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

Jeremiah calmly took a sip of his coffee, the sdark roast his grandpa loved. He'd be got tired of it. drinking it

all his life and never

His long fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the couch. With half-closed eyes, he glanced at Jase, his

expression indifferent. “If you like kids so much, maybe you should just go have one yourself. Grandma won't

blyou for it.”

Jase almost spilled his coffee, thinking. This kid would be the death of me. “Quit dodging the question! | think

that girl Samantha from the Mitchell family is a good match-good character, mild-tempered. You should marry

her. Not like anyone else wants you. If you don’t do it, I'll swallow my pride and propose for you.”

Recently, when Jase visited the military, he had exchanged a few words with Tim Mitchell. They quickly agreed

on a marriage between Jeremiah and Samantha, Both single, raised together-seemed perfect.

Jeremiah set down his coffee cup, showing no expression, and cut Jase off, “You already have a granddaughter-

in-law. Stop playing matchmaker, or she’ll be mad.”

Jase was taken aback by Jeremiah’s words, but soon a smile crept onto his face, barely hiding his delight.

His eyes lit up, and even his mustache trembled excitedly. “When did you start dating? Who is she? From

Betrico? Why didn’t you tellsooner? You don’t have to date forever, you know. Your grandmother and | only

met twice and look at us, a lifettogether”

Jase was blown away by the unexpected news. He always thought his aloof and distant grandson, Jeremiah,

would end up forever alone. But now Jeremiah had a girlfriend and Jase was really curious about the girl.

Jase often worried about Jeremiah’s

preferences might lean differentlyse friendship with Andrew from the Mitchell family, wondering if his grandson's

preferences might lean differently. Now, without any fanfare, there was a girlfriend.

Jeremiah, looking unfazed at his grandfather's mutterings, met his curious and eager gaze, then calmly

remarked, “She’s not from Betrico. She's from Seacrity. Not shigh-society heiress, just a really nice girl

who's pretty much amazing in every way.” He paused before continuing, “She’s at Simon's university

Jase was stunned, thinking he misheard. He wondered, ‘He is dating a college student?’

Jase scrutinized Jeremiah as if seeing him for the first time, and after a beat, regained his composure. He

responded with a casual air, Jeremiah, who knew you had it in you to be such a charmer?”

Jeremiah blinked, then quickly shot back, “Runs in the family.”

Jase twitched his lips, deciding to let it go this tout of respect for the new granddaughter-in-law. Calming

himself, he asked Jeremiah, “Does she know who you really are?”

Jeremiah tilted his head. “She does.”

Jase nodded. He trusted that Jeremiah wouldn't settle for just anyone, and he wasn’t about to be an old stick-in-

the-mud either. The Chavez family didn’t need marriages for alliances. They had all the power and money they

could want.

His only worry was Jeremiah ending up alone. Life was long, and Jase was getting old. He wished to see Jeremiah

find someone to share his life with while he was still around to witness it. But Jeremiah took until thirty to find a

partner, not realizing Jase’s well-meaning hopes.

Jase glanced at the string on Jeremiah’s wrist, puzzled. “When did you start wearing those?”

Jeremiah lifted his wrist, fingering the string with a small grin. “When you're taken, you gotta show it off. It’s the

trend now, Grandpa. Didn't you know?”

Jase snorted softly, thinking. So he finds a girlfriend, big deal. He is strutting like a peacock. “Alright, back to

business. Your trip to Mysonna went well. The big boss is pleased.”

Jeremiah’s smile faded to his usual calm demeanor. “Got it.”

Jase pointed to a file on the table. Jeremiah glanced through it, then tossed it back with a cold expression,

scoffing. “Ybaulla thinks they're still in the old days? How dare they propose such terms? They're dreaming”

Jase’s face turned stern, exuding a natural authority. “Exactly what the boss said. We can’t agree to this. The

Ybaulla folks are persistent, though. Their prminister's visiting Clusia soon, likely stirring up more trouble.

You're in charge of security during his visit.”

Jeremiah nodded, thinking it was just another job. If they're not behaving, deal with it directly.

Jase still felt uneasy. Ybaulla’s intentions were clearly hostile. While he trusted Jeremiah, he worried about

underhanded tactics. But his grandson wasn’t one to fall easily.

They continued discussing affairs late into the night. By the tthey finished, it was already early morning.

Jase, in his eighties, seemed exhausted.

He had a team managing his routine, rarely staying up this late anymore. Jeremiah helped him to bed and tucked

him in, just about to leave.

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Jeremiah saw through his act but said nothing. As he reached the door, Jase called out again.

Jeremiah turned back..

Jase hesitated, then spoke. “No rush on the great-grandkids. The girl’s young, take it slow,”

Jase’s face reddened slightly, worried about scaring the girl away. He didn’t want to miss out on great-

grandchildren.

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