The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 257

After hitting send on the message, the officer glanced at Charlotte, impatience clear in his voice. “So, have you decided? Are you going to settle this or not?”

Charlotte kept her eyes low, but a cool, almost mocking smile tugged at her lips. Her voice was steady and soft. “Settle? Sure, why not.”

Dennis snorted at that. Just as he expected. Charlotte had finally figured out she was outmatched and was ready to give in. If it weren’t for Andrew and Parrish being here, he wouldn’t have let things get so out of hand. Settle? He was determined to see her rot in a cell.

But before he could savor that thought, Charlotte spoke again, her tone light and casual. “Let me break one of your arms, and I’ll call it even.”

The smirk vanished from Dennis’s face. Break his arm? Was she out of her mind? Last time at school, she got lucky because Anthony stepped in for her. Plus, his own dad was wary of the Blair family. That was the only reason he let it go.

But this time, he wasn’t messing with Andrew or Parrish, just Charlotte. The Blairs had no reason to get involved. Her own family didn’t care, and she’d never risk letting the school find out. What did he have to worry about?

“You still have the nerve to act tough in a police station?” Dennis glared at her, voice rising. “Officer, it’s obvious who’s at fault here, right?”

“Charlotte, I’m asking you one last time. Are you settling or not?” The officer looked at her, patience worn thin. He was giving her a chance, but she just wouldn’t take it.

“You assaulted someone, and now you’re causing trouble in the station,” the officer said coldly. “Put her in the interrogation room.”

Anthony.

The whole room seemed to freeze. An icy dread swept over everyone. Anthony didn’t look at anyone else. His sharp, dark gaze landed right on Charlotte, standing across the room. Her face was pale, but her eyes met his, steady and calm.

His gaze drifted down and stopped at her swollen, red wrist. In that instant, his expression turned cold as stone.

Lottie was hurt.