Chapter 39

            Three days later . . .

            The dress and shoes Bruce had bought her had arrived yesterday late afternoon by carrier. He had texted her to see if they had fit, which they had. Beverly didn’t know much about the upcoming evening tonight. She just knew that she was supposed to be an ornament on his arm during a business dinner with foreign partners of his. That’s all she could be since she didn’t know a thing about real estate – much less international real estate.

            Beverly had gone out that afternoon to get her hair and nails done. Judging from how Bruce was acting through their text exchanges, tonight was a big deal. She didn’t want to embarrass him. In the past, she didn’t care who she embarrassed by being herself, but