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

So what if General's got

recruits there for training back in the day,

prolonged absence from the military district is because of his girlfriend. Who'd have thought

go home to our wives and kids during the holidays, but General's either been in the military district or

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the mention of this topic, silence ensued in the

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in recent years had been underwhelming. If next year's results were mediocre again, it could seriously impact

after ending the video call, Jeremiah walked over to the couch and sat beside Yvette, who was

have

not to notice her stare and calmly started peeling an apple. "What's up with

put down her phone, leaned back,

disrupting his peeling of

peel the apple

eyebrow and

took a bite. She

them. However, to keep his hands safe from Yvette possibly twisting them, he dismissed the idea. Pinching Yvette's face was off-limits. After Yvette finished eating one apple, she craved another and

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

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.

her chin a bit, she casually nudged Jeremiah's leg with her foot and drawled, "Since I said you're good at peeling, shouldn't you prove it by peeling another apple?" Jeremiah 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 more,' he mused. Jeremiah looked at Yvette, picked up the knife

how to peel an apple by holding her hand and doing it. Yvette gritted her teeth, thinking, "This