The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1446

If Emily liked him, life would be so much simpler. He wouldn’t be lying awake at night overthinking every little thing.

Anthony: So, who’s the lucky girl?

The message made Kenneth’s heart jump. Was it obvious? He felt a pang of guilt just looking at the screen. The girl he wanted was Anthony’s sister. How could that possibly go down well?

He could finally relate to how Anthony must have felt chasing after Lottie. Now he was the nervous one.

Kenneth: Just… a friend.

Anthony: Oh.

Kenneth: That’s all.

Not wanting to let anything slip, Kenneth hurriedly closed the chat. On the other side, Anthony stared at his phone, frowning. He fell silent, lost in thought. One week. He could already see himself handing over that box of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.

With the conversation over, Kenneth switched over to Google: How do you make a girl happy?

Top answer: Buy her food she loves.

What did Emily like? If he remembered right, she went crazy for durian mille crêpe cake. He glanced at the clock, moved fast through his morning routine, and drove to her favorite dessert shop. He bought ten cakes without hesitation.

Back at the studio, Kenneth walked straight to Emily’s dressing room, bag in hand. He paused at the door, suddenly unsure how to start the conversation. Before he could decide, laughter drifted from inside—a man’s laugh.

Jarrod.

Kenneth’s mood sank. He pushed the door open and found Jarrod laughing with Emily, sitting across from each other. Whatever Jarrod had said, it had made Emily smile. On the coffee table were the exact same cakes Kenneth had just bought.

Emily could hardly breathe. She turned to Jarrod with an apologetic look. “Sorry, can we pick this up later?”

“Of course.” Jarrod got up right away. At the door, he handed Emily a piece of cake and smiled. “Bad days don’t last forever. Try to be happy every day, okay?”

“Thanks.” Emily nodded and smiled back, but the cake suddenly didn’t seem so appetizing.

The moment Jarrod left, Pam came in and closed the door quietly behind her. Remembering how Kenneth had just acted, she couldn’t help thinking, Was he… jealous? Did Kenneth actually like Emily?

Back in his own room, Kenneth tossed the cake bag onto the coffee table and flopped onto the couch. The more he thought about it, the worse he felt. Emily could laugh and joke so easily with everyone else, but when it came to him, it was like she couldn’t wait to keep her distance.

After sitting there in silence for a minute, he grabbed his phone and scrolled to Emily’s social profile.

He typed: You stole my first kiss. What are you going to do about it?