The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1074

So, this was where her dad grew up?

No wonder he was the big boss on the Isle of Veil. Everywhere Charlotte looked, the place just screamed money—grand, flashy, dripping with old wealth. Security was another level. There was zero chance of strolling in through the front gate.

Charlotte glanced away, bored, and pulled out her phone. With a few taps, she was already in the system. Two minutes later, the entire manor went dark. The security cameras went out with it.

She arched an eyebrow, pulled a grappling hook from her bag, and hurled it at a sycamore tree that stretched out from inside the walls. The hook caught. In one smooth move, she swung herself over the wall like it was nothing.

Inside, maids and bodyguards wandered everywhere, waving flashlights through the darkness. The place was a mess—she could hear the confusion in their voices. Clearly, nothing like this had ever happened before, and no one had a clue how to fix it.

Charlotte pulled up the map Adonis had sent her and found her way to Allanson’s rooms. Lock after lock, she cracked the codes until she finally slipped into his private lab.

She had a feeling about this. Allanson had started the genetic mutation research himself. There was no way he’d let someone else, not even Aloys, hold on to something as valuable as the antidote. It had to still be here. Especially since the antidote needed a rare stabilizer you could only store in a place like this.

Tossing her bag aside, Charlotte started searching the lab. She found stacks of research on gene mutations and, tucked away, a locked safe.

Her gaze sharpened. She cracked the safe’s code, her fingers flying. Just as she was about to open it, the door creaked and someone walked in.

Charlotte looked up at the same moment the stranger spotted her. Moonlight through the window made it clear he was young, even though the room was dark.

“Who’s there?”

When Newell recognized Charlotte crouched by the safe, his eyes narrowed. For a second, he just stared, then a slow smirk appeared. He quietly ejected the magazine from his gun, watching her like she was the most unexpected twist of his night.

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