ADRIAN POV.
I watched Katherine slip away from the table, and I couldn’t help but wonder what was on her mind.
She had been distracted tonight, and while I tried to focus on the business at hand, my thoughts kept drifting to her.
I turned my attention back to Owen Dalton, who was standing confidently in front of the crowd, delivering his speech.
He was as commanding as ever, his voice strong and clear. But even as I nodded along, pretending to be fully engaged, my gaze occasionally flicked to the entrance where Katherine had gone.
When the speech wrapped up, the applause was polite but enthusiastic, and I could see the admiration in people’s eyes.
Owen was good at this—charming the room, making people believe in what he said.
I’d seen it before, but tonight there was something d
