Chapter 8 - The Sapphire Pendant Holds A Confidential Family Key
Eleanor leaned closer, holding her sister’s frail hands while Marcus stood guard outside the apartment door against unwanted intruders.
“Clara, why did you run away? Who made you hide all these years?” Eleanor demanded gently through her tears.
Clara reached under her pillow with trembling fingers, pulling out a small, metallic flash drive concealed inside a hollowed-out book.
“Father didn't want me to inherit my share of the shipping trust... he wanted absolute control of Vance Global,” Clara gasped softly.
“He hired men to burn down the west wing, but I escaped through the underground utility tunnels before the roof collapsed.”
She placed the flash drive into Eleanor’s palm, closing Eleanor’s fingers tightly around the cold piece of technology.
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“This drive contains the unedited financial ledgers proving our father murdered our mother to seize the corporate empire.”
Eleanor’s blood ran ice-cold as the horrifying scope of her family’s dark legacy unfolded before her in the dingy apartment.
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