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

squinted her eyes, her expression indifferent, her voice cold. She reached out and

were younger, I taught you that if someone hurts you, you retaliate. If they

disbelief. 'Is she out of her mind? How

quivering form, a sense

just an idiot. There's no way someone like her can explain things clearly. Even

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eyes

"Yvette... She was behind me. I turned around, and I bumped into her. It wasn't on purpose. I'm not a burden to

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

really told a mentally impaired

explain

gaze made her heart race,

and I've even greeted her! Please, you have to believe me. You know

pointing its barrel directly at

Then, Yvette's lips curled into a casual smile as she holstered the weapon

momentarily taken aback by Yvette's actions, 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 fear, took

doing-trying to intimidate me. Who's going to shoot in the presidential palace? That

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

managed to bring one inside spoke volumes about her power and

make a suggestion to get Alice away from the situation, Yvette's chilling voice interrupted the

voice was light as she addressed Alice, "Handle

Alice, wiping the tears from her eyes, suddenly

She

spun

completely stunned by the sudden assault. She had underestimated Alice's ability to defend herself, especially with such power. Amanda