I beg you. Please help me," she cried.

Charles rushed forward, smashing the jar to free Winnie. Her lower body was completely rotted, oozing pus, a disgusting sight.

a piece of candy from her pocket and placed it

temporarily ease the spread of the toxins in her body and alleviate

it promised. Once she had eaten the candy, a warmth spread through her body, and her breathing became slightly

did you end up in the jar? What

in her body, spoke in broken Clusian, recounting how

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town in South East

came to our town.

said they could offer good jobs, with salaries far higher than what we could earn at home, more than ten times what we made. Almost everyone in the

while, those who left would send money home regularly. Over time, we began to trust them,

paused, regret flooding her heart. If only they hadn't been so easily deceived, she wouldn't

"But after that, those people never came back. We

first, I worked as a servant at the Jacobs residence. A month ago, Sheldon... he... he raped me. Then I was drugged. When I woke up, I found myself inside this jar. Holden and Sheldon are both

Sheldon still finds me appealing and is obsessed

him, that he threw me into this jar with the poisonous insects. If it weren't for your arrival, I probably would have become just like them in a few days. Thanks... thanks so much." As Winnie finished speaking, her head began to feel increasingly heavy. She sensed that her time was running

dim silence of the secret room, Yvette looked at Winnie's trembling form,

damage to your body. You'll have less than ten years left to live, and during that time, pain will be your constant companion." Jeremiah tilted his head slightly,

Winnie nodded excitedly. She could hardly believe what she'd

years, even three years... I'll take it. I want to go home and see my parents. I don't want to die here," Winnie

the ornate box holding the poisonous insect. She opened it and, with a serious tone, addressed inside. "Wake up. It's time for you to get to work." Charles was utterly bewildered. "Yvette, who... who are

insect in the box,

the insect. He was incredulous. "Wait, Yvette,

moved, stretched its tiny wings, and