Chapter 11 - The Secret Safe Deposit Box
An hour later, Mara drove straight to a local bank branch in downtown Austin, ignoring the Ashford lawyers still parked outside her apartment.
She bypassed the teller lines and walked directly into the private vault room with a key Leo had left inside a hollowed-out book.
The bank manager unlocked deposit box number 412, sliding out a dusty metal box before bowing respectfully and leaving the room.
Mara lifted the lid with trembling fingers.
Inside sat a thick stack of legal documents, a sealed flash drive, and a handwritten letter addressed to her.
She tore open the envelope, reading Leo’s familiar handwriting under the harsh fluorescent lights:
“Dearest Mara, if you are reading this, my brother Grant has finally found us.”
“The fire wasn't an accident, Mara. Grant set it to force me out of the company so he could control the trust fund alone.”
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“Protect our daughter. Don't let them touch her.”
“The flash drive contains the financial audit proving Grant's corporate fraud... use it before he destroys us.”
