The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1968

Charlotte: "???"

Good lord, this woman was thick-skinned.

Her sweet Stella was absolutely no match for someone this shameless.

Just as the words left Veronica's mouth, Roger returned with the files.

"Move."

Seeing where Veronica was sitting, he frowned in displeasure, his voice dropping low. "I'm sitting here to assist Charlotte."

Assist?

Who was assisting whom?

Veronica thought she misheard him. Unwilling to let go of an opportunity to look good, she said confidently, "It's fine, Dr. Gates! I can teach Charlotte from here."

"You'll teach her?"

Hearing this, Roger paused his shuffling of the files. A deadly serious look crossed his handsome face, and he said coldly, "No one here is qualified to teach her."

"W-what do you mean?"

Veronica pursed her lips, utterly confused.

Charlotte finally finished scanning the report in her hands.

Having sped through the documents, she finally had a moment to stand up. Her gaze swept over the room, and she offered a polite smile. "Hello, everyone. Let me introduce myself. I am Charlotte, also known as... Asclepius."

Asclepius?!

As soon as the words left her mouth, every single person in the room snapped their heads up, staring at her in unison.

Did they hear that right?

Dr. Gates's sister just claimed her alias was Asclepius?

In the forensic world, the name Asclepius of the International Forensic Association was legendary. Everyone knew the name.

Who would have thought the absolute titan of their field was standing right here?

Wait!

They needed to calm down!

No!

What they needed right now was an oxygen tank!

Veronica was completely paralyzed by the name 'Asclepius.' She stood frozen in place, staring at Charlotte in absolute disbelief.

Her mind was looping the introduction over and over: 'Alias... Asclepius.'

Asclepius.

The ultimate god-tier figure of the forensic world.

Forget Dr. Gates; even the highest leaders of the International Forensic Association had to bow their heads when they met her.

Ms. Charlotte might be young, but her aura was absolutely terrifying.

They used to think Dr. Gates was intimidating enough, but sitting next to Ms. Charlotte...

He practically looked like a puppy in comparison.

Right at that moment, someone knocked on the office door. The security guard walked in, holding a cup of hot boba tea.

He placed it down with immense respect and added, "Ms. Charlotte, your boba."

Staring at the cup of boba—which felt wildly out of place given the intense atmosphere—everyone's hearts pounded nervously in their chests.

Charlotte had been craving sweets lately. After taking two massive gulps of the milk tea, her foul mood instantly vanished.

When she looked up again, a gentle smile graced her face, and she spoke in a soft, soothing voice. "Don't be nervous, everyone. I'm actually very easy to get along with."

Really?

Looking at her pretty, radiant face, she certainly didn't look mean.

The team's nerves slowly began to relax.

"But—"

"???"

At that single word, their newly relaxed nerves snapped taut once again.

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