She felt neither joy nor pity.

The company had once been the center of Douglas’s identity.

For Gwen, it had become something else.

Evidence.

Evidence that a person could contribute enormously to a life and still be erased from the story if she stayed quiet long enough.

PART 20 — A HOME WITH HER NAME ON IT

Six months after the ruling, Gwen signed a lease on a better apartment.

Two bedrooms.