Chapter 4 - The Sealed EnvelopeWe left the gala under a rain of flashing cameras and hushed whispers. Back in my small apartment, the truth finally poured out.
Olivia’s late father, Arthur Hayes, had been a local conservationist who owned thirty acres of pristine oceanfront land—the exact beach where Vale Meridian was building The Harbor Crown.
"Sebastian didn't just buy the land, Ethan," Olivia said, pulling a worn leather journal and an official wax-sealed envelope from her bag. "He forged a corporate deed after my father passed away. When I found the discrepancy in the company servers, he threatened to destroy my reputation and file criminal charges if I didn't hand over the original trust."
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"Where is the original trust?" I asked.
Olivia looked down at the sealed envelope in her hands. "Right here. My father placed it under a legal hold that could only be unsealed publicly at Vale Meridian’s annual shareholder summit—in front of the press and the board."
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