Chapter 7 - Noah Was Already in Richard’s Will
Richard had created an education and inheritance trust for Noah after
the DNA confirmation.
It came entirely from Richard’s personal assets.
Claire had never asked for it.
In fact, she initially refused.
Richard insisted.
“Noah shouldn’t lose a grandfather because adults failed him.”
Victoria discovered the trust during a legal review.
She objected.
Not because of the money alone.
Blackwood Capital’s family voting agreement contained a succession
clause.
A legally recognized child of Ethan could eventually hold certain family
voting rights.
Noah changed the future structure of the company.
Ethan looked at Claire.
“Did you know?”
“No.”
Richard had deliberately kept corporate implications away from her.
Victoria had not.
To her, Noah was not simply a grandson.
He was a threat to the succession plan she had spent years building
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around Ethan’s cousin, Lucas.
And suddenly the events of seven years earlier had a second motive.
