“Now that ownership is clear, the next question is what you do with that authority.”

I looked at the certificate.

My old signature.

The one I’d forgotten.

“First, I make everyone stop pretending the question is still ownership.”

PART 5 — THE $2.7 MILLION OFFER

The buyer arrived with a gray-haired representative named Tom.

The unsigned $2.7 million offer sat between us.

The faded baggage tag was beside my papers.

Michael noticed it.