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

Chapter 617

On the second floor, just as Yvette was about to knock on the study door, Jeremiah opened it.

When Jeremiah saw Yvette, he immediately took her hand and led her into the study.

Yvette calmly let Jeremiah hold her hand, lowering her eyes to watch as his large-hand enveloped hers. Jeremiah's hands were always warm-a warmth she loved; unlike her hands, which were always cold.

As a child, Yvette's body was exposed to extreme cold to control the rapidly growing ancient combat power, which caused her body temperature be much lower than normal. Even as she grew up, it remained the same.

Jeremiah led Yvette to the couch and gently said, "Give me five minutes."

Yvette glanced at the computer and nodded. "Okay."

Her voice silenced everyone on the other side of the computer.

Jeremiah then sat in front of the computer and quickly assigned all the tasks before ending the virtual meeting.

In Betrico's First Military District's conference room, dozens of soldiers sat looking at each other, holding their breath. Nobody got up to leave, even after the virtual meeting had ended. They stayed in their seats with varied expressions, each more intriguing than the last. After a moment, a rugged man in military uniform coughed, breaking the silence. "Did anyone else hear a woman's voice on the conference call with General just now?" he asked.

As soon as he asked this, the conference room-enveloped in pin-drop silence earlier-erupted into a lively discussion.

In truth, these soldiers weren't gossipmongers. The military district had a hectic schedule daily, leaving them hardly any time for personal dramas.

However, the focus of this gossip was Jeremiah-a man known for being tough and distant, whom women dared not approach.

Another man in uniform loudly declared, "Yes, we all heard a woman's voice. General's got a girlfriend! So, those rumors were true?" The soldiers sitting next to him were nearly deafened by his booming voice.

We're not in boot camp. Are you trying

voice down a bit? I wonder how your wife puts up with it. So what if General's got a girlfriend? He's such an incredible guy; his

for training back in the day, but it's been over

from the military district is because of his girlfriend. Who'd have thought he'd ever take a

it's not just for his girlfriend. It's been so many years. We get to go home to our wives and kids during the holidays, but General's either been in

of next month. Then, we can prepare for next year's World Military Championship,"

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of this topic, silence ensued in the

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the few times Jeremiah participated and took first, their rankings in recent years had been underwhelming. If next year's results were mediocre again, it could seriously

couch and sat beside Yvette, who was already curled

and raised an eyebrow. 'Does he have to

calmly started

back, and answered

momentarily, disrupting his peeling of the

continued to peel the apple

an eyebrow

took a bite. She found it sweet

out and pinch them. However, to keep his hands safe from Yvette possibly twisting them, he dismissed the idea. Pinching Yvette's face was off-limits.

saying that, she just stared at Jeremiah's face without

"I'm not too bad, I suppose. Thanks for the compliment." However, he didn't even glance at the last apple on the table. Yvette nestled on the couch, turned her head slightly, and gazed at Jeremiah's serene face. After a while, she took

smirked mischievously as a playful light shone in his eyes. 'Yvette's really putting in some effort just for an apple. A for effort, but I think I can push her a bit

into his arm after saying he would prove himself, showed her how to peel an apple by holding her hand and doing it. Yvette gritted her