Talented Heiress: A Rose With Thorns



"Okay, Mrs. Lynch. That's enough." Victoria gently reprimanded Tracy, then lifted her head and gave Martha a pitiful look. "Mrs. Quinn Senior, please don't be angry, I suppose Yvie and I share the same taste. We didn't steal from each other."

Tracy shot Victoria a grateful glance and immediately played along. "Yes, Ms. Olson. I seem to have misunderstood. Mrs. Quinn Senior, I apologize for my mistake."

Martha's expression remained cold. Not wanting to make a scene in front of irwin and Yara, she whispered, "If this happens again, you're out of the Quinn family for good."

With that, Marthajgnored Tracy and walked toward Irwin and Yara with a warm smile.

"Mrs. Lynch, be careful not to speak poorly of Yvie in front of Mrs. Quinn Senior next time. She's very fond of her," Victoria advised with feigned

concern.

Those words might seem to have comforted Tracy but they only fueled her resentment toward Yvette.

"I understand, Ms. Olson."

Seeing the grim expression on Tracy's face, Victoria's lips curled slightly. Her gaze then shifted toward Sean, who had accompanied Irwin and Yara to the party.

Before returning to Jubilife, Victoria had thoroughly investigated the Quinn family and knew everything about them, as well as the Murrays.novelbin

Sean stood out to her as the easiest person to manipulate-a perfect pawn to achieve her goals.

Now, Victoria just had to figure out how to pull him into her game.

Meanwhile, at the base camp, Jonathan Vaughn said respectfully, "Ms. Murray, I'm Lieutenant Colonel Vaughn, Colonel Murray's deputy. He's currently tied up with an important matter, so he asked me to give you a tour. He'll join you as soon as he's finished."

Yvette knew Adam was busy and nodded in agreement. "Okay. Let's go❞

Seeing that Yvette didn't appear upset, Jonathan let out a sigh of relief and quickly led her on a tour of the military base.

Yvette followed him absentmindedly. Her eyes were downcast, making it hard to tell what she was thinking.

Glancing down at her watch, Yvette figured Bernice would have already made her move. Yvette was just waiting for her to act.

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As Yvette was lost in thought, a loud whistle suddenly pierced the air, snapping her back to reality. She looked up to find a group of exuberant young men staring at her with bright eyes.

They had whistled earlier, but they didn't have ill intentions. They were simply taken aback by Yvette's stunning beauty and couldn't contain their excitement.

It was rare to see a woman on the base camp, and encountering someone as enchanting as Yvette left them all breathless.

"What are you all doing? Get back to training! If catch you messing around again, I'll report you to Colonel Murray. All of you will have to add two hours to your training today," Jonathan

barked.

The men immediately straightened up and returned to their training.

year. It's "Ms. Murray, I'm sorry about that. They're the most unruly recruits we have this hard to manage them. They didn't mean any offense. If you're upset, I can make them do extra drills later," Jonathan said with a hint of exasperation.

Those little rascals had driven away countless instructors. Aside from Adam, no one else could keep them in line. If Adam knew the men whistled at Yvette so obnoxiously, they would certainly come to regret their actions.

"It's fine," Yvette said, brushing off the incident as she quietly observed their training.

They were practicing shooting, and she couldn't help but narrow her eyes at the sight. It had been a long time since she had handled a gun. Suddenly, she felt a familiar itch to shoot.

Noticing her quiet excitement, Jonathan asked, "Would you like to give it a try?"