Chapter 10 - Richard Had Changed His Will
Richard’s locker contained another surprise.
A draft amendment to his estate plan.
Daniel’s attorney verified it had been executed shortly before Richard
died.
Richard created a restitution trust funded with his personal Vale
Maritime shares.
The beneficiary was Emily Carter.
Emily stared at the document.
“Why me?”
Because Richard believed his company’s actions had destroyed Thomas’s
life and left Emily’s family without answers.
The trust was substantial.
Margaret knew about it.
Daniel did not.
If Emily received the trust, she would also receive access rights to
historical company archives still held by the estate.
That was what Margaret feared most.
Not losing money.
Losing control of the records.
The brass key was evidence.
Emily was the legal doorway.
And her unborn child made Margaret even more desperate.
Under the trust, if Emily died before distribution, the interest passed
to Emily’s descendants.
The baby meant the claim would not disappear with Emily.
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Margaret could not erase the problem by intimidating her into walking
away.
