The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 189

Nine’s Global Defense System…

He’d tried to hack it himself so many times, but always came up empty. How did Lottie get in? Or maybe the real question was, what was her connection to Nine?

Charlotte’s hands flew across the keyboard, typing faster and faster as lines of code filled the screen. She was building something incredible right before their eyes. Then, a mechanical chime broke the silence.

Beep...

“Global Defense System, level three firewall established.”

In less than a minute, a security system that had been frozen for years roared back to life, its defense level rising higher and higher. Every bit of it was Lottie’s work.

Beep... beep... “Level six firewall established.”

Beep... beep... beep... “Level ten firewall established.”

“Global Defense System is now fully operational. Facial recognition required to save file. Nine, please face the camera.”

Still a little dazed, Charlotte raised her head. The scan completed with a soft click.

Anthony was right there, leaning against the arm of her chair, watching everything unfold. His dark eyes narrowed, a slow and knowing smile curving his lips. So, Nine...

The mysterious, world-class hacker he’d been trying to track down with all his resources was the very person living under his own roof. Suddenly, it all clicked. That night Lottie barged into his study, all fired up—it was because he nearly exposed her ID.

Little liar. How many secrets was she still hiding from him?

Anthony’s mouth twitched with amusement. He bent down and gently scooped up Charlotte, who had fallen asleep at her desk, and carried her back to bed.

As he watched her sleep, his mind wandered back to that unexpected kiss in the car. His lips pulled into a fond smile, his gaze softening with an affection he could hardly disguise. He leaned down and pressed a tender kiss to her forehead.

“Now we’re even,” he whispered.

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