The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 990

"Three times."

Charlotte gripped her phone and stared out at the foggy sky. Her voice was quiet and heavy. "I called you three times. Not once did you pick up."

Anthony heard the hurt in her words and felt his heart soften. He lowered his voice and tried to coax her. "How about I send you a gift to make you smile?"

Charlotte blinked, not sure what he meant. Before she could say anything, her phone started buzzing nonstop.

Her screen filled up with a stream of money transfer notifications.

She tapped the first one: [100,000,000]. The second: [100,000,000]. Every transfer after that was exactly the same.

Charlotte was still processing it all when Adonis, sitting next to her, let out a shocked gasp.

Was Anthony always this straightforward when he tried to make up for something? If Adonis had known, maybe back when the lab was desperate for funding, he would have told Charlotte to just give Anthony the cold shoulder for a couple of days and all their problems would have been solved.

Charlotte lifted her chin a little and her eyes shone as she stared at the line of transfers. She let the moment hang in the air, then accepted all the money with a single motion. With a small, raspy huff, she said, "Next time, just send one. Clicking so many times is a pain."

Jackson and Adonis were both struck speechless.

"Okay." Anthony's chuckle was soft, his voice gentle. "Are you done with things in Novaria?"

The plan had been three days, but no one expected the five heads of DM to give up so easily.

Charlotte almost told him she was finished, but she hesitated and lowered her voice. "Not yet."

If she showed up in front of him out of nowhere... She was actually pretty curious to see how Anthony, always so elegant and distant, would react.

"Take care of yourself. I'll come find you tomorrow."

Anthony's voice was quiet, gentle, and full of care.

Rena had suddenly agreed to meet, and the time was set for the afternoon. As soon as he got the bracelet, he would head straight to Novaria to see her.

"Okay."

Charlotte's reply was soft and obedient. After hanging up, her whole mood felt lighter.

***

At the same time.

On the Isle of Veil.

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