Chapter 4 - THE ACCUSATION OF THEFT
"Silence!" Evelyn barked without even turning around, instantly freezing the guards in their tracks.
Julian gasped in shock, his jaw dropping at his grandmother's unexpected fury.
"Answer me, young lady," Evelyn repeated, her leather-gloved hand gently touching Clara's wrist to examine the timepiece closely. "Who gave you this watch?"
"It belonged to my late mother," Clara replied softly, her voice filled with quiet dignity. "She gave it to me before she passed away in Chicago three years ago."
"She told me it was the only piece of her true family she had left," Clara added, looking directly into Evelyn's stunned face.
Evelyn's fingers brushed against the custom engraving on the back of the platinum watch case.
Inside the metal was etched a microscopic family crest—the original seal of Vance Global Industries, created fifty years ago.
May you like
"This watch was custom-designed for my youngest daughter, Sarah, who disappeared twenty-five years ago," Evelyn whispered, her voice choked with emotion.
Julian’s face turned completely white as the terrifying realization crashed down upon his arrogant mind.
