Cashin stared at his phone as if the device had just delivered news of his own death.
For several seconds, nobody spoke.
Then he pushed his chair backward so violently that its legs scraped across the hardwood floor.
“What the hell is this?”
Fallon immediately grabbed his arm.
“Cashin? What happened?”
He turned the phone toward her.
I watched her face change.
First confusion.
Then disbelief.
Then something I had not seen on my sister’s face in years.
Fear.
“What does this mean?” she whispered.
Cashin swallowed.
“It says the transfer was accepted, but the operating assets are excluded.”
I took another sip of vodka.
“That’s correct.”
Cashin looked up.
“What operating assets?”
I set my glass down.
“The patents. The manufacturing equipment. The customer contracts. The trademarks. The proprietary formulas. The research laboratory. The licensing agreements. The distribution network.”
I paused.
“Everything that makes money.”
Fallon’s mouth fell open.
“But Dad gave us the company!”
“He did,” I replied. “Congratulations.”
My father slammed his wineglass onto the table.
“Sutton, stop playing games.”
I looked at him.
“I’m not playing anything, Dad. I’m explaining the transaction you authorized.”
Cashin began frantically scrolling through his phone.
“No. No, this isn’t possible. The company is worth eighty-four million dollars.”
I smiled.
“The business operations are valued at approximately eighty-four million dollars. The LLC you just acquired is not.”
Fallon stared at me.
“What are you talking about?”
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