“I am an active investor,” I said.

Chloe let out a high-pitched, drawn-out laugh that rattled her gold bangles.

“She brought the old family lawyer,” Chloe told the woman sitting next to her.

“I think she thinks she gets a vote on Brandon’s board.”

“She’s just my husband’s charity project, really,” Victoria told the room, flashing a quick, practiced smile at the bank vice president sitting near the head of the table.

“Walter took her in out of duty, but she’s always preferred manual work to actual family business.”