The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1605

“Cheating?”

“Who cheated?”

A wave of confusion swept across the audience. Students whispered among themselves, eyes wide, none of them understanding what Karan meant.

This was an international competition. All of Eldoria was watching, and even Apex University was keeping an eye on every move.

Who would even dare to cheat here?

And now, in the final moments, Karan suddenly stood up, calling out cheating. Was this just her way to attack Shirley?

“What’s she even saying?”

Andrew caught on right away. It was obvious that Karan was trying to throw shade at Shirley.

Cheating? If Shirley was planning on cheating, would she really have spent all those sleepless nights studying and doing everything by the book?

“Relax.”

Charlotte stayed perfectly calm, her posture as laid-back as ever. She sat there, the brim of her cap shadowing an unreadable face. Her voice was cool and even. “Let her talk.”

“But…” Andrew clenched his fists, unable to look away from Shirley’s confused expression. His heart ached for her.

Shirley had never been dragged into anything like this before.

“She can handle it,” Charlotte said, switching the cross of her legs. She rested her left hand on her stomach and tapped the table lightly with her right, a half-smile on her lips. “Honestly, Andrew, you should worry about yourself.”

“Huh?”

Andrew froze, catching himself and snapping his eyes away, his mind spinning.

What was Charlotte even suggesting?

Stella figured it out before anyone else and gave Andrew a look full of sympathy.

He really did need to start caring about himself.

Because, soon enough, he wasn’t going to see Shirley for the next two or three years.

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Up on stage.

“Karan, what did you just say?”

Hartley wondered if he’d heard wrong, his excitement making everything fuzzy. He hesitated for a few seconds, then tried again.

“Someone cheated.”

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