Bruce's POV

Isabella asked for a meeting at the estate to finalize the European expansion contracts that had been in negotiation for months now. I mentioned it casually to Beverly while she fed Emma, not expecting the tension that flooded her entire body at the suggestion.

"Can you not meet her at the office?" Beverly asked without looking at me, her voice carefully controlled in that way that meant she was holding back stronger emotions. I frowned, genuinely confused by her reaction to ...