“The inquiry was funded by Vanguard Global’s main asset trust.”

“Patrick works with Vanguard,” I said.

“He talks about their managing partners constantly.”

Arthur put his pen down with a soft click.

“Did Patrick ever ask about your birth parents before the two of you got married?”

“Not once,” I said.

“He told me my past didn’t matter because I had no family worth mentioning.”

Arthur took a fresh yellow legal pad out of his desk drawer.