“Look at section four, paragraph twelve,” Theo whispered, pointing at the page.

I read the text slowly out loud.

Clause Forty-Two expressly governed the transfer of voting equity to any legal heir on the retirement or incapacity of the principal owner.

“It demands absolute proof of direct biological lineage,” I said.

“Read the next line,” Theo said.

“Should an heir’s biological lineage be unverified or legally contested, all administrative voting power held by the matriarch shall be suspended at once, pending an independent audit by the board of directors.”

“Rosalind put that clause in to stop Spencer’s father from handing shares to his outside family forty years ago,” Theo said.