Chapter 2 – Grandmother's Final Letter
The following morning, attorney Benjamin Carter arrived at Claire's hospital room carrying a sealed envelope.
"It wasn't part of the public reading."
Claire frowned.
"What is it?"
He handed it to her.
"In your grandmother's instructions, this letter could only be delivered if someone attempted to harm you over the inheritance."
Claire's hands trembled.
She opened it.
Inside, Grandmother Eleanor's familiar handwriting covered four pages.
My dearest Claire...
If you are reading this, then Ethan has finally become the man I feared he would become.
Claire froze.
The letter continued.
Grandmother described years of missing company funds.
Secret gambling debts.
Forged signatures.
Millions quietly stolen.
Every incident had one witness.
Dylan.
At the bottom was one sentence.
Trust Dylan before you trust anyone wearing our family name.
Claire looked up.
"Where is he?"
Benjamin answered quietly.
"No one knows."
Meanwhile...
Police executed a warrant for the security room.
Nothing remained.
The cameras.
The servers.
Every backup drive.
Gone.
Carol smiled.
"They have no evidence."
May you like
Officer Mercer simply nodded.
"We'll see."
