Chase’s POV
The email came at 9:47 a.m. on a Tuesday.
I was in the kitchen, trying—and failing—to pour coffee one-handed while balancing on the crutches. The phone buzzed on the counter. Amelia’s name lit the screen. She’d forwarded it without comment, just the subject line: Court Order – Appeal Dismissed.
I opened the attachment with shaking fingers.
The language was dry, legal, precise:
After review of all submitted evidence, including medical records, witness statements, and financial documentation, the court finds no credible proof of coercion, undue influence, or emotional manipulation by Amelia Clark in the execution of Markus Hudson’s last will and testament. The appeal is hereby dismissed with prejudice. All frozen assets, including the Hudson properties portfolio shares beque
