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 toldnot 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 Yvette squinted her eyes, her expression indifferent, her voice cold. She reached out and gently wiped the tears from Alice's face, speaking slowly and clearly.

"When you were younger, I taught you that if someone hurts you, you retaliate. If they insult you, you shut them down. Now, tell me, what just happened here?" she asked.

Leilani froze at the sound of Yvette's chilling voice, her eyes wide with disbelief. 'Is she out of her mind? How can she be so ruthless?' she thought.

But then, seeing Alice's quivering form, a sense of triumph washed over Leilani.

'Alice is just an idiot. There's no way someone like her can explain things clearly. Even if she tries, I can deny it all. No one 1/3 10. 10.

Mon, Dec +5 Chapter 609 will believe a fool like her, she mused.

eyes Alice's widened in a daze as she stammered, "Yvette... She was behind me. I turned around, and I bumped into her. It wasn't on purpose. I'm not a burden to Demetrius, I'm not!" In 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 sinister red, and the tension around her was palpable. Yvette's eyes slowly shifted to Leilani, her starę cold and filled with unmasked murderous intent.

Emmett's heart also sank upon hearing Alice's explanation. 'She really told a mentally impaired girl she was a burden? Unbelievable!' he thoughts Leilani was caught off guard by Alice's unexpected attempt to explain herself. Her expression, faltered, turning into one of awkward panic.

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

She began, "No, that's not it! Ms. Becker didn't see me, and I've even greeted her! Please, you have to believe me. You know that Ms. Becker has sissues with her-" But before Leilani could finish, Yvette brought out a gun from her pockets, pointing its barrel directly at Leilani. Shock flooded her senses, and her expensive purse fell from her grasp, crashing to the floor.

For a brief moment, everything was frozen. Then, Yvette's lips curled into a casual smile as she holstered the weapon without a hint of urgency.

Emmett was 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 on a smug attitude.

'So, that's what she was doing-trying to intimidate me. Who's going to shoot in the presidential palace? That would be a death wish,' she mused.

But Amanda, ever cautious, was not so easily reassured. She knew that after clearing four levels of security, there was no way a dangerous item should have slipped through the cracks, let alone a gun.

The fact that Yvette had managed to bring one inside spoke volumes about her power and influence.

Before Amanda could make a suggestion to get Alice away from the situation, Yvette's chilling voice interrupted the moment.

Yvette's voice was light as she addressed Alice, "Handle it yourself I'll be watching." Hearing those words, Alice, wiping the tears from her eyes, suddenly took action, stunning everyone in the vicinity.

She spun around and slammed her fist into Leilani's stomach with shocking force, followed by a brutal kick to her shin. Leilani gasped, completely stunned by the sudden assault. She had underestimated Alice's ability to defend herself, especially with such power. Amanda attempted to intervene, but Alice was faster. A swift punch to Amanda's face knocked her off balance, leaving her reeling.

Emmett could only stare, his mind as left blank. For the first time, he was left speechless. He never imagined that someone like Alice, so often underestimated due to her disability, could unleash such strength. Five minutes later, Yvette was reclining in the gazebo, her chin resting casually on her hand as she skillfully peeled an apple 2/3 0 SEND GIFT Mon, Dec 30 Chapter 609 with a small knife.

Emmett, seated nearby, looked pale, still reeling in from the scene that had just unfolded.

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He glanced at the two women off in the distance, who were now imping away, their faces battered and bruised from Alice's relentless m assault He turned back to Yvette, who was calmly slicing her apple without a trace of concern. He was struck by the staggering disparity before him. Through this situation, he understood one thing-anyone who could roll with Yvette was a force to be reckoned with. 'Being able to train someone, even one with intellectual disabilities, to becso fierce-what kind of power did Yvette truly wield?' he thought Emmett finally realized why Yvette had not fired earlier-she had been giving Alice the space, to release her pent- up anger through those punches.

Just as Emmett sighed, Yvette paused her apple peeling. Her eyelids lifted slowly, her gaze as cold as ice, and her voice cut through calmly. "What?" Emmett hesitated for a second, then asked, "Yvette, did you teach Alice how to fight?"

He continued, "Those punches and kicks might seem random, butanyone who knows combat can see she's targeting vital spots. The pain from those hits is far worse than anything else."