Chapter 145

Kelly POV

Everything had been leading to this moment, and now it felt like there was no turning back. Susan and I had spent too long circling the truth without actually grabbing hold of it, but today we finally had enough to confront Mrs. Kim and force answers out into the open.

We sat inside Susan’s car, parked a little way down the street where we wouldn’t be noticed easily, both of us watching through the windshield as Kate stood outside a café across the road. She was speaking with Mrs. Kim, and even though we couldn’t hear a single word, the tension between them was impossible to miss.

Kate’s arms were crossed tightly over her chest, her posture rigid, her expression pulled into frustration that she wasn’t even trying to hide. Mrs. Kim, on the other hand, looked calm in a way that felt practiced, almost careful, like she had already decided