Elena’s POV
“Ms. Meredith, I would like to…” I swallowed hard and licked my lips. “I would like to apologize for what I did yesterday. I didn’t know the full story until Jax explained it.” Saying it was difficult. Apologizing to someone who had mistreated me felt like a silent battle, but I wasn’t doing it for anyone else I was doing it for myself. “I know it was wrong to react so rashly. I was blinded by anger, and I won’t make excuses to justify it. I’m truly sorry.” I looked directly at her. I still carried deep resentment toward this woman from when I left the company. I had never imagined apologizing to her again like I used to when she was my superior. The only difference now was that this time the fault was mine. I hid my hands under the table and clenched my fists. “I was just…
