I had arrived at the estate angry about a seat.

I left the library with questions about voting rights, corporate assets, hidden transfers, and a woman whose identity appeared to be more complicated than anyone had told me.

The gold emblem had been the first clue.

It wasn’t going to be the last.

PART 3 — THE MONEY THAT BUILT HIS EMPIRE

Daniel kept his files in a records room at Prescott Technologies.

It was nothing like Aaron’s executive office.