Chapter 5 - The Mystery Of Blue Envelope
Corbin crept up the worn carpeted stairs of the second-floor landing, stopping just outside apartment 4B where the door stood slightly ajar.
“You’re playing a very dangerous game, Lianna, thinking you can hide things from the board forever,” Arthur’s voice boomed coldly inside.
“I’m not hiding anything! I just want what Julian legally left for our son before your company destroyed him!” Lianna cried out defensively.
“Julian was a liability who didn't understand how real business operates, and neither do you,” Arthur sneered with absolute condescension.
Through the narrow crack in the doorway, Corbin saw Lianna standing by the kitchen table, her face pale and her hands trembling uncontrollably.
She reached into a battered wooden drawer and pulled out a faded blue envelope tied neatly with a weathered red ribbon.
“Here is the original patent assignment contract bearing your uncle Richard’s signature,” Lianna whispered, her voice shaking with fear.
“Now leave us alone and let me raise my son in peace without your constant threats of eviction and ruin,” she demanded bravely.
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Arthur snatched the blue envelope from her hands, a triumphant and sinister smirk spreading across his sharp features.
“Peace is a luxury you can't afford, my dear; especially when you think a twenty-eight-dollar grocery bill is your biggest problem,” Arthur laughed cruelly.
