Bernard POV
I walked into my office building on Monday morning after three weeks in Italy, still feeling like I was living in a dream. The honeymoon had been everything Tracy and I had hoped for - luxury hotels, expensive restaurants, designer shopping in Rome and Florence. We had spent money like we were millionaires, and for the first time in months, I felt like a successful businessman again.
But as I rode the elevator up to my office, I noticed something different. There was a new security system that required me to scan an ID card, and the receptionist was someone I had never seen before.
"Good morning, Mr. Fredrick," the new receptionist said when I approached her desk. "Welcome back. I'm Lisa Chen, the new administrative coordinator."
"Administrative coordinator?" I repeated. "W
