The shrimp platter left Jessica’s hands before I understood she meant to throw it.
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Chapter 21 - OLIVIA AT EIGHTEEN
Olivia’s first trust meeting lasted forty-five minutes.
She wore sneakers.
Brought coffee.
Looked suspicious of everyone.
Good.
The trustee explained:
Protected voting rights are not economic ownership.
Your branch does not mean you own ten percent of Carter Heritage.
You cannot fire the CEO.
You cannot withdraw company money.
You cannot demand hotels.
You do have consultation rights that increase with age.
Independent fiduciaries remain.
Olivia looked disappointed.
“So this is mostly meetings?”
“Yes.”
“Grandma Caroline hated teenagers.”
Possibly.
She studied architecture.
Not hospitality.
Not trust law.
Used lawful trust distributions for school.
No performative poverty.
Bought a used car because she liked it.
May you like
Then spent too much on furniture.
My daughter.
