Chapter 6 - Jonathan Recalls The Tragic Day Samantha Vanished
Jonathan stared out toward the Pacific Ocean horizon, lost in the bitter memories of a devastating past.
“I told your father that fateful night that trusting Victoria was a dangerous mistake,” Jonathan murmured sorrowfully.
“You warned him, Jonathan, but ambition often blinds even the wisest men in our family,” Samantha acknowledged gently.
“When your car went off the coastal highway, Victoria immediately seized control of your trust fund and voting shares,” he recalled.
Victoria covered her ears, pacing back and forth across the rug like a trapped animal cornered by hunters.
“Stop talking about the past! I earned this company through hard work and strategic genius!” Victoria shrieked defensively.
“You earned a prison cell, Victoria, and today you are finally going to check in,” Samantha said coldly.
Jonathan pulled a heavy brass ledger from his leather portfolio and handed it directly to the true heiress.
“Here are the original shareholder registries bearing your father’s unbroken signature,” Jonathan announced proudly.
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Samantha accepted the ancestral ledger, feeling the familiar weight of her birthright restored to her hands at last.
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