Chapter 3 - Inside Lies A Blood-Stained Family Deed And Confession
Beneath the encrypted flash drive, Eleanor felt a folded piece of thick, heavy parchment paper tucked against the lining.
She pulled it out, unfolding the aged document while the champagne flutes on the nearby table rattled from a passing subway tremor.
Printed across the top in bold, formal typeface was the original property deed to her father’s multi-million-dollar shipping empire.
Stained across the bottom corner was a dark, dried smudge of blood that made her stomach turn instantly cold and sick.
Beside the signature line, a handwritten note penned in her father’s frantic handwriting detailed a devastating act of betrayal.
“If you are reading this, Lucas was right... I was forced to sign away everything to save my children from ruin.”
Eleanor let out a sharp gasp, her eyes snapping up to meet Lucas’s steady, unreadable gaze across the opulent ballroom floor.
“My father knew he was being framed,” Eleanor whispered, her voice cracking under the overwhelming weight of the revelation.
“He knew more than that; he knew the person who orchestrated the corporate execution was standing in this very room,” Lucas replied.
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The massive American flag standing beside the elevator seemed to stand guard over the dark secrets now laid bare.
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