Chapter 3: A Father's Final Gift
Chapter 3: A Father's Final Gift
Victor requested access to Richard Sterling's original estate archive.
By midnight, the old family safe had been opened.
Inside rested an unopened envelope addressed only to Daniel.
His father had written it three months before his death.
Daniel unfolded the letter with trembling hands.
If you're reading this, then Margaret has finally shown you who she truly is.
The room froze.
She loved power more than she ever loved me. I protected you from that truth because I believed she would change after I was gone.
She didn't.
Another page followed.
Richard had secretly amended the family trust.
If Margaret ever attempted to manipulate Ava's inheritance through fraud or coercion...
She would automatically lose every voting share she possessed in Sterling Shipping Holdings.
Victor looked up.
"This amendment is legally enforceable."
Margaret staggered backward.
"No..."
"Yes," Victor replied.
"Richard anticipated exactly this."
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For the first time in forty years...
Margaret had truly lost.
