“He went after me on purpose,” I said.

“All because of Vanguard.”

Arthur scrolled on to the third page of the corporate debt filing.

“Vanguard Global isn’t just an investment firm,” he said.

“It’s a private family trust controlled completely by Gavin Rochester.”

Arthur highlighted one particular penalty clause in the loan agreement.

“If Patrick could show he’d married a direct heir to the Vanguard estate, the default clauses would freeze automatically under trust inheritance law.”

I laid the pen down on the desk.