“Mr. Thorne, are you aware of whose name appears on the original registration for Thorne Global?” the judge asked. Dominic gave an incredulous laugh and stated that the company was obviously his, but the woman shook her head.
“No, it isn’t,” she said firmly. She explained that while Dominic had been the face of the brand, she had designed the architecture and filed the initial paperwork through a private holding structure to keep her name out of the headlines.
Dominic scoffed and called it a work of fiction, but Judge Whitfield slammed his hand on the desk and told him to be silent. The judge confirmed that the formation records and intellectual property filings in the envelope showed a beneficial ownership chain that did not end with Dominic.
Harrison Baxter scrambled to see the documents, his face pale as he realized the ground was shifting beneath his feet. The judge then asked the woman why there was a discrepancy between the name in the file and the name listed in the divorce pleadings.