Chapter 10: Page Five

I dressed in Cormick's sweater and my own jeans and went out to meet my brother with my hair still wet.

Russell stood on the front step with a leather folder under his arm.

He took in the sweater, and the bare feet, and the man behind me, and his smile slid sideways.

"Well," he said. "You've settled in."

"What do you want, Russell?"

"Dad sent me. It's nothing. Family paperwork."

He held the folder out.

"Colette's engagement is official now, so the family trust has to be updated.

"Dad needs your signature on one page. You'll be done in a minute."

"Which trust?"

"Eden. Just sign."

I did not take the folder.

Cormick came to stand beside me. He did not touch me, and he did not say a word.

He didn't have to.

Russell glanced at him and his face tightened.

"Sit down, both of you," he said. "It's cold out here."

"I'll read it here," I said.

I took the folder and opened it on the hood of his car.

It was a single stapled document of six pages.

The first page said NOTICE OF PROXY TRANSFER at the top.

Underneath was a line for my signature, with a small yellow arrow beside it.

I turned to the second page and read it from the top.

Russell shifted his weight.

"You don't need to read all that."

"I'm reading it."

"It's boilerplate."

"Then it won't take long."

Cormick still said nothing.

The second page listed the holdings of Hadfield and Lowry Marine Freight. Under the heading Majority Shareholder, there was a name.

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