Chapter 2: My Father's Final Message
The next morning, Marcus drove Grandma and me to the downtown bank.
The brass key fit perfectly.
Inside the safety deposit box sat a sealed metal case.
Attached to it was a note.
Claire—if you're reading this, then I wasn't given the chance to explain everything. Trust only what you can prove.
My hands shook as I opened the case.
There was a flash drive.
A stack of certified financial records.
And one final video.
My father's tired face filled the screen.
"If anything happens to me unexpectedly," he said, "Vanessa has been pressuring me for months to transfer ownership of everything into her name. I refused."
He explained that he had hired private investigators after discovering forged signatures and missing company funds.
"If I'm gone," he continued, "don't seek revenge. Seek justice."
May you like
Grandma quietly wiped away tears.
"I knew he'd protect you," she whispered.
