Nathan stepped fully into the wide doorway with his eyes wide from intense shock and confusion.
The dark doorway swung open wide as his firm footsteps echoed sharply across the quiet hall.
Victoria gasped sharply in sudden panic and immediately dropped the heavy metal club onto marble.
The golf club slammed against the polished stone floor with a loud metallic clatter that echoed everywhere.
Victoria: Nathan! I didn't hear you come home from your meeting!
Nathan ignored her words and looked directly down at the terrified young girl on the floor.
The child raised her tear-filled eyes toward him while holding tightly to Elena's grey dress.
Her soft features looked strangely familiar to Nathan as he stared into her large brown eyes.
Girl: Daddy...
The single word hit Nathan like a physical blow directly to his chest inside the quiet hallway.
Elena looked up frantically at the tall businessman while holding the young child close to her.
Elena: She's your daughter, Nathan! Look at her face and see the undeniable truth!
Victoria took a quick step forward while her bronze satin gown rustled loudly against her legs.
Victoria: She is lying to you, Nathan! This maid is trying to extort our trust fund!
Nathan looked at the small birthmark near the girl's left wrist that matched his own perfectly.
His heart hammered inside his chest as years of painful searching suddenly came to a stop.
The child he thought he had lost forever was sitting right here in his own apartment.
Victoria had hidden the girl in the back rooms while claiming she had never been found.
Nathan: Is this really my missing daughter sitting on this cold floor right now?
Elena: Yes, Nathan! Victoria kept her hidden away in the old estate for years!
Victoria: Be quiet right now if you value your job and your future!
Nathan felt an overwhelming wave of pure rage rise up from deep inside his chest.