Chapter 17 - An Unexpected Visitor At The Gala
That evening, I attended the annual Capital Business Leadership Gala at the Kennedy Center, surrounded by senators, CEOs, and diplomats.
As I stood near the grand balcony chatting with a group of international investors, my executive assistant tapped me gently on the shoulder.
“Ms. Vance, there is a gentleman waiting in the VIP reception lounge claiming to be your late father’s former business partner,” she whispered.
“He says he has urgent documents regarding an unregistered trust account that was opened in your father’s name thirty years ago.”
I paused, setting my champagne glass down as a sharp, curious instinct flared inside my mind.
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My father had passed away when I was twelve years old, leaving my mother and me with what we believed was a modest life insurance settlement.
I stepped away from the gala floor, walking through the velvet-curtained arches into the quiet, dimly lit private reception lounge.
