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We had grown up together.
We had built our lives around our father’s expectations.
When he died, Michael inherited a small portion of the family business, while I inherited the majority of the estate.
He had never seemed resentful.
At least, I had never noticed.
Samuel opened another document.
“There’s a complication. The authorization was signed electronically, but the certificate indicates it was issued from a private terminal several months after Michael’s reported death.”
I stared.
“That’s impossible.”
Samuel nodded.
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“Which means either someone used his identity or the death records are false.”
My heart began racing.
I typed.
FIND HIM.
Samuel immediately contacted the investigator.
***
The investigation revealed that Michael had been living under a different identity.
He had been declared dead after a staged medical emergency.
A private company had arranged the paperwork.
The supposed funeral had taken place with a sealed coffin.
David had helped organize it.
