Chapter 3: The Missing Page
The ballroom doors slammed shut. Guards stood at attention, but they were no longer looking at Evelyn. They were looking at the documents. The DNA report on the floor confirmed what everyone suspected—the baby was a Sterling. But the report was just a distraction.
"There’s a page missing, Martha," Clara said, pointing to the scattered pile. "Page forty-two."
Martha frantically searched the floor until she found a thin, beige sheet tucked under a velvet ottoman. As she read it, the color drained from her face again. It wasn't about money. It was about a death certificate. A death certificate for a child that had been officially "dead" for twenty years—a child that Evelyn had sent away to protect her own public image.
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"It’s not just a trust fund theft, is it?" Clara asked, stepping into Evelyn’s personal space. "You’ve been paying hush money to the clinic in Switzerland for two decades. The Sterling legacy isn't built on business. It’s built on the bones of the family you discarded."
Evelyn backed away, her hands shaking so violently she dropped her silk clutch. "That’s a forgery! You’re framing me!"
