No one dared to make a sound. They all stood rigidly in place, engaging in a wide-eyed staring contest.
After several beats of suffocating silence, Charlotte lowered her gaze, crunched down on her candy, and casually tossed the stick into the trash can.
"You all..."
"Asclepius, what are your orders?"
The moment she opened her mouth, the president of Kingswood University practically launched himself forward, his wrinkled face plastered with a blindingly sincere smile.
"You must be exhausted, right?" As he spoke, he hastily pulled out a chair, beaming. "Why don't we sit down and talk?"
Faced with such an incredibly awkward display, Charlotte awkwardly ruffled her hair. "Sure."
She walked over and casually sank into the chair.
Only after she was seated did the executives finally dare to sit back down.
The wooden chair was stiff and rather uncomfortable. After a few seconds, Charlotte shifted her weight, preparing to adjust her posture.
However, the split second she lifted herself off the cushion, the surrounding executives—who had just managed to sit—reacted as if they had been electrocuted, uniformly springing back to their feet.
Caught in a half-squat, Charlotte was completely bewildered.
"Asclepius, is there something you need?" the president asked with breathless concern.
"No." Charlotte pressed her lips together and slowly lowered herself back down, muttering, "You guys don't need to be so tense."
"Understood."
The president let out a nervous chuckle before glaring at his subordinates, barking out a strict order. "You heard Asclepius! No one is allowed to be tense!"
"Yes, yes, of course."
The executives nodded furiously, sitting with their backs ramrod straight, maintaining standard, terrified smiles that looked like they might permanently freeze their facial muscles.
Charlotte pursed her lips, her expression caught somewhere between exasperation and amusement.


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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...