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Jacob’s Point Of View.
Within twenty-four hours of fear gripping our small family, Kate had reinvented herself, and I couldn’t be more impressed. She retained control of the reins at GD and our new companies with my support while still resting and unwinding from recent stress for the sake of our pregnancy.
She became a mother-in-training and determined that our threatened miscarriage was a learning moment.
Kate emailed concise instructions to Hannah and Gunther and had Isabella meet her twice daily at our home to manage a growing agenda, issue follow-up instructions to key staff, and chase progress.
At lunch, I caught up with my wife, having successfully signed off the new, extended stable block. It was cold outside, so an extra large bowl of Lizzie’s minestrone was welcome. I dipped chunky, crusty bread and took on plenty of calories to replace those I had lost on a mid-morning run with Alicia.
I watched Isabella preparing a meeting room, while fielding calls and messages that would usually find their way to Kate. She was young, fit, and clever, willing to work hard, and respectfully ambitious, always keen to learn.
“Isabella is amazing, Kate.”
“She is such a sweet, kind girl and very effective. She’s in a relationship with our lawyer, which seems to be going well.”
“Karl is still attending our 4 p.m. meeting, right?”
“Of course… everything you requested is ready for signing off, honey.”
I mulled over the agenda for our meeting with Karl and Isabella, who had worked on a project for us, today being its culmination. Family had come to define me, and like Kate, I had gone through a change process.
“Where is the team with our acquisition project of Bourne and LSE, Kate?”