Chapter 10 - Charlotte Discovers What Her Grandfather Was Hiding
The following morning, the sun broke over the sprawling Valle estate, casting brilliant golden light across manicured lawns.
Inside the private family library, Charlotte sat across from her grandfather at the heavy mahogany executive desk.
Arthur slid a thick, leather-bound journal across the polished wood toward her with trembling, aged fingers.
“What is this?” Charlotte asked, opening the cover to reveal pages filled with her father’s handwriting.
“That is your father’s personal diary... detailing every illegal transaction Richard and Catherine forced him to sign,” Arthur explained quietly.
Charlotte turned the pages carefully, her eyes scanning the hidden details of a massive corporate conspiracy.
“There’s something else inside the back pocket of the journal... something your father left specifically for you,” Arthur added.
Charlotte reached inside the secret compartment, pulling out a folded parchment document bearing a crimson wax seal.
As she unfolded the paper, she noticed a secondary name engraved beneath the seal that made her breath catch in her throat.
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“The true ownership of the shipping syndicate was never in my name... it was transferred to me before he died,” Charlotte whispered.
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