I stared at the document in my hands, my heart hammering so loudly I could barely hear myself breathe. The thick cream-colored paper felt too heavy, too real, as though its weight alone could crush the air out of my chest.
"What!" The word escaped me before I could stop it. My fingers trembled. My vision blurred. "Where did you find this document? Or are you sure Mich signed this?"
The three lawyers standing before me exchanged looks. The oldest among them, a broad-shouldered man with grey streaking his beard, nodded slowly.
"Yes. That is his signature."
Another lawyer stepped forward and tapped the lower edge of the page with a pen. "It was discovered among the sealed files stored in Alpha Mich's private vault. We opened everything after confirming his passing, and this was inside."
