Chapter 4 - The Sealed Vault Key
Evelyn reached inside the zipped lining of her tactical suit, pulling out a heavy, waterlogged leather pouch marked with the seal of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Charles’s eyes widened in sheer panic, his hands shaking as he took an involuntary step forward.
"That's... that's private family property!" Charles gasped, his voice straining. "Give that to me right now!"
"This isn't your property, Father," Evelyn stated, her voice calm, steady, and unyielding. "This is the black box flight recorder and original maintenance log from Mom's private aircraft crash fifteen years ago."
The room gasped in collective horror.
For fifteen years, Charles had claimed that Evelyn's mother had died due to pilot error, using the tragedy to seize full control of Mercer Aviation and lock his children out of their mother's multi-million-dollar trust fund.
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"The helicopter crash yesterday wasn't just a random rescue mission, General," Evelyn explained, looking directly at General Davis. "The wreckage was located in the exact deep ridge where my mother's plane vanished. I recovered this box from the crash site thirty minutes ago."
👉 What horrifying truth was recorded on that fifteen-year-old black box log?
