Or did he?
The grandmother's will. The clause requiring marriage before assuming full control of Ashcroft Group. I'd been so focused on my own position in that arrangement that I'd never asked what exactly the old man had been trying to ensure. What he'd been worried about losing if his grandson didn't have the anchor of a family.
I opened a new document.
Typed: Reginald Ashcroft. Whitmore connection.
Looked at it for a moment.
Margaret appeared. "Dr. Voss is leaving for the evening. He wanted to know if you're planning to stay late."
"Another hour," I said. "I'll lock up the library."
She nodded. Paused. Her expression did something small and deliberate. "Professor Pemberton seemed pleased. With the work."
"He said it was competent."
"He told Dr. Voss it was the best provenance a
