Chapter 19 - The Sealed Envelope
As the sun began to dip below the horizon, casting purple and orange hues across the sky, David walked over to my chair.
He held a thick, yellowed envelope stamped with an official wax seal from an estate law firm in London, England.
"This just arrived by registered international courier, Daniel," David said, handing the heavy envelope to me with a curious frown.
"It was addressed to you personally, marked URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL from the estate of your late wife's family."
My heart skipped a beat as I looked at the dark red wax seal bearing my late wife Sarah's maiden family crest.
Sarah had passed away six years ago, and her distant family in England had maintained zero contact with us since her funeral.
I carefully broke the red wax seal and pulled out a thick parchment letter accompanied by a small silver key.
My eyes scanned the elegant handwriting on the parchment, my breath catching in my throat as I read the opening lines:
Dear Daniel,
If you are reading this letter, it means the secondary security protocol on Sarah's family trust has been activated.
When Sarah passed away, she locked away a private land deed to three hundred acres of unmined lithium reserves in West Texas.
She specified that the key should only be delivered to you after Rebecca Vance was safely removed from your life.
May you like
I froze, my hands shaking so violently the parchment paper rustled in the quiet evening breeze.
Sarah had known about Rebecca before she even died six years ago.
