Chapter 5 - The Snake in the Family
As Evelyn wrapped her arms tightly around her newfound granddaughter, pulling Nora into a tearful, protective embrace, the sound of heavy, polished shoes echoed loudly from the top of the staircase. Evelyn's wealthy, arrogant brother, Richard, stepped out into the hallway landing, his face twisted in cold disgust as he looked down at Chloe and the small child in the entryway.
Richard had spent the last three years managing the Vance family estate and corporate assets. He had been the primary voice whispering poison into Evelyn’s ear for months, actively encouraging her to disown Julian and legally remove him from the family trust after he agreed to the donor procedure.
"What is this absolute nonsense?" Richard sneered, walking down the carpeted steps with a half-empty glass of expensive whiskey in his right hand. "Evelyn, get up off the floor this instant! Who are these random people? Julian is dead, and his entire estate is already bound for probate court under my executive management. We don't owe this random woman or her illegitimate child a single dime!"
Chloe straightened her posture, her tear-filled eyes instantly hardening like ice as she turned to face the man who had systematically turned Julian’s mother against him. She reached deep into her leather handbag and pulled out a second sealed legal envelope, stamped with the red official seal of the state probate court.
"Julian knew you were systematically stealing from his estate, Richard," Chloe said in a steady, cold, and utterly lethal tone. "And he made absolute sure his biological daughter was fully protected before he ever stepped foot into that operating room."
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Richard paused on the bottom step, his eyes narrowing as he glared at the legal envelope in Chloe's hand. The smug arrogance on his face masked a sudden surge of deep anxiety. He had counted on Julian's sudden death to permanently bury his financial management records, assuming that no one outside the immediate inner circle would ever have the authority or reason to challenge his control over the family accounts.
👉 Read PART 6 to discover what was inside Julian's final legal envelope!
