Chapter 20 - A Mysterious Sealed Letter Arrives At Their Door
As evening descended over the quiet coastal neighborhood, the local mail carrier dropped a single envelope into the box.
Eleanor stepped outside to retrieve the mail, noticing a heavy, unmarked black envelope resting among the circulars.
Her heart skipped a beat, bringing back unwelcome memories of the terrifying legal battles she had fought so hard to escape.
She carried the letter inside the warm kitchen, placing it on the wooden table beneath the soft overhead light.
With trembling fingers, she slid her thumb beneath the crimson wax seal and pulled out the folded parchment paper.
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Scrawled across the heavy cardstock in precise, unfamiliar handwriting was a message that made her blood run cold:
“You think you defeated the Vance dynasty by locking up the pawns... but the true heir to the offshore accounts is still out there waiting, and they know where you live.”
