Chapter Twenty-Six
During that first summer of her marriage, Elena did her best to avoid Liz Beckerman, but the older woman easily overcame her half-hearted protests. Within weeks of Elena’s confession to Nadia, she had capitulated and was well on her way to becoming Mistress Beckerman’s unquestioning slave. Elena was constantly terrified Franklin and Nadia would somehow find out what she was up to, but with Beverly Harrison’s background machinations, Nadia and Franklin were kept unaware.
One rainy day in September just before noon, Liz Beckerman came into the lobby of the firm and asked to see Elena. When Elena came down to the lobby she had planned to say she couldn’t see Liz anymore, but Liz effortlessly cut through her reluctance. Torn between her fear of Victor and Franklin and her
