Chapter 21 - A Sealed Black Envelope Arrives At Midnight
Late one quiet Friday evening, after the entire mansion was asleep and the Bel-Air estate was wrapped in deep midnight silence, the front gate chime sounded softly. Julian walked down the long cobblestone driveway to check the security 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 biological research facility. Julian 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:
“Victoria was only executing a contract for an international surrogate syndicate... the real biological mother of Faith has just landed at Los Angeles International Airport.”
