(Kate's POV - Earlier That Day)
I'm in my study, reviewing contracts, when my phone lights up with a notification.
Someone has tagged me. Kate Hale.
I don't get tagged often. When I do, it's usually business-related. Press releases. Industry news.
This is different.
The thumbnail shows Jake. That serious little face and those too-bright eyes.
With the title: "My Angry Granny Isn't Really Angry—She Just Pretends"
I hesitate for exactly three seconds.
Then click play.
Jake's voice fills my study. Calm. Certain. Explaining me like I'm a case study.
"Everyone sees my granny always angry. But I did research. She's not mean. She's just strict."
Then a footage I didn't know existed plays.
Me at the hospital. At the community garden. At the children's art show.
Moments I thought were
