CHAPTER 2 The Will Hidden Behind the Lies
With Clara and Julian taken into custody, detectives searched every property connected to the Sterling family. Inside Clara's private vault they expected to find stolen money, but instead they uncovered something even more important.
Arthur Sterling's real will.
The document Clara had presented after his death had been forged.
The genuine version, written only one day before Arthur died, revealed that he had already suspected Clara and Julian were plotting against him. Expecting betrayal, he secretly transferred almost his entire fortune into a trust for his young daughter.
The person chosen to manage that fortune wasn't Clara.
It was Mrs. Gable.
Arthur trusted his nanny more than anyone else in his life because he believed she would always protect his daughter.
The court immediately cleared Mrs. Gable of every charge, and Clara returned home with the woman who had raised her since infancy. For the first time, the Sterling mansion felt warm instead of cold. The windows were opened, sunlight filled the empty halls, and laughter slowly replaced the fear that had haunted the house for years.
But peace didn't last.
Months later, while exploring Arthur's old study, Clara discovered a hidden compartment inside his desk. Buried behind a false panel was an envelope addressed to her.
Inside were confidential medical records proving Clara and Julian had never been cousins.
They were professional con artists connected to a criminal organization responsible for the mysterious deaths of several wealthy husbands across Europe.
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Arthur Sterling had never been their first victim.
He had been their fourth.
