Chapter 15 - The Unseen Legacy
I walked down the porch steps, signing digital pad.
I took the cardboard package, walking back to table.
I pulled open the brown sealing tape with fingers.
Inside the box lay a sleek silver encrypted drive.
Beside the drive rested a single old photograph document.
I picked up the photo with careful, trembling fingers.
The photo showed an old research facility in mountains.
Standing in front was a tall man in suit.
He held a newborn baby girl in his arms.
My blood ran completely ice cold in a second.
The man in the photo was my late father.
A message was written on back of the photo:
"Hello, my brave and brilliant daughter Claire."
"Daniel and Vanessa were executing my instructions all along."
"I created the trust fund to test your mind."
"You passed the ultimate test, my brilliant girl."
"Now it is time for you to take over."
"I am waiting for you at mountain facility."
A slow, heavy floorboard creaked on porch outside.
Footsteps approached our heavy front oak entrance door fast.
The electronic deadbolt lock chimed with a soft beep.
The keycard reader flashed green on the door frame.
The heavy oak front door swung open slowly inside.
A tall man stepped into the dimly lit hallway.
He wore an immaculate, expensive dark tailored silk suit.
His silver hair was styled neatly, his eyes cold.
His facial features matched the photo down to line.
It was my biological father, standing right before us.
He looked at our terrified faces and smiled warmly.
A chilling, terrifying smile of pure paternal pride.
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"Lower your hands, my sweet daughter," he whispered.
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