The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 711

Charlotte pressed her lips together and kept quiet, snuggling deeper into his arms to find a spot that felt just right.

“In Solenia, you really have to pay attention to everything,” Anthony said as he switched off the hair dryer. One hand rested on her waist, the other gently combed through her hair. “And also…”

He was about to keep lecturing her when Charlotte suddenly tipped her chin up and kissed him.

His mind went totally blank. His hands tightened around her waist and he instinctively pulled back a little, his breath coming faster.

“Stop it,” he murmured. “Your flight’s tomorrow afternoon. You need a good night’s sleep.”

He pushed her away gently. Charlotte frowned, her cheeks tinged pink. “I’m not messing around.”

She kissed him again, this time with more insistence.

Anthony tried to keep it together, fighting the urge to give in. He tapped her nose with his fingertip, a soft laugh escaping. “You want a repeat of last time?”

She loved causing trouble and then pretending it was nothing.

Such a little troublemaker.

If he wasn’t worried about her ten-hour flight tomorrow, if he didn’t feel so protective of her…

Charlotte stretched her neck, arms winding around his shoulders, her eyes sparkling with mischief.

Anthony tensed up. With a swift move, he spun them around, switching their positions.

“Are you doing this on purpose?” he asked, voice low.

Before things ever happened, she was always so bold. Afterward… well. He remembered last time, how she’d buried her face in his chest and cried until her eyes were red and puffy. The memory softened him.

“Be good. Get some sleep.” Anthony sighed and ran his hand through her hair. He was just about to get up when Charlotte grabbed his collar and yanked him back down.

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