"The Consigliere is here."The butler announced respectfully at the estate doors. A black Rolls-Royce parked at the stone steps.A middle-aged man in a three-piece suit stepped out. He was the Family's chief advisor, my father's most trusted man. His appearance meant only one thing.Major Family business."Miss Blackwood, Mr. Julian." He walked into the living room, holding a briefcase. "I've brought the trust inheritance documents you both need to sign."Julian and I exchanged a look. These were the documents we'd been waiting for."Please, sit." I motioned to the chair across from me.Silas tactfully stood up, ready to leave."Stay." I stopped him.The Consigliere opened his briefcase and pulled out a thick legal file."Per Family tradition, this document records the line of succession." He placed it on the coffee table. "We need to verify the birth times and the allocation of inheritance rights."Julian eagerly leaned over to look.Then, his face went deathly pale."This is impossib
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