Chapter 21 - A Sealed Black Envelope Arrives At Midnight
Late one quiet Friday evening, after little Lily was fast asleep in her upstairs bedroom and the New Albany farmhouse was wrapped in deep midnight silence, the front gate chime sounded softly. Daniel walked down the long paved driveway to check the mailbox, finding a small, unmarked black envelope resting inside.
There was no return address or postal stamp, only a heavy crimson wax seal stamped with an unfamiliar crest from a private bank in Zurich. Daniel 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:
“Martha did not act alone when she tried to steal your house deed... your biological father, who you were told died thirty years ago, is currently staying at a hotel in downtown Columbus.”
