Chapter 878:

Kallie cleared her throat and replied, “Oh, no reason. Just curious.”

Kallie pondered the familiar scent she had just smelled. Perhaps it was just an illusion. She had been struggling to get a good night’s sleep lately, likely the reason she’d been experiencing some unsettling thoughts. Exhaustion was starting to creep back in.

With the conversation winding down, Kallie noticed the intensifying rain.

“It’s really pouring out there. Where do you live, Miss Payne? I can give you a lift if you’d like.”

Lacey shook her head and rose from her seat.

“Thank you for the offer, but I’ll manage.”

And with that, she turned and walked away.

watched in surprise as Lacey stepped out into the downpour without an umbrella.

Kallie shouted, trying to get

muffled her voice. Lacey didn’t seem to hear Kallie and quickened her pace, disappearing

when she noticed a man holding an umbrella walking toward Lacey. He was tall and stood with

evident that he was a strikingly handsome man. Kallie stopped dead in her tracks. She recognized that silhouette.

familiarly, their laughter mingling with the sound of the rain. He held the umbrella protectively over Lacey, shielding her from the

tales on

gust of wind snatched Kallie’s umbrella from her grasp, sending it tumbling down the street. The icy rain brought her back to her senses with

must be losing it,” she muttered, her brow furrowed in confusion. How could that man be Jake? She must have

returning to the cafe, Kallie couldn’t shake the image of the man from her mind. Even though she’d only seen his back, he’d seemed so familiar. But it appeared unlikely that man was Jake. Jake couldn’t be with Lacey. Nor could he

starting to think she was going

need to see a therapist.” She pulled out her phone to book the

she received a message from Neal, saying he planned to stay

about this and immediately went to

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