Chapter 12 - Decrypting The Classified International Legal Notice
Reid carried the heavy envelope back into the kitchen, placing it carefully in the center of the table where the federal financial reports were scattered.
He slit the seal open with precise, practiced movements, pulling out a single sheet of watermarked stationery written in both English and German.
“What does it say, Reid?” I asked, leaning closer as I tried to read the elegant, typed lettering across the page.
“Notice of Execution regarding the primary shadow trust of late General Arthur Marlowe Sr.”
“As primary surviving male heir, Captain Reid Marlowe is requested to appear in Geneva to claim undisclosed international assets and assume direct chairmanship of the syndicate.”
Reid stared at the paper in stunned silence, his dark eyes widening as he recognized the name of his estranged grandfather who had supposedly died in Europe decades ago.
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“Your grandfather... I thought he perished in the Cold War years before you were even born,” I whispered, looking up into Reid’s shocked face.
“So did everyone else in my family; my mother spent her entire life trying to find this exact trust fund and failed,” Reid said, shaking his head in disbelief.
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