KASMINE.
I was waiting impatiently all morning to confront Kester about what I'd just heard, but he was nowhere to be found. I called, but his lines were unreachable.
He didn't even step foot into his office after I left him outside when we arrived.
By the time it hit 1 pm, my frustration had hit its peak.
Jake wasn't speaking to me.
Not a single word.
He barely stayed in the office with me, slipping in and out like he couldn't even stand being in the same space.
And for the first time since stepping into this building, I felt something close to panic.
Now, the frustration was warping into something worse.
Then, as if the universe had been waiting for my patience to snap, the office doors swung open.
I looked up instantly.
Kester walked in.
My body moved before I could think. I
