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

Chapter 458

Joe grinned as he called out to Jeremiah and Samantha, then quickly darted back behind Yvette, looking as smug as he could be. With Yvette, his powerhouse, by his side, he thought he could just relax and trust her with everything. He looked up at Yvette with an exaggeratedly sweet smile, tugging on her sleeve a little. "Yve, they're not the ones who tried to kidnap me, so maybe take it easy on them, okay?"

Joe thought he was being reasonable enough. He decided that once he got back to Mysonna, he would make sure the people responsible and the underground auction house had nowhere left to hide.

However, he admitted that he did owe a bit to the guy on the couch who had kind of saved his life.

Jeremiah, sitting on the couch, squinted at Joe's hand on Yvette's sleeve, a sneer forming on his lips.

Yvette leaned casually by the doorway, casting a glance at Joe's self-satisfied expression. She cracked her knuckles, saying nothing. She thought, "This guy never gets tired of tugging on my sleeve... Jeremiah said in a low and firm voice, "Take your hand off her, or I'll cut it off."

Joe's reflexes kicked in before his brain did-he immediately let go and took a step back. Then, realizing how embarrassing that looked, he opened his mouth to try to say something defiant. However, seeing the gleam in Jeremiah's eyes, he shut up. Joe felt a chill as he realized that Jeremiah looked dead serious about that threat.

Samantha, leaning against the wall with one knee bent, cleared her throat. "Uh, maybe we should all just sit down and talk, It feels like there's a bit of a misunderstanding here."

Yvette turned to Joe who looked slightly hurt after Jeremiah's warning. "Let go and get in there."

Finally, Joe started piecing things together. He thought, 'If I was actually in trouble, Yve wouldn't be so calm-she'd be ready to fight anyone messing with me. So... Why has she shown up here so suddenly?'

Joe looked around the room and pointed a finger at the people inside, nervously turning to Yvette. "You... Do you know these guys?"

Yvette gave a slight nod. "Yeah, they're my friends."

face fell. Here he had been, strutting around and showing off, only to find out these people were actually Yvette's friends. That was

Joe quickly straightened his clothes and smoothed his hair, then

we're all on the same team. I was just joking around. Violence isn't really my thing, so let's just forget about it, okay?" Eagle King scoffed and went back to drinking his beer. Samantha and Emmett exchanged nodded politely

very proper-looking Jeremiah. With a slight smile, she met his

eyes held hers as he replied, unhurried, "Is he worth 100 million

hair back with a glint

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coldness around Jeremiah vanished. He gave her fingertips a gentle squeeze. "Alright, I'm

Eagle

as if he had just stumbled upon some shocking revelation. He thought, "What on earth

then smoothly pulled Yvette closer with an arm around her shoulder, suggesting he step

He thought, 'Does Yve have a

turning to look at the long, slender fingers resting on her shoulder. She suddenly saw

steady voice, Yvette said, "Jeremiah, this is Joe. He's Carl

soon as Carl's name was mentioned, both Samantha and Emmett looked taken aback. Samantha studied Joe carefully. She thought, 'Sure, he does resemble Carl a bit, but the resemblance ends there. His demeanor is worlds apart from Carl's. Emmett couldn't help but

Jeremiah, sitting on the couch,

one of the earliest immigrants to Mysonna and had carved out a

a leading figure for the Clusian community there, a

presence in

1970s, Carl had gone abroad three times and managed to