At my sister’s wedding, my parents demanded i hand…

yours. Not given by a man. Not borrowed from family. Yours. Own it outright, and no one can take it.”

I asked her, “Is that why you kept the company in your name even after Dad started running it?”

She smiled, sharp and knowing. “Gerald runs operations. I own the structure. Never confuse management with ownership.”

I didn’t understand then. I do now.

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