"I..."
Stella's frown deepened. Just as she was about to deny it, the host's voice echoed from the stage.
"Settle down, everyone."
In an instant, the students scrambled back into their seats, eyes wide and necks craned toward the front.
"Next, please join me in giving a warm welcome to the senior researcher of the International Forensic Association, Roger."
As a sharply dressed Roger stepped out, thunderous applause erupted across the hall.
Stella clapped along with the crowd, lifting her gaze to the stage.
He wore a tailored black suit over a crisp white shirt. With no tie, the look struck a perfect balance between formal and effortlessly relaxed.
A pair of gold-rimmed glasses rested on the bridge of his nose, and every subtle movement he made radiated an innate sense of nobility.
"Oh my god, he's so hot," a classmate whispered, nudging Stella's shoulder, her eyes practically sparkling. "The Gates family has insane genetics. They're all so ridiculously good-looking.
Right, Stella?"
Stella pursed her lips, not entirely agreeing with the sentiment. "Charlotte is the prettiest," she murmured.
"True." The girl didn't argue but muttered, "Still, it's kind of weird. I get why the forensic science majors are here, but we're in psychology. What does this have to do with us?"
"I don't know," Stella replied, shaking her head.
To be honest, that exact question had been lingering in her mind for a while. It really was strange.
Two minutes later.
Roger and the university officials took their seats, and a hush fell over the auditorium.

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The readers' comments on the novel: The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns
Pedido: a herdeira oculta renascida :mimada por todos ....
Pedido: a herdeira esquecida amada por todos!...
Poderiam colocar o romance the hidden heiress, reborn and spoiled by everyone!...
Whos next? Rogers and stella??...
Too many side plots now. How many identities does she have? J?...
Request you to publish "she was the treasure all along" .. thank you...
Muito boa a história só quero que se resolva logo o problema da mutaçao e que a nora volte as duas se curem ! Antony e Charlotte tudo de bom e os outros casais que estão se formando tudo fofo só falta o Donald e o amigo do Andrew arrumar um amor ! História tem drama romance e comédia lottie mocinha forte que não leva desaforos Antony completamente apaixonado por ela. ( Espero que lottie acabei de vez com esteve ,Olivia ! chega de Olivia enchendo o saco e difamando a lottie parece barata morre nunca essa peste)...
Come on Lottie...go to your mother. Can't wait for the family reunion! Robert should meet Nora.......
Can I request for novel " female alpha's night of revenge "? Please. Thank you...