Chapter 14 - One Last Page of the Ancient Journal Revealed Why William Had Chosen Me—And the Final Secret Wasn't About Money at AllMy father found the last page years later.
It had been hidden inside the cover.
A message from the original keeper.
The heir is not the person who knows the most.
The heir is the person who knows what knowledge should never be used for.
I understood.
The archive had never been about controlling history.
It was a test.
A test of judgment.
Power destroys when it belongs to one person.
Knowledge saves when shared responsibly.
My father had spent his life protecting that principle.
I had finally understood.
Dominic read the page.
"Your father chose well."
I smiled.
"He didn't choose me."
"Then who did?"
"The people before him."
That night, I returned to the Sterling.
The same restaurant.
The same Emerald Room.
A new waitress stood beside the wall.
Invisible.
Nervous.
I smiled.
I remembered being her.
Dominic stood beside me.
"Ready?"
May you like
I nodded.
"Yes."
