Chapter 14 - Unlocking the Secret Safety Deposit Box
Standing together in the library, Emma and her returned father opened the second hidden compartment of the family safe.
Richard Sterling placed a thick file of Swiss bank records and international investigative reports onto the mahogany desk.
“I didn't fake my death for fun, Emma; an international corporate syndicate tried to assassinate me to steal our family holdings,” Richard explained.
“The same syndicate that planted Celeste into our estate and manipulated Nathan into marrying you,” Richard added gravely.
“They thought I was dead, so they used Nathan as a puppet to acquire the remaining domestic voting shares before your birthday,” he said.
Emma listened in stunned silence, realizing her marital betrayal was merely a small battle in a much larger corporate war.
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“That’s why the signature forgery had to happen before Friday—because once you turned twenty-nine, the trust locked permanently,” Emma realized.
“Exactly,” Richard nodded, placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder. “And now, we are going to burn their entire syndicate to the ground.”
