Chapter 10 - Clara Receives An Unexpected Visitor At The Brownstone
The heavy iron gate of the Greenwich Village brownstone clicked open late Thursday afternoon.
Clara looked up from the bay window as an elderly man in a bespoke gray suit walked up the stone steps.
It was Arthur Sterling, the former chief legal counsel for her late grandfather, holding an old leather-bound ledger.
Clara opened the front door before he could ring the brass bell, welcoming him with a warm, affectionate smile.
“Arthur, it’s so wonderful to see you after all these years,” Clara said, stepping aside to let him enter.
“You handled that corporate extraction with the exact precision your grandfather used to display, my dear,” Arthur praised warmly.
“I simply executed the provisions he drafted into my prenuptial trust before I gave Derek a second chance,” Clara replied humbly.
Arthur placed the leather ledger on the entry table, removing his leather gloves with deliberate slowness.
“There is one final clause in the master trust that hasn't been triggered yet,” Arthur noted, his voice dropping slightly.
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“What clause?” Clara asked, her eyes narrowing with curiosity.
“The personal liability clawback that allows you to seize Derek’s personal residences and family heirlooms,” Arthur stated clearly.
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