Chapter 18 - The Hidden Document Inside The Framed American Flag
Richard settled into the leather armchair, setting a yellowed leather envelope down on the mahogany coffee table.
“Jonathan was a fool to think he could run an illegal intelligence syndicate without leaving a paper trail,” Richard noted.
“You knew about their underground operations all along, didn't you, Uncle?” Arthur asked, narrowing his eyes suspiciously.
“I knew enough to keep my distance, but not enough to stop them until now,” Richard confessed, sliding the envelope forward.
“What is this document?” Arthur asked, picking up the heavy parchment bearing official Department of State seals.
“It’s the original deed to this estate, signed by your grandfather, but with a very interesting codicil attached,” Richard smiled.
Arthur carefully unfolded the brittle pages, scanning the legal terminology until his eyes locked onto a shocking clause.
“The estate reverts directly to the federal government if the primary heir is ever subjected to domestic violence or treason,” Arthur read.
“Which means this entire property legally belongs to you and little Lily as a sovereign federal trust now,” Richard explained.
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Arthur looked up, realizing why Jonathan had fought so desperately to keep him and his daughter permanently eliminated.
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