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

Chapter 609

Yvette approached Alice while Leilani and Amanda pretended to just notice her arrival.

Leilani greeted cautiously, "Hello, I'm Leilani, the eldest daughter of the Markos family. Are you both guests of the presidential palace?", Leilani was not clueless. She knew she needed to assess a person's status before deciding how to treat them.

Anyone visiting the presidential palace would surely be of wealth and importance, with a notable status that she could not afford to offend.

As Emmett stepped forward, Leilani's eyes immediately fixated on his clothing-an exclusive.collection from Vibe of only 15 pieces worldwide.

She had tried to buy one for Demetrius, but even she was powerless to obtain it as she had been told they were all sold out.

Neither Yvette nor Emmett spared Leilani a second glance, their attention elsewhere. Yvette's eyes darkened like the abyss, narrowing slightly. "Turn around," Yvette's voice cut through.

Alice jerked back to reality. As she turned and locked eyes with Yvette, her sobs halted immediately. Alice hastily wiped her

tears.

"Y-Yyette, I didn't mean to cry. I'll stop. You told me not to cry in front of others," she mumbled.

The shift in Alice's behavior stunned everyone but Yvette and Alice herself. No one had expected such a clear, coherent response from Alice, especially given her intellectual disability. Leilani, for reasons she could not explain, felt a sudden pang of anxiety.

Her mind raced. 'Alice is mentally impaired, incapable of speaking up, but can someone like her really say something so coherent?'

Her usual impulsiveness betrayed her, and she instinctively took a step back.

Amanda quickly steadied Leilani, giving her a reassuring look. Only then did Leilani regain her composure and put on a polished smile.

Emmett's gaze lingered on Alice biting her lip, holding back her tears. Her innocent expression, those wide, untainted eyes, struck him unexpectedly hard, like a physical blow to the chest. He lowered his head, struggling to control the unexpected stir in his chest. The awkwardness swelled, and a faint flush crept

the tip of his ears.

up

cold. She reached out and gently wiped the tears from Alice's face, speaking

were younger, I taught you that if someone hurts you, you retaliate. If they insult you, you shut them down. Now,

with disbelief. 'Is she out of her mind? How can she be

form, a sense of triumph

way someone like her can explain things

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a fool

eyes

behind me. I turned around, and I bumped

a sudden fit of distress, Alice attempted to hit her own head. But Yvette swiftly seized Alice's wrist. Her eyes glowed a deep, almost

also sank upon hearing Alice's explanation. 'She really told a mentally impaired

was caught off guard by Alice's unexpected attempt to explain herself. Her expression,

cold fury in Yvette's gaze made her heart race, and she stammered out

even greeted her! Please, you have to believe me. You know

barrel directly at Leilani. Shock flooded her senses, and her expensive

brief moment, everything was frozen. Then, Yvette's lips curled into a casual smile as

thinking, 'Why stop now? Yvette's infamous for her temper, and being in the presidential palace shouldn't have stopped her from going through with it.' Seeing Yvette put the gun away, Leilani, now recovering from her

doing-trying to intimidate me. Who's going to shoot in the

not so easily reassured. She knew that after clearing four levels of security, there was no way a dangerous item should have slipped through

managed to bring one inside spoke volumes about her power and

Amanda could make a suggestion to get Alice away

voice was light as she addressed Alice,

those words, Alice, wiping the tears from her eyes, suddenly took action, stunning everyone in the

She

spun

gasped, completely stunned by the sudden assault. She had underestimated Alice's ability to defend herself,