Chapter 21 - A Sealed Black Envelope Arrives At Midnight
Late one quiet Friday evening, after the estate was wrapped in peaceful silence and Lily was fast asleep in her room, the main gate chime sounded. Dominic walked down the stone 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 coat of arms from an overseas estate. Dominic 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:
“Lord Sterling was only protecting a higher client... the man who sold your mother's coin twenty years ago has just checked into a hotel in Boston.”
