Chapter 21 - A Sealed Black Envelope Arrives At Midnight
Late one quiet Friday evening, after the entire estate was wrapped in deep midnight silence and their daughter was fast asleep in her room, the front gate chime sounded softly. Marcus walked down the long paved driveway to check the security pillar near the entrance, finding a small, unmarked black envelope resting on the stone ledge.
There was no return address or postal stamp, only a heavy crimson wax seal stamped with an unfamiliar emblem from an private investigative firm based in London. Marcus brought the envelope into his study, using a silver letter opener to slice open the heavy parchment paper inside.
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The handwritten message in dark ink made his blood run ice-cold:
“Evelyn was not the person who originally hired Dr. Thorne to forge the medical reports... your biological father is still alive, and he has just checked into a hotel in downtown Atlanta.”
