Chapter 26 - The European Envelope
It was a cold December afternoon in Boston, with soft white snow falling gently over the estate's manicured lawns.
A private diplomatic courier stood at the front gate, delivering a heavy black envelope sealed with dark red wax.
Marcus scanned the package through security scanners before delivering it to Julian sitting in his library study.
Inside was a high-resolution photograph of a private chalet in the Swiss Alps, holding a young man who looked remarkably like Julian.
Accompanying the photograph was a short, typed letter written on heavy vellum paper that made Julian's eyes narrow in sharp focus.
"Mr. Vance, your father had a second family in Europe that was kept secret from you for over thirty years."
"Your half-brother, Alexander, has just inherited the original private journals of the European syndicate's founders."
"He believes you betrayed his mother to steal the family's American fortune, and he is coming to Boston to reclaim it."
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Julian stared at the photograph, looking into the cold, vengeful eyes of his unknown twenty-two-year-old half-brother.
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