Chapter 25 - Returning to the grand suburban estate to find a mysterious package waiting at the front gates from an unknown international sender.
Upon returning from their New England cabin trip, Ethan and Clara found a heavy wooden box waiting at the estate security gates.
The box bore international shipping stamps from Zurich, Switzerland, with no return address or identifying corporate insignia.
Ethan carried the heavy parcel into his home office, wearing protective gloves as he unlatched the brass lid with a small knife.
Inside lay a collection of Swiss bank bearer bonds worth fifty million dollars, accompanied by a typewritten anonymous note.
"Your mother hid these offshore assets under a blind trust; use them to fund your foundation or burn them—she no longer exists."
Clara read the note over Ethan's shoulder, stunned by the sheer magnitude of hidden wealth their imprisoned mother had left behind.
"Should we turn these over to the federal restitution fund as well?" Clara asked without hesitation.
"Immediately; we don't want a single penny tainted by her criminal enterprise touching our family foundation," Ethan agreed firmly.
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They contacted federal marshals within the hour to coordinate the complete transfer of the hidden Swiss bearer bonds into public restitution.
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