~Isabella~
I was trying my best to process the information that Thomas Clayton has just given me. Victor left me complete control over his entire corporate empire and his vast real estate properties. Though I was trying my best to reconcile that in my mind, I couldn’t help but wonder how the family would take this. I was now the steward of the Bernardi family’s fortune and existence. Though my love and devotion to my Victor meant that I would honor this responsibility with care, I was still a Rossi and there were people I suspected who would find it difficult to have me be the gatekeeper of the Bernardi family. Victor’s affection for me was never something I questioned, making it known that I was his queen, ensuring that I received all the pomp and circumstances that one would expect for
