"Henry Volkskrant?"
Clara repeated the name, unable to hide her disbelief.
Edward nodded grimly.
"Yes."
"You're telling me that the man who helped destroy our family was also Victor Delevon's successor?"
"Not exactly. Henry wasn't born into the Delevon family. But Victor chose him to inherit something far more dangerous than money."
Arthur stepped closer.
"What did Victor leave him?"
Edward looked at Clara before answering.
"The authority to control the original covenant."
For a moment, the abandoned station seemed to grow even colder.
Clara remembered the financial records, the suspicious transfers, the forged signatures, and the countless people connected to Project Phoenix.
Henry had been involved in nearly every part of the conspiracy.
But this was different.
He hadn't simply stolen from the Delevons.
He had inherited the mechanism that allowed him to control them.
"How?" Clara asked.
Edward exhaled.
