Chapter 14 - THE UNEXPECTED LETTER
Samantha picked up the black envelope, noticing the heavy red wax seal stamped with an intricate lion crest—a crest that belonged to her late father's oldest business partner in the United Kingdom.
She broke the wax seal with a silver letter opener, pulling out a single sheet of heavy cream parchment written in dark black ink.
"Samantha," the letter read. "You executed the sting operation against the Zurich syndicate with perfection. However, you must know that the man you put in federal prison was not working alone within your family's inner circle."
Samantha's eyes narrowed as she read the next paragraph, her grip tightening on the parchment paper.
"Your father's original trust document contained a secondary beneficiary clause that was hidden inside the Swiss archives thirty years ago," the letter continued. "A secondary beneficiary who possesses the exact same voting power as you—and who has just landed at JFK International Airport."
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Samantha lowered the paper slowly, her heart beating with a steady, calculated rhythm. She did not panic; she simply walked over to her desk and picked up her black smartphone.
"Marcus," Samantha commanded into the receiver, her voice dropping into an arctic register. "Activate the secondary security detail and trace every private flight manifest that landed from London in the last two hours."
