The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 698

How could this be real?

Olivia stared at her phone, her face so pale it was almost translucent. The Gates family had just reposted and commented on Kenneth’s tweet. Seeing that, she felt her heart drop.

How could Charlotte be connected to the Gates family? If she really was, then why hadn’t her mother ever reached out to her own family all those years ago? But if it was fake, why would the entire Gates family step in to support her like this?

Her hands shook as she bit her lip and picked up her phone. She called Steven.

“Dad, the news online…”

“I’ve seen it.” Steven’s voice trembled even more than hers. He sounded scared and frustrated.

He never could have imagined that Nora’s family was the famous Gates family. If he’d known, he never would have sent Charlotte to the countryside. If she’d gone back to the Gates family, the Main family wouldn’t be in such a mess right now.

But if that’s true, then why hadn’t Nora ever brought up the Gates family when they came back from out of town? She’d never tried to contact them, not even after Charlotte was born. There were just too many secrets about her, and he didn’t know a single one.

Back then… If he hadn’t been the right guy, Nora wouldn’t have even bothered with him.

Thinking about the past filled Steven with regret. He lowered his voice. “You didn’t get involved in any of this, did you?”

Olivia swallowed hard. “It’s got nothing to do with me,” she said, sounding guilty. Carmelita was the one behind everything. No one could trace anything back to her.

“That’s good.” Steven pressed his lips together. “Olivia, listen to me. Don’t mess with Charlotte right now.”

As for the future… Who knew? Maybe he wouldn’t even have to do anything. Maybe Charlotte would just disappear from their lives on her own.

In the video, one of the men at the center of the scandal appeared on screen. He was one of the trainers Charlotte was rumored to be flirting with.

Reporters surrounded Donald, their cameras flashing nonstop. Now, with Kenneth’s name cleared, everyone wanted to know about Charlotte’s supposed boyfriend.

“Sir, can you tell us what’s really going on?” a reporter asked.

“Kenneth is Charlotte’s brother. Did you come to Apex Mediaworks because you were mad at the wrong person? Is that why you’re so upset?”

“Is the other man in the photos your coworker? Was there really something going on between the three of you?”

“And did you know Charlotte already had a boyfriend?”