Chapter 21 - A Sealed Black Envelope Arrives At Midnight
Late one quiet Friday evening, after the estate was wrapped in deep serenity and Maya was fast asleep in her suite, the main gate chime sounded softly. Sarah walked down the stone driveway to check the security pillar, finding a small, unmarked black envelope resting on the marble ledge.
There was no return address or postal stamp, only a heavy crimson wax seal stamped with an unfamiliar coat of arms from an overseas estate trust. Sarah brought the envelope into her private study, using a silver letter opener to slice open the heavy parchment paper inside.
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The handwritten message in dark ink made her blood run ice-cold:
“Evelyn was merely executing orders for a shadow trust... the man who arranged your daughter's marriage twenty years ago has just checked into a hotel in Chicago.”
