Beverly's POV

I could not stop thinking about what Isabella said.

"Another year and I might have tried to win him back myself." The words haunted me during sleepless nights while Bruce snored peacefully beside me, completely unaware of the war raging inside my head.

Bruce insisted it meant nothing when I finally confronted him about it. "She was joking, Beverly. Isabella is professional and respectful of our marriage. You are reading into something that does not exist." His dismissal only ...