“Cole needs someone who can read corporate balance sheets to check the final numbers before Monday,” Brooke added, giving me a thin, pointed smile.

“Cole has an internal audit team for corporate files,” I said.

“Internal auditors are too slow,” Cole said, stepping onto the stone patio behind her.

“Brooke handles my personal equity accounts.”

“I’m named as co-trustee on the family estate accounts, Cole.”

“That’s just a legal formality for estate planning,” Brooke said smoothly, running her thumb along the leather strap of the ledger bag.

“It doesn’t mean you need to worry about capital allocation.”