Chapter 7 - A Mysterious Legal Representative Arrives At The Gala
A tall, silver-haired attorney stepped out from behind the federal agents, carrying a weathered leather briefcase under his arm.
He walked directly past Harrison Sterling, stopping respectfully beside the black Steinway grand piano where Lily still sat quietly.
“Good evening, Ms. Vance; the trust fund transfer has officially cleared all international banking hurdles,” the attorney announced clearly.
The entire ballroom fell into an absolute, suffocating silence as the lawyer's words registered with the stunned audience.
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Harrison stared at the attorney in sheer horror, his mind desperately trying to calculate the mathematical impossibility of what he just heard.
“Vance? There are no surviving members of the Vance family! I checked the registry twenty years ago!” Sterling yelled furiously.
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