Chapter 15 - The Forgotten Photograph Inside The Faded Brown Coat
Back in their modest apartment later that night, the radiator hissed a comforting melody against the winter chill.
Clara sat in the living room armchair, wearing a clean sweater lent to her by Hannah while drinking chamomile tea.
She pulled her worn leather wallet out of the faded brown coat draped neatly over the sofa back.
From behind the plastic ID slot, she extracted a second, smaller photograph that she hadn't shown anyone earlier.
It showed a handsome young man with dark hair, standing beside an old legal office sign downtown.
“Do you know who this is, Hannah?” Clara asked quietly, holding the picture toward the lamp light.
Hannah squinted at the faded ink, shaking her head. “No, I’ve never seen him before in my life.”
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“That is the lawyer your father hired to draft the secret estate trust before he passed away,” Clara revealed grimly.
“A trust that was supposed to secure your future, but vanished the week after your father’s sudden stroke.”
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