Chapter 27 - THE DE LA ROCHE CONSPIRACY
Count Henri pointed to a leather ledger resting on a pedestal beneath her mother's portrait.
"Twenty-four years ago, my brother Philippe tried to sell our family's assets to an international crime syndicate," Henri explained.
"Sarah discovered his plot and stole the master access codes, fleeing to New York to protect you," he added softly.
"Philippe spent two decades searching for Sarah, unaware that she had passed away in Brooklyn," Henri revealed tearfully.
"Is Philippe still searching for these access codes?" Julian asked sharply, his security instincts on high alert.
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"Philippe died five years ago in prison," Count Henri answered, pausing for a long, dramatic moment.
"But his son, Laurent, recently discovered that Sarah had a daughter living in New York City."
