The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 2128

The call connected almost instantly, and Donald's deep voice came through the speaker. "Lottie, are you done with your conference?"

"Yeah."

Charlotte's lips curved into a soft smile, her tone lazy but teasing. "Captain Donald is such a busy man. I wonder when he'll ever find the time to see me."

"Little rascal."

Catching the sarcasm from his sister, Donald let out a low, incredibly tender chuckle. "I'll come see you tomorrow."

He wasn't actually inside Brazil right now, but running a high-stakes mission along the border of the adjacent rainforest.

It was an extremely volatile zone, and he absolutely refused to let Lottie venture anywhere near it.

"Sounds good."

Having secured a satisfactory answer, Charlotte ended the call.

She checked the time.

It was currently the dead of night in Cabinda.

Anthony and her chubby bunny were likely already fast asleep.

Charlotte really didn't want to return to her cold, empty hotel room just yet. Thinking about how she had essentially "abandoned" her husband and children for this trip, she figured she owed them some serious bribery gifts.

Since she wasn't going far, Charlotte decided against bringing a security detail.

The big guy was notoriously hard to please, so picking his gift required extreme caution.

The two little babies who only knew how to babble, however, were an easy target.

Anything shiny that grabbed their attention would do the trick.

Shortly after entering a high-end boutique mall, Charlotte locked onto the perfect gifts for her kids.

Two stunning, naturally formed Brazilian crystal spheres of different colors.

One was a radiant citrine, and the other a mesmerizing phantom quartz.

Held up to the showroom lights, they practically glowed with a brilliant, captivating aura.

Her two little cubs would absolutely go crazy for them.

"Wrap them up, please."

Charlotte swiped her card and continued strolling through the luxury boutiques.

She wandered up and down every single floor, but absolutely nothing felt worthy of Anthony.

After all.

Her sophisticated husband had seen it all. She couldn't just brush him off with some generic luxury brand.

Just as Charlotte was debating whether to grab a cab to another shopping district, someone slammed hard into her shoulder.

Then,

An ex-boyfriend?

That was dangerously heavy territory. Charlotte knew better than to pry.

"What part of Eldoria are you from?" the woman asked, gazing at her with almost desperate gentleness.

"..."

Charlotte remained silent.

This wasn't exactly the safest city on earth,

and she had zero interest in inviting trouble.

"I'm sorry," the woman smiled gently, seemingly realizing she was being overly forward. "My ex was from Cabinda. He's the one who taught me the language. Hearing you speak just brought back a lot of warmth."

"What a coincidence."

Charlotte replied evenly. "I'm from Cabinda as well."

"A beautiful coincidence."

Hearing that, the profound loss on the woman's face became painfully apparent. Her bold red lips trembled slightly. "I love Cabinda."

But...

She had permanently lost the right to ever step foot there.