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Chapter 21 - A Sealed Black Envelope Arrives At Midnight

Late one quiet Friday evening, after Elena was fast asleep in her suite and the estate was wrapped in serene silence, the gate chime sounded. Lucas walked down the stone driveway to check the 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 emblem from an overseas estate trust. Lucas brought the envelope into his 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 his blood run ice-cold:

“Julian was only executing orders for a higher client... the man who abandoned your mother sixty years ago has just checked into a hotel in Boston.”

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