Chapter 14 - The Formal Reading Of Late Wife's Last Will
Six weeks after the arrests at the Marblehead marina, life in the suburban Boston mansion had slowly returned to a state of peaceful calm.
The house had been completely swept by private security technicians, who removed all corrupted electronics and installed new locks.
Mark sat inside his private study with his family attorney, Mr. Higgins, reviewing the restored financial trusts for Lily's future.
"The district attorney confirmed today that Vanessa and Julian are facing twenty years in federal prison without parole," Higgins stated.
"All three million dollars stolen from the college fund have been fully recovered from the Delaware shell accounts," Higgins added.
The attorney pulled a sealed, black leather folder from his briefcase, setting it down on the cherrywood desk in front of Mark.
"This is the supplemental estate document your late wife, Sarah, deposited in our vault eight years ago before she passed," Higgins said.
Mark touched the worn leather cover with trembling fingers, feeling a deep wave of nostalgia for the woman he had loved so deeply.
"Why was this folder held back until now, Mr. Higgins?" Mark asked, looking up at the elderly attorney with sudden curiosity.
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"Because Sarah instructed me to open it only if you ever faced a catastrophic betrayal within this household," Higgins revealed soberly.
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