(Sabrina's POV) After the meeting with Kate, all my doubts fade away. I feel reborn, more confident, as if nothing in the world can separate me from Ethan anymore. Still when I receive a test from her that same day inviting us to dinner at the Hale Estate, my stomach twists into knots. Dinner tonight. Eight o'clock. Formal. Everyone will be there. "Everyone" in Kate's world means board members, executives, extended family—the people who've been whispering about me at every company function. The ones who smiled to my face at the gala while dissing my background behind my back. "Mom?" Jake appears in the doorway, already in his pajamas even though it's barely evening. "Are you okay?" I paste on a smile. "We have dinner at the estate tonight." His face lights up. "With Granny Kate?"

