When he refused to continue fighting Evelyn over the estate, Claire temporarily moved into her parents’ home.
The Blake family was then renting a small house in Trenton.
After everything that had happened, their assurances that Claire’s move was only temporary inspired little confidence.
The marriage had begun with an elaborate celebration, but its earliest months were already marked by conflict over a house neither newlywed owned.
## Part 5 — The Envelope at the Gate
Three months later, Daniel returned to Aspen.
He appeared alone at the estate’s main entrance.
There were no suitcases beside him.
Claire wasn’t present, and neither were any attorneys.
He carried only a yellow envelope.
Peter contacted Evelyn through the intercom.
“Ma’am, it’s Mr. Daniel. He says he only wants to deliver something.”
Evelyn didn’t hurry.
She walked toward the entrance while late-afternoon sunlight filtered through the old trees lining the property.
