Chapter 8 - The Will Revealed
As Margaret struggled against the officer's grip, crying and cursing hysterically, the Assistant US Attorney pulled a sealed manila document from his leather briefcase.
"There is one more matter, Miss Callaway," the attorney spoke firmly. "Before her death eight years ago, Evelyn Callaway established a legally binding contingency trust registered with her private estate lawyers."
The attorney turned toward Clara Reeves, offering a respectful nod.
"Under the terms of Evelyn Callaway’s final testament, in the event of her unlawful death, forty percent of her voting shares in Callaway International—along with all recovered personal assets—are transferred directly to the eye-witness who risked her life to safeguard the truth: Clara Reeves."
The ballroom erupted into loud cheers and applause from the guests. The socialites who had watched Margaret slap Clara moments ago now looked at the young woman in the maid dress with profound awe and respect.
Margaret stared at Clara in absolute disbelief, her jaw slack as she realized that the humble housekeeper she had struck and humiliated was now the controlling shareholder of her entire hotel empire.
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"No... no!" Margaret wept, her voice breaking into pitiful, ragged sobs as the officers dragged her toward the exit doors. "It's my hotel! It's my money!"
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