The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 867

It was half past midnight. Charlotte lay stretched out on the couch, a thin blanket covering her as she rested with her eyes closed. Her face was tense, brow creased in deep thought. Was there something off in the DNA report’s genetic analysis?

“Charlotte, news from the Presidential Residence!”

Adonis rushed in, breathless and clearly anxious.

“It happened just like you said. Franco’s wife took a sudden turn for the worse after midnight. The doctors were at a loss. At the critical moment, she took the medicine you gave, and now she’s out of danger. Franco wants you there right away!”

To diagnose and treat someone just by reading their medical file… Charlotte really was something else.

“Alright.”

She stood, smoothed the wrinkles from her black jacket, tossed her backpack over one shoulder, and pulled on her hat and mask. “Let’s go.”

“Charlotte, shouldn’t we bring some people with us?” Adonis hurried after her, worried as she strolled out like she was just going shopping. “Franco loves his wife more than anything. If something goes wrong while you’re treating her and he blames you, what then?”

Something going wrong?

Charlotte paused, gave him a cold, sharp look, the kind reserved for someone who had just said something truly dumb.

Adonis clammed up instantly. He realized he’d messed up.

…

“The gentleman from last time isn’t with you?” The butler seemed surprised, seeing only Charlotte and her two bodyguards.

Charlotte gave a lazy smile. “He’s my safety net in case your boss decides to lock me up.”

“You’re joking, right? You saved Mrs. Hawk’s life,” the butler replied, looking embarrassed. “We’re not criminals. We don’t just throw people in jail.”

“Let’s hope not.”

Charlotte arched an eyebrow, then walked right past him, her pace easy and unhurried.

Her bodyguards fell in behind her. The butler watched the three of them head inside, rubbing his head and frowning as he tried to make sense of them.