The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 1399

On the other side of the city, Emily was still groggy after sleeping the whole day away. When she finally woke up, the sky outside was dim and gray, the world behind her window wrapped in heavy fog. The hangover wasn’t helping either. Her head felt thick, the aftertaste of last night’s drinks still lingering.

She kept her eyes shut as her slender hand reached out from under the comforter, fingers searching until they landed on her phone. The moment she turned it on, notifications started piling up—texts, breaking news alerts, all vying for her attention.

She barely had a second to collect herself before her phone started ringing. Pam.

“Hey,” Emily answered, dragging her finger across the screen. Her lips were dry. She tried to lick some moisture back into them, but her voice was still rough. “I thought we said no calls.”

“Get up and read the news,” Pam said, racing through her words. “Trust me, you’re going to feel a thousand times better.”

News? Something else with Kenneth? Emily’s heart gave a hard, painful thud. She hesitated, then finally tapped open Twitter. Sure enough, Kenneth was trending. She bit her lower lip as she clicked through.

It was a statement from Kenneth and Adela. A clarification.

Emily’s eyes went wide as she took in the details. So it was just an accident… They weren’t actually together?

“I told you, Kenneth’s standards aren’t that low,” Pam said with a sigh. “You’re usually so smart, so calm and collected. Why does all logic disappear the second it’s about Kenneth?”

Emily kept scrolling, but she couldn’t feel happy. The official word was clear: the thing with Adela was a mistake, nothing more, but Kenneth’s message was blunt. No girlfriend, no one he liked, just him and blank space. He might as well have spelled it out for everyone.

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