Chapter 14 - The Secret Heir

The next afternoon, a mysterious young woman named Victoria arrived at Chloe’s corporate headquarters in Manhattan.
Victoria wore an expensive wool coat and carried an antique leather briefcase stamped with European crests.
"I think you need to see these before you proceed with Carter's asset liquidation," Victoria said calmly.
She opened the briefcase, revealing original birth certificates and European trust agreements from twenty-eight years ago.
"Carter isn't Evelyn's biological son," Victoria dropped the bombshell without breaking eye contact.
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"He was adopted illegally from a private clinic in Vienna to secure the Sterling family trust."
Chloe sat back in her executive chair, the world around her shifting into complete dark chaos once again.