MY GRANDFATHER'S LAST WILL SAID ONLY ONE OF US COULD INHERIT THE FAMILY EMPIRE... THEN SOMEONE TRIED TO KILL ME

Chapter 1: The Reading Of The Will

"If any of my grandchildren die before the inheritance is settled..."

The attorney paused.

The room became silent.

Then he continued.

"...their shares will be divided among the surviving heirs."

A chill ran down my spine.

Across the table, my cousins smiled.

Not openly.

Not obviously.

But I saw it.

The kind of smile people wear when money is involved.

And there was a lot of money involved.

A lot.

My grandfather, Arthur Sterling, had died three days ago.

Founder of Sterling Industries.

Net worth: twenty-three billion dollars.

Now every member of the family sat inside the mansion library waiting to learn who would inherit everything.

My cousin Victor adjusted his cufflinks.

My cousin Amelia stared at her phone.

My uncle Richard looked bored.

Nobody seemed particularly sad.

Which told me everything.

The attorney opened the final page.

"Mr. Sterling's majority ownership will pass to a single heir."

The room exploded.

"What?"

"One person?"

"That's insane."

The attorney raised his hand.

"Please allow me to finish."

Nobody listened.

People were already arguing.

Shouting.

Threatening.

Exactly the chaos my grandfather predicted.

Then came the final sentence.

"The chosen heir must complete twelve months as acting chairman before receiving full ownership."

Silence.

The attorney looked directly at me.

Then smiled.

"Congratulations, Miss Evelyn Sterling."

The room froze.

Every eye turned toward me.

My heart stopped.

"What?"

The attorney nodded.

"You were selected."

Nobody spoke.

Then my cousin Victor slowly stood.

His face pale.

His jaw clenched.

His eyes filled with something dangerous.

Something ugly.

Hatred.

Pure hatred.

Then he smiled.

And somehow that smile scared me even more.

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