Elena’s pov

Catherine was back.

Adrian told me before Caleb and I left for Boston, so it wasn’t exactly a surprise. I’d gotten used to not having her around Sterling, and I’d rather enjoyed the peace and quiet.

Now, that was over.

The board meeting had been going on for a while when Catherine finished explaining how she managed to get Bellmont to agree to better terms than we initially expected.

“The changes should put us in a much better position,” Adrian said, looking through ...