Chapter 17 - The Secret Of Hamburg
Sophia leaned over Victoria’s shoulder, her breath hitching as she read the remaining lines of the ancient journal entry.
“In exchange for fifty percent of our Great Lakes shipping routes, Lord Conrad Weber provided three million dollars in gold bullion.”
“The original contract states that if the Vance family ever alters its primary corporate charter, the Weber family has the legal right to claim all assets.”
“Inside Vault 1 at the Bank of Switzerland sits the original 1924 charter carrying the Weber family seal.”
Victoria dropped the journal onto the wooden table, staring at her sister in complete, stunned silence as the rain pounded outside.
The forty-billion-dollar foundation they had just rescued from Carter was built on an international contract that was legally void.
If the Weber family in Germany discovered that Carter Vance had been arrested and the corporate charter altered, they could seize everything.
Every dollar dedicated to environmental research, every medical grant, and Leo’s entire trust fund could be confiscated by European courts.
“Does Carter know about this, Victoria?” Sophia whispered, her face turning pale as she looked at the dusty leather journals.
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“No,” Victoria answered softly, her analytical mind instantly calculating the massive legal threat facing their family.
“Father and Carter never searched these archives. They thought the Federal Reserve vault was the only trust in existence.”
