The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1567

“I’ll come pick you up when you’re done.” Anthony leaned in close, his fingers tracing Charlotte’s soft cheek, his voice warm. “If anything comes up, just call me, okay?”

“Sure.” Charlotte stayed where she was, her clear eyes narrowing as she waved at him with an easy, almost careless flick. “You can go.”

“You really have no heart, do you?” Anthony grinned and leaned down to give her a playful bite at the corner of her lip before he finally let her go, looking like he hated to leave.

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Shirley’s physics workload was no joke. She had spent the whole night in the lab and only managed to finish everything by Saturday morning. Her friends, including Charlotte, were probably already waiting for her outside.

She stuffed her books into her bag and was getting ready to head out when the lab door swung open. A girl in a white lab coat and glasses walked in, every bit as serious as she looked.

“Karan!” Shirley brightened, her eyes lighting up. There was no hiding the admiration in her voice.

Karan was basically a legend around here. She’d been one of Mr. Lane’s top undergrad students and was now crushing it as a grad student. People always whispered about how smart she was, and everyone said she was Mr. Lane’s favorite, the next big thing in their department. She was also the one everyone thought would get the spot for the MIT exchange. Shirley had heard plenty of gossip and stories about her, and honestly, she was in awe. She wanted to be just like her someday.

Karan stuffed her hands in her coat pockets, her expression unreadable. Her gaze was sharp and cool as she sized Shirley up, and it didn’t feel friendly at all.

Shirley could feel her own smile getting stiff, even as she tried to hold onto it. Maybe Karan just didn’t recognize her, that had to be it. Wanting to break the ice, she stepped forward.

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