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Chapter 20 - The Mysterious Visitor

As evening fell over the Santa Barbara coast, a sleek grey sedan pulled up quietly along the coastal road.

A woman with short dark hair and a tailored trench coat stepped out, holding a thick leather briefcase.

She walked up the porch steps, stopping in front of Clara, who stood up cautiously from her chair.

"Are you Clara Vance?" the woman asked, her voice carrying an accent that sounded distinctly European.

"I am Clara Sterling now," Clara corrected firmly, using her maiden name. "Who are you?"

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The woman opened her briefcase, pulling out an antique silver locket that matched the one Clara inherited from her grandmother.

"I am your sister, Clara," the woman revealed softly. "And our mother didn't die twenty years ago like they told you."

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