Chapter 5 - Vanessa Found the Old Trust Letter
Two months earlier, Vanessa had discovered a sealed packet in her late
mother Eleanor’s private files.
Inside was a handwritten letter.
It was addressed to Harold.
Eleanor wrote that she regretted allowing Elena to be pushed out of the
family.
She asked Harold to find Elena’s daughter if Elena had already died.
The letter named Sophia.
Not just Sophia Marlowe.
Sophia Elena Marlowe.
It also referenced a trust.
Vanessa found the letter before Harold did.
She had opened Eleanor’s files while preparing to sell a family
property.
She learned that a dormant family trust still held a minority interest
in Whitmore Hospitality.
Eleanor had directed that if Elena predeceased her, Elena’s share should
pass to Sophia.
The current value was substantial.
Not enough to control the company.
Enough to matter.
Enough to change Vanessa’s inheritance expectations.
Enough to make Vanessa angry.
Adrian looked at his wife.
Sophia was still wearing cake frosting on her uniform.
Money was scattered around her shoes.
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And she had just learned that Vanessa had humiliated her because of an
inheritance Sophia did not even know existed.
