He had a lot going on and would need to delegate efficiently; he could stay in touch via his Laptop and video conferencing but there were some things that had to be dealt with in person. Not everything was handled electronically, even in a bank as cutting edge as Brockleman Brothers.If he was honest, this wasn’t really a good time for him to be away from the office but he’d let Lizzie down badly once and he had no intention of doing that again. Their marriage may be over and they might be in the process of divorcing but she was still his wife and she mattered more to him than a couple of multi-million pound deals. That was just money after all, and money could always be made in the City, especially if you were Max Bedford. Despite the fact that she would be returning home tomorrow; or perhaps because of it, Lizzie felt she just had to get out of the apartment, even if only for a few hours. She could walk fairly well with the crutches and, providing she avoided stairs, she should be fine.
