Chapter 15 - THE ATTORNEY'S SECRET
The private suite on the twelfth floor of the Plaza Hotel was warm and lit by soft golden lamps.
Arthur Vance, an elderly lawyer in a pristine double-breasted suit, opened the door immediately.
"Clara! Thank God you're alive!" Arthur exclaimed, ushering them inside and locking the triple bolts.
"Arthur, the trust fund is compromised," Clara said, collapsing onto a velvet sofa. "William knows about the patents."
"I know," Arthur said solemnly, pouring her a glass of warm water. "Your father prepared for this exact scenario twenty years ago."
"What did he leave me?" Clara asked, catching her breath.
Arthur walked over to a grand oak desk and picked up an old silver briefcase.
"Inside this case is the original deed to Montgomery Global Enterprises," Arthur explained. "It grants absolute authority to the firstborn heir upon birth."
"And Charles Sterling's contract?" Reese asked, standing guard by the window.
"Charles's contract becomes completely void the second Clara's child breathes its first breath," Arthur revealed.
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Suddenly, the suite's heavy oak front door blew inward with a violent explosion, throwing Arthur to the floor.
William Sterling stepped through the dust, holding a suppressed automatic rifle.
