Her own name didn’t appear anywhere on the five pages.

Not as a cofounder, not as a design director, and not as a joint property holder.

Caroline touched the raised notary seal pressed into the heavy paper beside Grant’s signature.

“Is there a secondary equity schedule attached to this file?” Caroline asked.

Mrs.

Gable adjusted her spectacles and tapped a key on her computer.

“No additional filings on record, dear.

Just the initial charter.”