Only a very small number of people in the world called her by that name.

She looked down at the faint water stain on the sleeve of her cream blouse — the blouse she’d worn to cook a dinner for people who thought she was the help — and felt, at last, entirely calm.

“Is everything ready for tonight?” she asked.

Chapter 6 — Ms. Danforth

“The presentation is prepared,” Ambrose said.

“The board is seated, and the financial review is complete.”