Chapter 3: The Secret Hidden in the Pearls
Chapter 3: The Secret Hidden in the Pearls
Paramedics rushed the grandmother to the hospital.
She remained unconscious.
Meanwhile, detectives arrived at the mansion.
One officer carefully collected the broken pearls scattered across the marble floor.
Something caught his attention.
"These aren't ordinary pearls."
Nathaniel frowned.
"What do you mean?"
The detective gently unscrewed the clasp.
Hidden inside the oversized center pearl...
Was a tiny encrypted memory card.
Everyone stared.
"What is that?" Vivian whispered.
Nathaniel suddenly remembered.
Years ago, his grandfather had often joked,
"The family fortune hangs around your grandmother's neck."
He had always assumed it was only a metaphor.
It wasn't.
The memory card contained scanned copies of decades of financial records, original trust documents, and a recorded statement made by Nathaniel's grandfather shortly before his death.
The recording began.
"If you're watching this..."
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"...someone finally tried to steal what belongs to this family."
Vivian's face turned white.
