Chapter 8 - The Hidden Trust
Two weeks after the arrests, as the company restructuring began, Warren and I discovered something suspicious while reviewing Loretta’s personal vault at the central bank.
Deep inside the safe deposit box lay an envelope dated twenty-five years ago, sealed with red wax.
When I opened it, my heart stopped. It was a legal trust document signed by my late mother, Eleanor Sterling.
"Dad... look at this," I said, handing the document to Warren.
Warren’s eyes widened as he read the lines: Eleanor Sterling hereby leaves 30% equity of the Sterling Construction Group in trust to Loretta Vance for safe storage until Camille Sterling turns 25.
My father looked up, his jaw clenched in absolute fury. "Twenty-five years ago... when your mother passed away, Loretta was her corporate accountant. She told me Eleanor had liquidated her shares to pay off debts."
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"She didn't liquidate them," I realized, the horrifying truth dawning on me. "Loretta stole my mother's entire inheritance! She used my mother's money to seed Vance Logistics in the first place!"
They hadn't just bullied me; they had built their entire empire on stolen money meant for me.
