Hazel's POV
"Our law firm has had a long-standing deal with his company," Ruby said. "This morning, an urgent overseas merger contract landed on my boss's desk. Every director had already signed it except Ryan. You know how hard he is to reach. He's been living abroad for years, and getting his signature usually takes the slowest international courier, at least three to five days. But guess what? The signed papers came back this afternoon! And the ink was fresh, definitely not a fax or some digital stamp. Everyone at the firm is guessing our legendary Mr. Sterling is back in person. There's no other way it could have been that fast."
My fingers tightened around the blanket without me even noticing.
Was he really back?
A strange mix of joy and hurt rose up in me, blurring my eyes. Six y
