The entire lobby of Vance Enterprise fell into a quiet, stunned silence.
Dozens of office workers stood behind the glass railings watching the scene.
Julian wrapped his arms tightly around the fragile woman's waist.
Julian: You got these scars saving me from the fire, Mom!
Julian: I have been looking for you for twenty years!
Clara dropped her mop onto the shiny floor and fell to her knees.
She pulled Julian's face up into her rough, calloused hands.
Tears poured down her wrinkled cheeks as she kissed his forehead repeatedly.
Clara: My boy, my brave little boy, you are alive!
Julian: Why did you run away from the hospital back then?
Julian: Why did you leave me all alone in foster care?
Clara wept softly as she wiped the tears from Julian's cheeks.
Clara: Your father owed terrible money to dangerous loan sharks back then.
Clara: They set our family house on fire to punish him.
Clara: I pulled you out, but the bad men were watching the hospital.
Clara: They threatened to kill you if I stayed near your bed.
Julian felt a cold chill run down his spine as he listened.
Clara: I gave up my identity so you would be placed in safe state custody.
Clara: I lived on the streets for years just to keep you safe from them.
Julian squeezed her hands tightly, refusing to ever let her go again.
Julian: You sacrificed your entire life just to protect mine.
Clara: I watched your success from far away in the newspapers every day.
Clara: I took this cleaning job three months ago just to see your face.
Julian felt a wave of deep love and unbearable anger at her suffering.
He stood up and pulled his mother gently to her feet.
The security guards looked down at the ground with deep shame.
Julian: Clear my schedule for the rest of the week immediately!
Assistant: Sir, what about the fifty million dollar board meeting?
Julian: Cancel it, my family is the only priority today!