The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 816

“Want me to go over there and say something?”

They were probably new to Solenia. If they knew who Franco was, they wouldn’t be acting this bold.

Franco nodded. At this price, the medicine was already expensive enough.

The butler walked off to box two. He came back soon after, looking both embarrassed and uneasy. “Franco, they said…”

“What did they say?”

Franco lifted his coffee, took a slow sip, and let the strong taste linger in his mouth.

By now, they should know who he was. Anyone else would have backed off. No one on this continent dared to go against him.

“They said, ‘Fair competition.’”

The butler’s voice was careful, almost hesitant.

Franco’s hand stopped midair, his eyes going cold. “Did you tell them who I am?”

“I did.”

Franco stared at him, waiting for more.

“They said, ‘Oh, so what?’” The butler tried to copy Charlotte’s casual, defiant tone. “Then she said, ‘This is an auction, right? Isn’t it about money, not status? Or are we supposed to compare family backgrounds?’”

She might as well have told Franco to his face not to throw his weight around.

After hearing this, Franco’s expression froze, a shadow settling over his features.

So what if she got the medicine? Whether she could leave the continent in one piece was entirely up to him.

“Have you found out who she is?” Franco’s voice was low and cold.

“We’re still looking,” the butler replied. Whoever it was, they’d hidden their identity well. Uncovering it was going to take time.

Franco pressed his lips together, his old eyes deep and sharp as he stared at Charlotte.

Charlotte met his gaze without blinking. Her eyes were full of contempt, even a little challenge.

As soon as the medicine was awarded to box two, the main hall erupted in shock.

“Who’s in box two? They actually made Franco back down?”

“Apart from his wife, who else in the world can make Franco let something go? This is wild.”

Everyone started whispering, the whole room buzzing with gossip.

Anthony finished giving Charlotte some warm water. When he heard the auctioneer’s gavel, he frowned.

“Franco just gave up the medicine that easily?”

Could Franco know that Lottie was Asclepius?

But that didn’t make sense. If Franco knew, he would have already tried to capture her.

If not that, then what was really going on?