Chapter 29 - THE MYSTERIOUS DELIVERY
As the sun began to set behind the rolling hills of Connecticut, casting a warm orange glow over the estate, a private delivery courier motorcycle pulled up to the main gate.
Officer Reed walked down to the gate, returning a few minutes later holding a small wooden box wrapped in heavy red velvet.
"This was just delivered from a private courier service in Paris, Lucas," Reed explained, handing the box to Lucas on the patio table. "There's no sender name, only a wax seal."
Nataly stepped closer, her brow furrowing in curiosity as she looked at the silver crest stamped into the red wax seal. "That's unusual. Do we know anyone in France?"
Lucas picked up an antique brass letter opener, carefully breaking the wax seal and lifting the wooden lid of the box.
Inside lay an old, tarnished pocket watch made of pure platinum, featuring a detailed engraving of the Vance family crest on its front cover.
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Lucas gasped softly, picking up the heavy pocket watch with a trembling hand. "This was my mother's personal watch... it disappeared from her room the night she died twenty years ago."
Beneath the pocket watch lay a single folded piece of heavy parchment paper, written in elegant, dark blue ink.
