Louis quickly got off Frank's lap. "Daddy, Mommy, we're going on a mission. See you at lunch."

Kara and Frank nodded slightly. After the children left, they stared at each other.

"You must be so confused that you have to tell them about your grandmother." Kara reached for her husband's fingers.

Frank smiled wryly. "One way to cheer someone up is through diversion. I'm lucky that the children are curious about their great-grandmother. Otherwise, I don't know how to defend my mother."

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