Chapter 17 - THE UNEXPECTED VISITOR
One week after New Year's Day, a sleek black sedan pulled up the long driveway of the Sterling estate in Connecticut.
A tall, distinguished man in his late fifties stepped out of the vehicle, wearing a tailored charcoal trench coat and leather gloves.
He carried a leather briefcase and walked up the front steps with a posture of quiet, formidable confidence.
David opened the front door, looking at the stranger with immediate suspicion following the recent trauma.
"Can I help you, sir?" David asked, stepping out onto the porch to block the entrance.
"My name is Arthur Vance, senior partner at Vance & Associates in Manhattan," the man introduced himself smoothly.
"I am the estate attorney representing the late Harrison Sterling... your father's biological brother," Arthur revealed.
David froze in surprise, having been told his entire life that his father was an only child who had no surviving relatives.
Margaret stepped into the foyer behind David, her eyes locking onto Arthur Vance with immediate, sharp recognition.
"Arthur... I told you thirty years ago never to set foot on this property again," Margaret stated coldly.
Arthur removed his leather glove, pulling a thick yellowed document from his leather briefcase with a solemn expression.
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"I wouldn't be here, Margaret, if your late husband hadn't left a secret secondary will that was just unlocked today."
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