The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 182

The second those words were spoken, everyone in the room snapped their heads toward the door.

An old man stormed in, looking about sixty or seventy. He wore a simple gray-blue shirt and black cloth shoes, and his white hair stood out like a crown. His eyes flashed with anger as he walked.

Mr. Lane.

The Mr. Lane. Winner of the world’s highest honor in physics, the Norsier Prize. A legend whose name echoed in labs around the globe. So many foreign research centers had tried to lure him with huge salaries, but he’d turned them all down.

Eleanor and Ronald just froze. They both had physics backgrounds, and to them, Mr. Lane wasn’t just a celebrity. He was a hero. Seeing him at Vanguard High felt like something out of a dream. Just to meet him once in their lives would be enough.

It really was Mr. Lane.

Olivia recognized him immediately, and her heart just about burst with excitement. Everyone knew Mr. Lane loved students who were good at physics, and he’d even said he was looking for someone to mentor as his successor. If that was true, maybe this was her chance.

She cleared her throat, put on her best polite smile, and stepped forward. “Hello, Mr. Lane. I’m a student here at Vanguard High. My name is—”

But Mr. Lane didn’t even look at her. He walked right past as if she wasn’t there, heading straight for Charlotte.

He stopped at Charlotte’s desk. To everyone’s shock, he slapped a stack of papers down, then leaned in close, his face softening as he looked at her. “Lottie, why didn’t you tell Grandpa you were being bullied at school?”

Grandpa?

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