Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Black Envelope Arrives At Arthur’s Gate
Late on a quiet Friday midnight, the automated security chime on the grand gates of the Sterling estate echoed softly.
Valeria walked down the long stone driveway under the pale glow of the security floodlights to inspect the perimeter.
There was no delivery truck or visitor in sight along the dark, winding country road bordering the sprawling property.
Resting on the stone pillar was a plain black envelope sealed with an unfamiliar crimson wax stamp.
There was no return address or postal mark, only a chilling symbol carved directly into the hardened red wax.
Valeria picked it up with a gloved hand, unlocked the pedestrian gate, and sliced open the seal with her letter opener.
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Inside lay a single photograph of her walking outside Sterling Capital Tower earlier that afternoon, alongside a handwritten note:
“You crushed Marcus and ruined Beatrice, Valeria... but you never checked who actually financed their family trust. We are coming for your father's empire next.”
