“She told them Brielle was carrying the only legal heir to the Aldridge family trust,” I said.

Theo looked out toward the dark ocean breaking against the stone wall below the terrace.

“If the board finds out the bloodline can’t be verified, Spencer doesn’t just lose face,” Theo said.

“He loses his job.”

“And Rosalind loses her executive voting proxy along with him,” I said.

“They staged six years of public lies to bury one baseline lab result,” Theo said.

“They’re not going to give up that corporate seat without a fight.”