Chapter 26 - The Swiss Delivery
Six months after the trial, a liveried international courier arrived at the Vance estate in Manhattan carrying a sealed wooden box.
The package bore official diplomatic wax seals from the Swiss Federal Banking Authority in Zurich.
Edward opened the box in his private study, finding a heavy brass key and a set of yellowed parchment documents.
The documents were dated thirty years ago, originating from a private aristocratic trust in London, England.
Edward's eyes scanned the fine print, his heart suddenly hammering against his ribs in sheer, utter disbelief.
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"Grace, come into the library immediately!" Edward called out, his voice strained with sudden shock.
Grace rushed into the room, finding her father staring at a certified birth record stamped with an ancient European royal crest.
