The officer removed the wooden panel.
Inside was a narrow hidden compartment.
Several folders were stacked inside.
Daniel stared in disbelief.
One officer pulled out the first file.
It contained financial statements, property records, and legal documents.
Daniel took a closer look.
His fathers name appeared throughout the paperwork.
Robert Carter had died several years earlier.
Daniel had believed every part of his estate had already been settled.
Apparently not.
Claire pointed toward one document.
Thats the one I found.
Daniel read it.
It listed a property worth millions of dollars that had never appeared in the official family estate records.
The beneficiary was not Daniel.
It was Emily.
Daniel looked at his daughter.
Emily stared back.
I dont understand.
Claire explained quietly.
Your grandfather left something directly to you.
Daniel turned toward Eleanor.
Why was this hidden?
Eleanor stepped backward.
Robert made mistakes near the end.
Daniel held up the document.
This is signed.
Witnessed.
Notarized.
Eleanor said nothing.
Then the officer found another folder.
Across the front was written one name.
CLAIRE CARTER.
Eleanor suddenly shouted.
Dont open that.
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