Chapter 82

Kelly POV

Adrian and I had been too busy to have those conversations about Kate. We kept putting it off. I had so much on my plate right now, and that includes going to Harper’s school event today.

I had been to countless school events over the years. Science fairs, plays, sports days. But none had ever left me feeling as uneasy as this one.

The bright lights and cheerful decorations in the gymnasium did little to settle my nerves. There were balloons tied to chairs and streamers hanging from the ceiling. Harper walked beside me, clutching the ribbon she had earned earlier that day. Her excitement was radiating in every step she took.

I should have been happy. I should have been proud even. But my mind was elsewhere. It kept drifting.

I had known Aiden attended this school. I had just found out a week ago after going to pick Harper up and seeing Evelyn pick up Aiden right there in the parking lot.

Seeing him here, in Harper’s world, was som