Chapter 7 - The Daughter of the Blackwood Enemy
Just when life became peaceful, a stranger arrived.
Her name was Clara Cross.
She claimed to be Jonathan's daughter.
She had evidence that Jonathan had hidden one final financial account.
An account worth nearly eight hundred million dollars.
The money belonged to the Blackwood trust.
If recovered, it could rebuild everything Adrian had dismantled.
He refused.
“I don't want it.”
Clara looked at him.
“It's not about what you want.”
“It is to me.”
“It belongs to Theo.”
Adrian's expression hardened.
“No.”
“The legal documents say otherwise.”
Eleanor stepped in.
“Why bring this to us?”
“Because someone else is looking for it.”
“Who?”
Clara's voice dropped.
“Vivian.”
Eleanor frowned.
“Vivian survived.”
“Yes.”
Adrian stared.
“What does she want?”
“Revenge.”
Clara explained that Jonathan had hidden the fortune because Vivian had discovered the truth about his betrayal.
But Vivian had never forgiven Adrian for destroying the network.
She wanted the trust.
She wanted Theo.
And she was willing to use the public against them.
Within days, tabloids exploded.
BLACKWOOD HEIR HIDES FAMILY FORTUNE.
MYSTERY CHILD AT CENTER OF BILLION-DOLLAR BATTLE.
Eleanor watched the headlines from the kitchen.
“I hate this.”
Adrian stood behind her.
“I'll fix it.”
“No.”
He looked at her.
“We're not running again.”
She nodded.
“You're right.”
They held a press conference.
Adrian stood before hundreds of reporters.
“My son is not an asset.”
The room went silent.
“He is not a weapon. He is not a financial instrument. He is a child.”
Reporters shouted questions.
Adrian continued.
“I inherited a business built on fear. I spent years believing power was protection. I was wrong.”
He announced that the trust would be placed into a public charitable foundation.
No Blackwood would personally control it.
The public reaction was immediate.
Support poured in.
For the first time, Adrian used his power to give something away.
Vivian watched from a hidden apartment.
She smashed the television.
“You think this ends it?”
A man beside her asked:
“What now?”
May you like
She smiled.
“We take away the one thing he values more than money.”
