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But Rica couldn’t let that fear erase what lay before them.“We need the original envelope.”Derrick nodded.“Yes.”“And we need to know why Liam took it.”Marcus’s phone vibrated.He checked the screen.“Speaking of Liam.”“What?” Derrick asked.Marcus turned the phone around.A message from an unknown number had come through.It contained a photograph of an envelope.The White family crest was visible on the seal.Underneath it was a short message.Stop looking. The next document won’t just damage your family. It willdestroy the woman you married.Rica stared at the photograph.“He’s threatening me.”Derrick took the phone.His expression turned cold.“He has crossed the line.”“Don’t call him,” Rica said.

Derrick White stared at the document long after Rica had left the room.His signature sat at the bottom of the page.Clear. Familiar. Undeniably his.But the words above it had changed the meaning of everything he thought he knew about his father's final days.SUCCESSOR AUTHORIZATION — BENEFICIAL CONTROL TRANSFER.He picked up the paper and turned it over again.Nothing.No additional explanation. No attached schedule. No indication of what he had supposedly agreed to control.His phone lay beside the folder.Derrick dialed Marcus.The call connected almost immediately."Tell me you've found something.""I've found several things, sir. None of them are good.""Start talking.""I've been reviewing the account records you sent. Your signature appears on three documents, not one."Derrick straightened."Three?""Yes. The first is the acknowledgment from the meeting. The second authorizes you to act as a family representative if your father became unavailable. The third is the successor a

"That's the part your mother has been hiding."Jonathan's words remained in the study after the call disconnected.Derrick was already reaching for his coat."Marcus is waiting outside. We'll go to the estate."Rica held up the envelope."Not until you tell me what you know."Jonathan glanced at her."Miss Bloom—""Rica."He nodded reluctantly."Rica, your father didn't simply leave an inheritance. He left instructions. Richard agreed to carry them out, but Adrian Vale interfered before the arrangement could be completed.""Why?""Because the account held more than money.""What else?""Shares. Property rights. Controlling interests in two companies that were eventually absorbed into Vale Holdings."Derrick's eyes narrowed."You're saying Thomas Bloom owned part of Vale Holdings?""Not directly. He held the beneficial rights through the account."Rica looked down at the document."Then my father was a shareholder?""He was more than that. He had enough control to challenge Adrian's po