The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1156

“Asclepius? Please. You really don’t get out much, do you?”

“Would it kill you to just shut up for once?!”

Allanson’s voice cut through, cold and sharp. He didn’t even look at Rena as he spoke. “If you have so much free time, try reading a book. You might not be able to compete with Charlotte, but you could at least catch up to Marcia.”

Rena’s mouth snapped shut. Her face turned pale. She hated how he always shut her down so easily.

Still, she couldn’t shake this feeling she’d had for a while now. Allanson clearly didn’t like Franco, but when it came to Franco’s daughter, he acted different. Sometimes, it almost felt like he actually liked Charlotte. It didn’t make any sense, especially since that girl had the nerve to talk back to him again and again.

But it didn’t matter. One day, Rena swore she would make sure Charlotte disappeared for good.

***

The Hawk Estate.

A line of black cars sat outside the gate, security tight. The moment Charlotte stepped out the door, the lead bodyguard stepped forward. “Charlotte, your car is ready.”

“Charlotte…”

Jackson, always on edge, spoke up right away. “Anthony sent a car for you.”

The Hawk family’s cars weren’t exactly safe.

“No need,” Charlotte replied. She barely glanced at the motorcade, her lips curling into a frosty little smile. “Get in.”

She slid into the car without another word.

Jackson and Adonis traded a worried look, quickly wiping the sweat from their foreheads. They scrambled in after her. Honestly, you’d think it was the Hawk family who needed protecting, not Charlotte.

***

Half an hour later, the convoy rolled up to the Genetic Biology Research Institute. The facility was famous, old, and impressive. Charlotte stared at the building, her eyes turning colder and colder.

“Charlotte, G2 is waiting inside. You should go in,” a bodyguard said, still trying to sound respectful.

“Are you giving me orders?” Charlotte tilted her head, her gaze icy as she looked right at him.

The man’s face drained of color. He lowered his head immediately. “No, of course not.”

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